THE PUTARURU PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 46, 4 September 1924, Page 2

THE PUTARURU PRESS,

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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The rainfall at Putaruru .luring August, as registered by the school gauge, was 2.5 in. It is understood that the police authorities have decided to appoint a second constable to Putaruru and that he will arrive this week to take up the position. The present school vacation ends next Monday, school resuming on Tuesday morning. This represents an extra day, as originally resumption was to be on Monday morning. It is stated that the telephone line from Putaruru to Arapuni, through Puketurua. is shortly to be rebuilt, when wooden poles will replace the iron ones, which are found to be rusting through at the ground level. The re-erection will probably be completed in about four months’ time. The railway telephone service between Putaruru station and Rotorua station was originally an earth circuit, with the result that the hearing often became “ mixed ” with conversations over ordinary telephone lines. The railway authorities are now installing* a metallic circuit to remedy this.

Arrangements have been made for the Post and Telegraph Department to distribute to all telegraph and telephone offices the results of the matches played by the All Black team now on tour. A copy will be delivered to the Putaruru Press and a copy will be exhibited outside the Putaruru post office.

Mr. F. J. Marshall, of Morrinsville, recently sold a two-year-old filly by Swift Flight out of Cuiragnes for 100 guineas. The horse Daylight, by Day Comet out of Cuiragnes, sold by Mr. Marshall as a yearling, recently changed hands at a figure in the vicinity of £6OO.

The thanks of the Putaruru Chamber of Commerce were accorded to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bear for the use of their tearooms for the meetings of the chamber by Friday’s meeting* of the executive. Regret was expressed that Putaruru was losing Mr. and Mrs. Bear as residents and best wishes were extended for their future welfare.

Speaking at the ofiicial opening of the Waihakeke cheese factory, Mr. F. J. Hull, branch manager of the Bank of New South Wales, said he considered the joint and several guarantee was a good thing not only for the bank but for the factory. There was often a tendency for suppliers to leave a factory for a rival'concern on a temporary offer of a small increase in the price of butterfat. T-he “ joint and several ” was a decided check on this.

Delightfully fine and cool —an ideal evening for dancing—Monday night was marked by the most successful yet of the Railway Social Club’s series of fortnightly dances in the Putaruru Town Hall. The attendance was large and included enthusiasts from as far afield as Waotu and Arapuni, while a good floor and music by the Melody Four—Messrs. E. A. Cooper (piano), W. Hawes (violin), A. Brown (clarionet) and W. Dodd (flute) —together with the capabilities of Mr. W. Donaldson as M.C., gave all a delightful evening, the spirit of fun and gaiety having happy rein. What might have proved a very serious accident occurred on the Te Awamutu- Arapuni road on Friday. Mr. L. Buxton, the well-known district representative of the International Harvester Co., accompanied by Messrs. W. McGivern, H. Fear, H. Brisco and D. Cochrane, was travelling to Mr. A. J. Healy's dealing sale on the farm between Pukeatua and Arapuni. While the car was negotiating a small rise on the Arapuni side of Pukeatua, one of the front wheels left the axle, and the car took a head-on dive at the bank on the roadside. Immediately the wheel became detached the steering gear crumpled up and became useless. Mr. Buxton’s quick decision in applying the brakes saved the car from turning a complete somersault. Messrs. Brisco and Cochrane received minor injuries, but the other members of the party escaped unhurt and travelled - on to the sale with cars following.— Waipa Post. The fact that the number of telenones connected with the Putaruru xchange now exceeded 100, entitling the subscribers to a service from 6 a.m. to midnight from Monday to Saturday inclusive and two hours on Sunday, was - discussed at Friday evening’s meeting of the executive of the Putaruru Chamber of Commerce. It was stated that the department would probably require a margin over - the 100 before granting this extended service, but it was suggested that if the executive wrote at once applying for the longer hours the department would reply stating the margin required and this reply could be submitted to the next general meeting of the chamber. The suggestion was adopted. Other questions which were mentioned were the stationing of a telegraph linesman and an electricity troubleman at Putaruru. but the president, Mr. F. C. Barnett, ruled that the executive could only deal with matters that were urgent and other matters should be deferred until the general meeting.