THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5019, 27 August 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The membership Of the Paeroa Orphans’ Club is now 132. It was stated at last night’s session that the credit balance was £82.17s sd, with no liabilities.

An unusually busy scene prevailed at Paeroa’s port this morning. In addition to the. s.s. Taniwha, froim Auckland, there were? the auxiliary scows Pono and Dominion, each With a. full loa,d of genera cargo and mining requisites, discharging into the small steamers Rbtoko'hu and Kopu with barges; attached. There was also the large steam bucket-dredge operating in the vicinity of the Puke wharf.

The annual meeting Of the Paeroa Bowling Club is .to be held at the Soldiers? Club to-morrow evening. Members and intending members arei invited to attend.

In setting the ball rolling at last night’s session of the Orphans’ Club Bro. Maxwell-Walker said that there was nearly always a barrier of reserve where Englishmen were gathered. One of the surest ways in which to remove that obstacle was to induce healthy laughter by good-natured humour.

“India Mission Life and Work” formed the subject of an interesting address by Mrs E. A. Rimmer in the Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening. Skilfully the . speaker revealed a panorama of the custofcns and life x of the teeming millions! of India and the aims, difficulties, and achievements of the work of the Gospel. The solo “Abide with Me,” rendered byMiss Grace Gibb, and recitations? by Mr E. V. Slyfield, helped-to make the evening thoroughly enjoyable. The Rev. John Lowden presided.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Hauraki Plains, County Council Cr. Madgwick reported that the Mayor of Paeroa and Cr. HaJte had interviewed him in regard to the purchase of one of the county’s horses. The position was that some time ago, when there was no work available, Mr J. H. Nicholson, who was then a councillor, had. agreed to feed the horse for its us.e. After Mr Nicholson had been spoken to concerning the horse a cheque; “for £8 was received by the county, clerk from hiin. No authority had be.en given to sell the horses. The council ; decided that the cheque be returned, and that Crs. Ma.dgwick arid Hicks be deputed to deal with the fate of the horse.. These councillors .agreed to s,ell it to the Paeroa Borough Council.

The illustrations in tis week’s, issue of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review” set a standard in reproduction and interest. Of unique attraction is the centre page, which illustrates, the meet of the Pakuranga Hunt at Papatoetoe. The Pakuranga Hunt races at Ellerslie furnish ah interesting series of snapshots of leading events, while the win of NeXv Zealand horses in Australia are represented in an animated s,et. Captain Cobham’s arrival in Sydney .is graphically featured, and the famous cricket tests in England find prominent space In a, striking selection of photographs. Fashion, stag-e, motion pictures, and society arte admirably represented in an exclusive display of portraits, and besides a generous miscellaneous: section particulars of the ne.w Free Skill competition on the New Zealand Cup appear in this issue.

Separators of all makes can be fitted with a Pye Patent Pulley. Saves trouble, eliminates jar of shock.*

For Influenza Golds take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

The chief health inspector for Auckland, Mr B. A. Franklin, and the distriict inspector, Mr Martindale, have completed a visit of inspection to the Ohinemuri hotels, including those at Paeroa, Kerepeehi, Waikino, a,nd .Waihi. They subsequently announced that the several houses had met with their entire, approval in all departments, and added that the premises generally were in equipment above the average, off licensed premises in the; Auckland province.

The Lands Committee reported to Parliament on Wednesday on the petition of George, Buchanan a,nd four others., of Paeroa, who asked for relief for damage alleged to have been done to their respective properties by the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Scheme. The committee considered the petitioners had suffered loss'by the operations carried out, and referred the petition to the Government for favourable consideration.

It is. said on very good authority that a certain device which is at present in New Zealand on loan ,to an Auckland resident will, if it does all it is claimed to do, permit a blind person to read the daily newspaper. The claim appears to be a miraculous one. It is to be hoped that it will, when tested in the very near future, prove itself beyond all doubts, and thus bring untold relief to the many unfortunate blind.

Before throwing away “Tatt’s tickets” it is as well to carefully peruse the sheets of prize-winning numbers, which are usually dispatched to ticket-holders as soon as the drawing is made. One Greymouth resident, throwing away a ticket deemed to be worthless, is now wiser for having committed a “tactical error,” through which he has dispossessed himself of he pleasure of collecting a prize which runs close to £lOO. A bystander, with an “eye to the main chance,” seeing the disgusted speculator .thibw away a ticket, made a sporting offer of “two bob” for the ticket, which turned out a winning number, an expansive smile appearing on his face when he discovered the “dud" was worth £lOO.

After paying interest and providing for depreciation the Public Works Department showed a profit for the past financial ye,ar on the Horahora power pla.nt of £21,348. The plant, which was purchased some time ago from the Waihi Gold Mining Company for rather more than £200',000, now represents a capital investment to the Government of £735,091, and the revenue from it for the. twelve months ended March 31 last was £85,830, while operating expenses during the period amounted to £19,612, leaving a gross balance of £66,218.

A fine of £2O, suspension of his license for three month, and the iss.ue of a prohibition order against him, was the judgment in the Court at Tauranga on Wednesday, on a, motorist charged with driving a car while in a state of intoxication.

A paragraph in the report of the Horahia Drainage Board meeting which appeared in lasj; Monday’s issue requires elaboration to remove, a stigma against Mr R. L. Davies. The paragraph infej’s tha.t ,at the meeting Mr Davies had called Mr J. M. Thompson a liar. The position was that Mr Thompson had asserted that some time previously Mr Davies had agreed to certain work being done, Mr Davies contended .that he had agreed that the w r ork should be done: at some time in the distant future, and not imimeditaely, as- asserted by Mr Thompson. Ih the argument that ensued Mr Thompson stated that never before had he been called a liar.

At the Methodist Church on Sunday evening the choir will render a,nthem “King of Kings” ; also a quartette, will sing.*

Nothing shoddy about a Wallace Milking Machine. Materials and installation cannot be beaten.*