LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4908, 27 November 1925, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Very unseasonable weather is being experienced locally at present. Yesterday a strong nor-westerly Wind prevailed, accompanied by heavy showers of rain. After sunset last night the wind moderated, and a decided fall in the temperature was noticed. This morning the weather was raw and cold, and further heavy showers have fallen.

The final session for the season of the Paeroa Orphans’ Club is to take place to-morrow evening. As a, grand finale to the season’s operations thirty members of the Auckland Orphans Club, led by their president, Bro. J. Drummond, have accepted .an invitation to be present and- conduct the closing session to-morrow night. Members are requested to be seated not later than 7.45 o’clock.

In order to finalise arrangements in connection with the forthcoming Hauraki A. and P. Show at Paeroa, a 'meeting of members of the general committee is being held this evening at 8 o’clock at Bain’s Rooms. A full attendance is requested.

A Hamilton syndicate of half-a-dozen investors (states the “Times ) received cable advice yesterday of being among the successful .ticket holders in a sweep on the Manchester Cup. The amount is understood to be in the vicinity of £3500.

In the event of the members of the Auckland Orphans’ Club reaching Paeroa in time to-morrow afternoon, they will be the guests, of .the local bowling club. It is hoped to arrange a match between members of the Paeroa Orphans’ Club and the visitors. Should the Auckland players not arrive in time, the bowling club will carry on with its Brenan Memorial Shield competition.

A large and up-to-date motor garage and general engineer’s shop, is to be erected in Tur.ua in .the near future on the section next the blacksmith's shop. The large pine tree has been removed for the purpose.

Further' honours were won by Mr A. M. Samuel, M.P., with his horse El Arish at the Te Aroha Show on Wednesday. In the Lady’s Hunter class over fences El Arish, ridden by Miss K. Fisher, was awarded first prize. In the'Champion Hunter class El. Arish, ridden by Mr Samuel, gainfirst prize and the championship. Mr Samuel received a hearty ovation when the decision of .the judge became known.

A scene of devastation presents itself at the old Paeroa railway station. Much of the old passenger platform has been torn up, the huge concrete curbing having been divided into sections, lifted into trucks;, and taken down to the new station, where it is being re-erected on the platform for the Waihi Ipop line. The old station building is in the process of demolition. The chimney stack has been Wrecked, several windows have been taken- out, and much of the weatherboarding has .been dismantled. The guards’ and train examiner's room has also been demolished, and all that remains is untidy . heaps of debris which was. once the foundations.

“How much do you think the railway finance for the South Island is behind for the' last period alone ?” asked the Prime Minister of a deputation at Dunedin. He answered his own question by mentioning that finance was £455,000 behind for the period referred to.

The N.Z. Co-operaitve Dairy Company’s cheese factory at Huirau Road is now making 37 cheeses a day, compared with 27 daily at this time last season.

A compilation of the complete returns for the general election shows that the total number, of valid votes polled was 671,970. As. there were 757,423 electors enrolled, the proportion who voted was 88.72 per cent., as compared with. 88.65 per cent, at the 1922 poll and 80.53 per cent, in 1919. There' was no contest in the Bay of Plenty in the last two polls. Excluding the number of enrolments in that district, the proportion x pf voters becomes 89.59 per cent., as against 88.67 per cent, in 1922. ■

The unsightly heaps of debris which remain where various buildings on the old railway station platform are detracting from the beauty of the lawns and grass plots at the present time. It is hoped that the local Beautifying Socity will see that the powers that be will tidy up that area before the work of the Railway Department is completed.

The Lands Drainage Department is at present constructing a road alongside the Awaiti canal from Kerepeehi. When completed the route will be a good one from Kerepeehi to Paeroa, as the proposed road intersects the existing Awaiti West Road, and is about as long as the route via Pekapeka, Road'. Portion of the road will be completed this summer, but it is expected that .the route will be passable before long.

The Hauraki Plains Co-operative Dairy Company’s factory at Turua received 10,7001 b of butter-fat during the month' ofi October more than was received during the corresponding month last year. The daily output of the factory is now 25 cheeses more than at this time last seasbn, Although this is slightly offset by a small decrease in the butter branch.

That thq commercial firms of Germany ,are prepared to abase their country’s national dignity in the dust in their endeavour to extend their business operations is demonstrated by a trade publication, “The German Printer,” received by the "Hawke’s Bay Tribune.” The cover, which is printed in colour, depicts the Union Jack flying mast high above .the German flag. To fly one country’s flag above another is regarded in international etiquette as, a serious insult to that country whose flag is placed lower, but (remarks the “Tribune”) the German merchants apparentl” consider that an insult self-adminislered may be good for the pocket.

