THE LOST CHORD

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 1, 21 April 1939, Page 4

THE LOST CHORD

GRANT TO WHAKATANE ■ BAND : H CR CANNING'S HOPES - ■ ''This is an old 'hardy annual' mine' 7 said Gr A. J. Canning he asked the borough council not to fl lose sight of the necessity for main- H tcnance of the bandroom and help fl to the band. Cr W. Sullivan said that that was H one of the matters which should Tie 'I watched closely in the coming year. I All those grants should be investi- .1 gated and cut down where neces- M sary. Personally he was sorry to see H the band had made little effort tOcH help themselves since the council I increased their grant to £1 a Wt; ; ik. - He would like to see it down £25 -.1 a year. They should get yalue for ■ I their grants. _ I '"The only band music. Councillor : l Suilivan, likes is the music of a band .1 saw going through. timber'' returned'' I Gr Canning indignantly. "He knows I nothing about bands, but when any B distinguished person comes or "on* - ® A.nzac Daj-, lie always calls on the Cr Canning added that they were v 'l going to a lot of trouble to resusei--tate the band and he Avas going ivoi'k to keep it going, .1 "TWO.UP" RAID William Maunsell (Mr Barry) -I pleaded guilty to playing a game of J chance at Piripai on March 3 whcni f "■ his case was called before Mr E. tJ' -JB Walton, S. IM. on Wednesday, Maua-.HM sell at the previous sitting had aslced* --™ for an adjournment to enable him td£|j engage counsel.. Constable T. mings said that defendant was one'-iM of the men caught in the raid on tW*|B "two-up" school at Piripai. He £1 os in his possession. Mr Barry [ j said Maunsell had called at a store pay an account and a.ftei'wa,rds paused by the gamblers. He was of the two men cgilight. He was ed £2 and costs £1 Mr ordering the amount found on t(y be refunded. *' f-'sSiß