THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE oHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5490, 21 October 1929, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE oHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taking advantage of the perfect weather, and attracted by the thought of music, many people were present at the Domain yesterday afternoon to listen to the Cadet Band. Several pieces of appropriate music were given.

In the Auckland Competitions Society’s festival being held at Auckland Mr Linton Eskrigge on Thursday night last took third place in the tenor solo event, and in the test recitation for girls from 9 to 12 years Miss Audrey Wood came third.

The question of whether a motorist who finds himself in imminent danger of a collision is justified in going on to his wrong side of the road was discussed by Mr Justice Blair in a reserved decision delivered in the Supreme Court at Wellington on Friday. His Honour’s decision was that it was the duty of a driver to go to his wrong side if by doing so he would avoid an accident.

“If there is ever a trans-Tasman air service it must be maintained with flying boats,” said Major G. A. Cowper, the Auckland airman, in an interview at Wellington. “The Southern Cross, of course, was a freak machine. Laden to the utmost with petrol and gear, it naturally required a freak aerodrome. Anyhow, I don’t expect a machine like that will ever land in this Dominion again.”

Old-time dances proved a popularattraction at Turua on Thursday evening last, when one of the many functions held in connection with the Plunket Society's baby king and queen carnival took place in the Town Hall. The attendance was large. Old favourite dance tunes were played by Mrs Mules’ orchestra, and extras by Miss Newsham. A waltzing competition was won by Miss N. Schmidt and Mr L. Young, and a euchre tournament by Mrs C. Johnstone and Mr F. Olsen, Mrs I. Beddie and Mr E. Harwood being awarded the consolation prizes.

A Mangaiti farmer ordered some posts from Te Aroha and they were put on trucks at« the railway station on Tuesday morning in the expectation that they would be left at Mangaiti the same day. The following morning the farmei- had a team at the railway station'for carting home the posts, which were urgently needed. To his surprise the posts were not at the station and on inquiry from the officials at Te Aroha he was informed that the practice was to carry any stuff consigned to Mangaiti on to Paeroa and leave it at Mangaiti on the return journey. What puzzled the farmer was that the railway official seemed to consider this quite the correct thing to do. The farmer says the next time he wants posts or anything else of a bulky nature he will engage a lorry.—Te Aroha News.

Particulars of train arrangements and the issue of holiday excursion tickets in connection with the Waikato Hunt Club’s meeting at Cambridge and the sports meeting at Thames on Labour Day, October 28, are advertised in this issue.

Nearly 10,500 deer were shot in New Zealand last year, chiefly at the instigation of the State Forest Service, which is carrying out a systematic campaign for the destruction of these animals on the ground that they constitute a menace to forest plantations. A few years ago it was officially estimated that there were 300,000 deer in the Dominion, and that the damage they caused to the forest amounted to at least £200,000 a year.

Definite information was received at Waihi on Thursday from the Public Works Department at Paeroa to the effect that the twelve selected unemployed Waihi men were to report Today at Buchanan’s farm, on the Matangia road, where the new road work has been commenced.

The opening of the Thames and Waihi bowling clubs took place on Saturday. At the former Paeroa was represented by Mr J. W. Silcock and several members of the local club. A fine and pleasant day was experienced, during the course of which a new croquet lawn was opened. A string band in attendance rendered some very pleasant music.

Referring to the unusual happening in the defeat of the Prime Minister (Mr Stanley Bruce) in his own electorate in the Australian Parliamentary elections, Mr R. Mclndoe reminded a representative of the Waihi Telegraph of a similar happening in New Zealand 40 or 41 years ago—he believes it was in 1888. On that occasion the Stout-Vogel Government was in power, and Sir Robert Stout (then Mr Stout) was defeated by Sir James Allen (also then Mr Allen) for the Dunedin South seat.

Fire on Saturday evening destroyed a five-roomed house in Upper Albert Street, Thames, owned and occupied by Mr W. Butler. The outbreak was noted shortly before 9 o’clock, and the Thames Fire Brigade was quickly on the scene. Little could be done owing to the poor pressure of water. The occupier and his family were away at Mokai, and the origin of the fire is not known. The house had been locked up.

"From measurements taken in secondary schools all over the world the New Zealand boy and girl are credited with being the best developed for their ago,” said the Minister of Education, the Hon. H. Atmore, when speaking at the opening of the Matangi school baths on Saturday.

Local whitebait fishermen report a particularly good season in the Waihou this year. The delectable little fish are at present in fair-sized shoals, which have made the selling price comparatively low.

In a letter received by the last mail from Fiji by this paper the writer states : “Recently I read an account anent swimming in your district. . . We have a fine swimming pool here, 55yds by 35yds, but our swimmers are nothing very wonderful. The best for 55yds is, I think, 292 or 30sec. The boys are a peculiar crowd, and seem to me too lax in their interest. There is to be a carnival sometime next month, but that is all I can say about it. No programme is out so far. More facts should be published, for it is publicity that aids to success. ” The letter concludes with wishes for the Paeroa Swimming Club’s success.