THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4870, 28 August 1925, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. W. Tetley, Waihi, has been appointed secretary-manager for the Waihi Hospital Board. There were forty applications for the position.

Cows are coming in rapidly at all parts of the Hauraki Plains, and the supply at the various factories is increasing by leaps and bounds.

Mr J. Walker, building inspector for the Public Works Department, is to supervise the erection of the Paeroa posit, office.

In future the Turua post office will not close on Saturday afternoon and reopen in the evening, but will remain open from 9 .a.m. to 5 p.m. only, as on week days. <

Attention is drawn to. the Railway Department’s alteration in tlie tariff for .the carriage of goods—also benzine awl kerosene —.advertised in this issue.

Many settlers in this district are at present engaged in chain harrowing and top-dressing their pastures, and others are busy ploughing in eradiness for sowing down spring pastures.

Post and Telegraph Department Workmen are at present erecting another telephone wire direct from Paeroa to Ngatea. The additional circuit is badly needed to relieve the congestion that now exists.

Members of tlie Paeroa Bowling Club and others interested are reminded that the annual meeting and election .of officers is to be held in the Soldiers' Club to-morrow evening at 7.30 o’clock.

,In order to test the market for March sown potatoes (states an exchange), a consignment of early white potatoes was sent from New Plymouth to Christchurch last week, and sold at the rate of £224 per ton. This price works out at 2s per lb.

A motion that worm fishing be prohibited in all rivers under the control of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society was discussed at the last meeting of the council of the society (states the “Lyttelton Times”). Two members put of seventeen present voted for the motion.

Mr J. N. Grant, grand secretary of the U.A.O. Druids N.I. Grand Lodge, is to be in Paeroa to-morrow, and will be present at a specially summoned meeting of the Star of Paeroa Lodge. Members of all lodges in No. 10 district are expected to be present. Mr Grant has been Grand Secretary since 1907.

For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

Owing to the misplacing of a line in our recent report of the Hikutaia Tennis Club’is annual meeting, the list of officers was not correct. The vice-presidents arc Mesdames J. Elliot and Kurr, and the secretary is Miss Grace J. Gibb.

Keen interest ijs being evinced by Nctherton settlers in t,hc coming poll to raise money for reading improvements in the riding, and in order to. further discuss the matter,-a meeting of ratepayers is to be held at. the hall tomorrow evening.

Unsettled weather conditions still prevail locally. Although brief intervals of spring have been felt during the past week, the weather has been showery and cold. Yesterday afternoon a sharp hail-storm passed over the town, followed by bright sunshine. A light frost was recorded last night.

"Do you always lay a man out when you hit him with that weapon?” asked a newspaper man of a sturdy shore patrolman from the U.S. Fleet. The other handled life truculent-looking truncheon fondly. "Waal,” he opined, “if I hit a'man and he doesn’t drop I just take a meander round and see what’s holding him up.”

The Nctherton football team to take part in the Banner Competition at the Racecourse to-morrow is as tollows : G. Pullar, J. Maloney, C. McNeil, H. Coldieutt, W. Potter, T. Pullar, A. Burt, T. Johnson, G. Fisher, H. Morrison, E. Fisher, A. Morrison, J. Mo risen, E. Johnson, D. Hill. Emergencies : B. Johnson, T. Richmond, E. Potter, L. Potter.

A motor char-a-banc carrying 16 passengers left Te Aroha in the early hours of Sunday morning and arrived in Auckland at 11.30 a.m. The city was left at 8 o’clock pn Sunday evening, and Te Aroha was reached at 4 o’clock on Monday morning. The journey was an uneventful one, and the passengers express themselevs in glowing terms of the behaviour of the char-a-banc and the scenery on route.

At last night’s session of the Paeroa. Orphanis’ Club the president, Bro. P. Williams, stated that the membership had reached 122, of whom 104 had paid their subscriptions. The .financial position of the club was very 'satisfactory, especially in view of the fact that the members had purchased a piano, twelve tables, and a quantity of crockery and other requisites.

“I do not believe that' people generally have any idea of what you have to show them round Rotorua, and I am wondering if really scientific people have sufficiently examined the phenomena there,” said Lord Bunrham, one of the Empire Press Delegates. “It almost ought to be part of the education of any specialists in geology and physical geography to pay a visit to. that region, and 1 recommend authorities to take that into consideration.”

The present Paeroa station yards and buildings are bearing a very woebegone appearance just now. The goods-shed was moved down to its new site on Wednesday afternoon, and all that remains of the building that has housed many thousands of tohis of goods .are a few piles and odd pieces of timber. A start has been made with the demolition of the refreshment rooms, and the’’ bookstall will be removed to-morrow evening. The work of demolition and transfer of the buildings and effects to the new site is being carried out by the loco, staff at Paeroa.

