THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 26, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5005, 26 July 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 26, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At present some much-needed repairs ai’q being effected to the bitumen surface in Belmont Road. An asphalt mixture is. being placed .in the largest pot-holes.

An altercation took place in the main street of Paeroa on Saturday night between some young men, and one, a local, resident, was badly injured. The police have, the matter n hand, and the affair will be ventilated at the next sitting of the Magistrate’s Court here.

A very painful accident happened to Mr H. H. Martindale, the local health inspector, on Saturday morning at Thames. He was starting up his car when the handle flew back and broke his wrist. He was conveyed to the Thames Holspitak where an X-ray photograph was taken d£ the injury.

Fine weather prevailed locally over the week-end, although throughout yes,terday a. strong north-westerly wind prevailed all day, making cojnditidns very unpleasant. Clouds of dust were swept along the streets by the wind this morning, but a heavy shower of rain about 11 o’clock brought relief in that direction. Heavy rain appears to be imminent.

Dealing with.root pruning .of fruittrees, Mr P. Everett, Government orchardist instructor, at the demonstration at Paeroa on Friday said that such pruning could not be relied upon, and it should be avoided if possible. In any case, it was, not desirable to sever more than two roots.

The Hauraki Drainage Board did not hold its monthly meeting at Turua on Friday last, a° there was practically no business to be transacted and a special meeting had been held the previous day. It is anticipated that members will be invited to a meeting this week to discuss the 'report of the committee set up by the settlers on Monday last for the purpose of evolving a drainage scheme for the Orchard Ea,st-Huirau Point area, and it is proposed to hold the monthly meeting of the board on the same day.

Ping-pong, that indoor game by which tennis players' amuse them,silves during the winter months, has been very popular on the Hauraki Plains this winter, and in several townships, its adherents have banded together into clubs, 'for the promotion of tournaments. So far no inter-club challenge matches have been played, but the matter has been discussed. Ip Waita.ka.ruru the game is taken very' seriously, and in order to decide the relative positions of the ladder numerous tournaments, have been played by the leading men players, Messrs Griffiths, Mdesworth, Beaver, Otter, and McClean. Such a tournament was held at the clubroom on Tuesday evening, but though members report a pleasant evening they state that the matter of the chiimptonship could not be settled.

First aid for coughs, coldjs:, and influenza. Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure.