THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, MAY 11, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4828, 11 May 1925, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, MAY 11, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Good progress is being made with the eretcion in Ngatea of two buildings intended for motor garages and work shops.

The Ladies' Guild of St. Paul’s will be holding one of their very popular socials in the Gaiety Theatre on Thursday, May 28.*

The manager of the abattoirs reported that 12 cows. 39 .steers and heifers, 112 sheep, 2 lambs, 5 calves, and 16 pigs had been slaughtered for consumption during April, the total fees for the month being. £49 5s 6d.

The magazine-keeper’s report to Thursday’s meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council stated that 200 cases of explosives had been received at tne magazine during April and 33 cases had been issued. The storage fees amounted to £4 2s 3d.

•Inly routine business and matters in connection with outstanding subscriptions were dealt with at the monthly meeting of the Farmers’ Veterinary Club held at Ngatea on Thursday last. It was decided that the annual meeting bq held on May 25, at 11 .am. Luncheon will be provided.

At the annual meeting or householders the following committeemen were re-elected for Hikutaia and Hikutaia West schools '. Messrs A. R. Robinson (chairman), H. Cameron, A, Gubb, G. Avery. W. H. Alley, F. Hanlon, and I. M. Robinson (secretary and treasurer).

Up to the present the two additional subscribers necessary .to make the number connected to the- Ngatea exchange sufficient to entitle an extension of hours have not been connected owing to the pressure of other business.

’Pile need for the. provision of an up-to-date fire-reel was again evident at the fire in Normauby Road on Friday afternoon. The brigade was promptly on the scene, followed later by the hose-reel, which was tow'ed be bind a promnient Borough Councillor's car, but'the brigade was seriously hampered in its work for the want of a ladder, which was procured after some delay from the Criterion Hotel, and another from Mr F. Battson’s. With an up-to-date motor-reel a ladder for fire-fighting 'purposes would be a part of its equipment.

The tender of C. Friendrupp (£179), for forming, culverting, and erecting a bridge on Patterson’s Road, Waihi, was accepted at Thursday’s meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council. Also the tender of Sparkes and Keating (.£175). tor forming .and culverting poriton of Ngatitangata Road. Waihi. The event of the Season' Oddfellows Grand Plain and Fancy Dress Ball at the Gaiety Theatre. Paeroa, to-night;* Judging by tlie variation in the manlier of half-masting flags which one sees followed by different people, there would seem to be a. considerable misconception about the custom. The rule is that a Hag should be lowered only sufficiently to allow another flag to be flown above it. The origin of “half-masting” conies from the practice in sea fights of the victor hoisting his flag above that of the vanquished, and when a ship found that further resistance was useless she would lower her flag far enough to admit of tlic victor’s flag being hoisted above it, and thus she acknowledged the victory of the enemy : and so, when tlie universal enemy "Death,” captures another of our number, we acknowledge his victory by half-mast-ing our flags. In half-mast'ng colours they should, if not previously hoisted, be cast-headed, and then lowered, mast. Similarly, before lowering from half-mast, colours should always be masted-headed, and then lowered Foi Influenza Colds take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.