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

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5297, 9 July 1928, Page 2

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

The .service cars running between this district and Auckland had unenviable experiences during the weekend. One car, which, should have reached Paeroa from Auckland' shortly after nine o’clock last night, did not arrive until after 2 o’clock this morning, having been delayed by floodwater across, the road at Maiigatawhiri Valley and Surrey Flats. There has also been ajjig slip on the ma'n paeroa-Waihi road near the Waikino bridge. All traffic was delayed at this point last night, but traffic is getting through without much difficulty this morning.

News of tlie result of ahe All Blacks ma.tch against the Northern Districts at Kimberly, which ended in a draw, 18 points all, on Saturday, w v ‘--, received at Paeroa shortly .after 7 o’colck yesterady morning. The eleventh match of the tour is; to be played against, a. Rhodesi;a,n fifteen at Bulawayo on Saturday next. ,

Mrs J. Lowden’s pomeranian bitch. Lady Tecldie, has gained first prize for dogs of New Zealand breed, and also first place in the class for colonial breeds., in addition to third prize for imported pomeranians. at the Toy Dog Show held at Auckland recently.

The auxiliary ketch Miro was berthed near the Ngajiina- wharf, Paeroa. during the week-end. She has a full cargo of explosives, which is being unloaded and transported to the explosives, magaz'ne on Waihi Road this .morning.

While playing football at the Ngatea school on Friday last Master Seymour Parfitt, son of Mr C. W. Paj'fitt; of pipiroa, stood on the football and in his fall dislocated or fractured an ankle.

Just over an inch and',a quarter of rain fell on the Hauraki Plains during the 24 hours, ended at; 8 a-m. this morning;, and as tlie district, was already saturated, all low-lying land wa,s flooded,. Outlet drains arc functioning well, and asi the river is low the water is getting away well.

“We arrive at a figure of a little over 5.000.000 as the approximate disbur,semen ts. made under the National Flealt.li insurance scheme in Great Britain during 1927 on account of rheumatism,” states Sir Walter Kinnear. “If to the foregoing we add the amount of wages lost to insured persons through rheumatism on the basis of an average wage of fflom 50s to 555; per week (man) and from 25s to 30s per week (woman),' the £5,000,000' requires to be increased by .about, £12,000,000.’making a total of £17,000,000 in all. This vast sum then represents approximately the yearly disbursements under the National Health Insurance scheme to insured persons on account of rheumatism, together with the accompanying loss of wages. It docs not include any sum for the cost of the medical treatment bf persons suffering from rheumatism who are not totally incapable of work.”

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, First aid for coughs, colds, influenza.