THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which Is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5275, 16 May 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which Is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Towards the closing stages of the Rugby sen’or game between West and Pirates at the local domain, on Saturday afternoon the Pirates full-back, F. W. Morrow, had the misfoi/tunc to have two ribs, fractured. The accident. which was purely accidental, was caused by Morrow being tackled by a. West foiward and falling hea.vily.

At biic Paeroa Police Court yesterday .morning, before Mr E. EdwardsJ.P.. J. H. J. Johnson, eliarge-d with incest, appaved on remand. On- the application of the, police a further remand was granted until Wednesday next. May 23. when, the police stated, they would be prepared to proceqd with, the ease. Bail was ginnted a.s " before, onto surety of £5OO in himself and two sureties of £250 each. Mr J. J. Sullivan, Auckland, has, been engaged to appear for Johnson.

At the, meeting of. the Thames Hospital Boai'd on Monday, Mr P. E. Brenan reported that the district nurse, Misr, Jamieson, had! arrived at Paeroa ami was occupying the cottage owned by the late Nurse Jarrett. J.’ne\ cottage, he said, was under offer; for sale, and it w’ould-be necessary to obtain suitable lodgings at once. In regard to the provision of a motor-car, the cha’rman said that the board had already made its decision. and the matter could be held in abeyance in the meantime.

Mi< A. M. Samuel. M.P.. arrived at Paeroa last evening, ajid will remain lie,re until’ mid-day to morrow. Last night he addressed a meeting of Reform supporters at Elstow which was held for the purpose of introducing Mr. 1 Stewart Reid, member for Waikatc, of which electorate Elstow is now a part. At the ctmclusion of the meeting a resolution, was passed record’ng sincere appreciation to Mr Samuel for the services he, had rendered and expressing regret nt losing him and wishing him good fortune in the Thames electorate. This evening Mr Samuel is to address a public meet’ng at Turua, where lie will explain the Rural Intermediate Credits ;\ct. To-morrow night he is to speak at a meeting of the Spr.ingdalc bra,nfcii ot the Reform League.

At Monday’s meeting of tile Thames Hospital Board Miss Molly McLeod, of Palmerston North, at present nursing at Hunterville. was appointed district nurse at Patetonga. There were three applicants for the position.

Because it found that it was faced with heavy debts, amounting to £6o'. contracted by the prcv’oug. committee. the Fairton School Committee, which was elected only a fortnight ago. resigned in- a body, declining to shoulder the responsibility (states the Ashburton Guardian). The matter is now in the 'hands of the Educat’on Boartl.

The Paeroa ladies’ hockey team was defeated by one goaf to nil by tnc 1c Arolia team at Tc Arolia on Saturday afternoon. The game was fast and even, and on the day the. visitors were the betti r team, and had sheer, hard luck in not scoring on several occasions. Messrs L. Mahon and Ward were refeii;ees.

Woods” Great Peppermint cure. For Coughs and Colds, never fails.

According to a return published ill the latest Gazette, the estimated population including Maoris of New Zealand proper at March 31 last was 1,453,517. This total consists of 742.396 males and 711.121 females. The Maori population was estimated at 64,817, composed oil, 33,828 males and 30,989 females. The population, including Maoris, of the North Island, was, estimated at 929.434. and that of the South island at 524,083.

Ratana is now going in solidly for cultivation and proposes to put down about 150 acres in, wheat and potatoes (says an exchange). Last season the wheat held proved very successful. so this season the ai.ba to be cultivated has been, considerably extended. Ratana is, himself, working in the field, and he has three tractors employed.

At the Magistrate’s Court at Wel--I’ngton last week Joan Tate pleaded guilty to allowing liquor, to be consumed in her restaurant at a ‘ime when licensed premises, we l '? required to be closed. Sub-Inspector Lander stated that defendant had rente.l the room to a certain Scotch society to bold a smoke concert. At that liquor, had been, consumed. The Magistrate (Mr E- Page, S.M.) said he thought a nominal penalty would meet the case. It was not generally known that it was an offence to consume liquor in restaurants at smoke concerts, as it was very seldom prosecutions were brought. Defendant was fined £1 and costs.

While the Prime .Minister was motoring back to Thames, after the opening of the Hauraki Bridge on Friday last in a handsome new car, the price, of which possibly rani into four figures, the ear of a Plains settler wa.s noticed to be leading the procession. The car was one of those old Fords with a brass radiator, aiftl though the engine pufre; as contentedly as ever it did. the marks of age were very apparent. It wap m’nus a hood, the paint had.long since gone, andi the sea.ts were covered with cow covers. Cheered on by the Premier, it led the procession for a long distance, but finally the traffic compelled it to pull aside, and the official car took the lead, the, Prime Minister leaning out of. the window to wave farewell. Probably no one received more attention from the Prime Minister ch Friday last than that Plains farmer and. his family.

Mr F. N. Jacornb, .eyc.slglit specialist, will, visit Paeroa on Tuesday, May 22, and may bis consulted at Brocket and' Shanti’s rooms. Satisfaction guaranteed.®