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

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5268, 30 April 1928, Page 2

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

In the latest issue of the N.Z. Gazette in the list of certificates of naturalisation granted is one. to Philip Kovavac, farmer, Netberton, a native of Jugoslavia.

The other day two gigantic mushrooms were left at the office of the Gisborne A. and P. Association. One measured 2ft 6in in c’rcumference, and the other 2ft s%in. One was just in tlie right stage for picking, and in itself would'havej made ailaifee ■meal, but the other was r.ather old.

A cordial invitation is extended to women and girls to attend, an address to be given by Miss A. Stops,, voluntary organiser of the Women’s Institute Society, England, at the Centenary Hall, Paeroa, at 2.30 o’clock tol morrow afternoon.

A rema'i’kable decrease of 218,730 in, the number of passengers carried on trains throughout tjiq Auckland Railway Division is sho.wn in the official returns for the yea'rts ending on March 31. Keen competition from motor passenger services is .held tb account for the decline. However, the railways arc, more than .holding tlieir own in the carrriage of, freight, for the ultimate result of the year’s working compares favourably with that of the previous .12 months. Substantial increases, in other than pas 4 senger traffic resulted in a falling off in revenue by only .23 per cent. The total revenue was £2,052,904', as against £2,057,689 for the ‘ previous year.

There has been comparatively -little, movement in the Lands Drainage Department’s dredges of late. A Bucyrus land machine has completed t'he Piako R'veir left bank from the top end of the Puhanga canal to opposite Kerepeehi. and is now undergoing overhaul. Another Bucyrus has completed the temporary stopt-bank on Mr Stitc'hbury’s farm and) is working towards the Kaihere 'landing until the work of, removing M'r Stitchbury’s residence and sheds is completed to allow the permanent bank to be continued. Tlie Priestman floating dredge h;ijs worked up the river from pear Rawerawe a.lnnost to the Ngatea factory. The Wilsont-Walkeir machine, which has been on loan to the Public Works Department for work between. Paeroa and the Puke, is now lying at Horahia. awaiting alterations which will enable it to deepen tlie Piako Rivi?,r and erect a, stop-bank some dis,tance back from the waiter’s edge.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For children’s Hacking Cough.

The annual meeting of 'householders is to be held at the Paeroa Distl'itt High School at 7.30 o’clock this evening. The presentation! of, tbc anpuail report ami the election of the committee will also be made.

Comment was freeily expressed by several spectators at the domain on Saturday afternoon with reference to the late starting of the senior matches, one being 20 minutes and the other 25 minutes behind' advert tised time of starting. The management committee of. the Paeroa Rugby Union stated at one of its early ineett ings this season that it intended to see to it that matches cpmmenccid on time, otherwise the offending teams would be penalised. This being the second occasion this season on which teams have been late taking bhc field, the committee will need to do somei thing to prevent a repetition, other-: wise the support and goodwill of the public cannot be hoped for.

The special train from Thames to the Waikato Racing Club’s meeting at Te Rapa, was well patronised: by Paeroa and district people on Saturn day morning. There was also a fair number who made the journey by car.

National advertisers spent £45,000,000 on newspaper, advertising in 1927, the bureau for advertising of the American Newspapers Publishers’ Association announced last month. Estimates showed that 353 companies liad expended £24,500,000, of which the greatest sum, £6.705,000, was ppent by ’57 automobile concerns. Eighty-two food advertisers spent £4,800,000, and 14 tobacco companies spent £3,260,000.

In order that fire-fighting can be carried on effectively in t'he boipugh when the need arises, the vpcal volunteer fire brigade is in immediate need of an additional 500 ft of hose and couplings, and at least ninle new uniforms. It is also considered necessary to purchase a. couple of chemical fi'rfe extinguishers to carry on the firereel. In view of the fact that the funds arc about exhausted, the fire Council and fire brigade intend to make a canvass of business people and local residents for subscriptions. Since the last canvass was made the brigade has been, placed on a sounder basis;, and through the efforts of the fire council the fire insurance tariff has been reduced by over 25 per cent. In, view of the fact that this reduction means a considerable saving to the public in the amount of. annual premiums, it is hoped that the public appeal will meet with a libejrja>l response.

An incident that can only be described as miraculous occurred in the main, street of Hamilton early last Monday morning (states t'he Morrinsville Star). The S'entineUi steam car from Thames, packed with Te Arqha. a'nd Morriusville passengers, was Approaching the crossing. Tho warning bells were ringing and the engine gave two sharp blasts. Just aS; it was crossing the street a car driven at a speed af approximately 25 (miles an. hour came out of the fog, the driver apparently not seeing or hearing that the line was engaged. Until w.lthin about five yards of the train the car did not slacken speed, and the horrified passengers waited for the crash. Suddenly seeing the train, the driver put his wheeQ hard round and applied all his brakes. The car spun round on the greasy road like a top, making two complete turnfe, and ended up facing in the opposite direction, within a yard of t'he The passengers describe th© incident as marvellous, and are still wondering how the car and its dr ver escaped destruction.

That a, man had worked for h farmer for five or six years,, :| la4 j, allowed his wages to accumulate to £449, and then 'lost that amount by thq farmer, being declared bankrupt, was a state-, nient made by the maintenance officer iu the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch. The man who suffered t'he loss wa? (letfendant in a maintenance case, and the maintenance officer stated that he did not think there would be any dividend from the bankruptcy. The case was dismissed.

Mr C. Bray, of Taura.nga, w'h’o was engineer to the Ohinemuri County Council for many years, and w'ho has been absent from Paeroa for over fiftees years, was a. visitor to Paeroa last week. He expressed great surpr se at the progcss Paeroa. had made and paid tribite to the Borough Councli’s good main highways. Referring to the Paeroai-Waihi highway, Mr Bray stated that it was at present in a worse condition than it was 1.5 yoga's ago.

At the last meeting of the Paeroa Borough Council a .circular letter was received from the Minister of Public .Works' (Hon. K. S. Williams) asking for the co operation, of lowil authorities with' reference to tlie issuing of nictor drivers’ licenses and tliq tightening up of tlie tests that were necessary before a new driver received a license. After some discussion it wa:. resolved to 'heartily support the Minister’s request, and that the council’s local examiner (Cr. P. E. Brenan) be askeid to give effect to the council’s wishes. Farm lands have been selling fairly briskly in South Taranaki during the past few weeks (states the “News”). A feature is the substantial amount of cash that is being put down, in contra-distinction to the, small deposits and easy tennis which obtained in the boom times. Another feature is that purchasers arc buying not for speculative purposes; but for pcrmaiM ent use. For the best land, with improvements, abou.lt £7O per acre is being commanded. A few years ago the same land' was changing hands at £l3O. “Re.ad the Glad News!” on the posters, Peruse the good pews in “the Press,” Cut out crude dupes, achieve your best hopes, There’s something to ease your distress. “Read the Glad News and bes cheerful, No longer that bad cold endure ; Cease to be tearful, do not be fearful— Take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.