Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IN INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXVI, Issue 7904, 19 September 1929, Page 2

Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IN INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

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It is reported that a well-known Thames resident has had the good fortune to win the first prize in an overseas consultation —presumably Tattersalls. Mr Ken. Ross, M.A., spe.aking at Feilding, stated that the Maori and Pakeha had the Aryan race as common ancestors, and that was why the half-caste Maori was the only native that did not deteriorate. Discussing the spread of tuberculosis by infection from fresh milk, at Cambridge the other night, Mr Smith, W.E.A. lecturer, stated that dairying conditions in New Zealand were the best in the world, and there was comparatively little danger of infection from milk here.

“Everything to-day is well advertised, and a thing that is not advertised is not used,” declared Mr J. Longton, when the question of a big advertising campaign to increase the public consumption of fruit was under discussion by the Canterbury Fruitgrowers’ Association. ATe Aroha district farmer, Mr Harold Wagstall, lost two lambs last Saturday morning and he attributes their death to stoats. They were big lambs, but their bodies were marked and bruised under the foreleg, on the shoulder and other places. One har the shoulder badly torn and the ribs were injured. Mr Wagstaff and a neighbour who saw the lambs, were quite satisfied that the loss of the lambs was not due to dogs or hawks but to stoatp. Consumers pf electricity in Waihi —mainly for lighting purposes—continue to be added to the Thames Valley Power Board’s list at an aveiv age rate of three or four monthly, and the district consumption of current will be materially increased next month when power will be turned on for farmers connected up with the esrvice on the Waihi Plains. In the case of the majority of the settlers current will be used for driving milking plants as well as for lighting up their homes.

After consulting with Mr W. Bice, secretary of the Miners’ Union, in the matter, the Mayor (Mr W. M. Walluutt) is communicating with Mr A. M. Samuel, M.P., relative to several urgent cases of unempoyment, all being married men. The bulk of the men engaged on the beautifying scheme at the entrance to the town are now looking for work, and it is being urg<ed that jthje Public Works Department cpuld very well, place these men on road works which are needed around Waihi, such as the proposed deviation at Mr Williamson's place on the Whangamata road, or other locations calling for attention.

A ladies’ hockey match will he played on the Recreation Ground on j Saturday afternoon between West- ! ern United and Ramblers, No. 2, the latter being represented by the following: Misses M. McMahon, I. Dabinett, Mrs D. Walker, Misses A. McMahon, H. Roberts, K. Morrison, P. Purey, E. Bell, M. Nisbet, A. Craig and H. Thornton: reserves, Misses M. Thornton and E. Torrens. ; Western United will field the follow-: ing team: Mrs 11. Trembath, Misses C. Mortoj;, E. McConneJJ, A. Nisbet, S. Findlay, C. Ipglis. P- Turner, M. Carter, J.' Patterson, J, Crawford and M. Pascoe. The match is timed tp start at 2.30 o’clock. The pnnual rifle meeting for units of th,e No. 2 regimetal district will l)e held on the Waihi yifle range from November 7til to Dili. This was decided on by the staff officer in charge, Captain G. Dithmer, M.C., N.Z.S.C., >U)!\ the area officer, Lieutenant V. J. Innes, fV.^.S,C., when they paid a visit of inspection tp {he' range in company with Sergeant-Major pat.erson on Monday. The programme and prize list will shortly be published. Among the competitions will be individual rifle matches and teams’ matches for Vickers and Lewis machine gunners. Competitors will be accommodated in tents on the range, l

A dance will be held in the Foresters’ Hall on Saturday evening- by the Waihi Soccer Football Club, the programme including two novelty dances, and a good time is promised.

Mr R. G. Mulligan, manager of the New Zealand Mines Trust, was a visitor here this week on business connected with the Waihi Gold Mining Company, and was accompanied by Mrs Milligan. They returned to Auckland yesterday.

A report—not yet officially confirmed—is in circulation to 'he effect that an important find has been made in the Green Harp reef in the Hauraki mine at Coromandel. The stone being broken out is said to be exceptionally rich.

Donations of £l Is from the New Zealand Herd Testing Association and of £2 Os 7d from the Waihi Federal Band were received with thanks at the monthly meeting of the Waihi Hospital Board on Tuesday evening.

Arrangements have been made for a world-wide wireless broadcast of R. C. Sherriff’s famous war play, "Journey’s End,” on the evening of Armistice day (November 11th), from the short-wave experimental station SSW, Chelmsford.

Mr C. Copestake, inspector of the Waihi abattoirs, and Mrs Copestake returned last evening from New Plymouth, where they had been spending a holiday. The department’s i-e----lieving officer, Mr H. T. Hughes, who had been carrying on the duties at the abattoir, returned to Auckland yesterday afternoon.

There was a general feeling of relief in Waihi on Tuesday afternoon when a telephone message from the Waihi Beach exchange announced that the fishing party, missing since Sunday, had been found and that its members—Messrs H. E. Hamlin (schoolmaster at Mataora Bay), Isaac Hauraki and Ruatana Tikau (“Jack Davies”) —were on their way home, little the worse for their trying experience. It seems that when battling against the choppy seas and strong south-west wind in their row boat off the beach on Sunday afternoon the men lost the rowlocks and the little craft, then out of control, was driven on to Mayor Island, where the party had, per-force, to shelter for two nights.

A “surprise party” consisting of upwards of thirty members of St. James’ Presbyterian Guild and the church congregation visited Mrs A. Nicholson at her home in Kensington road on Tuesday evening, when a very pleasant time was spent. The main object was to convey to Mrs Nicholson, one of the oldest members of the church, a tangible recognition of her untiring and valuable services extending over a great many years, and this took the form of a handbag, which was presented by the Rev. J. D. McFarlane, with a few appropriate remarks. Mrs P. J. Potter, responding for the recipient, said she (the speaker) would indeed be a proud woman if, in the event of her reaching Mrs Nicholson’s age—74 years—it could then be said of her that she was still as active a worker in church matters as that lady, and enjoyed the same measure of esteem.

The improvements being effected to the town by the Waihi Beautifying and Tree Conservation Society are not only claiming the commendation of citizens but are being favourably referred to by commercial travellers and others who have ' occasion from time to time to visit Waihi. The Auckland members of the Five Board (Messrs W. Skegg and H. V. Tregear) who were here the other day on fire matters inspected the works in hand and subsequently expressed to a representative of the “Telegraph” their appreciation of the improvements made by the society, remarking that the town never looked brighter or more pleasing to the eye than at present. Other visitors this week to be much impressed were Mr R. G. Milligan, manager of the New Zealand Mines Trust, and Mrs Milligan. The latter, who was last in Waihi about seven years ago, said: “It is very delightful to see such improvements.” Expressions such as these should in some measure reward members of the society for their gratuitous services.