THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5142, 22 June 1927, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

With the nearing completion of the new theatre building at Paeroa the shops in front of the same are being, taken up by enterprising retailers. This week a new jeweller has been busy at work in stocking his windows, and yesterday a hardware firm from Hamilton completed negotiations for one of the larger shops.

The Auckland Racing Club Committee has decided to convert the totalisator on the members’ stand to £1 tickets and give the lawn patrons access to the 10s totalisator in the St. Leger enclosure and on the hill.

“Are you in favour of closing hotel bars at the hours when other business premises close ?” was a question asked of Mr J. A. Young, Minister of Health, at Hamilton on Monday night. The Minister replied that he saw no reason why hotel bars should not close at the same hours a.s other businesses. A Voice: “And have a late night on Fridays.” (Laughter.)

The Ngatea District High (School Committee has been advised that Miss Evelyn Gray has been appointed infant mistress and will take up her duties on July 4. The Education Board has authorised the appointment of Mrs Reed as second assistant, and has advised that the headmaster’s resignation would take effect from the end of June, and that the .committee would be advised as quickly as possible of the applications received in response to the advertisement.

An encouraging response greeted the appearance of the subscription lists to relieve distress at Thames occasioned by unemployment. The lists were opened'on Saturday morning, and on Monday morning the total contributions showed the sum of over £7O.

At last night’s, meeting of the, Ngatea. School Committee it was'decided to ascertain from the Education Board what steps had been taken in connection with the enlargement of the school. In May last the board’s architect had been instructed to prepare the plans and call tenders.

At a clearing sale near Kerepeehi on Tuesday of last week a herd of 29 big-framed cows in good condition and with butter-fat records ranging up to 4001 b averaged £lO 12s, although the uast five only averaged £4 ss.

Accidents continue to occur on the Waitakaruru-Pipiroa road on account of the deposit of spoil from the trenches dug in connection with the water supply scheme a.nd: the lively nature of the gravel the narrow road. About a third of the width of the metal is occupied: by the bank of spoil, necessitating vehicles to run on the side of the steeply cambered road, xind this has caused several collisions and quite a. few skids into the roadside drain.

Denmark, which is about the same size as Taranaki, has 2,700,000' pigs, while Taranaki has only 68000. This gives some idea of the possibilities of the pig trade.—Mr H. Gorringe in his address on pigs at the farmers’ school at Cambridge.

An unusual incident, not without humour, occurred a.t the “Home of Good Value,” Paeroa, yesterday morning. A sale was in progress, and a bargain in the form of a georgette evening dress which was exhibited in the window was asked for. The shop was full of bargain-seekers at the time, and it was only with difficulty that the rear of the window, could be reached. Eventually the dress was brought forth and handed, to the woman who sought it. Another woman in the crowd promptly pushed forward and claimed the garment, at the same time making to snatch it away. The first woman held tightly to the frock, and w*ith a tearing noise the dainty georgette came asunder. The cost of the garment was paid for half each by the two claimants, who took away their portion.

The Ngatea Football Club at a recent meeting voted a guinea to the Ngatea School football team to assist in the payment ‘of transportation. The team has only one more away match this season.