Tlie road from the borough boundary near Whitmore’s drain to the Ngahina wharf is in a very bad state of disrepair. Puke Road is practically ; a series of pot-holes filled with water .and slush. The cutting near Mr J. Wight’s property is a veritable quagmire, but this dangerous corner and steep cutting will be obviated when the stop-bank road near the old Puke wharf sheds is completed. The road leading from the Public Works fitting tshops to the Ngahina wharf is in a particularly bad condition, and requires.- raising and metalling to enable it to carry the heavy traffic to and from the wharf.

A trial was made with the elctcric lighting arrangements at tlie new railway station on Tuesday night, and everything was found to be satisfactory. The station buildings are well lighted throughout, as also is the passenger platform, the white roof of the verandah adding to the brightness of the lighting effect. In the yards provision has been made for a'number of 250 candle-power lights to enable shunting operations to be carried out at night time. The clerks are looking forwards to the better working condition with considerable pleasure, and will be glad to forget the inconvenience of working in cramped quarters by kerosene light, which conditions prevail in the present station building.

The American Fleet is given prominence in this week’s issue of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review,” an extensive range of attractive, illustrations being devoted to Auckland episodes. , The centre pages contain an. interesting miscellany of visits of inspection, to the battleships, and busy scenes on the waterfront. Exceptionally striking photographs covering live full pages appear of the naval pageant by officers and men through Auckland, showing the memorable procession at different points of vantage. Unique views bf Auckland, from a United States sea-, plane, will attract special attention, and scenes at Admiral Robison’s :"At Home” on the “California” are ■also of keen interest. The Pakuranga Hunt Steeplechase meeting at Ellerslie, and the Auckland Trotting .Club’s complimentry meeting are featured in a comprehensive iseires, naval visitors'.being prominent, ybgg naval visitors being, conspicuous. A beatiful coloured supplement of the Sistine Soloists is, given away in this issue. Included, in an admirable selection of overseas and local events, are Aucklandy. Canterbury Rugby match, New Plymouth v. Auckland Grammar, Children’s Ball in Wellington, American football and base ball matches, searchlight display, etc.

To-morrow the medal round of the Ladies Golf Club fixtures postponed from June 6 will be played on the local links. The entrance fee will be 6d, and players will chootsc their own partners.

When is a land agent entitled th collect his. commission on the sale of a property ? Information on the point was given by Mr Justice Alpers in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth. “Some land agents are under the impression, a quite erroneous impression, that they can take a deposit and put it in their pocket as an offset agajnst their commission,” His Honour said. “That is quite wrong, although it is otfen. done.”

He was one of the visiting sailors, and the story goes (relates the “Lyttelton Times”) that, awaiting the arrival of the 20th of the month, ho found that he must have a little money to see him thorugh. On his second trip ashore he took his watch to “Uncle,” and intimated that he would like to raise a loan on the timepiece. “Uncle” examined the face, case, back, noted how many jewels were in the works, and remarked, “I couldn’t give you more than thirty bob on this.” The sailor thought for a moment, and then said, “Say, couldn’t you make it a pound ?”

The Vestry of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was the scene of a happy function last Wednesday evening the occasion marking a welcome home to Mr and Mrs Charlc.- Townshend by young friends,. Mr Townshend having recently entered the ranks of the benedicts, a kitchen evening with its “mystery” parcels was both suitable and enjoyable. Following games beneath a canopy of “fairyland” decorations, the company retired to the tastefully arranged and well-laden supper tables. Short speeches of welcome and wishes of good luck brought a pleasant evening to its close.

Did you ever smoke toasted tobacco ? If so you will know how the toasting process improves the flavour. It is delicious. Coffee berries and tea-leaves are roasted, otherwise no one would care to drink tea or coffee. Well, .the same treatment is, found to answer equally as well with tobacco. Test this tor yourself. The locally manufactured tobacco is now prepared in that way. The result is astonishing ! Select a brand to suit your palate in regard to strength, either Riverhead Gold, the mildest of all, or Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog), of medium (strength ; or if you prefer a fuller body take Cut Plug No. 10, the Bullhead label. The very first whiff will tell you that you are in for a superior article quite but of the common. You never get that same pleasant aroma with any of the ordinary tobaccos. And so smooth and mellow with their small percentage of nicbthese brands may be smoked With perfect immunity, and are recommended by experts and medical authorities.*