LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4830, 15 May 1925, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A daily motor char-a-banc passenger service from Paeroa to Auckland, via the Hauraki Plains, will be’ commenced early next spring.

A petition is now in circulation praying that the Postmaster-General make provision on next, year s Estimates for the erection of a new post office at Waitakaruru on the site -set aside for the purpose.

The secretary of the Ohinemuti Acclimatisation Society reports that a further consignment of twenty-five pheasants has been received from the Auckland society. The birds, which are well developed, have been liberated on Mr G. Buchanan’s property, east of Bennett. Street, Paeroa. This property has been declared a game sanctuary until further notice.

■ There was a small attendance at the annual meeting of the Paeroa Referees’ Association which, was held Ci; Wednesday evening. The association has been re-formed, and Mr H. M. Shand is chairman for the ensuing season. It was decided to bold weekly committee meetings on Wednesday evenings, the meeting next Wednesday .to take the form of a lecture on the rules and tactics of Rugby.

Referees for matches to be played to-morrow under the Paeroa union have been appointed as follows: Seniors : Netherton v. Suburbs, at Netherton, Mr J. D. Crawford; East v. West, at. Paeroa, Mr E. Smith. Juniors: Katangahakc v. Suburbs, at Hikutaia, Mr R, B. Penlington ; West v. Netherton, at- Paeroa, Mr P. E. Brenan ; East v. Thames Physical .Training team, at Paeroa, Mr J. Bramble. Third-grade : East v. West, at Paeroa, Mr J. M. Fox.

With the object of building up tne health of the people Mr D. Leach, of the Victoria Bakery, Paeroa, has completed hits experiments and intends to use milk in the manufacture of all bread in the future. By this new process it has been proved that the bread keeps moist and fresh longer, the flavour is nicer, and a fine, silky’ texture is imparted to it. The bread also contains a much higher food value, thereby giving consumers greater value at no extra cost.* ;

A well-known launcliman was having a scow towed down the Piako River yesterday morning and, as ?s usual, let it drift with the current through the open span in the Ngatea bridge, the launch being kept behind to guide it. After passing througn, the launch was sent ahead to resume the towing, but the helmsman did not notice the tow' rope until it came up with a jerk and lifted him right out of the cockpit and into the river. Fortunately he was able to grasp the rope and get back to his launch.

Tiie contractor has now completed the work of levelling and cowing the playing area in local domain. In all an area of approximately ten acres has been ploughed, levelled, and sown down in grass-seed, and a first-class result should be obtained. Fifty pounds of grass-seed to the acre was the quantity used, and this was drilled in with nearly two- tons of manure. The area is now level, and once a go&d tsole of grass is established there should be a playing area for all classes of games second to none in the province.

A striking full-page portrait of the late Prime Minister, the Hon. W. F. Massey, occupies a prominent place in this week’s issue of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review.” The Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting, the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s fixture, and the Whangarci Racing Club’s gathering are dealt with in generous fashion. Special attention will be attracted to the centre pages, which comprise topical subjects from Paris and America. Included in the bright anu varied miscellany are the opening of the Mission to Seamen Institute, Oxford v. Cambridge boat race, opening of the Auckland Football Association’s new grounds,, scenes of the great tornado in America, fire at Madame Tussaud's waxworks, etc. Fashions, Stage, and Motion Pictures photos, complete this up-to-date journal.

The old pioneers who came out to New Zealand in the long, long ago little dreamt,. as they shredded the imported black plug the storekeepers irsed to sell, that the land of thsir adoption would one day produce fine tobacco of its own, and in some Respects actually superior to the best imported. .But so.it is. The industry is only in its infancy as. yet. But it promises to develop, into a source :of our National wealth—a point of tremendous importance to the struggling settlers oil the poverty-stricken gum lauds of the North which, poor as they are, will yet grow splendid tobacco. If but a fraction of .this barren land, so rich in tobacco-growing possibilities, wer’e devoted to the culture of the “weed” it would mean the salvation of many a settler and the ultimate enrichment of the Dominion. The local article is much appreciated by those who had to give up.smoking foreign tobaccos because of the excess of nicotine, which affected their licaiUi. Try Riverhead Gold, mild; Navy Cut (Bulldog), medium; or Cut Plug No. 10 (Bultehead), lull.’’

First aid for coughs, colds, Influenza, Woods’ Great Peppermint uure.