THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5060, 3 December 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

0 Mr A. M. Samuel, M.P., haft received the following telegram, from the Hon. A. D. McLeod, Minister of Lands: “With reference to Patetonga Committee’s report I have arranged for the holding of a special meeting of the South Auckland Land Board to consider recommendations with respect to reports dealt with and matters; of technical nature will be released later.”

The, number of persons Who attended the Hourajki Show at Paor.oa yesr terday was estimated at 2000. The gate takings for admission totalled £65 2s 9d, which is a decrease on last year’s figures. The price for admission last year, however, was 2si, while this year the price was only Is 6d, and children under 14 years o'f. age were admitted free.

In congratulating the association on its officials at the smoke concert on Wednesday night Mr Samuel referred eulogistically to; Mr Hare, whom, he said, was. the youngest president of an A. and P. Show he had be,en associated with. In wishing the. assocaition continued success, and prosperity he expressed his personal thanks and appreciation to the energetic and capable secretary, Mr E. Edwards.

The steam rail car between Thames and Frankton Junction again missed its connection with the north-bound express the other day owing to a breakdown. It did not pass through Morrinsvillq until 7 o’clock. This is the second time within a fortnight that his has occurred, and several passengers from Morrinsville have been disappointed in consequence.

The Railway Department advertises in this issue particulars of time-table alterations, operating on and after Monday, December 6. •

That a working man’s lunch' should be made th© subject df a show exhibit is certainly a novel idea, though essentially practical. The entries in this class naturally provoked considerable interest and discussion ;ajt St. John’s flower show at Waitara a few days ago. The judging was by vote of the visitors to the show on. the first afternoon.

The Presbyterian Sunday School anniversary services, on Sunday next at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. Special singing by children trained by Miss Jean Buchanan. The R OV - Lowden at all services.*

At the monthly meeting o'f the Farmers’ Union at Cambridge the following resolution, moved by Mr S. H. Judd, was carried unanimously : “In view df the fact that successful Action on the part df the Dairy Control Board will detrimentally affect Mr Stronach Paterson’s private financial interests, we urge upon the Government the vital importance of asking him for his immediate resignation as their nominee on the London agency, and ask for the 'appointment in his place of a gentleman whose private interests will not clas.li with his pubic duties.”

It is estimated that, the outcome of the show at Dunedin last week wil be a loss of between £4OO and £5OO.

The vigilance which the; Post Office officials display in endeavouring to trace owners of correspondence has been brought to our 4101106. A letter was addressed to a Paeroa lady who was visiting friends at Mangatarata. The place, howtever, was wrongly ■spelt, the first ”ta” in the najme being omitted. The letter left Paeroa on Apr.il 17 and went to Maihgarata, in the Nelson district, and bears the Murchison post stamp of April 20. It was sent ’from there to Dargaville on April 23, and back to Nelson .again on May 2. It was then re-addressed with the words “Try Mangatarata.” It.reached there on May 17, and waS re-addresse,d to Paeroa, as the lady had returned to her home.

Owing to the appr.oaching visit of the Governor-General to the. Hauraki Plains next week the proficiency examinations at the Ngatea school have been postponed. Permission has been given for this as the result of representations. made to the Education Departmegit by Mr E. L. Walton, county chairman.

Financial relief by way of loans' at 5 per cent, interest is to be given by the State Advances Department to settlers who have suffered losses through recent floods..

International courtesy appears to form no part of the equipment o'f some aliens. At the Opera House, Christchurch, the other night, sitting in the Front row, was. a party o'f American citizens, who, when the British National Anthem was played at the close o'f the performance, ostentatiously kept their seats, and the men of the party deliberately put on their hats as the first chord of the Anthem was played by the orchestra. One of the men is on a temporary business mission to the city.

There are more ways, .than one o'f asking for leniency from the Court. Ah offender, who was charged at Petone oil Tuesday, wrote stating that he was unable to appear, but would plead guilty. He would like the. Bejich to make matters easy, as things had been hard this year. Tie cdhcluded his letter by saying : “I am afraid the matter will curtail the visit of Santa Claus to the children, of which there are three. Accept my best wishes 'for- the coming season.” The Bench was very sorry, a ( nd sympathised with him, but said he would be fined.the same as the others, 10s and costs*.

Have, you seen schools’ and novelty events prizes for the Paeroa Athletic Club’s Sports Gala Saturday, December 11, 1926 ? On show in Farmers’ Union window. Remember the day, December 11.*

It was reported the other day that a license to wed a woman of 66 had been issued to a Strafford man aged 78 years. Had the event token place it would have been the bridegroom’s fifth venture in matrimony, but unfortunately the lady in the case failed to put in ,an appearance. As, in the words, of a current popular song, most of the usual people connected with such a ceremony “turned up.” and the hnha,ppy bi’idegroom, with his attendants, waited almost an hour and a half before, giving up hope.

A cake and variety stall will be Held in front of th e Methodist Church on Friday, Decembex - 10.*