THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4958, 31 March 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Prior to the commencement .of the business at last night’s’meeting of the Paeroa, Rugby Union a. resolution of condolence was accorded Mr W., Moore, a life member of the union, and his family in their bereavement by .the death of Mrs Moore.

The clock at the new post office, which was placed in position yesterday morhing, is Evidently 'a believer in -the “no .tick” principle. Apparently the hands have become jambed in transit, and it will require the services of an expert to set the clock in motion. Already many dozens of townspeople have gazed interestingly at the dial, and a few have been noticed to look at their own timepieces as if to make a comparison as to the correctness of the. time.

The Easter Festival will be observed by special services at St. Paul’s Church. At 8 a.m. the Holy Communion will, be celebrated, and those Who are unable to fulfill their Easter duty at this service will haye an opportunity of doing so at 11 o’clock, when there will be a second, and choral, celebration of the Holy Eucharist. Festal evensong will be sung at 7 p.m., and an addreps. given by the organiser for the new diocese d>f Waikato, Mr Meredith. At this service Mr H. J. Hill will sing the tenor recitative “He was cut off,” and the air “But Thou didst no.t lea.ve'rtfe soul in hell,” from the Messiah.

At the beginning of last football season one of the Plains clubs s|ent a team to play New Brighton. The Plains team suffered defea.t. . Some weeks later the Pukekohe Union sent a .team to New Brighton and it secured an easy win. Commenting on'the fact, one of .the Pukekohe newspapers observed that the standard of football on the Plains, must therefore, be very low. Cricket is not football, but during last week-end the Haurqki Plains 1 and the Pukekohe cricket) teams met .at New Brighton, and in two innings the Pukekohe team secured 53 runs, .while in one innings the Plains team secured 129 run Si. We will not comment on the standard of cricket in Pukekohe.

“He’s a good ’usband, Sir, mostly, but ’e’s like a bear with a sore ’ed when ’e don’t get ’is pipe, and it don’t always run to it,” a poorly-,dressed woman told the magistrate at an East End of London Police Court when giving evidence against her husband Jor assault. The magistrate Smiled sympathetically. He evidently knew from personal experience the soothing and tranquilising effects of the weed. But there are tobaccos and tobaccos. Some brands rae just rank with nicotine and cannot be indulged in constantly with impunity. About the safest tobaccos oil the market are those grown and manufactured in New Zealand. They are all toasted, and contain so little nicotine that there is'no fear of developing “Smoker’s Heart,” a distressing malady, or nerve trouble. These tobaccos appeal to all smokers, and the more oyu smoke them the better you like them. That’s, why they are meeting with such a large saie. Ask any tobacconist for Riverhead Gold, mild; Navy Cut (Bulldog), medium ; or Cut Plug Nd. 10 (Bullshead), full strength.*

On Monday’ morning the high scaffolding surrounding ,the new post office buidling w;as removed, knocked to pieces, and stacked into heaps, ready for removal. It is interesting to note that the removal of the scaffolding was carried out ju|St one year and two days after tire, rough timber for the boxing to contain the ferroconcrete was placed on .the site.

In reply to Mr V. Young at the Paeroa Rugby Union meeting .the president (Mr W. Marsha.ll) said that the union had not considered .the question of insurance of players, preferring rather to leave the matter to the individual clubs to arrange.

It was mentioned at the Hauraki Drainage Board meeting that there, would be a tag on the next balance sheet on account Qf the board haying spent more than the authorised amount of expenditure. The contractors for the new post office building (Messrs Robinson and Beagley) are now busy putting the final touches to the building. All timber and debris is being reproved from the Normanby Road side of the building, and the formation of .the new footpath from ,a point near the .Commercial Hotel tp beyond the post office is being carried out by borough workmen. The yard and vehicular entrance to the post office have been metalled and sanded, and a drying green and garden plot for the u s e of the postmaster are being put down ,at present. . ' Objection to the quality of some of the stone being used on Wilson s Road was made by a deputation to the Hauraki Plains. County Council on Monday. The engineer said that some of the metal was inferior, and he was taking the matter up with the contractors. If the quaj-ry could not be cleaned up so that nothing but the best metal wits used he would have no hesitation in. condemning the quarry and cancelling .the contract.

Some weeks ago a Plains settler, while returning from Thames, had his motor-ca.r set alight by a spark from his pipe, and tjhe only fluid available with which .to extinguish it was two gallons of beer. The fact wasr noted in the newspapers, though no- names were mentioned. Last week a press reporter was told of another similar incident that occurred on the roadVrom M'orrinsville, a,ndi the name that of the driver in the Thames. Road episode. It may be that the information was, wrong, but if it is not, that motorist will probably find it cheaper and more pleasant to carry a fire extinguisher in future.

Opportunity wap taken of the Harvest Festival sale at Ngatea- on Monday evening by the adherents of the Methodist Church and the people of Ngatea to roid farewell ta the Rev. E. H. Brooker, who for the last two years) has been in charge of the Methodist Church work on the Hauraki Plains. Mr' C.' W. Sehultiz spoke of the good work of Mr Brooker in connection with the Church, Mr W. McDuff spoke of Mr Brooker's work as secretary of the School Committee, and on behalf df the people of the district Mr E» Walton presented Mr Brooker with ’ a substantial cheque. During the evening vocal items were contributed by Miiss McCullay, Miss Wells, and the Rev. Cpsltain, of . Paeroa-; Miss Brook, of Auckland, and the Rev. Brook. The items were much enjoyed.

Were it not for the integrity of the persons concerned .it might be said of the following strange coincidence that it was not a coincidence at all. In connection with its regular dances, a tennis club, on the Plains runs progressive euchre tournaments at which the usual tour small prizes- are t,o be won. To save the club expense these ■prizes are usually donated by members, of the- club, and the coincidence is that on several recent occasions the member presenting a prize, ha.s won one. of the other'prizes) on tha,t evening or the next.

Licenses to drive motor vehicles as requirbd by the regulations under the Motor’ Vehicles Act, 1924, must now be renewed. It should be a point with motorists to obtain their licenses from the local authority in whose area they reside, so .that their 5s fee. Ayi.il g 6 into .the funds of their own local body. Application forms will be posted on request.