Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1938 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9244, 5 July 1938, Page 2

Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1938 LOCAL AND GENERAL

A meeting of the Waihi ward of ihe Maramarua Hunt Club will be hold in Mr W. Davidson's ofliee tomorrow (Wednesday) evening at 7.30 o'clock.

An interesting letter dealing with ihe International Labour Conference at Geneva has been received by the ■'Telegraph" from Mr J. Thorn, M.P., the full text of which will appear in Thursday's issue.

In an advertisement in another column, tenders, closing with the district engineer, Public Works Department, Auckland, at noon on Tuesday. July 12, are being invited for improvements to the South School grounds.

T. Fry, junr., a Mataura player, had the misfortune to sustain a compound fracture of the leg in the Mataura-Katikati match at Rugby Park on Saturday. After receiving attention on the field by members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade and Dr. P. G. Barrowclougli, the injured man was conveyed to the hospital.

The overgrowth of pines encroaching on a footpath in Bulltown and

the consequent inconvenience to pedestrian traffic was mentioned by Cr. S. M. Hovell at the monthly meeting of the Waihi Borough Council with a view to the matter being

given necessary attention. On Cr. Hovell's motion it was decided that the Works Committee investigate the locality 011 its next tour of inspection.

Following an appeal for assistance the Federal Band Bazaar Committee has received some very pleasing donations, the latest being an order for £5 worth of goods given by Mr J. P. Gamble, of Paeroa and Waihi. Other trophies are a chromium jardiner, valued at 27s Gd, donated by the Farmers' Trading Company; a large aiirror, by Mr Elleringtoir a parcel of toys from Bcggs, of Wellington; and a bundle of sewing materials from George Courts, Ltd., Auckland. The band urgently requires pickle bottles, which they are willing to buy at Id each, but they must be clean and delivered this week to the S. and K. Stores, Seddon Street.

The Peace Cup draw for the 193 S .season has been made by the Thames Rugby Union, and tin; first match in the series will be played at Thames on July l(i. when Hauraki Plains will be (he challengers. The draw is as follows:—July 16, Plains v. Thame-;; July 23, Paeroa v. holders; August 0, Waiuku-Mangatawhiri winners v. holders; August 27, Waihi v. holders; September ,'■;, Matamata-Rotorua winner v. holders; September 27, Mania-poto-Taupiri winner v. holders; September 21, Morrinsville-Te Aroha winner v. holders. Thames Valley are to play Waikato at Hamilton on July 10, but this could not lie overcome as far as the draw was concerned.

The Whakatane Paper Wills, Ltd., Ibe biggest industrial entorprise involving the expenditure of an enormous sum. yet undertaken in the flourishing ICast Coast town, will, it is expected, be in the position of production in December. The managingdirector, Mr 11. A. Morrocks, made the announcement on his arrival at Auck- | land by the Mariposa after a visit to I Australia that the mills would deI finitely lie able to operate by the end 'of the year, and that order had been taken for delivery in January. Mr It. W. Dickson, a director for the company in Victoria, also arrived by the Mariposa and will spend a month in New Zealand, most of his time during which period will be spent inspecting the plant.

The preparatory work on the widening of the Pokeno-Waihi State Highway between Ngatea and Paeroa is groving a great inconvenience to motorists. A number of travellers frequently leave the road on account of the treacherous nature of the rough metal filling on the sides. Mr W. Staveley, who for the past eight years has been officer in charge of the Tairua afforestation plantation, Whaugamata, has been advised of his transference to the head office of the department at Auckland, and takes up his new duties immediately. His position at Tairua is being filled by Mr W. Gilpin, of Hokitika.

The Thames Hospital Board's new ambulance system was inaugurated yesterday. The St. John organisation in Auckland will supply, service and operate the ambulance and collect all fees, the board giving a subsidy of £l5O a year. Charges will be 9d per mile each way except when a patient is transferred from one institution to another by direction of the medical superintendent. The scheme will be reviewed at the end of one year's operations.

There passed away at his residence in Auckland on Saturday an erstwhile resident and businessman of Paeroa, Mr James Henry Moore, who was in his eightieth year. In his early days deceased was interested in mining at Thames and also on the Ohinemuri goldfields. He was one of the party with (lie late Messrs E. M. Corbett and John Goonan who unearthed a very rich lode at Waitekauri. Mrs Moore, four daughters and one son, all reside in Auckland. A brother is Mr W. J. Moore, of Paeroa, and two sisters, Mrs Kevan and .Mrs Short, live in Auckland. Mr E. Fathers, of Paeroa, is a half-brother, and Mrs Walter Phillips, of Wellington, a half-sister.—-"Gazette."