THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5353, 19 November 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Accor,ding to tlie Government Statistician, it now takes £1 12s 5d on the average to purchase what could be purchased for £1 in July, 191|.

The attenTdance at the; races on Saturday fully illustrated what a tremendous attraction the “tote” is at a race meeting.

The opening of the; newly (formed Swimming Club is to take place at the to-morrow night at 7.30 o’clock, and members, intending, members, and the public ar,e cordially invited to be present. After the opening there; will be four swimming, events for competition by members only.

A new record in the va.luc of a year’s exports from New Zealand) lS being established in 1928. The highest record to date stands to the credit of 1925. when exports were valued at £55,262.272. This year’s total will probably be £57,000,000.

On Saturday n'ext, November 24, the united friendly societies will run a . special railway excursion from Paeroa to Tauranga. The; excursion is open to the public, and tickets may be obtained from Mr E. V. Slyfield.

On Friday right Constable McClinchy ar.rested Alber James Barnes, aged 30 years, a recent arrival from Australia, on a charge; of the theft of tools. He was brought before Messrs Edwards and Flatt, J’s.P., on Saturday morning, and, on admitting t'he theft was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon and report weekly tc ; the police and pay 12s 6d costs. The tods were ordered to be returned) to W. J. Holwell, the owner. The accused has only been in New Zealand a fortnight.

To have; a wheel collapse, to run into a drain, and then to have a fire break out was the experiienc.e of a Ngatea motorist, Mr. E. Manhire, near the Kerepeehi corner late; on Saturday night. A rear wheel of his Chevrolet tourer collapsed and the car ran to the side; of the road. Pi esuniably he turned back too qu'ickly, for t'he next moment the ear shot over the road into the drain, where the engjne immediately caught fire. The fire was extinguished with water and mud. and when the ca,r was recovered yesterday aftcrnccp it was found that beyond a broken radiator, broken lamp glasses, and. slight dents in the fenders, the only damage was burnt ignition wires.

In the first matches of the; Haurak: Plains Tennis Association’s competition on Saturday Tur.ua A beat Waitakaruru A by seven sets (81 games) to six sets (72 games) ; Hopai A beat Kopuarahi A by seven sets (86 gamqs) to six sets (.65 games) ; Patetonga A beat Kerepeehi A by nine sets (92 games) to four sets (67 games); Turua B beat Waitakai tiro B by 12 sets (103 games) to one sei (25 games) ; and pa.tetonga B beat Kerepeehi B by eight sets to five.

Some very handsome hand-carved furniture, made froim teak taken from the old battle c.ruiser Ne\v Zealand, has been installed in the memorial hall of the Wa.’taki Boys’ High School, at Oamaru. This was obtained through the agency of Earl Jellieoe, whose interest in this school has always been maintained since he left New Zealand.

Attention is directed to the Railway Department’s advertisement appearing in another' column regarding the issue of holiday excursion tickets to Auckland in connection with the Auckland Metropolitan A. and I*, on November 23 and 24, 1928.