THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5320, 31 August 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tim Thames Vallv-y Primary Schools football team which paid: a vidt to Auckland were yesterday defeated by 18 points to 3 by the Auckland boys.

Up till August 15. applications .lor refunds of petrol tax had been made by 6617 persons, and refunds- had been authoirised to 4928, the sum involved bring over £20,000.

A grea.t polyphonic choir of 375 vo'ces and 26 instrumentalists is berug trained in Sydney for the solemn High Mass on the occasion of the opening of the extensions of St. Mary’s Cathedral on September 3and the High Mass on the closing of the Euch.ar.isic Congress on the foillowing Sunday. The choir consists of selected voices, from metropolitan choirs, and is be'ng trained by Maestro Marjo PettorelU, who was specially sept from Italy to a.ct a“ director O|f music for the congrfes at the request of ArchbDhop Kelly.

Early this, week one of the Lands Drainage; Department’s floating dredges was taken to the Wa'liqu River to dig a trench near the new Hauraki bridge, for an electric power cable. When this cable is laid it will be possible for Tha.meiS to be served with electricity from the Kerepeehi station.

Mr E. McGi’cgor, solicitor, of Monrhuville, is announced as a candidate for. the Thames seat in the interest? of the United Party. He has taken a keen interest in local politics. There arc noiw the following candidates announced for the Thames scat: Mr A. M. Samuel, M.P. (Reform), Mr F. H. Carlisle, Mr. J. W. (Ind.), Mr A. J. Whiteside (Ind.), and Mr E, McGregor (United).

A shed on the farm of -Mr G. Courtney, Ker.epeehi, wa.s. damaged by lire, last Wednesday morning. It appears tli.a.t a fuse in the electrical installation in connection with a fat rendering down boiler blew opt and a spark fell on to some- fat-impregnated sawdust, which smouldered for some -hours b'efore it w.as noticed. The boiler was considerably damaged.

Hea.vy damages were awarded by Mr, 8. L. Patterson,!, S.M., i-n the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court this week in the case in which John Bateson and Son, nurserymen, sued John Riggir. on account of lots suffered through defendant cutting a shelter belt of lawson'anas, around a fru't-tree nursery. His Worship assessed the loss at £226 16s and gave judgment .for that sum and costs.

Speaking at the aiuiua'l meeting of the Waikato Racing Club on! Saturday evening last, Mr, G. W. .Vercoe, president, said race-horse owning was an 'expensive pastime. He did not thin/k a horse could could be, trained and raced for. lesp than £.300 q. year.

Although, with 4664 committals, there was a slight increase last year in Die number of receptions into the prisons institutions controlled by the I’ris'ons Department, it is satisfactory to note that there has been a small decrease in the number of distinct persons received as comp.a.iVd with the two previous years, says the; annual report of the Prison)? Department. presented to Parliament ohi Tuesday. The number of persons received last year was; 2711, compared with-2755 in 1926 and 2890 in 1925. The report says it is satisfactory to ob erve that the prison population i s not increasing. The majority of the 225 committals-of persons under the age af 20 were in respect Qf offeilders against property, 130 being for theft and. deceit, of these young offenders--199 were New Zealand born. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For children’s Hacking Cough.