THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated! THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5495, 1 November 1929, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated! THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Western electrical engineers arrived in Paeroa to-day to instal in the local theatre what are said to be the finest and most up-to-date talkies in the world. They will be ready for the first public performance on November 9. On Wednesday night in St. Paul’s Church the Lord Bishop of the Waikato Diocese, the Rt. Rev. C. A. Cherrington, dedicated the Episcopal chair presented by Mr H. V. Cocks for the sanctuary.

Last month there were 7 births, 2 deaths, and 1 marriage in Paeroa, as against 7,1, and 1, respectively, in October last year.

Provision is made in the Public Works Estimates for grants of £3OOO and £350 to the Buller Hospital Board and Grey Hospital Board respectively for restoration of earthquake damage, while £3650 is set aside for other works at health and hospital institutions in the affected area.

The Hauraki Plains Cricket Association will commence its inter-club competition to-morrow, when the first innings of the following matches will be played : Pipiroa v. Turua, at Turua ; Kaihere v. Waitakaruru, at Waitakaruru ; and Ngatea v. Kopuarahi, at Kopuarahi. The second innings of these matches will be played on the following Saturday.

During the absence on three weeks’ annual leave of Mr N. Boyne, postmaster at Ngatea, Mr W. A. Leach is acting-postmaster, Mr A. Kilgour is acting as counter clerk, and .Mr R. R. Christie, of Thames, is acting as exchange clerk.

Looking through the “Outcry”— the official organ of the Waihi Hospital Carnival Committee of November 20, 190 J (28 years ago), we came across the following amusing paragraph (says the Waihi Telegraph) : A man with a badly damaged head called on Dr. Porter the other day for repairs. After patching him up with sticking plaster, etc., the doctor inquired how he got such a lot of injuries to his head. The patient replied that Father Hackett was responsible for them. “Father Hackett,” said the doctor, “why, Dean Hackett has not been here for months.” The patient : “I know that, but he’s responsible all the same ; he married me.”

After an interval of nearly five months weekly screenings of pictures were commenced in Patetonga last Saturday evening.

The “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review” has for years past established itself as the most popular paper of New Zealand, and no effort is spared to keep it thoroughly abreast of the times. The fine quality and diversity of the illustrations of this week’s issue will at once make an appeal to readers. First of all, a striking frontispiece of Raquel Torres sun-bathing will rivet attention. Then attention is drawn to the double centre pages, which are admirably set out with some of the inmates of the Auckland Zoo, which is a strong centre of attraction. Racing is represented by snapshots of the Wellington and Waikato Hunt Club meetings, and trotting is catered for in two excellent pages of the Auckland Trotting Club’s spring meeting. Special features that deserve mention are a page of humour, another of Parisian fashions, and brightly illustrated stage and screen pages.

A second small co- operative water supply scheme is mooted on the Kerepeehi block. Five of the settlers whose land will not be served by the scheme now being carried out are discussing a pumping project.

The Patetonga Tennis Club opened its courts for the season on Saturday last in the presence of a large gathering of members and local residents. A Yankee tournament was commenced.

In the cycle road race from Turua to Thames on Monday in connection with the Labour Day sports Mr C. Clarke, of Paeroa, came first off scratch, and Mr L. W. Paulsen, of Turua, with a handicap of 30 seconds, came second, being two laps behind.

The 107th anniversary of the Methodist Maori Mission will be commemorated locally to-night in the Gaiety Theatre, where a most unique and fascinating programme of music, song, and oratory will be given by the official 1929 Maori mission party.

The election of five trustees to form the Hauraki Plains West Drainage Board will be held on Monday next between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Ngatea Public Hall and the residence of Mi’ D. McAulay, Pipiroa Road. The six candidates are Messrs J. Darlington, A. Douglas, J. Motion, A. H. McClean, T. A. McClean, and C. W. Parfitt.

It is understood that a comprehensive afforestation scheme is to be undertaken in the Whangamata district shortly. Officers of the Forestry Department are now making the necessary preparatory work, and a batch of 100 men to carry out the planting will reach Whangamata in the course of a week or two by steamer. The centre of activities will be near the Wharekawa River, and the intention is said to be to plant in all about 50,000 acres of trees. Officers of the department now in the Whangamata district have classified the idle Crown lands originally locked up for afforestation purposes, setting apart considerable areas as suitable for settlement and reserving the balance for tree planting. This having been done, it is to be expected that the Crown Lands Department will take early steps to survey and throw open for settlement the blocks not required for afforestation.

Members of the Sparrow family, of Ngatea, who greatly assisted in winning the championship cup for the Ngatea school at the annual school sports last summer, almost cleaned up the children’s running events at the Labour Day sports at Thames. Miss I. Sparrow won the public schools championship and the single ladies’ 50yds race ; Miss Coralie Sparrow won the 50yds race for girls under 12 l id also for those under 16 years, came second to her sister in the single ladies’ race, and with Miss. Jean Wheeler came second in the girls’ three-legged race, while Masters E. • Sparrow and M. Costello came second in the boys’ three-legged race.

These swimmers of Turua who bathe in the Waihou River will regret to learn that the old launch berthage pontoon is to he removed. Messrs H. Lowe (chairman), F. Hetherington, C. W. Harris, and S. Ensor, members of the Thames Harbour Board, and Mr J. M. Fox, secretary, visited Turua yesterday afternoon, and after’ viewing the water under which the pontoon has been lying for a month or so decided to recommend the board to act in this direction. The alternative was to have the pontoon repaired, and as there is no launch traffic this was certainly not warranted.

It is, an offence, punishable by a fine of up to £5O, for a motorist to have glaring headlights, according to a remark made by Mr R. E. Champtaloup, touring manager of the Auckland Automobile Association, when speaking at the annual meeting of the Gisborne branch of the association. The regulation forbade motorists to drive with lights the main beams of which were over 3ft 6in above the ground at 75ft. This remark was the result of reference to the A.A.A. service of fixing lamps so that they complied with the regulations, it being mentioned that a number of motorists still retained glaring headlamps.

Up to October 12, 1929, no less than 67,091 calves had been received by the Waikato and Thames Valley Co-op. By-Products Company, Ltd., of which 368 died in transit and 740 were condemned, equalling 16.93 per cent, less than last season. There were lulled and boned for export 65,904, and the total meat exported was 1,185,5391b5. The average weight of the passed carcase was 33.531b5.

The first consignment of books for the Hikutaia school library has come to hand. The cost of those ordered totals about £2l, so that with the amount expended it is hoped to have a good selection of suitable volumes.

The Waihi Gold Mining Company’s half-yearly dividend of Is per share (20 per cent.) will be paid to-day.

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