THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5169, 24 August 1927, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It has rather puzzled several persons why, when erecting the fence enclosing that portion of the children’s playground near the Puke Road railway crossing, a line was not taken straight out from the corner post at the railway fence. On inquiries being made it was learned .that the small ■pace that is now left as a result of the fence being moved is for a holding area for stock being driven when a train is approaching. Had that space not been provided, it was suggested that a mob of cattle bunched up in a small area would be liable to push the fence over and enter the playing area.

In the latest issue of the New Zealand Gazette His Excellency the Gov-ernor-General has been pleased to approve, under section 6 (a) of the Defence Act, 1910, the formation of the 2nd Cadet Battalion, attached to the Hauraki Regiment, with headquarters at Paeroa.

Mr E. Holmes, one of the managers of the Australian; schoolboys’ Soccer team, had all his personal belongings stolen just before the team left Sydney, and he arrived in Wellington on Tuesday with nothing but what he stood up in- Mr Page, his fellow manager, iiad a bag stolen.

An interesting point regarding tire release of prisoners committed for trial to the Supreme Court was raised by Mi Louis Cohen in the Magistrate’s Court at Wanganui recently. In the event of the accused person not being able to find the amount of bail required, 'he said, there was a provision under the Offenders' Probation Act of 1920 whereby'a prisoner might be released on probation under certain conditions, such as reporting to the police. If a man had not lived long in ft place it might be very difficult for him to find sureties, and yet it was most unfair to keep him in prison for months to await trial.

John Holme Hartley, of Rangiora, died in the Christchurch Hospital on Monday of injuries to his head. He was occupying the back seat of a motor-car returning from Ashley to Rangiora and driven by Mr C. Devlin. There- was a thick fog a.t t'he time, and whep nearing Ivory’s, nurseries Mr Hartley put his head out to ascertain the locality. The car was travelling at the extreme right of the road, and his head struck an electric light pole, and he was knocked unconscious. The car went on a short distance before Mrs Hartley, who occupied the front seat, 'noticed that there was something wrong with her (husband. It was evident that he was-seriously injured, and he was taken to the hospital.

There was an improvement in the weather locally yesterday. The morning was fine ami spring-like, but before the afternoon dark clouds had gathered and the atmosphere was cold. Early tlris morning heavy rain fell, •and there has been, intermittently, heavy showers this morning. The barometer is still very low.

Mentioning that the Te Poi cheese factory had encouraged its suppliers to use- electric water-heaters and had given assistance where necessary, with the result that it no longer became necessary for the factory to provide hot water for the- washing of milk cans, thereby effecting a reduction of about £3OO a year in the fuel bill, the manager of the factory at Turua advocated the same course when the item of fuel costs was under discussion at the annual meeting of suppliers last week. The meeting was impressed, and a motion to cease providing hot water wa.s moved, but in the discussion that followed it was pointed out that suppliers were not yet in a position to provide hot water, and consideration was accordingly deferred until the autumn meeting.

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