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

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5054, 19 November 1926, Page 2

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

Cheery countenances were to be seen about the local streets yesterday morning, and as the day wore <m the fajr sex were in evidence frocked in dainty summer apparel. The reason for the change was, that the weather yesterday was that of a bright summer’s. day. What a change came o’er the scepe this, morning. Shortly after 8 o’clock heavy clouds banked up, and in a few minutes torrential rain fell for about half an hour, and mud and sloppiness abounds again. The barometer has fallen several points during the past 12 hours, and further heavy rain is expected.

The Horahia. Drainage Board’s employees and contractors are covered by accident insurance. Contractors are charged with a proportion of the premium. Up to date the board has only paid a sum e,qual ,to less than, of the amount received by injured workmen.

Although no arrests have been made o'f men who usually visit! racecourses during a .carnival for the purpose of picking the pockets of citizens and visitors, (says the Christchurch Press), Chief Detective T. Gibson advises all epople to carry their money in pockets in front of them, “it’s toie of the easiest things in the world for a man who is used to it to pick another man’s hip or coat pockets,” he said, “but it is almost impossible to take mdney from an inside front pocket.”

“Everything is very cheap as although the franc is, only worth IA/zd, it is still a lot to a Frenchman,” writes a New Zealander who has; beeii travelling in France with the Maori Rugby players. “Board costs about 8s dr 9s a day in the. best hotels, and is even cheaper in fairly good hotels. A suit of clothes can be bought for £3 10s, and shirts are 4s 6d. Hats which cost 25s in. New Zealand can be obtained for 7s 6d. Champagne costs 4b 6d .to 6s 6d a bottle, and an ordinary drink can be. had for 1% francs. A large bottle df lemonade costs 3 francs.”

It is evident that much land in the Horahia Drainage Board’s area is changing hands. Numerous letters from legal firms are being received inquiring the amount of rates due on sections.

Members of local bodies, and particularly of drainage, boards, have a lot ,to put Up with from ratepayers. Late one night 'last week a. member of one of the drainage boards on the Hauraki Plains Was called ou.t of bed to listen to 3, scheme, telephoned by an earnest settler, for the better maintenance of drains. The idea was to fence all drains with adequate fences and run sheep and ducks; for the purpose of eating the weeds; that grow on the banks and in 'the water. A boy could be employed ®jt 10s a week to look after them, suggested the settler from Orchard East.

The N.Z. Meat Producers’ Board has received a cable from its representative at Buenos South America, advising the following shipments to the United Kingdom for the fortnight ended November 11, 1926, from Argentine and Uruguay : 182,175 quarters of chilled beej 1 , 7980 quarters of frozen beef, 32,185 carcases of frozen mutton, aiiid 74,611 carcases of frozen lamb. ’ The quantity shlped to the Continent of Europe during the same period totalled 60,613 quarters of frozen beef and 5400 carcases of frozen mutton.

Exclusive and up-to-date photographs are featured in this week’s issue of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review,” making it one of unrivalled merit and attractiveness. Pride of place must be given Melbourne Cup Day at Flqmington, showing incidents of the thrilling events, and the huge crowd present. New Zealand Cup Day at Addingtofi is also the subject of special pictorial treatment. The Waikato Racing Club’s meeting has an excellent depiction as well, so racegoers should find the issue a real souvenir.

Another old Turua. landmark disappeared this week when the old sawmill building on Hauraki Road was demolished. The sawmill jvas originally erected by the Bagnalls in 1868 on a site near the river, and in 1916 it wajs. taken over by Messrs Gardiner and Spencer and shifted td Hauraki Road. Of late years little sawmilling has been done, and twelve months ago the plant was sold.

The final dividend of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company is certain to bring the .total dividend up to 16s in the £. A new record for such an undertaking is established in the fact that all calls, space fees, commissions, rentals, etc., totalling in all £170,000, have been paid to the last penny.

The coiitract for the construction of an underground railway System at Buenos Ayres has been secured by a British firm. The amount involved is £10,000,000.

Ln connection with the memorial service at the Church of Notre Dame, Paris, by the League pt ex-Soldier Prietss, figures published show, that 3101 priests, 1'517 members of religious orders, and 335 nuns lost their lives on battlefields and in front-line hospitals and dressing stations during the war.

Who is liable if a school building is destroyed by fire while it is, let for social purposes? This question has exercised the minds of the- Wellington Education" Boa.rd, so an official opinion from the Crown Law Office was obtained. This laid it down that the school committee were legally entitled to let school buildings for social functions under certain conditions, there would be no liability on the part of the committee in case of fire.

The injuries receiveci by Mr J. N. Anderson, assistant engineer to the Franklin County Council, in a motor accident in the Hunua Gorge on Friday last, were, more serious than was reported (says the Franklin Times;). Mr Anderson had .the misfortune to break the bones in the back of his hand, receive a severe scalp wound, and sundry cuts and bruises, which will lay him up for some considerable time. Considering, hp.wever, that the car ’fell some 50ft, Mr Anderson and the other occupants may feel thankful that they escaped so/ comparatively lightly. Mr Anderson was recently assistant engineer to the Hauraki Plains. County ’ Council.

At the back of the stewards’ stand at Riccarton there is a fi r e plug marked "FPS.” Recently (says the Dominion) Mr E. L. Riddiford, owner of Fool’s Paradise, Wbk great delight in pointing ou,t to his friends that while he was previously convinced that Fool’s Paradise would win the Jockey Club Handicap he was, since seeing the plug mark, absolutely certain about victory. “What more dp you want ?” he said. “FPS. I.t’si the fifth race, and FP stand for Fool’s Paradise. Further, he is by Absurd from Mascot, and the mark is painted in my colours.” Fool’s Paradise duly won.