DISTRICT NEWS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4825, 1 May 1925, Page 1

DISTRICT NEWS.

WAITAKABURU. TELEGRAPH INTERRUPTION. Telegraph and telephone wires were broken by a ship at Waitakaruru on Tuesday morning. For some months past there has been a pile of telegraph poles lying on the wharf, with the ends protruding over the edge and preventing ships from coming close alongside the wharf when coming upstream. The Hauraki Shipping and Towing Association’s o.v. Heda was coming up with the tide, but could not get close enough to the wharf for a man to jump ashore and make, the mooring line fajst, and before tlic, reversal of the engines had any effect the masts crashed into and broke tne telegraph and telephone wires which cross tiie stream near the bridge. Had the vessel not been stopped by the wires it would have crashed into the bridge, which from all appearances would not stand much of a knock. Tne wires broken included the Thames and Bay of Plenty Morse circuits, the Auckland-Paeroa and the Waitaka-ruru-Turua telephone circuits, and many wires that have been erected in connection with the new telephone exchange which is to be opened shortly. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. It is expected that there 'will be over 50 subscribers to the Waitakaruiu telephone exchange when it is opened. These will include settlers from as far distant as New Brighton. The service will be commenced as soon as a cable is laid across the road under the electric power lines. It is understood that a new telephone line to Auckland will be connected to the Waitakaruru exchange. FOOTBALL. Very great enthusiasm in football i- manifested in Waitakaruru- this season, and the club intends making a -strenuous effort to retain the senior cup for the third season so that it becomes the property of. the club. A course that could very well be adopted by other club's has been taken by the management committee under the able leadership of the president, Mr Alex McClean, in arranging a weekly series of lectures on the rules of the game.An enthusiastic meeting of ladies of the district on Wednesday afternoon decided to arrange a social and dance for May 13, to raise funds to assist the travelling expenses of the junior team. There is a probability of . a third-grade team being formed in the district. * NGATEA. PLAINS TENNIS ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Hauraki Plains Tennis Association was held at-Nga-tea on Wednesday, Mr. B. Frecklington presiding over Messrs* J. Law, M. O’Connor, E. O’Carroll, and A. R Vowlee, secretary. . ANNUAL BALL. It-was decided that the annual ball be held at Ngatea on June 4, the arrangements being left in the. hands of the secretary and a Ngatea committee. HANDICAP TOURNAMENT. It was decided that the ladies’ handicap doubles competition be played by Saturday, May 9. The secretary was empowered ■to obtain the medals for the competition prizes. These and the trophies won in the “A” and “B" grade competitions will be presented at the annual ball.