THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, MAY 23, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5129, 23 May 1927, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, MAY 23, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Public schools under the jurisdiction of the Auckland Education Board reopened this morning after being closed for the autumn holidays, which commenced on May 6.

Whilst returning home from his work on Friday night Mr W. H. Taylor, junr., Paeroa, was taken suddenly ill and collapsed on the Beautifying Society’s plot in Belmont Road. Medical aid was immediately summoned, and it was found that Mr Taylor was seriously ill, and he- was at once conveyed to the Thames Hospital. On admission he was immediately operated on. From inquiries made this morning it was learned that the sufferer was making as good progress as could be expected.

A pleasing incident occurred during the playing of the East versus Turua senior match at the local domain on Saturday afternoon. A Turua player >vas first of all cautioned and finally ordered off the field for. disputing the referee’s ruling. The player immediately proceeded to walk off, when the captain of the East team (C. Treanor) appealed to the referee to reinstate him. as the match was only a friendly one. The referee acceded to the request and the player concerned continued on. The sportsmanlike action of the East captain was loudly applauded by the spectators and players.

Because they had taken part in a sweep at Ellerslie on April 16 on the Easter Handicap, fifteen men were charged with being partners In a lottery at the Police Court. Mr Hunt: “A sweepstake among friends is no harm at all. All the cases will be dismissed under section 92. But your clients had better not do it again.”

At the meeting of the, Auckland Education Board last week a request was received for Hie appointment of a teacher at the Waikato Hospital, where there is an average of 25 children. The chairman said, seeing the good work which is being done at the Auckland Hospital, the Board would be very pleased to favourably consider the Hamilton application if particulars were forthcoming.

It was claimed at t'he annual meeting of the Farmers’ Veterinary Club at Ngatea on Thursday last that the club'was distinctive in being probably the longest-lived veterinary club in the Dominion. Most clubs lasted only a year or two, probably on account of not having the services of a satisfactory veterinary surgeon, and this club was proud of having a surgeon in whom it had every confidence.

Figures published by the Government Statistician show that heart disease takes the biggest death toll in New Zealand, cancer ranking second. During 1926 there were 2059 deaths from heart disease compared with 1931 in 1925, 1858 in 1924. 2023 in 1923. and 1889 in 1922. Deaths from cancer during 1926 totalled 1341. compared with 1027 in 1925, 124'5 in 1924, 1115 in 1923, and 1066 in 1922. Tuberculosis of the respiratory system accounted for' 592 deaths last year, the figures for the preceding four years being, respectively, 560. 573, 619, and 594. There were only 11 deaths from infantile paralysis last year, compared with 173 in 1925. Whooping cough claimed 10S victims in 1926, compared with 16 in 1925, and influenza 28.8, compared with 86.

A report to the effect that applications were being called for the position of headmaster of the Ngatea school is not correct. Applications were called for the position of infant mistress only.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. First aid tor coughs, colds, influenza.

The latest issue of the N.Z. Gazette states that Cyril Alfred Dally, miner, of Maratotp, has been adjudged a bankrupt. A meeting of creditors is to be held at the Courthouse, Thames, on May 27.

Fine weather prevailed locally over the week-end, although the sky was overcast the greater part of the time. This morning dawned fine, but a heavy pall, of fog hung over the town. Before 8 o'clock a fine' rain commenced to fall, and prevailed for a couple of hours.

Some level crossings in New Zealand cost as much as £16,000 to eliminate, ami the average cost of elimination is £5OOO. There are 3000 public level crossings in New Zealand, of which 300 are on main highways.

“If I could only succeed in getting instead of £4,000,000 a year, £10',000,000 a year, nobody would be more happy than I would be in dispensing it,” said Hon. R. A. Wright, Minister of Education, in referring to the demands made on behalf of education, when he was declaring the new Christchurch Training College open last week. “ There are some people in Ne-w Zealand,” he added, “ who sec-m to think that the Government is able to go to some mountain of sovereigns that it has hidden away somewhere', and just shovel them out.”

Of the four chief cities. Dunedin is appreciably the cheapest to live in (states the “Otago Daily Times”), the index number there, covering food, rent, fuel, light, clothing, drapery, footwear, and miscellaneous, being 1513, while in Christchurch it is 1610, Auckland 1619, and Wellington 1749. Rents are much higher in Wellington than in the other cities, the index number there being 2221, with Auckland next at 1888. Fuel and light are dearer in Auckland, but groceries are cheapest In Wellington.

Quite a new and anything but mcrc'ful method of driving stock was revealed by the inspector to the Timaru branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at the monthly meeting (states the Herald). The inspector told members that he had investigated the case of a bull, which the owner had tied, through the ring on its nose, to the. rear of a motor-car, and pulled the animal along. The bull was bleeding at the nose, and had been subjected to very cruel treatment. The owner had been interviewed', and the inspector said he was sure a warning would suffice to stop the practice.

A singular and an amusing incident occurred during the progress of the senior football match between Turua and East at the local domain on Saturday afternoon. Moore (East) had an unsuccessful penalty kick at goal. The Turua full-back gained possession of the ball, but failed to touch down. Instead he leisurely walked into the field of play and kicked the ball towards his forwards, presumably thinking that the referee had awarded a touch-down. Realising that the force had not been given, the Turua forwards gained possession and went on with the game. Not one of the players," or even the referee',, realised that 14 of the team of 15 were offside. The spectators seemed to be more cognisant of the unique situation than any of' those taking an active part. It is possible that an episode such as this has never happened before.

The army of flat dwellers is increasing in Sydney by leaps and bounds. Not a few people are living in flats, not from choice, but because of the shortage of houses, which speculators are loth to erect, owl ig to increase in wages and what is regarded as prohibitive legislation. To find a “To Let” notice in the window of a cottage nowadays is like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack. Flats arc being erected to-day in almost every suburb surrounding Sydney. The attitude of builders is that under existing conditions flats show the best return. Under one roof, for. example-, can be provided a residence for several families, each of whom pays as much rent for a little flat of two rooms and a kitchenette as they would ordinarily for a four-roomed cottage. Darlinghurst, a few minutes from the city proper, is still the main home of the flat dwellers, who range from the plebeian' to the aristocrat. Anything between £2OO and £3OO a. foot is being paid for land in Darlinghurst upon which to erect big blocks of flirts, which are springing up in all directions.

M-my of the people who are not acquainted with the works of the farmers, and who are in favour of the adoption of the daylight saving measure in New Zealand will no doubt have found it difficult to find any reason why the farmer does not favour the scheme. At a meeting of the Farmers’ Union held in Hastings (states “Tribune”), some of these reasons were given when a letter was received from the Dominion secretary, stating that one of his circulars protesting against daylight saving had been ridiculed by the Otago union, and he asked the local union to submit reasons against the proposal for future reference. There was a considerable amount of discussion, and it was ultimately decided to inform the Dominion secretary that the main reasons against the proposal, as far as farmers were- concerned, were that the farmers already commenced their work in tile earliest possible hour : with shearing they could not start before 5 a.m., and mustering already commenced with daylight, whilst the daily duties of a farmer necessitated his getting up very early in the morning. A further reason was that when the farmer finished his day’s work he often had to go into town to make purchases, and to do this lie did not have much time to spare. If daylight saving was brought into force, the time at his disposal would be even less and the shops would be closed before he could reach the town.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Influenza Colds.