THIS Hauraki Plains Gazette With which Is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 30, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5306, 30 July 1928, Page 2

THIS Hauraki Plains Gazette With which Is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 30, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During the broadcasting of the details from 2YA, Wellington, of thfe Turney-Heeney boxing match on Friday afternoon it was noticed by local listeners-in that a break occurred in the voice of the; announcer towards the close of the ninth round. Giving the detajls, the announcer said “Tunney is out,” and a look of keen pleasure spread over the faces of the lis-teners-in; but it quickly changed when the announcer added, “Tunney is out-boxed.”

A casie, which occupied the attention of the Supreme Court at Hamilton for four days last week, in which Nicholas Alacli, farmer, of Ngatea, sought to recover £lOOO from James Cochrane Cleland for alleged fraudulent representation, was decided in favour of the plaintiff, who wa,s awarded £550.

That 22,000,00 people died ill the world-wide influenza epidemic if 1918 and 1919 was one of the tricking facts brought out by Dr. Bernstein in his lecture a t Hamilton, last week. However, hundreds of millions had been able to overcomfa the infection. “Life nowadays is not a fight with Hons and tigers or with sayage tribes,” said the doctor, “but a fight against tiny microscopic germs.”

Replying in the; House of Representatives to a. question by Mr J. A. Lee (Auckland East.)’ thie Prime M'nister said he was aware that the number of New Zealand 1 residents who departed peilmancntly during the calendar year 1927 was higher than the corresponding figure for a,ny years since statistics of permanent arrivals and departures were instituted in 1921. The suggestion that the gain was only 1754 was, however, incorrect, as, while the: number of assisted immigrants who arrived in 1927 was '5899, the total number of immigrants intending permanent, residence was 11,327, the gain for the y©ai* thus being 7182.

Two old and respected reidepts of Thames, Mr and Mrs W. Hill, passed a.way at the Thames Hospital this month within, a day of each other. They had been in failing health for some time. Mr Hill became suddenly worse on July 5, and was taklejn to hospital. .Mrs Hill went to see him, and expired on arriving there. Ml* Hill passed away next morning.

The description of the TunneyHeeney boxing cOntes* for the world’s heavy-weight title was r,ecejyed with general diapp'ointment, although not altogether as a surprise, at Paeroa. on Friday afternoon. Owners of wireless sets were crowded out with visitors who .were keen to follow the details as broadcast by 2YA, Wellington. The: news came through very clearly.

According to the 6th annual report, for the year ended: June 30, of the N.Z. Meat Producers* Board', the (e txcess of income over expenditure for the twelvje months amounted to £13,717 ,18s 9d, and the accumulated fund as at Juno 30, 1928, stood at £78,451 4s Id.

London’s dally consumption of wa.ter is estimated' at 260,000,000 gallons per day. A state of drought has been officially declared, says a, London cablegram, no rain having fallen for’ fifteen, ddys. ft is reported that there is little danger of a w;a,ten faming in the city.

hi common with, otlifer people in this district, the local post and telegraph staff li,ad a disconcerting time in connection with the recent flood and storm. On Tuesday and Wednesday the exchange staff was kept, particularly busy, and oji Wfednesady morning the number of calls through the exchange constituted a reecnd for the office. In the; local exchange there' are only 14 double-ended 1 cords for every 100 subscribers, which meaiijs that only 28 subscribers can carry on a telephonic conversation during any one period. On Wednesday morning quite often ;a,ll the cords were hi use', and l still insistent demands were received by the attendants for. connections. The Paeroa postmasten (Mr< E. Fellow) paid a tribute to the manner in which the staff handled the record business. The Wharepunga Poultry Farm at Karanga'hake advertises that orders arc n.ow being booked for delivery the first week in September of purebred Black Orpington and Leghorn, chicks ; also settings of fowls’ and ducks’ egg.s from, purebred! strains. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Influenza Colds.