THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4892, 19 October 1925, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The timber for the Anglican vicarage at Turua has arrived.

The regular meeting of the Paeroa Chamber of Commerce is to be held to-morrow evening at the Coronation Chambers.

The Bank of New Zealand has purchased a section of land intheNgatea township.

On Wednesday afternoon, weather permitting, members of the Paeroa Ladies’ Golf Club will play a flag match, players to select their own partners.

A start will be made in the near future with tlie erection of a Roman Catholic Church at Turua. The site is on Hauraki Road, near the boarding house.

The latest figures, available give the number of workers employed on the Waihi-Tauranga section of the East Coast main trunk railway as 517. Between Tauranga and Taneatua the number is 392.

In connection with the benefit football match arranged by the Loyal Karangahake and Loyal Jubilee (Paeroa)- Oddfellows Lodges, the Jack Fitzgerald fund has benefited to the extent of £27.

A reminder is given that the annual meeting of the Paeroa Cricket Club is to be held in Bain’s Rooms this evening. Members and others interested are particularly requested to be present.

At the musical competitions at Hamilton on Saturday Miss R. McCullay, of Paeroa, gained first honours in the Scotch character folk song “Cornin’ thro’ the Rye,” securing 192 marks out of a possible 200.

A small two- roomed house, owned and occupied by the. Murphy Bros., at Hopai, was destroyed by fire during the absence of the owners on Saturday afternoon. The building and contents were totally destroyed, and thre was no insurance.

Prior to tlie commencement or the annual bull sale at Hikutaia on Wednesday, a number of pedigree Jersey stock will be offered. Males and females on account of such Well-known breeders as Messrs. G. Buchanan, B. E. Veale,. A. A. Deane, G. M. Harris, and others are listed fo.r disposal. A unique opportunity .will be afforded dairy farmers to secure a good herd sire at a. reasonable price at tins sale. Several breeders are offering liberal terms to purchasers.

A number of local, bowlers journeyed to Te Aroha’on Saturday for the purpose of attending the official opening of the Hot Springs • Club. Fine weather prevailed, and the official opening, which was held oh the tourist domain greens, was carried out by the club president, Mr J. Bliss.

Viv. Smith, Paeroa, amateur welterweight boxer, who knocked out B. Gilbert at the boxing tournament in the Gaiety Theatre on Tuesday evening l.ast, is .scheduled to fight “Smiler” Wells (Te Aroha) in a six two-minute bout at the Te Aroha Boxing Association’s tournament at Te Aroha this evening.

A valuable section of land, comprising nearly six acres with , a-340ft frontage to Puke Road, Paeroa, will be offered by public auction to-mor-row at 11 o’clock, on account of the liquidators of the Ohinemuri Light and Power: Co., Ltd. The plant to be offered includes ■ all ,the machinery used in the gasworks and a. useful assortment of tools and implements, as well as a office safe in good order. A plan of. the land 1 and an inventory of plant and machinery can be seen at the office" of this paper.

What appeared to be a white black? bird, was seen at Ngatea on Sunday. The bird had a white head and breast and white feathers on the back, wings, and tail. It was with half a dozen . blackbirds, but vihile they seemed to prefer the topmost branch it preferred the inner branches, and thus could only be seen properly when flying. In size and shape it was similar to the other birds, and it kept with them all v the affernoon. It was seen by several, people.

One of the big secrets of “Aussie’s” wonderful popularity is that its cheerfulness is. of. the universal brand—it must appeal to everybody. In the lates.t issue .there is enougfh humour in the 68 pages to keep one chuckling for a week., To quote only one joke : “Says the vicar over the afternoon tea cups : ‘I hope you will Come to my lecture/on Keats to-mor-row. evening.’ His fair parishioner replies: ‘I shall be delighted; but may I ask, vicar, What exactly are keats ?’ ” Relieving. the big feast of laughter' are some interesting pars in the book and stage pages and some excellent verse from such well-known poets as Rod Quinn, “Dinkum Oil,” and Louis Eason. : New Zealand writers and artists are well represented. Next month “Aussie” publishes its big .Christmas issue.

New Zealand, long famous for its dairy produce, meat, hides, footwtear, tweeds, blankets and rugs, bids fair to become no less celebrated for its tobacco. After many years of experimenting experts have at length succeeded in producing tobaccos (grown and cured within the Dominion) which in certain respects arc actually superior to the best imported.' The latter frequently contains an excess of nicotine,'while the former contains comparatively little, with the result that you can smoke .these pure tobaccos with impunity, and their cultivation is likely to prove of inestimable value to men on the land because the average yield of a.'tobacco crop is worth £5O per acre nett. Strange to say, the barren gum country in the North', while quite unsuitable for ordinary crops, grows splendid tobacco, and ultimately the industry must prove of national importance. N.Z. tobacco is already on the market, and selling’well; so tsmokers, can “try it out” for themselves. Ask for Riverhead Gold, mild ; Navy Cut (bulldog), medium ; or Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullr head), full strength*