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

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5002, 19 July 1926, Page 2

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

There was an improvement in th® weather locally yesterday. Saturday morning was fine and s,un< hiny, but before mid-day heavy clouds had banked up, and about 3 p.m. torrential rain fell. The weather then cleared for about an hour, when further heavy rain passed over the town. Fine weather prevailed yesterday, and there was a frost last night. This morning was cold and dull.

The newly-formed local Boy Scouts’ drum and fife band made its first public appearance on Friday night. Numbering 26 strong, the lads, under Scoutmasters D. A. Vincent and T, D, Davies, paraded the streets and played tunes at various points. The music was very pleasing, and it was generally agreed that the band had made good progress in a short time.

There was a field day at the local Police Court this morning, when several offenders .appeared before Messrs W." Marshall and B. Gwilliam, J’s,P, For being drunk on the Stop-bank Read, Paeroa., yesterday aftei’nqon, two first offenders appeared, one being convicted and fined 10s, and costs 2° 6d, while the other was convicted and forfeited his bail, £l, plus 2s 6d taxi hire. A third offender, charged with drunkenness in Normanby Road on Saturday, was convicted and fined £l> with costs 75..

A “goer” from pistol to tape. Sports Queen’s Karangahake Dance and Euchre to-night (Monday). Conveyance's leave Raffill’s from 7 p.m, Return 'fare !/-• Get on the track to ’Hake, to-night.*

The young man who appeared before Mr C. M. Gummer, J,P„ at Martinsville on Monday last, having given himself up to the police on the previous Saturday night and who was ordered to be detained for seven days or until such time as work could be found for him, had not long to wait for a job. No fewer than seven people offered him work, and on Tuesday morning he was found a, suitable situation and went away feeling quite happy.

In answer to the Bench at the Police Court this morning Constable McClinchy said that there was no suggestion that persons were able to purchase liquor at Paeroa on Sundays. The persons charged with being found drunk yesterday had purchased a demijohn ot beer the afternoon before.

Probably the fact that it was stock sale day at Paeroa accounted largely for the number of people who were in town to-day. About mid-day the main street presented a very busy appearance, and the luncheon and tearooms were fully patronised.

The N.Z. Co-operative Dairy Co, has, commenced holding its annual meetings of suppliers on the Hauraki Plains, but, in accordance with its policy, the meetings are not open to the Press.

A pleasing little ceremony took place in the drafting-room at the local Public Works office on Thursday afternoon, when .the staff assembled to formally fa.rewell Miss P. Cooke, who is leaving to return to her parents at Thames. In referring to the happy relations that had always existed, the chief clerk, Mr J. Wilkinson, said that Miss Cooke had gained the distinction of being the first shorthand typiste appointed to the Paeroa. office On behalf of the staff he asked Miss Cooke to accept a leather atta.che case, suitably inscribed, as a slight token of the esteem in which she was held. Hearty good wishes for her 'future welfare and success were expressed by those present. Miss Cooke suitably responded, and in thanking the sta,ff for their tokeiji said that she was genuinely sorry to be leaving.

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