THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5371, 7 January 1929, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The inclemency of the weather has caused many campers to strike camp and head for home well in advance of .t;he time they anticipated

Particulars of excursion fares and train arrangements in connection with the Thames' races on tne 12th and 14th instant are advertised in this issue.

The .Borough Council notifies that the, water will be cut o.ff for 1 about four hours from 4 o’clock to-morrow afternoon.

Heavy rain from the southerly quarter fell this morning until 10.30 o’clock, when a southerly wind, sprang up, and the prospects appear to be good for favourable; weather.

The growth of grass in the; southern Manawatu this year is extraordinary, especially i n Shannon. One farmer who milks, 30 cows on forty acres Was driving through the paddocks a cow and a c,alf. The cow was visible, but only the movement of the grass indicated where: the calf. was.

That wild pigs are still plentiful In the Bush district (says an exchange) is shown by the fact that a party of five young men from Eltham had a; very satisfactory pig-hunting expedition in the Moeroa district over thq week-end just before Christmas. In three days, they shot for.ty-three pigf>.

The Levin Chronicle states .that a quicksand is in evidence at low tide at Hokio Beach. During the holidays a motor-car and a motor-cycle were embedded, and had to be hauled out. Quicksands have been located at different times on the beach, but this year the area is larger and constitutes an undoubted danger for motorists.

Commenting o.n thq c,alf-rearing competitions in North Taranaki, the judging for which has just been com-, pleted, the judges note that in most Cases those calves which Welle highly pointed on condition were; also highly pointed on dairy type. This indicated that children were learning to choose the right type of calf to rear and were doing their work well.

There is every likelihood that the, statutory half-holiday at Matamata next year will be on Thursday (says the “Record”). A petition therefor, was taken round by Mr G. G. Bell last week, and signed by forty heads- of businesses. The idea that other plac.es have been benefiting at Matamata’s expense on account of Saturday -closing has been slo.wly dawning on the minds of the people, though some say that Matamata will never be able to compete upon terms of equality until there are licensed hotels in the place.

A Greymouth angler, out after, trout, had a thrilling experience. Using a trput rod, casting with the whitebait minnow, he caught and landed a 281 b eel, 4ft 6y 2 in in length and with, a girth of. 17in. Inside the eel was) found a trout 10%in long and the remains of another which must have gone from 2% to 31b m weight. The eel took over two hours to land. Recently another angler landed a trout with a stone about an inch and a half long in its stomach. He was; fishing near Omoto, and thought at first that he had solved the mystery of the disappearing gol£ balls.

A persistent rumour has. been going around the last few days to the effect that a compulsory amalgamation of the Woodville and Dannevirke c.oum tiqs will be given effect to early next year (says an exchange). During the last few years Woodville County has developed from a mediocrity into one of the best-known and most successfully managed counties, in the North Island. Its rates are low, its roads are good, it has a large and up-to-date machinery equipment, and, above all. its finances are in excellent order. From a Dannevirke point of view the proposal is regarded as unimpeachable. Whether the Woodville ratepayers will view it in quite the same light is of course another, matter.

Why is smoking so often attended with results that cause medical men to order their patients to eitner discontinue the habit or greatly reduce it ? It is simply because the percentage of nicotine in most imported tobaccos is po high, and it is the nicotine in excess that renders smoking injurious. Now, our New Zealandgrown tobaccos contain so small S percentage of nicotine that it is, practically a negligible quality, and, besides, they are subjected to a new toasting process. Toasting develops the flavour, removes all deleterious properties, and makes the tobacco climate proof. Toasted tobacco is recommended to those who study their health and appreciate a pure tobacco. If you like a full body, try Cut Plug No. 10, the Bullhead label; or the somewhat milder Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog). There is another brand, Riverhead Gold, which excels all others in mildness and aroma. They may be smoked with impunity, and ’ost 25 per cent, less than the foreign lines.* \