LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 October 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

One of Pukekohe’s early settlers, Mr Richard Baguley, died on Saturday in his 80th year. He came out to> New Zealand 58 years ago from Nottingham. ‘ At Saturday’ s meeting of the Hawera County Council it was mentioned that settlers on the Wairere road had offered to contribute the sum of £6O towards work to be done on the road. The matter was left in the hands of the riding member to deal with. “"Very satisfactory progress has been made with the construction of the Te Roti-Opunake railway line,” reported Mr T. M. Ball (district engineer for the Public Works Department) when interviewed by the Stratford Post on Friday regarding the possible date of the completion of the work. Rails have now been laid to a point 161 miles from Te Roti, leaving only six miles of construction work yet to be done. ‘Mr Ball estimates that the rails will be laid into Opunake by February, 1925. The completion of the job at an earlier date will depend upon the time taken to erect the remaining bridges. The question of the Inaha road, the boundary between Hawera and Wairnate West, was briefly mentioned at. the Hawera County meeting on. Saturday, the chairman saying this matter should be definitely decided as early as possible. The matter wa s left till next meeting. The two councils had previously conferred on the matter, but did not come to any agreement. In the course of his remarks at the annual meeting of the Cool * Stores Company, at Invercargill, Mr. Mackrell had some interesting things to say regarding the results of experiments conducted with the object of ascertaining the amount of shrinkage which takes place in cheese stored at varying temperatures Sufficient evidence is available to show that Southland factories have lost many thousands of pounds sterling through shrinkage owing to the temperature in the stores being too high. These experiments made it perfectly clear that a refrigerating plant is very necessary, the installation of which is even now under way. * An opinion was expressed that in some areas dairy farmers did not get the consideration they deserved when, at the County Council meeting on Saturday, the matter of improvement on the Matangara road, near Taiporohenui, ■was being considered. Members said the road was in very bad condition. The chairman said that £2OO had been put on the estimates,- which meant a total expenditure of £4OO. The matter Avas left in the hands of the riding members and the foreman. On Sunday morning in the Methodist Church, Mr H. Leslie Piper, of Sydney, set his campaign of gong on the move. He will spend 10 days in HaAvera, assisting the mission through his glorious gift of song. Sunday was an exceptionally heavy day. Sendees Avere held in the Methodist Church at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Normanby Town Hall at 1.45 p.m., united Bible Class meeting at 3 p.m., and service at the hospital at 5.30 p.m. All day Mr Piper Avas assisted dv Rev. W. J. OxbroAV. Air Piper’s singing has been aptly described “sermons in song.” Possessed of a splendid voice of exquisite tone and wonderful expression, Avith perfect enunciation and pronunciation, his messages of song are delivered Avith telling effect. Every solo was a sermon in cameo. As an artist in colours brings out a point here and another there, so Avith consummate A’ocnl artistry does Air Piper give his auditors'a wealth of beautiful thought. Seldom, if eA r er before, has Hawera been favour ed Avith a visit from a soloist of such calibre and quality. The campaign will continue until Wednesday, 22nd inst A correspondent writes: IlaAvera is fearfully and Avonderfullv made (or laid out). There are long streets and short streets, straight streets and crooked streets, and in some cases no streets Avhere-there ought to be streets. As a sample of croolyid streets commend me to Little Regent street. AA’hich should have been named “Ram’s Horn.” Consider that Avonderful triangle bounded by Surrey street, Camberwell road and Wilson street. There undoubtedly should ha\*e. been a continuation of Disraeli street some distance down this great triangle, Avith outlets to Wilson street and CamberAvell making available for building sites many sections that are uoav useless. Take a look at the distance from Wilson street to CamberAvell road (along Surrey street), and some idea can be formed of the elongated sections that exist. Hoav any improvement is to be effected hoav does net appear, a s Surrey street frontage has been built all along. One of these days, Avhen Hawera becomes a city, some choice things will be said of those who laid out this borough. Tn advertising columns the HaAvera Borough Council are adA’ertising for a quiet, reliable gelding for Park moAVing machine.

BATHTNG COSTUMES. Our new season’s bathing costumes are now opened. We have the cotton one-piece costumes, 2/-, 2/6; bathing V’s. 1/3. 1/6; wool surf costumes, 12/6; club colours, 13/6, 14/6; ladies’ wool two-piece costumes, 16/6; ladies' bathing capes for beach wear; bathing shoes. Call on the H. 8., Hnwera. for your bathing goods.—Advt. BUCKRELL’S, HAWEEA, In addition to our usual showing of costumes, frocks, etc., we have opened 20 dozen vests These are marked 2/6, 3/6. 3/9; f%ll sizes. These are exceedingly cheap.—Advt.

Blight is reported to be more prevalent in the potato crops at Pukekohe than was the ease last season.

The toAvnship of LeA-in Avas lit by electricity on Thursday, the current coming from the steam plant at Mangaore, which provided electric light for the Alangahao works.

It is reported that a good deal of petty thieA’ing has been going on in Stratford recently, and main r people have lost sundry articles (the Post reports). From Avhat. can be gathered it Avould. appear that Avood and coal are faA’ourite articles in request. Inquiry from the police elicited the fact that none , of the occurrences had been reported to them.

The position of Nolantown Avas briefly discussed at the HaAA'era County Council meeting on Saturday as the result of a communication from the Department. of Internal Affairs in regard to boundaries. The county clerk stated that his reply to the Department Avas that, unless satisfactory arrangements could be. made for adjustment of special loans affecting the area to be merged, the council AA r ould make strong objection. The Department adAflsed that the Local Bodies Loans Act Avould cover the position. . Councillors inspected the plans of the area and agreed that the question of boundary roads AA’as satisfactorily safeguarded. The chairman said the council Avas neutral in the matter and Avould offer no objection if a proper settlement of accounts Avere made. When the commission necessary was set Up the council Avould need to be duly represented to AA-atch the interests of ratepayers.