LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXXII, Issue 2766, 24 August 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

New Zealand’s annual fire loss amounts to 18s per head of population, and, as far as can be ascertained, is the highest amount per head of any country where accurate statistics are kept. It is stated on good authority that T. Borthwick and Sons (Australasia), Ltd., have decided not to rebuild their freezing .works at Paki Paki. They have made arrangements with the Hawke’s Bay Meat Co., Ltd., to kill their stock at the Whakatu works. The Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Meat Company are installing additional hooks to cope with the extra stock which Will be treated under the arrangement. A calf with two tails was born on the farm of Mr Les Hitchcock, of Te Poi, recently. The second tail protruded from behind the shoulder and dropped to within four inches of the ground. The calf was perfectly healthy and could drink well, but had a stiff neck, while its fore feet were turned up so that the annmal walked almost on its hocks. The calf was dropped by a Jersey cow, and though quite healthy was killed at the end of a few days because of its mal-foimed feet.—“Matamata Record.” A Wanganui landowner who bad a small section in a King Country town, in which the rating on unimproved values was in force was at a less to get rid of the burden. He could not sell t*he land and could not give it away to any resident. Finally, a “happy” transfer was made to a man who, two months later, left for shores afar. To-day this individual’s name appeal’s on the rate book with the illuminating little note of information beside it: “Address unknown.” No one pays the rates on that section 1 now. ■Figures compiled by the Government Statistician for the Royal Life Saving Society show .that the risk of death by drowning has been reduced by 44 per cent, since the society was established in New Zealand; “It is evident,” states a clause in the annual report, “that, taking New Zealand as a whole, over 100 lives a year are being saved as a result of the work that has been done. Thus the community is under a deep debt of gratitude to all those who have learnt to swim and to save Jife, and to those who have fought them. In this connection. it is well that we should recognise the splendid educational work of the. New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, which every year issues some thousands of certificates to school children learning ' to, swim.” “How’s things?” asked one farmer of another at a recent meeting. “Oh, I can’t complain,” was the reply. “The. butcher and baker are still calling.” Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Children’s Hacking Cough.

A vote of sympathy with the relatives of the late W. D. J. Johnson was carried at the last meeting of the Piako County Council.

While playing in the representative hockey match at the Domain on Saturday afternoon, Miss V. Shand, of the Paeroa team, was cut over the eye with a hockey stick. She was taken to the Hospital, where the wound was sewn up, and she was able to proceed home.

In the local Drill Hall to-morrow night the members of the Paeroa Miniature Rifle Club will shoot for the second trophy donated by Mr A. E. Pearson. The conditions will be the same as the match held last Tuesday night, with an optional sweepstake for second and third prizes.

The Paeroa Ladies’ Hockey Association’s teams acquitted themselves creditably on Saturday last. The A grade representatives withstood a challenge by Waihi for the Johnson Cup, winning the match by three goals to nil; and the B team beat the Te Aroha representatives by a similar score. For the A team Mrs L. Neild secured two goals and Miss V. Shand one, and for the B team the scorers were Misses N. Smith, P. Pivott and M. O’Neill. J Digressing from the subject; on -which he was speaking at Saturday evening’s meeting of the Paeroa Orphans’ Club, Mr W. Marshal! paid a tribute to the services rendered the town of Paeroa during the week by the Paeroa Orphans’ Club Orchestra.’ It was to the credit of the club that it had been the means of bringing about the formation of the orchestra, and it' was to the credit of the orchestra that it was willing to give its services for public functions. There was nothing finer at times like the present than that those who had the gift of music should give that music for the people’s 1 good. I A vote of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr George Death, a director and fqrmer chairman of the - Kaponga Dairy Company, was passed ; at the annual meeting on Wednesday last. The chairman (Mr' A; V. Tait) said, 'in moving the resolution that, after giving fine service Kaponga, Mr Death had gone to the Hauraki Plains, where he i continued public service on the Hospital Board, County Council, Rural Credits Board and Co-operative Dairy Company— a splendid record of public body work. : Advice has been received by the Commissioner of the ' Waitewheta School (Mr C. Harris) that the.Min-' ister of Education (Hon. H. Atmore) has approved of a grant for the erection of a school at Waitewheta, where classes are at'present being he'd in the settlers' hall. . Efforts to have a school erected have been-’ made by residents of the district for some time and the Minister’s decision is naturally much appreciated. Much of the credit is due to Mr Colin Mason, Chairman of the Ohinemuri County Council, who interviewed the authorities when visiting Wellington. ;

At the meeting of the Hawera Hospital Board recently Mr W. G. Simpson voiced what he described as a serious complaint from the children’s ward which hje 'considered should be given immediate • attention, Members became attentive as he remarked humorously that a child ; had complained there were no threepenny, pieces in the plum pudding served to. the hospital children. Members were intensely amused over the “complaint” ; and ,a search was made in pockets,with the result that twenty-seven coins were handed to the secretary.to. be placed in the little patients’ plum duff. ' i

The question of the Paeroa Cham- ’ ber of Commerce co-operating with the Te Aroha Chamber in its schemeof erecting advertising signboards was mentioned at last week’s meeting of the Te Aroha Chamber. The ptesi- 1 dent said that Mr Mackesy had in- ' terviewed the secretary to the Paeroa Chamber, who thought that the Te Aroha Chamber should share the cost' with Paeroa of erecting a sign at the Raziorback. They (had not much money to work with and they would have to be careful. Mr Coulter moved that the Paeroa Chamber be advised ’ that the Te Aroha Chamber, while' appreciating the suggestion made, was not in a position at present to go- so." far afield with its advertising signs and would prefer its signs in places neareu Te Aroha. The motion was seconded by Mr Wild and carried. When discussing the planting of trees along drain banks, one of the. ■ Haurak: United Drainage Board members referred to “pussy foot willows,” while a few minutes later another, member went one better and spoke of . “Pussy Foot Johnson willows!” ■ Your-Dry Hair/made beautifully glossy with Brice’s Regenerator, 5/6, .. and Nutritive Cream, 2/-. — C, N.> O’Loughlin, Hairdresser.’’ ‘