THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4845, 26 June 1925, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Of some 31,000 dairy cows tested in New Zealand during 1923-24 just on 28 per cent, gave 1601 b or butter-fat and under.

Considerable alterations will be made in the running of the trains from Monday next. Those that affect local conditions are adveritsed in this issue.

Steps are to be taken toi strengthen the- temporary bridge at Waitete Creek to permit of the Waihi Borough Council’s steam roller and scarifier passing over the 'structure. When this has been done a start will be made to scarify, grade, and roll hack that portion of the main Waihi-Pae-roa road from the bridge to Waikino. The work will be carried out by the Waihi Council employees, the Ohinemuri County Council contributing largely towards-the cost.

A Waitakaruru ladies’ hockey team visited Waihi on Saturday last and played a combined local team on the Recreation Ground (says the "Telegraph). The superiority of the play of the visitors was evidenc by their signal victory over their opponents, the score being 5 goals to 1 in their favour. Miss Conny Bestic, captain of the visiting team, scored three or the five goals, and Miss Clara Inglis, captain of the home team, hit the only goal for Waihi. Mr F. McCarthny had charge of the game. The visitors were entertained to dinner at the Commercial Hotel.

King’s College v. Grammar School Rugby match at Eden Park finds -full pictorial prominence in this week’s issue of the “N.Z. Shorting and Dramatic Review.” The double centrepage is mast attractively set off with scenes and portraits of sport and fashion all over the World. Other' complete pages are devoted to the Napier Park' Racing Club’s meeting, prize winners at the Hamitlon Kennel Club’ts show, leading pitcures at the Auckland Society of Arts exhibition, girls’ inter-house basketball and hockey teams, recent New Zealand weddings, fashions at Longchamp Racecourse, and the Wembley Exhibition. Besides the usual stage and motion pictures section there is a wide range of miscellaneous subjects.

lOf the 148 persons who died from infantile paralysis from the commencement of the epidemic until March 31, 87 per cent., were children under 16 years of age. The oldest victims were males 46 and 39 years of age, and a female of 38 years. Others 20 years old and over who succumbed were five males and three females. Three of tsix adult, mal-victims and four adult females were married. The Auckland province headed the list with 53, of whom 31 were males and 22 females, and Wellington came next with 44, the males numebring 23 and the females 21. These two districts lost 97 of the 148 who died durnig the period referred to.

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