THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5140, 17 June 1927, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Heavy white frosts continue to prevail locally. Yesterday morning and this morning the frosts were the heaviest so far experienced this year. The weather this morning was dull and grey, and as the sun was unable to penetrate the heavy mist conditions generally were very cold and

Private advice has been received from Auckland to the effect that Mr A. M. Samuel, M.P., has been laid up for some time with a severe attack of bronchitis. As a consequence 'Mr Samuel has been forced to cancel his visit to Paeroa, which was to have taken place before Parliament met, but he hopes to get up to these parts during the session.

When Mrs J. Bayliss, of Awaiti, was driving along Puke Road towards her home on Tuesday evening in her gig the horse took fright at an approaching motor-car, driven by -Mr J. Simpson, and a collision occurred. The animql swerved towards the car, the mudguard of which struck the wheel of the gig a glancing blow and loosened some of the spokes. The horse became, more frightened, and before it could be quietened it damaged the harness and overturned the gig. Mrs Bayliss and her neice were thrown out, but escaped injury. The car was not seriously damaged.

An important deal which was announced by the Minister of Agriculture-, the Hon. O. J. Hawken, is the purcha.se from the growers of practically the whole of the Nelson tobacco crop by the firm of W. D. and H. O. Wills. Special samples of the leaf are to be selected and sent to England, and if the- price realised on the London market is greater than the guarantee price the firm of Wills has undertaken to make up the difference- to the grower. The tobacco is being graded and packed in Nelson.

The question of the admission to the Waihi Hospital of patients residing outside the boundaries of the Waihi Borough, which constitutes the hospital district, was warmly debated at a meeting of the Hospital Board on Tuesday evening. In accordance with the notice of motion the chairman, Mr J. E. Slevin, moved that in future patients from outside districts be admitted when recommended by the medical superintendent. The motion was carried by six votes to three. Colonel Jowsey then intimated his intention of resigning his seat on the board.

A Paeroa resident who is a deben-ture-holder in the public hall at Netherton paid a visit of inspection to the building for the first time on Wednesday night. In conversation he expressed surprise that such a fine building existed in the district, and he was happy to know that his investment was such a good one.

A splendid view of the eclipse of tlie moon was obtainable at Paeroa on Wednesday night, and a large number of people were well repaid for the wait they had in the frosty air to see the unusual occurrence. From shortly after seven o’clock onwards for nearly an hour the various stages of the eclipse were watched with considerable interest.

At the Centenary Hall on Tuesday evening next the public will be afforded an unusual opportunity of listening, free of charge, to a splendid gramophone concert provided by Mr Wesley Woolhouse.

The nine locomotives dumped in the Oreti River at Oporo on Sunday were deposited near the bank by the Railway Department to prevent erosion by the current which is constantly sweeping against the bank (states the Southland News). It is the intention of the department to dump eight more locomotives at the same spot at a later date, which may further help to prevent erosion.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For Children’s Hacking Cough.