THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1929 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5506, 27 November 1929, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1929 LOCAL AND GENERAL

+ The bituminising of the borough portion of the Old Te Aroha road has been completed. The condition of the road is now in keeping with the high standard of the rest of Paeroa’s main thoroughfares.

A company called Golden Dawn Gold Mines, Ltd., with £20,000 capital, was registered on Monday. The objects as set down are to acquire and work the mining properties at Ohinemuri known as the Rising Sun, the Rising Sun Extended, and the Veritas special quartz claims.

Members of the Hauraki A. and P. Association are reminded that working bees to get the ground ready for the annual show on December 5 will be held to-morrow and on Saturday. There is quite a lot to be done, and it is therefore hoped that members will roll up in full strength.*

The 51 acres of farm land on Hopai Road and the five acres adjoining the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s saleyards at Ngatea which were offered foi- sale by auction on Monday, failed to reach the reserves and were not sold under the hammer. The highest bids were £5O an aere for the town section and £25 for the farm land.

The popular girl contest at Waihi which was held in connection with the hospital ball to raise funds for the hospital resulted in Miss Norah Ellerington winning, with Miss Esther Allen second. The total amount realised was £6l 6s 7d, representing 14,719 penny votes—the supporters of Miss Ellerington contributing £4l 15s lOd (10,030 votes) and those whose support went to Miss Allen £l9 10s 9d (4638 votes). With the Government subsidy of £ for £ added the funds of the hospital will benefit to the extent of £.122 13s 2d.

Two remarkable instances of longevity have been reported this week. The Honourable Katherine Plunket, daughter of the second Baron Plunket, celebrated her 109th birthday at Ballymascanlan House, Dundalk, County Louth. At her request no demonstration was made by the villagers. Miss Plunket’s health is remarkably good. Her birthday dinner consisted of turkey, ham, and vegetables. She says she feels better in health than she has done for 10 years, as her rheumatism and bronchitis have disappeared. The second case is in Paris. Madame Petitjean, a widow aged 81, was buried at Chaldns-sur-Saone. The chief mourner, who followed the coffin to the grave, was the deceased’s mother, who is 108 years old.

Mystery surrounds the finding of an improvised bomb by Mr Richard Hunt on the slopes of Martha Hill on Thursday (states the Waihi Telegraph). Mr Hunt w as engaged in burning off scrub in connection with the beautifying work when he came across the machine, only a few feet away from the flames and on an area over which he intended to burn. The bomb was apparently the work of someone who had a good knowledge of explosives. It consisted of a cocoa tin in which was a plug of gelignite packed round with big nails. An 18-inch fuse, with detonator attached, led to the explosive. It seems that the bomb had only recently been placed where it was, as the tin showed no signs of any lengthy exposure to the weather. An explosion would no doubt have followed had Mr Hunt not made his timely discovery, and had he been near at the time the result might have been fatal.

Members of the Hikutaia Bowling Club journeyed to Morrinsville on Saturday and were defeated by the home rinks.