THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURL GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5033, 29 September 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURL GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Veni Archdeacon, S. M. Coiwie, M.A., of Hamilton, was in Paeroa yesterday. Last evening he attended a meeting of the wardens and vestrymen ot St. Paul’s Church, when matters affecting the parish were dis • cussed.

The yo .mg man E. A. Cheffings, aged 20 years, who was before the local Court last week charged with an alleged unnatural offence at Waitoki, and alsd two charges of committing grossly Indecent acts on the Paei’oaTe Aroha road, appeared on remand before Messrs. F. E. Flatt and W. F. Nrth, J’s.P., yesterday morning. The Court was cleared, and after considerable evidence had beOn taken accused pleaded guilty to all charges and was, committed to the Supreme Court, Auckland, for sentence.

At Monday night’s meeting of the Paeroa Rugby Union Committee it was generally felt that it was a pity the. Thames Valley Primary Schools team, winners of the Northern Roller Mills Shield, had not been seen in action at Paeroa. It was resolved th ?t if possible a match should be arranged and played as a curtain-raiser to the West v. Netherton game.

j The poles for the Public Worlts, De;partment’s Bo mb ay-Waikino high tension electric feeder line have been dis-, tributed along the route from Bombay to- Netherton and the >vork is proceeding steadily. The erection has been carried out as far as Maramarua. Many farmers have objected to the poles being taken on to their land, and in some cases the contractor has had to get the assistance of the police to enable him to carry out his instructions.

During the course of its investiga-. tions at Patetonga the members of the Committee of Inquiry appointed by the Minister of Lands heard something of the suggested deviation of the Patetonga r Ngarua road from its present route along the foothills to a flat route, roughly from the Kaihere flaxmill to the lower Patetonga, ro'ad. Some settlers strenuously advocated the change and other deprecated it. On account of his connection with the Main Highways Board Mi’ G. T. Murray wa,s able to say that before long the road would be declared part of the main highway system. He was therefore, anxious to ascertain the merits of the two routes from a highway standpoint, and he inspected the hill road on Friday afternoon. Particular attention was given to that portion near what is known locally and very aptly as "the gluepot,” where the grade is steep and the bends: sharp.

The municipal electricity department has decided to offer electric supply for church heating for week-ends Only at %d per unit (reports the Christchurch Press). It is exptected that this will qnable the business to be developed at rates sufficiently satisfactory to the department and such as will offer an economical solution of church heating.

A Paeroa youth who was implicated in tho’burglary at Messrs Brocket and Shand’s and charged with alleged theft last: week, appeared before Messrs Flatt and North, J’s.P., at the Pollice Court yesterday morning, and was further remanded until Monday next, bail being allowed as before.

At Monday night’s meeting of the Pacroia Rugby Union Committee a West player wa,s given to plainly understand that fighting during or after a football match in a public domain would not be tolerated. The player concerned was cautioned, and a warning was issued that the union would not stand for unseemly behaviour.

Probably owing to insufficient notice and counter-attractions, the annual meeting df the Paeroa Cricket Club, which was to have, been held last night, was abandoned on account of the paucity of attendance. An effort will be made to revive matters in local cricket circles at a later date.

The last of the series of socials and dances organised by St. Paul’s Church Social Committee is to be held at the Gaiety Theatre to-morrow night. As usual with this organisation, good team work should ensure that patrons obtain the, maximum amount of pleasure and enjoyment at a minimum outlay.

The weather continues to hold good locally. Last night, following on a hot oppressive evening, heavy rain fell and has done, much towards layins the dust and freshening up the atmosphere. A steady downpour of rain would be particualrly welcomed by the farmers at present.

The new hall in Turua was a hivej of industry yesterday, in preparation for the official opening this evening. Carpenters, painters, and electricians, were putting the finishing touches to their work, and there was a working bee of local men to assemble the 100 air cushion tip-.up seats, into clusters of five. In addition to these seats there aye 200 loose chairs and a number of forms with backs.. Although the building has the appearance of being .almost completed, there is much yet to be done and it is doubtful, whether the. carpenters will be finished by the opening day.

A -well-known figure in Te Aroha, Mr Les. Boles, died there yes.tierday morning. The late Mr Boles, who was 35 years of age, was engaged in the drapery business foh 1 many years, and was a well-known spcit. man and good citizen. He was a member of the Te Aroha Jockey Club and the Golf Club, and a couple of months ago 41 e wias; elected a member of the Te Aroha Borough Council. A curious coincidence attaches to his death (which was the result of, pneumonia) in this respect, as the councillor whom he succeeded, the late Mr John Frear, died of pneumonia, whilst Cr. Leonard, whom Mr Freer followed, also, passed away from'the same complaint. Mr Bole.s. Avho was highly respected, was a married man with ctae ch : ld. Death occurred after a week’s illness.

At the local Police Court this morning, before Mr H. J. Hare, J.P., a first offender was charged with being drunk in Belmont RoLd yesterday afternoon. There was no appearance of the, defendant, who w'as convicted and fined lOsi

A private company with a capital of £lO,OOO, has been formed to cater for tourists who wish to sample New Zealand fishing. Suitable oil-launches are being constructed at Auckland, and one of the directors of the new company will shortly arrive from England with a complete supply of suitable tackle. The company will also provide hotel accommodation at Urupukapuka Island, which promisejs to become a.s attractive a fishing resort as the famous Santa Catalena Island in California.

The authorities of the convent of St. Paul, at Layant, Carinthia, have sold a Gutenberg vellum Bible to Mr Otto Pollbehr, a New York collector, for £55,000. This is said to be a record price for a book. Another copy of this Bible was sold in May for’ £45,000.

The wild pig menace in. the back country around Stratford has- been particularly bad during the past fortnight, a heavy toll of young lambs having been taken. Settlers in the Aotuhia district have taken combined action, but, notwithstanding the efforts made to exterminate them, pigs still come in large numbers. A Stock Department inspector from Stratford visited the district and thoroughly investigated the problem. He- was shown a dead sow with the remains two lambs in her stomach. An attempt was made recently to destroy these pigs by poisoned meat, but apparently it was not a success-, as, though the pigs will root all round a poisoned carcase, none of those put out h'as yet been eaten.

The Turua-Netherton road from the end of the bitumen-bound portion near Turua to the Wharepoa ferry corner has recently received the first course of new metal preparatory toi being biitumen sealed. Tramlines are now being laid along the, road to the rid-, ing boundary, and scarifying is in progress in preparation for the continuatidn of the work. Unfortunately Pekapeka Road hits not yet been disced and is still too rough to cause, a, divertsion of the traffic.

A recent Post and Telegraph Guile supplement states the fact that the word “night” in the class, of telegram known as “night letter telegram” is to be eliminated. It was thought that the word referred to conveyed an impression to the public that such messages were to be lodged at telegraph offices during evening atteidanec, the consequence being that a considerable number were withheld from lodgment until after 5 p.m. This class of message will henceforth be termed “letter tdlegram.” Message,s for Australia will continue to be known as "night letter telegrams.” The Gazette states that Esperanto is now admissible as plain language for telegraph correspondence.

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