THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, APRIL 1935. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5259, 2 April 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, APRIL 1935. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following vital statistics for Paeyoa for the month of Maiteh have been supplied by thei local registrar, Mr A. Pellow, with figures for the corresponding month in 1927 shown in panentheses: Births, 4 (9) ; deaths, 0 (1) ; marriagts, 4 (0).

Footballers and supporters arei reminded that the annual meeting of the Paeroa Rugby Union is to be held in the Soldiers’ Club, at 8 o’dlock this evening.

Pekapeka Road was Ireopened for traffic last Wednesday evening, after the crossing over the Waihou River stop-bank at the corner of the Tu'ruaNetherton road had been clayed. The crossing has not been metal/led, and will probably be bad in wet weather.

Saturday last, being the day on which motor and motor drivers’ I'censes expired, there was an unusually large number of motoilists in Ngatea, and the issuing officers at the County Office and the Post Office were kept very busy.

The Ist battalion, Hauraki Regiment, terminated a mopt successful seven, days’ annual camp at Ngaruawahia. on Saturday morning. The Waihi, Paeroa, Thames, Hikutaia, Te Alroha. Morrinsville, and Cambridge territorials returned to their homes by the Thames express on Saturday afternoon, while the Matamata, Walton, Putarnr.u, and Rotorua trainees travelled by the Rotorua expreps from Frankton Junction/ The scene at the Paeroa station on Saturday afternoon was an animated one, the platform be'ng crowded with khaki figures. Rounds of cheering followed as the local territorials parted from their Waihi and Thamep friends. Fair weather prevailed throughout the period in camp, and the lads returned to their homes well sunburned ;and in good health and spirits.

In each year ending June 30 the Dominion is allowed to send 100 of its citizens to help swell toe population of the United States of America, tin's quota being fixed by law and being based upon the number of New Zealanders already in the States. Apparently more than 100 annually wish to exchange thei Southern Cross for the Stars and Stripes, for the quota for thj|= year, ,as has been the case in previous years, is more than full, there being nearly enough applications to hand to fill next year’s quota too. Ten per centor a (little more of the quota is reserved for New Zealanderg now resident overseas who wish to make their home in the States ; it is necessary Tor these to make application through the country of their birth. This portion of the? quota is full for about seven yeans ahead, so unless New Zealand’s quota, is enlarged many on the waiting list will find it a long time before they can live in the United States.

An invitation is extended to the public to be present at the opening of the Ohinemuri River bridge, the ceremony of which is to be performed by the Hon. K. S.’williams, Minister of Public Works, at 2.15 pan. on Thursday next.

The proposal to form a bowling cilub in. Ngatea is having a favourable reception, and a meeting is to be held shortly to Inaugurate the schejme.

The clectrjic power on the Hauraki Plains was interrupted twice on Friday evening, each stoppage being of a half-hour’s duration. The screening of pictures, at Ngatea was stopped, and it was nearly midnight before tile programme was finished.

No action towards the closing of the unime,tailed Bombay Road deviation will be taken until min. falls. The Pubflic Works Department wishes the road to be used whenever it is dry.

Another substantial building in the main, street, adjoining the Aurora Theatre Buildings, is talked of. Mr W. P. Spry, the owner of the property, purposes erecting a block of shops.

Mr T. C. Arnold, buyer for Thos. Borthwick and Sons, notifies that he will not receive any pigs until Tuesday, April 10, on account of the Easter holidays.*

Some time iast week a nine-months-old child of Mr D. A. Vincent accidentally swallowed a. drawing pin. The child was. taken to the Thames Hospital, but the tack could not be located and the child was taken to the Hamilton Hospital. The location of the tack was discovered, but owing to the Hack of a suitable instrument it could not be extracted, and Mr Vincent had to proceed to Auckland with his child, and an operation, was successful. The child is reported: to be progressing satisfactorily, although not yet out of danger.

To-day, ratepayers of the major portion of the Ngatea. riding of the Haiiraki plains County .will have an opportunity to vote on the question of authorising the council to borrow £5OOO for the completion of five roads in the riding, handed over by the Land’s Drainage Department, which had not been metalled. They comprise part of the Kaihere-Kaihere Landing road, the roads on both sides of the Puhanga canal, part of the Orchard West road, and part of the Ngatea-RaAverawe river (road. The rate of one penny will repay the loan in 20 years. The proposal has: been approved by the Local Government Loans Board, which was set up to ‘restrict unwarranted borrowing, so its approval should be a sound lead to ratepayers. The polling placets are the Publ’c Hall, Ngatea, and Mr Davis’ store, Kaihere, between thei hours of 9 a.m. and 6 D.m.

It is understood tbat Mr W. Tliompson, of Kerepeehi, the driver of the service car which capsized) in the' Pokeno Valley last Wednesday is not out of danger. The accident happened where the road was straight and visibility was good, except that there were small hills and h'ojllows. While Mr Thompson’s car wa|s picking up a passenger, a Thames service car passed, but to pick up a parcel which had fallen off, it was stopped suddenly just out of sight over the brow of the hill. The Thames car was in the middle of the road, so Mr Thompson had the option of eithelr crashing into it or of endeavouring to get past at one side. The latter he attempted to do, but the; front wheel sank into a small drain, which had not been noticed, and the car rojlled over. The three passengers were thrown out but escaped injury, and Mr Thompson was thrown half-way through the door. Thinking he would be crushed at the next turn he; pulled himself back into the dhiver’s seat, and was there crushed against the steering wheel. His shoulder-blade and three or four ribs weite btroken, and one eye; was very badly injured. T.he serious complicat’on is internal bleeding.

Some person with access to the lists of New Zealand’s war dead has flooded the ma'ls with advertisements of a character that seldom reach these shores. A Gisborne resident wh o mourns several relatives killed in action«recently received from a company with headquarters in Belgium an offer to decorate the memorials at various cemeteries where New Zealand soldiers are buried with wreaths dedicated to any particular soldier (says the Poverty Bay Herald). As a special inducement the organiser of the company, a captain and' the holder of the Military Cross, offers to place the floral emblem on the. memorial personally. Since the circular has all the appearance of having been pre, ared for broadcast advert'sing, relatives of soldiers buried in France and Belgium may be pardoned for regarding it sceptically. There is a. charge made, of course, for the reverent service ; and it is a matter for speculation as to how far the obligations entered into by the enterprising and gallant advertiser would be met.