Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXXII, Issue 2801, 16 November 1931, Page 4

Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'rhe Paeroa Croquet Club was represented at the official opening for the season of the Waikino Club on Saturday afternoon, and members report having had some very enjoyable games. Twenty-odd members of the Paeroa Bowling Club were among the very big attendance of district bowlers at the opening of the Waikino Bowling Club’s green on Saturday last. Officers of the local club were able to arrange a match with the Waihi Club for Saturday next. The collie dog Lound Laon (Imp.), owned by Mr W. A. Harrington, of Paeroa, was exhibited at the annual New Zealand Collie Club’s parade at Remuera on Saturday, and was awarded a red ribbon for the best dog of either sex among the thirty-odd in the show. It is often said that game birds know when the shooting season opens. Two splendid cock pheasants on Saturday last showed no fear at the sound of rifle fire, for they approached within easy shotgun range of where the members of the Paeroa Rifle Club were firing. A motor car, which appeared to have been abandoned on a narrow part of the Tc Aroha Road, was brought into Paeroa yesterday by direction of the Police, primarily for the reason that it was causing an obstruction to the road. The car was not a stolen one, hut belonged to a Te Aroha resident, and a bearing had burned out. A peculiar thunderstorm was experienced on Saturday afternoon. Very heavy peals of thunder were heard, and there were numerous vivid flashes of lightning, but while in some parts of Paeroa there was very heavy rain, other parts of the town escaped with a few drops. This experience seemed to be general throughout the district, for a motorist who travelled to Coromandel reports having encountered many heavy showers and passed over many dusty sections of road. It is not generally known that the printing and publishing industry ranks as one of the leading New Zealand enterprises. The value of the output of the establishments embraced, totals about £4,500,000 for the year. To the 8,000 persons employed in the works concerned, wages approximating £2,000,000 were paid, and the value of the materials operated upon, exceeded £1,000,000. Land, buildings, machinery and other plant utilised, incidental to the industry is valued at over £3,500,000.

The ways of our educationists are sometimes hard to understand, says the “North Auckland Times.’’ With the general and university examinations close at hand, practically the whole of yesterday and to-day has been given over by High School pupils to some tom-fooling, called Ik dancing,” and then we wonder why taxpayers complain at the cost of education to the country. Two or three hours’ study would appear to have been of more advantage tha: ohysical culture at the present time. However, we may be what is termed old fashioned and do not appreciate the modern way of doing things.

Since the reduced railway fares came into operation nine weeks ago, several lines on which the investigations have been completed, have shown big increases in the number of passengers carried. Investigations are proceeding on a number of other lines and the results are expected to be completely shortly. On the Wairarapa line, 8,000 passengers have been carried during the nine weeks, as compared with 3,000 for the corresponding period of last year. The revenue also has shown a decided increase. Before the new fares came into operation revenue on this line was steadily dropping, but the past few weeks the drop has not only been arrested, but the position has greatly improved. In the last week of the old fares 16,462 tickets were issued at Auckland, but in the last week of October in this year the number had increased to 27,836. Particulars of train arrangements and issue of special excursion tickets in connection with the Waikato Agricultural Show at Claudelands on 20th and 21st November are advertised in this issue. “Aged” complexions given youthful appearance by use of Rachel Face Cream. 1/6.—S. J. Hedge, Chemist.*