THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5305, 27 July 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Space allotments ion 126,290' boxes of butter have been made by the Dai l ‘y Produce Board on steamers scheduled to sa'l fon the United Kingdom during August and early September, Auckland will provide more than threequarters of these shipments, the province’s, allotments totalling 98,000 boxes.

Owing to the Paeroa-Auckland steamer Taniwha having to sjiend all day at the Puke on Wednesday on recount of the flood, and fini'ily leaving for Auckland shortly after midday yesterday, there has been, an alteration in the time table. The s.s. Apanui will take the place of the Taniwha, and will leave Auckland at S o’clock this afternoon, and leave Paeroa ’on the- return trip at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.

Hearin,g that her son, who- was in the Auckland Hospital, was seriously ill, a. young married' woman of Dargaville took a cheque from her husband’s cheque book, forged It's signature for £lO ail'd casjhed it, in order that, she might have enough, money to go, and see -her son. The woman, whose; name was suppressed, was changed later with forgery. The woman’s husband; said he found that a leaf was missing from his cheque book and he informed his banker. This resulted iji the police being informed. After he 'had told Iris wife, of the boy’s condition she had be/ come very agitated and had expregSjed, a keen desjire to see her boy at once. She was almost hysterical. On the magistrate’s suggestion the charge was reduced to one of false pretences, in order that, it might be dealt with at once. The woman was convicted, ordered to pay costs, and admitted to probation for one year.

Since the unhappy, or. perhaps happy, day when the staff shirt cuff went out of favour, many Napier business men have been hard put to it to find 1 a satisfactory medium for. recording their necessary notes on business appointments in »iic!h a, way that they would npt be missed (says the “Telegraph”). At lease one prominent, man in the town has splved the problem, however, per medium of a small particle of stamp papen op which he makes a note of anything of which he desires to be reminded, and affixes the paper to his watch glass. Thus every time lie looks at his watch hi s memory functions. The paper is also easily removed from the gfiiss when required to be replaced by a new piece.

The matter of short-weight export butter has bee ; n under consideration by tli© Dairy Control Board for some time, during which it has been confer,riing with Mr. W. M : . S''ngleton;, the Director of tlie Dairy Division, (states a circular issued by the board). Dili'ng tlie season in which pooling was in operation it was; found' that unjteil a standard of 561 b 6oz there was a good deal of trouble with short weights in Great Britain. The Dairy Division lias carried out p, number of experiments. The results of these go to show that if the grocer is to receive 561 b of butter after/ the papeH has been removed the minimum weight, including paper, whbn weighed in New Zealand should, be 561 b 7oz. This would make no allowance for certain butters which seem to shrink more than, others, or £or those butters which are most inclined to adhere to the paper. Under these circumstances it would appear that 561 b Boz should be' the objective.

Of special interest, in view of the light, are the Heeney-Tuiiney pictures 'n this wqek’s. issue of the “Sporting and Dramatic Review,” Including a three-colour supplement of Tom Heeney, a full page of Tunney, and typical individual scenes of the boxers in training. The Wellington Racing Club’s meeting occupies the flue centre; pages, and football enthusiasts are well .catered for. A .striking feature is made of the scenes at the famous Epsom racecourse on Oaks Day, and the Trooping the Colour on the King’s birthday. Stage, screen, an,dj fashions have an artistic showing, and a few of the varied subjects include “Beauty Queens of the Universe,” M.iss America, motor racing, return of sir Alan Cobham after African flight, Sydney sheep show, Wellington amateur boxing championships, and a page of I) umour.