THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4993, 28 June 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

After a lengthy discussion the committee of the Paeroa Boy Scouts’ Queen Carnival resolved to ca,rry the carnival on until Tuesday, July 27There was considerable opposition to' the proposal, and the suggestion of the delegates from the Blue Queen committee that the carnival should terminate on Saturday, July 3, was outvoted.

The annual meeting of the Paeroa Chamber of Commerce is to be held to-night, when it is hoped that there will be a large attendance of members. In addition to the presentation of the report and balance-sheet, and election of officers, important, business will be brought forward for disteussion.

A warrant is gazetted authorising .the Paeroa. Borough Council to construct a bridge over the Ohinemuri Rivet at the Te Aroha main road. The cost is apportioned as follows : Paeroa Borough Council £1650, O'hihemuri County Council £1350.

“The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” That’s what they all say about functions organised by “Reta, the Blue Queen.” Her dance and euchre in the Returned Soldiers’ Club on Thursday night, July 1, is to be bigger and better than ever. You must see and come. Gentlemen 2s 6d, ladies Is and basket. Hands'ome prizes.*

In the course of a chat with a rapresentative of the “Waihi Telegraph” on the magnitude of some of the public buildings in America Mr E. C. Pelham, one of 'iie principals of the Denver Rock Drill Company (America), now on a business visit to Naw Zealand, mentioned the huge Hudson Terminal premises as an instance. “There are,” said Mr Pelham, "no less than 15,000 persons using desks in this building daily, but this, of course, does not mean that the great majority make their homes bn the premises. At the same time those who reside there need not move outside unless they so desire, as all their w,ants can be supplied within, and when the time comes for th e . last, long rest, their relatives can And both undertaker and monumental mason in the building. So valuable is ground space in New York that not only are the buildings going further skywards, but deeper down, it being no uncommon thing to have three, and hot infrequently four, underground floors.”

A start w.as made this morning with the erection of the Royal Mail Hotel for Mrs C. V. Crosby on th© site of the old Royal Mail Hotel on the corner of Normanby Road and Wharf Street. The building is to be brick, and thoroughly up-to-date in every respect. Messrs Robinson and Beagley were the successful tenderers, and the contract price exceeds £BOOO.

An accident, fortunately not attended with serious results, occurred in Belmont Road opposite Messrs Short Bros’, office, on Friday afternoon.. The Paerqa-Waihi motor-bus, returning from the railway station, had just stopped on the opposite side of the street, wlie.n a horse attached to a. gig containing Mr T. McElvoy and his wife and infant child, became restive, and, leaving the crown of the road, slipped on the edge of the bitumen aiid came down. The occupants were precipitated on to the roadway, Mrs McElvoy falling partly on her child. Fortunately Mr McElvoy retained his grip on the reins, and the horse got on to his feet again without any damage resulting. Mrs McElvoy received a shock a,nd a bruising, and the infant was badly shaken and sustained slight skin abrasions.

Following on the recant spell of fine weather locally, heavy clouds gathered on Saturday night and heavy rajn fell before morning. Yesterday morning was showery until about 11 o’clock, when heavy rain fell and prevailed through the afternoonThis morning the barometer had fallen further, and more rain is imminent. The weather is very much warmer.

“Deer Mister Secretary.—Seein’ you found me the other night, I’m goin to send me son Master Spondulicks to town next Friday. 'Tell the folks he 11 be knockin’ round ’tween the Dolly Varden and Bank En Zed tween ate o’clock and nie-thurty, a,n’ if they finds him, shows their .ticket, and stez. “Are you Master Spondulicks/’ I’ll give the furst un a one guinea, trophy. Tell ’em to buy Spondulicks tickets this week from Masters’ Boot Shop, Ra f ffill’s,, or The Kash, an’ give it a buck—Luve to all, yours, Spondulicks.*

Mr Kallu intimates that he has taken over local agencies for Cutlei and Allan, monumental masons, and also for wtell-known make of concrete boiler frames, chimneys, cattle, troughs, and water-heaters.*

Right a,way for Karanganakc Dance and Euchre on Thursday next. First cars leave Raffill’s 7 pan., return fare Is. Dainty supper. Good prizes. Ladies Is, gentlemen Is 6d. A wonderful trip.*

People who are fond of mushrooms should eschew a bright icd one with yellow spots. The other day one of these was picked at Henderson and sent to the curator of the Auckland Museum (Mr Gilbert Archey), who stent it to Wellington to the mycologist of the Department of Agriculture (Mr G. H. Cunningham) for identification. Mr Cunningham s.ays that the fungus is an .agarica, ca,lled Amin it* muscarina, one. of the. most deadly of the poisonous species. It is hot a native of New Zealand, apd was probably introduced from Europe in grass or other seeds.

Mr E. H. Ford wrote to the Pinko County Council at its last meeting as follows : “Just a line to iask you if you could get the, council to pay this bill (enclosed) for me. A few weeks ago I was riding my horse to the pictures, and No. 1 Road is not good to a horse with shoes on, so I ha,d to take the side track. Just b afore I got to Thompson’s my horse went down with me on a. heap of metal which was bn the side of the load, and. When I got the. stick in my lip I took notice of the metal. If the council ha,d any sense they would have put the metal close to the fence, which would be better for the.m and other people who go that way at night. I hope you will try to get this fixed up, as my wages are low till the season starts agajn and I cannot afford to pay this bill. If nothing can be done I shall have to see into it.” It was decided to reply stating tha.t. the council could not entertain the request.

“It would be .the biggest thing that ever hit New Zealand,” says an Auckland enthusiast regarding the plan for raising £750,0'00 by means of an art union for a bridge over the Waitema.ta. As a piece of rascality or “daylight robbery” it would certainly be monumental, and while it would provide. Auckland with a,n imposing public work, the gilt would be taken off the ginger bread by the imposition of some appropriate name, for the bridge which the northern province would no doubt be glad to forget. As one or two speakers have said, the. art union business is being overdone, and although it isi quite defensible among sporting bodies which have no other means of raising necessary funds, a,nd have made a sporting appeal for assistance, it would be most repugnant to the people at large, and subversive of good, morals, if lotteries were to be promoted, unblushingly, for necessary public works. And, what is more, the public of New Zealand simple, enough to invest’ on the terms outlined, but it is hardly likely that Australians, with the much better proposition of Tattersail’s sweeps at. their doors, would join in a "benefit” for the Auckland province.—Christchurch Star.