THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5003, 21 July 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Better weather conditions have prevailed locally s,ince .Sunday. It has been much colder, and a keen westerly wind has prevailed. There were a couple of light showers of ya,in last evening, but not sufficient to lay the dust.

Tne s.s. Taniwha Lum Auckland reached the Puke, paeroa, early this morning with a number of passengers and a full load of cargo. Included in the shipment was a quantity, of cyanide, and a.lso mining machinery, for Waihi, besides generil cargo for Paeroa and Te Areha.

A pruning demonstration and a short address on the control of orchard pests and disease will be given in the orchard of Mr W. J. Ellis, Hill Street, hear the railway station, at 2 p.m. or: Friday by Mr R. Everett, Governmemnt orchard instructor. All persons, interested are invited to be present.

Slow progress is being made with tile metalling of the ; WaitakaruruPokeno section ot the Main Highway about the Plains county boundary, as most of the workmen are suffering with influenza. About two and a ha,lf miles ot top course have- been laid. Nothing has been done to the unmetalled section where the deviation is to be made, but though the mud is very deep in the cutting the traffic gets through.

A dance will be tendered to the children of supporters of Reta McCullay, the popular Queen, at the Sleldiers’ Club on Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Orchestra, will be in attendance. Afternoon tea a,nd novelties. P.ai-ents are invited to participate hi the 'fun of the afternoon. Children’s admission 6d.*

A copy of the Nelson Daily News, published at Nelson, British Columbia, Svas. handed to us tol-day by Miss Pe'acocke, of Paeroa, and at one .time a resident of Nelson. Giving her impressions of a trip through Venice, a writer to the paper says: “-A very interesting fact was that the first newspaper published in the ,world was on the Rialto, Venice. This was sold for a coin known as, a Gazzetta, hence the term ‘Gazette,’ as applied to newspapers.”

Referring to the class of building being erected for the Turua. Public Hall Company at the statutory meeting hist week a shareholder facetiously declared that it was not in keeping with the standard of the reist Of the township.. It was so much above the class of the other buildings that the “Chamber of Commerce” should lock into the matter. Another shareholder observed that-if the footpaths in the township were improved the aspect would be better, and this '“'provided a retort by the chariman of the Town Board that Turua was the only place on the Plains that had any footpaths at all.

Close on a hundred writers and artists from all payts of Australia and New Zealand give of their best to the latest issue df Aussie, all helping to make a noteworthy issue. There are some well-known names among the contributors —Rod Quinn, Will Lawson, Les Robinson, Jim Grahame, G. K. TOwnsJiend, Percy Lindsay, to mention a few. All the jokes in this issue aye well Worth passing on. With its new and more attractive type Aussie looks bigger, brighter, .and better, and has enough in its latest issue to brighten up a week of evenings.

Wallace users are Wallace Boosters. Ask to see our testimonials from users df Wallace Milking Machines*

For Coughs, a,nd Colds never fails. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,

The London-'office ?f the N.Z. Meat Producers’ Board had received a cable dated July 16 advising that there was, a slow demand for New Zealand lamb, and the market was easier owing to heavy supplies of Home-killed lamb. Them was still no settlement of the coal strike. The market for mutton was hrm, with a good demand.

The Pipiroa ferry is working satisfactorily, and the volume of traffic is increasing. On account of the 'force of the tides it has been necessary to fit a second guide-wire across the river to hold the pontoon on its course. This was done yesterday. The cleats on the ramps have been improved to enable the wheels of vehicles to get a grip on the steep slope.

The annual meeting of district suppliers to the N.Z. Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd,, was held at Paeroa this, morning, Mr W. F. Johnstone presiding over an attendance of about 24 suppliers. Mr C. J. Pa,rlane, the company’s assistant manager, Hamilton, addressed the meeting and traversed the negotiations of the company during the past twelve months, and outlined the policy for the future. Mr G. Buchanan, local director, also spoke. At the conclusion of the meeting a vote of thinks and continued confidence in the company was carried with acclamation.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is holding an animal welfare week throughout New Zealand from July 25 to July 31, inclusive. Friday, July 30, is to be regarded as “humane day,” when teachers are asked to give talks or lessons, on the rights of animals, and their usefulness to mankind. This is no.w the fourth animal welfare week to be held in the Dominion. The Object is to assist in stimulating a renewed interest in a, worthy cause and to bring forth sympathy and support of humane-minded persons throughout New Zealand in efforts for the protection of those who cannot speak fb’r themselves.

Here is just one from the hundred and one laughs in the latest issue of Humour. Mother : “It is very naughty, Lucy, to tell lies. Those who do never do go to heaven.” Lucy : “Do you ever tell lies, mummy ? Mother : “No, dear, never-” Lucy : “Well, you’ll be fear'fu'lly lonely, wont you, mummy, with only George Washington.”

The Turua. Public Hall Company has allotted 2111 £1 shares to date. More than 90 per cent, of the settlers between Orongo and the Wharepoa road are shareholders.