THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which Is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5272, 9 May 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which Is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Shortly before one o’clock yesterday morning the Sentinul steam car ran. into two heifers on the Puke Road crossing, with the result that one animal was killed outright and the other was so severely injured that it was deemed merciful to destroy it. Monday be’ng sale day, it is surmised that the animals either, got out of the saleyard paddock and strayed or else broke away from a mob that was being driven ..towards the Hauraki Plains late on Monday afterrbon. The steam car received no damage to fpeak of.

On account of pressure of work In all departments, the monthly meeting of the Paeroa Borough Council, which was to have been held to-imorrow night, has been postponed until Thursday,May 17.

Steady progress with the demolition of the old traffic bridge over the Ohinemuri River at Paeroa is being maintained. This morning a 60ft truss span, weighing about six,tons, and which was previously detached frejm the understructure, was lifted bodily out of its position an(d lowered on. to a large barge. The steam lifting barjge, which is anchored in midstream, lifted the huge mass of steel without difficulty- It is the- intention of the Public Works Department to tow the barges carrying t'he. old girdeiiq down to the Puke dtepojt, where the ironwoi'k will be -scrapped.

Owing to the volume of water in the hiain outfall drain, the work of constructing the culvert across Puke Road' has had to be di&conltin.ued in the meantime. A deviation and a temporary structure have been made on the down-stream side of the bridge.

On Friday next the train, usually leaving Paeroa for Thames at 10.55 a.m. will be delayed to leave Paeroa at 1125 a.m. See Ra'l.way Department’s advertisement in this issue.-

A fair amount of concrete chanhe 1 - ling and kerbing is being done by the borough workmott-in upper Nonmanby Road. Three sides of the frontage to the Public Works office 'have been done, and at present the staff is working on the right-hand side of the footpath past the Victoria Street initersection. T.he work being carried out is of a permanent nature, and 'has much improved the general adpearance of the area.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Influenza Colds.

Mr A. M. Samuel, M.P., spent a. busy day at Waihi yetersday. He returned to Paeroa this morning; and after a brief stay left for Thames, where he lias been invited to meet tlie Thames branch of the Reform League tonight. Returning to Paeroa to-mor-row afternoon, he will receive a deputation in the evening anl will be presented. with a petition urging him to contest the Thames electorate at the forthcoming general election. Owing to the fact that the present member for Thames (Mr T. WRhodes) is not standing this year., and in response to the numerous requests received, it is practically certain that Mr A. M. Samuel will stand for the Thames electorate in the Reform interests. It is understood that he will announce his intent'on at Thames this evening.

A canvass of the local business people for funds for the Paeroa Volunteer Fire Brigade was made yesterday by Messrs E. Edwards, chairman of the Fire Council, J. W. Sfleock, member of the Bqrough Council, and Superintendent W. J. Moore and Secretary C. W. Malcolm, and a fairly generous response was met with. A further sum of about £65 is urgently required to bring the brigade’s firefighting apparatus up to date, and to provide the bare necessities for members. In order that all householders may be given an opportunity to contribute towards the funds, subscription lists have been opened at Mr Edwards’ office, Borough Counc’l Chami bers, and one is in the possession of Superintendent Moore.

It is lawful for a motor vehicle to be left without lights at night, provided that the. vehicle is lighted, by a permanent light erected by a Local body. Attention to the regulation was drawn by Mr C. R. Orr-,Walker, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court, Christchurch, last week, when a motorist was charged with leaving a car with' but lights at night. Police evidence showed that the car *haid been in the light of a street lamp. ‘“1 see that others besides the. public ai'e not aware of what the regulation says,” said t'he magistrate. “The regulation is i'll force now, and' it is a good one. Motorists have been trying to ge.t it for a long time. I hope, the police will note what I say and not prosecute again in cases of this kind.”

“If the New Zealander gave all his labour free in manufacturing a pair of boots he could not compete 'with England,” said a speaker at the Wanganui Rotary Club. England manu-i facturers (had the advantage of mass production.

Complaints that the children were being cruelly treated by one of. the t.eac'librs at Sydenham School were made by one man at the annual meeting of householders held on Monday evening (says the Christchurch Press). He claimed that one of his children had come home crying on several occasions. He had often had big bruises to show. beating the children, the teacher had pinched and twisted their ears. The .headmaster reported that the matter had been dealt with by him. He 'had severely reprimanded the teacher, and would undertake to see that it did not happen again.

One of the largest wild boars ever seen in the Wanganui district was killed by Mr R. Bares during the weekrend on Addenbr.ooke’s farm. The boar measured nine feet from the tip of the tail, and was white. When first sighted it ran one and a half miles before being bailed up by dogs. Some heavy revolver bullets fired at its head took no effect, and altogether 12 shots were fired before the pig was killed. It was in fifst-fclaiss condition, and its weight would be about 5001 b.

As a cure for boredom—the insidious malady of people who have time on their .hands —every kind of amusement 'has its votaries. It is interesting to note that dog racing has been recommended to the British Home Secretary as a panacea—with the ulterior object of having more eours.es licensed. The King of Spain; was quoted as a supporter, of dog racing—for high diplomatic reasonfc. “Let tire people have this, form of sport,” says his Spanish Majesty, “.and they won’t bother about anarchy or Conn munis,m.” Tastes differ. What would charm some would bore others. Tin hare coursing is a case in point. Whatever the British Ministry’s decision may be, there is, a fairly general, agreement that there is no great lack of gambling facilities ini New Zealand.

Contending that a shot aimed for a vital spot did not carry the intention to inflict unnecessary suffering, Messrs H. M. Porter, J. P., and F. Waehsmann, J.P.; dismissed a charge of cruelly ill-treating at bull by wounding it with a shot from a gun, preferred against a Maori, Pam Edwards, the other, day (reports the Gifebcrne*Times). It -was stated that the bull had been guilty of trespassing, and that defendant haid- lired! at it .with the intention of killing it. Mr Whitehead, who appeared for defend-i ant, submitted that hadi the aim been true the, bull, would have been killed instantly and no offence would have been committed. This argument was accepted by the justices, who dismissed tlie charge.

“Who shall say that beings, vastly superior to ourselves in intellectual power, do not exist on other planets?” This is the question, that Bishop Barney, has been asking. The Churchman speculates, hopefully on', possibilities of future intercourse between this world and* other worlds ; but the cold logic of the scientist is against him. It may be true tba.t infinite space is filled with spiritual meanings and messages too subtle for our material senses. And it may be thatwhen this vesture of decay has worn off some other much higher in.telli-/ gence will take its place. But Sir Oliver Lodge, a daring enough spccu-i lator. points out : “It is hard enough to understand a foreigner—how much harder to decipher messages from beings whose mode of thought is unknown I”

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never fails.