THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4953, 19 March 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"» A first offender, a yoqng man, was charged -with drunkennpsis at Paeroa on Wednesday, before Mr'W. Marshall/ J.P., at the Ipcal Police dburt yesterday morning, and convicted and fined £l.

For the two days’ race meeting at Paeroa the money put through the totalisator exceeded the amount re- ■ corded for the two days’ meeting at iTe Aroha by £4251 10s.

Paproa Presbyterian Church, Sunday, March 21. Morning, 11 o’clock, "The First Church,” evening, 7 o’clock, “The Golden Rule” v. “The Rule of Gold.” Karangahake service 3 p.m. Preacher, Pastor Clark. All are welcome.* ' .

The most siuccessful jockeys a,t the two days’, meeting of the Ohinemuri Jockey Club were Cammick amd Me; 'Tavish,.each with two wins. The following rode one winner each : Meredith, Tinker,' W. H. Jones, J. Gray, Tuohey, Holland, McCarthy, Stanaway, Keesing, Goldfinch, Driscoll, and Rennie.

The Paeroa Bowling Club is to continue the Brenan Memorial Shield and pairs competitions on the local green to-morrow afternoon.

Visiting pressmen to the two days’ meeting of the Ohinemuri Jockey Club at Paeroa were loud in their praises of the prompt and efficient service accorded them by .the local Post and Telegraph staff, and particularly the telephone exchange staff, who were inundated both days with toll calls.

The tender of the Hauraki Plains Gazette has been accepted for printing the Art Union tickets and advertising matter to be used in connection with the Hauraki Plains 'A. and P. Association’s drive to raise funds to pay off the liability on its showground. Quotations from printers in all parts of the province were considered by a committee ot the association on Tuesday evening, and' that from the K “Gazette” Company proved to be the lowest.

Jack Gallagher, better known as “Hobartown Jack,” was in Paeroa yesterday. He is the “real” Jack, and not the “sham,” as) Was considered by the wise heads in Auckland some time ago, when he was, supposed to have been drowned in the Auckland Harbour. “Jack” is upwards of 80 years of age, and is,: “without a care and is on the road to anywhere.” Yesterday in Paeroa wais- a rather “interesting” time for “Jack,” Nautlcally speaking, “Jack was ajahore.” He sailed along the street in a breezy way—one boot off and one boot on. He had brought a brand new pair, but poor Jack’s “corny” toes, were too much for his new purchase, so he discarded the boot that troubled him most. “Hobartown Jack” is well known on the Goldfields, haying been in the district, for over 60 years, so yesterday the “old timer” had many old friends with whom to exchange handshakes.

In spite of the heavy motor tiaffic in Paeroa during both race days there were no serious accidents reported. Credit is due to Senior-Sergeant WMaclean and his staff for .the manner in which the vehicular traffic was controlled.

Messrs A. J. Baker, inspecting engineer, Public Works Department, and L. B. Campbell, district engineer, Auckland, were in Paeroa on Tuesday and Wednesday. With Mr Thornton, resident engineer, a visit of inspection was made to several of the department’s undertakings, in the district.

The official count of the votes polled 'for the election of a licensing committee for Ohiijemuri was concluded on Tuesday. T.he following is, the order of votes polled for the five successful candidates, who have been declared elected: W. J. Towers, .1465 votes ;P. E. Bren,an, 1231; W. Marshall, 1180 (all, of Paeroa) ; E. W. Walters (Wajtoa), 1179 ; W. M. Wallnutt (Waihi), 1094. The total number of valid votes polled was 3221, while those rejected as informal totalled 239.

Thirty-odd Aucklanders will remember St. Patrick’s Day and the Paeroa races of ,1926. They were pas-' sengers in one of the big omnibuses which made ,the trip, and when near Ngatea on the return journey one of those mishaps, occurred of which every motorist of this district expects to hear of any day. A horse •grazing on the roadside jumped in front of the bus and was knocked down. Considerable damage was done to the radiator of the motor, and although repairs seemed hopeless an attempt was made to stop the, leak. Approaching midnight it was found that the radiator fcould not be repaired, and a telephone message was sent to Auckland for, another bus or another radiator, but, on its arrival, some hours later the radiator sent was also found to leak badly. The tinsmith Was again called, and about 6 a.m. the journey was resumed. The passengers state that the mishap was purely an accident, and although they blamed .the driver for not sending for a relief bus, earlier, they, soundly rated the County Council’s ranger for permitting horses to wander.

A busy scene presented itself at the’ Paeroa railway tsation early yesterday morning. From 5.30 to 6.30 a.m.. fifty racehorses were loaded from the station platform into horse-boxes, together with a considerable amount of equipment.

The Piako Cricket Association’s competition will be continued to-mor-row, when the second innings of the match between Paeroa and Waitoa will be played at the local; domain. The following will represent the Paeroa eleven : G. Stack, F. Pivott, H. M. Shand, H. Tams, R. Day, W. Taylor, T. Edwards, J. M. Fox, J. Verran, W. Pearcey, J. Geonan;