THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5504, 22 November 1929, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Early yesterday morning the police arrested a youth at Netherton on three charges of alleged breaking, entering, and theft at Otaki. Several of the stolen articles were found on the boy. In the afternoon the accused appeared before Justices of the Peace at Paeroa and was remanded to appear at Palmerston North on November 26. Next Sunday the Paeroa Cadet Band will render a musical programme in the children’s playground on the old railway station site, weather permitting. The public are cordially invited to attend. Some of the side-show people who are taking booths at the Hauraki A. and P. Show on December 5 are getting on the ground early. Three lots arrived per lorry yesterday and established themselves on the domain. They came straight from the Te Aroha Show, as there is no event between the two dates that they can attend.

An aeroplane has been built by John Allison, a Whakatane youth who is a motor mechanic by trade. For many months he has devoted his spare time and savings to the work and has produced a machine which, it is claimed, will stand all tests for air worthiness.

The Hauraki Plains Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., of Turua, paid out £5900 to its suppliers on Wednesday. This was at the rate of 1/6 per lb butterfat for milk for cheese, and 1/5 per lb butterfat for cream for buttermaking. The cheese factory is now working at capacity, and some of the milk has to be separated. This stage was reached earlier this season than ever before.

An astounding variation in tenders was revealed to the Ngatea School Committee last evening, when it considered prices submitted for building an entrance pergola for the schoolground. Four tenders were received, and the prices were £l7 10s, £l7 15s, £3O 19s 9d, and £49 19s. The job was gvien to Mr T. S. Stokes, the Auckland builder now engaged in erecting the additional classroom.

At the annual meeting of the Matamata Racing Club it was decided to recommend that the incoming committee make a small charge on all complimentary tickets with the exception of those issued to officials of clubs. It .was pointed out at the meeting that the Hamilton Trotting Club had tried the scheme, lowered the gate money, and made money out of the move.

The authorities at a certain mental hospital recently decided to give one of the inmates—a sweet little woman —a motor airing (says the Dominion). The car came duly round to the main entrance, and the party, which included a dignified police sergeant, took their seats. No sooner were all comfortable than the little lady took the sergeant’s shako frori? his head and lightly tossed it on to the roadway. Now, a police sergeant cannot be expected to look dignified without his helmet, so he gravely recovered his headgear, and resumed his seat in the car. No sooner had he settled himself then the little lady again tossed his shako on to the roadway. By this time the officer had lost every shred of dignity he ever possessed. As he resumed his seat the second time, the little lady, with a winning smile, placed her hand gently on his arm and murmered, “Don’t wear that cap, dearie ; it makes you look so old.” It was a long time before the sergeant recovered his dignity.