LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5398, 11 March 1929, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Since the reopening of the Paeroa District High Schoell after thp holidays 30 boys, through the use of the Paeroa baths, can now Sfwim 50 yards or more. Of this number. 6 can swim half. a niilq- and 13 pan swim 220 yards. This reflects great credit on tjhe school teaching staff the bath custodian. 1

El Arish won the hunters,’ championship for Mr A. M. Samuel, M'P. for Thames, for the fifth year in succession at the Waikato Central A. and P. Association’s annual show at Cambridge on Thursday. The horse’s success. gives 'his owner the silver cup outright. El Arish, now' 21 years old, was ridden F. Baker.

Mr H. Simmond's’ sen, Albert, was taken ill suddenly on Thursday night, and at the doctor’s orders was taken to the Thames Hcfepital, where he was operated on half an 'hour after admission for appendicitis. Master Simmonds is now progressing favourably.

Yet another board: is on the horizon. At Hamilton it has been decided to rqctmmend the appointment of a Wai-, kat.o Conservation Board. It will soon be necessary to have a board to control boards.

No less than eleven pages a recent issue of the Australian Commonwealth Gazette arc occupied by an ordinance “to regulate the use of. motor-cars and certain other vehicles within the territory of Norfolk Island.” The total number of. motorears on the island is three.

The civilian air fleet of New Zealand continues to grow. On Saturday the Hon. T. M. Wilford, Defence Minictei, received from the representative of a wealthy English patrplp of aviation an aeroplane which that gentleman presented to the New Zealand Government. Mr Wilford then handed ovej- the ’plane to the Marlborough Aero Club. The day previous to this function the proprietors of a Wellington newspaper offered the Wellington Aero Club the price of a light aeroplane, an offer that wa,s gratefully accepted.

The case in which Albert. Harrgi’eaves, carpenter, Paeroa (Mr J. F. Strang), sought to. recover £343 13s damages from Percy Henry Saxon, fanner, Tatuanui, and Ws daughter, Mis Eva Grace Bell (Mr C. O. Mahoney), was concluded at the Hamilton Supreme Court on Friday. The claim arose; out of a collision on the Tc Aroha-Morrinsville road between a motor-cycle plaintiff ,was riding; and a ca) driven by Mrs Bell. Plaintiff sustained a broken leg as a result of the collision. The jury found that Mrs Bell had been guilty of negligence and that plaintiff had been, guilty <tf. contributory negligence. The effective cause of the injuries plaintiff sustained was attributed to Mrs Bell. The jury held that Mrs Bell was the agent of her father, the owner of the car, and awarded damag.es totalling £277 13s- against both defendants. Judgment was entered accordingly.

At the Australian rifle-shcoting meeting, at Williamstown Mr H. Simmonds, of Paeroa, a member of the New Zealand team, has so far had the following successes :—March 5 : Fifth place, score 135, prize of £l. in the; Argus, Australian, and N.Z. aggregate; seventh place, score 41, prize of £l, in the Templetein match (10 1 shots, at 700yds). March 6 : Third' place, score 49, prize of £4, in the Craig Williiaimson match (10 shots at 800yds) ; sixth 4l, prize of. £l, in the SaJ‘g.ood match (10 shots at 900yds) ; eighth plac.e, prize of £3, in the; Syme aggregate ; eighth place, score 94, in the opening stag.e of the King’s Prize match (seven shots at 300, 500; and 600yds).

A fast trip by aeroplane from the Hobsonville aerodrome to Hastings in a ccitnmercial Moth aeroplane was made the other da.y by Mr T. E. Clark, of Auckland, whose daughter living at Hastings had become ill. The machine, with Mr. Clark and the pilot, left the aerodrome at 11.45 a.m. and arrived at Hastings at about 2.30 o’clock, thus making the trip of about 240 miles by air in two and three-quarter hours.

Direction is given in the N.Z. Gazette dated March 7 that the districtvaluation roll for the Paeroa Borough shall be revised as a.t March 31, 1929.

The painting trade is at sueh a low ebb at present that one Auckland painter in a large way of business stated last week that undercutting in prices was prevalent, and he himself was content with a profit of Is 6d an hour just to keep his men going.

Dr. D. N. W. Murray, C.M.G., D. 5.0., M.D., who lias occ.upiqd the position of police and prison surgeon in Auck-. land for the past 20 yep.rs, has tendered his resignation .

New Zealand naturalisation paper* were granted ein February 20' to three Dalmatians, two Hungarians, one Icelander, two Italians, four Jugb-Slavs, and one Syrian. Included in the Dalmatians was Ante Jose Radich, lab-, ourer, of Turua, and in the Jugoslavs George Pivac, labourer, of Thames.

Tile main traffic road’ through Paeroa having received the necessary attention to keep it in its, usual splendid condition for some time to come, the Borough Council i s naw going over some of the less important ones. The footpaths along Belmont and Normanby roads await repairs until the Post and Telegraph Department has put the cables undtergrau.nd, as is. the department’s intention. This being the ease, to do any work on the footpaths now would be a waste of time, ana money, although all work that can remain permanently is being dche.

Tfade between' Canada’ and) NewZealand has increased So considerably of late that the Canadian National Steamship Line is expected .to reestablish shortly the subsidised) cargo service between Vancouver and this country and Australia.

The Auckland City Engineer, Mr W. E. Bush, after service in that capacity for 23 years, has tendered his, resignation on his appointment to an important position in Brisbane. It is probable, though, tha.t before the effective date of his resignation Mr Bush will be available to assist Mr F. W. Furkert. Engine,er-.in-Chief, Public Works Department, with the Mt. 'Eden reservoir inquiry.

The Hikutaia Ladies’ Hockey Club is to be; asked to join in competition with the Paer'oa Club.

The N.Z. .Meat Producers’ Board has received a. cable from its representative at BuenCs Aires, South America, advising* the following shipments to the Unite ] Kingdom for the fortnight ended February 28, 1929, from Argentine and Uruguay : 278,300 quarters of chilled beef, 2700 quarters of frozen beef, 61,782 carcase;g of. frozen mutton, and 161,580 earCases'of frozen lamb. The quantity shipped to the Ccintincnt of Europe diuring the same period was a.s follows : 124,250 quarters of frozen beef, 27,806 carcas.es of. frozen mutton, and I'soo carcases of frozen lamb.

The taste for tobacco once acquired rarely dies. Once a smoker always a smoker. Many a lonely man’s best' friend is his pipe, and it’s no less true that many a man would rather go short of “tucker” than short of ’baccy. Let those who rave against smoking—generally because it makes them ill—go on raving. Those who know the pleasure the pipe gives, the comfort and consolation it brings, will never be convinced to the contrary. Why should they ? There’s no harm in tobacco so long as it’s pure and as free from nicotine as possible. The imported brands, to be sure often contain a terrible lot of nicotine. That’s bad. But our New 7 Zealand brands contain so little that they are comparatively innocuous and may be freely indulged in with the utmost impunity. Yes, aqd what’s more, they’ll soon spoil you for any other kind, they are so sweet and fragrant. They are in various strengths. Riverhead Gold is mild, Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) is medium, and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead) is full flavoured.*