The British Government paid £138,000’,000 on, the bread subsidy in: w.ar time. As one Home paper remarks—wonder how much of this vast sum went into the pockets of war profiteers !

The Thames “Star” reports that Mr T. W. Rhodes, M.P., has been advised by the Postmaster-General .that the old post office building at present in Ngatea is to be removed to Kaihere and re-erected on the land in that township reserved for post office purposes. This seems to indicate that the department has chosen the site on Ngarua Road in preference to the old site near the school, which is in the iChinemuri electorate.

There are now in circulation in Wellington quite a number of 1925 coins-. The silver ones, especially the sixpenny pieces, seem .to have a different amount of alloy in them from those of former years. The sixpenny pieces do not appear to have the true ring that one expects from a silver coin. The ring is much duller than is usually the case. The coin also seems to be lighter.

Mr Ivey, secretary of the Sheepowners,’ Fund of New Zealand, is accompanying 32 boys leaving in the Arawa on Deecmber 11. These make a total of 180 since the scheme started. Mr Ivey states th,at the scheme is becoming better known in Britain, and reports sent Home by -members of earlier contingents are convincing the mothers that their boys are well treated and have good prospects. Consequently there is less, difficulty than hitherto in filling the quotas.

Approximately 6000 tons of | eondensed milk were imported by Japan in 1924. The advent of milk in powdered form about five years ago at first met with little response, but due -to consistent and appropriate adverising the imports of powdered milk have made great headway during recent years, amounting in 1923 to over 1500 tons, while there was a domestic production of about 330 tons.

The Lands Drainage -Department is at present having a temporary'bridge and deviation constructed at Torehape Creek at the Ngarua Road crossing. In all probability it is intended to have a new bridge erected, as the present structure is much below .the level of the stop-bank ,road. Some settlers at Kaihere aver that a dredge will be put in the creek to work its way up to the Waitakaruru-Maukoro canal.

The secretary of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, Mr G. C. Smith, informed a Wellington Dominion reporter on Wednesday that individual orders given to the board for the delivery in Great Bitain of single carcases of prime New Zealand lamb for the forthcoming Christmas season number close on two thousand. Thfe -total represents a marked advance on last year’s orders, and shows that since the board started the scheme some two years ago it has handled approximately six thousand orders, and it is. estimated that in this way prime' New Zealand lamb has been introduced to and s,ampled by over thirty-five thousand people.

Gratification was expressed at a meeting of Waikato representatives of the Continuance Party held in Hamilton on Wednesday at the decline of the Prohibition vote in the South Auckland territory. It was considered that the formation of the South Auckland sub-Council, which had. sole control of this area, with its intimate knowledge of local conditions, had done excellent service in the interests of the party, and a hearty vote of thanks to the executive was recorded. It was decided to hold a meeting early in the new year for the purpose of forming ,a South Auckland Licensed Victuallers’ Association.

An interesting scheme is about to be tried in Hastings (states an exchange). This is the erection in twoor three important centres of the town of what are termed pictorial guides. They consist of wooden pillars, some 20ft high, with projecting, representation of the particular attractions, and their designation. Attached .to each arm is, a board containing details of the different .things to be seen and their location. The postp are so arranged that the arms can l be detached from time .to time and new pic-, tures added.

About a year ago a Waihi lady lost ,a sum of money, approximating £so'. The police were informed, and after careful and complete investigation concluded that the -money had been mislaid. The lady in the case was far from satisfied at this deduction. Six months later the family moved to Thames (states the Thames Star), and after a further six months had passed the lady, one day while making scones, went to a half-empty flour bag, which had previously escaped her notice. Her feelings may be better imagined than described when out rolled the package containing, the lost money. She then remembered placing it there for safe keeping.

Tall, persons were the subject of discussion by two Cambridge residents the other day, when one recalled the visit to town a few days ago of Mr Thomason, erstwhile farmer, of Whitehall. Mr Thomason’s association with the above subject is the fact that he, himself, stands 6ft 3in in height, while his'family of four sons and one daughter is certainly among the tallest families in the Dominion. Hilton is 6ft 7%in; Sidney, 6ft 2in ; Harley, 6ft 2%in ; Philip, 6ft 2in ; and Eliza, 16 years of age, sft 7%in. The above are all well-known in the Cambridge district—certainly .a family to be proud of.—“lndependent.”

Medical authorities agree that a common reason for goitre is. an absence of iodine in the diet. It has been recommended that a certain percentage of iodine should be mixed with the table salt* This suggests the advisability of using as a cure tor colds a simple and very efficacious remedy—six to ten drops of iodine in a teaspoonful of sugar—for those developing goitre. This iodine and sugar treatment for colds, is said to have been extensively subscribed by an Australian doctor during an influenza epidemic, and. with remarkably satisfactory results.