THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5258, 30 March 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In a conversation yesterday Mr A. M. Samuel, M.P., stated tnat pressure was being brought to bear in this portion of the new Thames electorate foi- him to stand at the forthcoming elections for the Thames, seat. He left Hast evening to mak3 a tour of the northern portion of the electorate.

The demand for houses in Paeroa at the present t'me is fairly keen. A n advertisement of a. house to let was inserted in our Wednesday’s issue, and before closing time that day there were five inquiries, and up to miclf-day yestdrday the office had answerel no less than sixteen inquiries. This sdiiely speaks for itself.

Mr W. Turner, who had the misfortune to have his leg broke#! while working on the Criterion bridge some time back, has returned! ffiem the Thames Hospital, and is able to get about on crutches.

The eightieth anniversary of the Otago province wais celebrated iif Dunedin, last Friday, when the chairman read the list, of surviving pass sengers of the earlier vessels.

It is announced that “The Giitjat White Train” project lias been abandoned. Some time ago there was a proposal to run a train on the lines of a travelling exhibition of New Zealand manufactures only through the North Island, stopping for varying periods at the various centres and towns, where those interested could inspect the New Zealandi-made goods on the payment of a small fee. If the experiment was crowned with success the train was to be extended to the South Island. Owing to lack of sufficient support by the manufacturers it has been decided not to proceed w’th the; project.

It is expected that about 100 English tourists will be brought to New Zealand next season by Pickfords, Ltd., the British Tourist Company, with hejadquarters in London. Advjee has been received by the National Tours, Ltd., New Zealand agents, for the firm, that tours to the Dominion are now being aK'anged more than before. Pickfords have established a New Zealand department with a New Zealand officer in charge, and valuable information of all k’nds is obtainable by English people.

Stories about Hinkler are, still going the rounds of his admiring countrymen. Like/ I/ndbergh, before his dazzling (light he was regarded as. rathe.T; a “casual” individual; but at least on one occasion Hinkler showed he was anything but that. Actually he is a most meticulous person, even to t.h(j p'o'nt of seeing that he is well fed on his trips. They tell a story of one trial Hight of his from Croydon., He bad left with his usual unceremoniousness, and an, hour afterwards, when lie should have been a hundred miles away, his - mechanics, were) alai’imed to see him arrive back. “Forgot my sandwiches,” he explained, pocketing something about the size of a pack of cards. And, without more ado, he (lew off again.

The New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Championship meeting is to be held on the Middlemolde Links, Auckland, from September 27 to Octobei’ 4.

The rugged road that newspaper founders have to tread was exemplified lapt week, when the Whangarej morning paper, which made its debut about fifteen months ago, ceased publication.

An indication of land valueis on the Hauraki Plains is afforded by the fact that a Huirau Road (Tania) Carp’ was sold this week for £7900, which works out at £7l-odd an acre. The cash deposit was £2OOO.

The ne,w swimming baths, although not yet officially opened, were well patronised on Wednesday evening and again last night, when some ladies also joined in and enjoyed a plunge. Although the water was cold, it did not deter the swimmers.

A Royal Commission with very wide powers to make a. searching investigation into the Auckland transport problem has been set up by the Prime Minister.

The Kerepeehi Rugby Football Club’s annual meeting was called for last evening, and an hour after the usua|l time for commencing only Mr W. Thomson was present. Later four of last season’s (seniors and some young Maori boys turned up. It was, thought that a team could’ be obtained, imd an effort will be made to get delegates to attend the Union meeting on Tuesday evening.

Sunday next, Palm Sunday, will be kept at St. Paul’s Church, with the .same solemn observance which has been the custom at this church for nearly a quarter of a century. The services will be Holy Communion at 8 a.in-, sung Eucharist and sejmon at 11, and Evensong and sermon at 7 p.m. The old English Processional, “All glory, laud and honour',” will be sung in procession at the Eucharist and at Evensong, and) at the latter service tlw beautifujl devotion, “The Story of The CrosP,” will! also be sung.

Of interest to sportsmen are the newest shooting regulations, which provide that duck shooters must now peg out their stands much in the same way as mining claims are pegged out, a board carrying the name, of the shooter and the number of his license having to be planted on the place where he intends to establish h.is “pogsie” on any lake or other, site. One stand, one gun, one shooter, is the new regulation.

The Te Aroha Chamber of Commeirce ’has been advised by the Railway Department, in answer to a. request for week-end excursions to Te Aroha, that the excursions had been given a trial and the results did not warrant their continuance. In 192526 weejk-end excursion tickets for Te Arolia were issued on eight Saturdays. The total number of, tickets issued was 88, and the revenue received therefrom amounted to, £32 2s 2d. The department was incurring a loss in connection with the ’running of the night rail steam car, the letter Stated, and this was not a'desirable state of affairs, although it was the intention of the department to run the night rail steam car in the meantime.

We understand (says tliej Cambridge paper) that Fuller’s Band-box Revue Company 'recently booked the Cambridge Town Hall for thq appearance of the company here during the Easter holidays. Howevqr, on ascertain'ing that the cost of the hall rent, together with charges for lighting, seats,, etc., amounted to £l2 for one night, the booking has been cancelled. The manager of tihe company informs us that this chargei is unreasonably 'high for a town of the size of Cambridge, and he ventures the opinion that Cambridge will be passed by by many excellent shows that would visit the town, if only the lent of the hall were more reasonable. .

The registration of motor vehicles nd cycles is proceeding at the Paeroa post office. Tihe special officer deputed fon the work was busy yesterday, 129 cars and 24 cycles being registered to date. Car and other motor vehicle ownejrs are reminded that to-mo-rrow is the last day on which the old number plates may be used, so that they would do well to attend to registration at once.. The new number plates are white figures on a chocolate coloured background, and the* Paeroa nupibens for cars, trucks, and vehicleswof that description from 24-900 to 25-200, and for motor cycles from 4551 to 4610. The registration year will end on May 31 in future l , instead of on March 31 as at present, a period of 14 months. The fee this year is £2 9s 2d (including cost of plates), as against £2 2s 6d last yqar’, and for motor-cycles 14s 2d (including plateis), compared with 12s 6d. Re,ductions have been made in the case of buses from £5 fobmeiily to £3 this year, and in trucks exceeding one ton from £3 to £2. Motor vehicles owned by local bod'es or contractors, and used solely in the construction or maintenance: of roads and streets, are exempt from annual fe.es.

Wilting of the disappearance of the Hon. Elsie Mackay and Captain Hinchcliffe and the safe arrival of Mrs Miller and Captain Lancaster’ at .Darwin, an exchange says: “‘One shall be taken and the other left.’ Of the two the first pair undertook the shorter, but more dangerous, journey ; the second the longer and safer’. Probably few realise the difficulties of flying over the ocean. Once aloft the airship or aeroplane is one with the atmosphere. Without landmarks it has not any means of checking its compass course, save a complicated and very haphazard use of wireless messages. The frail craft may be making fifty' miles an. hour leeway and the occupants be none the wiser. The. w'nd may be twenty miles an hour at sea level and double that ;nate 1000 ft up. To the aviator the,re is not any apparent difference. Judged by engine revolutions, the machine .may be making sevqnty miles an hour headway, while in actual fact it is being bflown back Again the airman is unaware of his position. There are strange happenings in the upper air—aeiiial whirlpools, sudden changes, in the speed and direction of the air currents, flat calms succeeded by violent squalls. We take much for granted when we speak about t'he air being conquered.