LOCAL & GENERAL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 47, Issue 2671, 17 September 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Exports to Japan. Owing to Japan’s contraction of buying' powers exports to that country from the Dominion show a sharp decline. One shipping agent says they have fallen to practically nothing. Goldfields Re-union. Members of the Thames, Waihi, Karangahake and Coi’omandel Old Boys and Girls’ Association have arranged a social and dance in the Newton Hall, Auckland, on Saturday, Septembei* 25. The object of the dance is to raise funds towards a grand reunion of members of all the associations to be held at Thames later in the year.

Address-In-Reply Debate. Arrangements were made by the Gazette to publish to-day a full report of the speech by Mr Jas. Thorn, M.P. for Thames, who moved the Address-in-Reply. Mr Thorn telegraphed yesterday that he had sent a copy of his address but through some unfortunate circumstance it had not arrived . by publishing time to-day.

AU Blacks’ Record.

In representative rugby football matches the All Blacks have a magnificent record. Of 123 matches since the first was played against New South Wales, at Sydney, 53 years ago, to date New Zealand has won 92, drawn six and lost 25. Points for New Zealand come to 2077, and points against 946.

Te Aroha Baths

A sympathetic hearing and practical agreement with the proposal to erect a £lO,OOO bath in Te Aroha, was given the deputation recently appointed by the chamber of commerce by the Minister of Tourist and Publicity, Mr F. Langstone, in an interview yesterday afternoon. The Minister said he was definitely in favour of the project.

“English As She. ..” “I made a frightful mistake last time,” said Commander G. N. Loris-ton-Clarke at Coromandel this week. In concluding a speech upon his last visit he had spoken of Coromandel county as a whole when laying the foundation stone of the new county chambers, but some councillor had later informed him that another interpretation could be made of his words. The spelling of “whole” as “hole” put a far different aspect upon his statement, as the councillor had pointed out to him.

Labour and the Farmer. That the Labour Party has many friends among- farmers, and among wealthy fanners, too, is the opinion of Mr H. M. Christie, Labour member for Waipawa. “Personally, I am convinced that the Labour Government has not yet done anything that could harm any farmer,” he declared. He added that many people in the country, and among them large sheep farmers, were beginning to see daylight and to understand the philosophy of Labour. Teachers’ Appointments. Several appointments of teachers of interest to Paeroa and the Hauraki Plains were made by the Auckland Education Board on Wednesday. Mr F. G. White, headmaster at Netherton, has been transferred as head teacher at Mercer. Mr C. H. Hinton has been appointed head teacher at Waitakaruru in place of Mr E. York who has gone to Royal Oak, Auckland. Mr W. M. Winter, formerly of Paeroa, will join the staff of the Kowhai Intermediate School.

“You Guy Fawkes!” A prominent Tuakau businessman was startled from his reverie recently by a young Maori lad addressing him in terms of “You Guy Fawkes —you burn.” Realisation of the significance of the remarks came when the businessman discovered that his handkerchief which was protruding from the pocket of his suit coat was on fire, the ash from his pipe apparently igniting it. The businessman, wjho was blissfully unaware that he was “on fire” was at the time listening in to a broadcast announcement outside a nearby radio dealer’s shop.

Week-End Mileage.

The fact that members of the Thames Valley football team were able to make the trip to Maungaturoto in a single week-end is a tribute to modern road travelling. The team left on Friday evening and was back again early Sunday evening, covering a total distance of something like 450 miles and playing an important match as well. The trip was made by car, five vehicles being required. One party took the opportunity of seeing the Kaipara and visited a number of adjoining' settlements and beauty spots. They estimate their mileage at well over 500 miles.