Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 36, 14 July 1939, Page 4

Local and General

NEW FOOTPATHS A start lias been made witii the construction of footpaths in Matatua Street and Toroa half a dozoi. borough workmen being engaged on the job yesterday. RAINFALL Mr H. Muskott notifies tl'ic BEACON that tiie rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday was 1.52 inches, making the total thi.s month 'J. 71 inches, and the total this year 18.92 inches. For the same period last year 25.42 inches fell. BREACH OF PROBATION Robert Edward Jamie,?on who plead, ed guilty to failing to comply with the conditions of his release on probation was warned by Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., that he must take care. He must make some effort to make restitution of £20. The case would be adjourned for one month. SEAGULL IN SCHNAPPER When cleaning fish caught off Napier those on board Mr T. Wakelin's launch Valencia were astonished to find witjiin the paunch of a 151b schnapper a complete seagull. The bird had been swallowed whole, either when diving for fish or when, floating dead on the : watcr. CHANGE OF PLANES From Monday next the aeroplanes which are at present flying between Auckland and, Gisborne will be leplaccd by four two-eng : ncd machines for about a month. Lockheed Electra planes will be used and the .Z.W. J A.F.D. Kuaka, Z.K..A.F.E. Kereru Z.K-A,G. J Kahu and Z.K-A.G.K. ' , ' '' '' 'I Kaha planes will visit Opotiki during the month. They are faster than the four.engined machines at present being /used, which will undergo :an overhaul. HEADS PARK Much of the concrete- sea-wall has now been built at the Heads, and a start has been made with the sloping stone w r all seawards of the signal station where the parking area will be laid out. About 20 men w l ere engaged on this portion of the job yesterday and they were cutting back into the base of the cl'ff and bringing the spoil out to fill in the area behind the wall. • It is possible to visualise the finished job quite well now, and realise: "wha:t an asset the park will be.

MEMBER'S SPEECH Mr A. G. Hultquist M.P. notifies that he will probably speak in, Parliament some time today, or if not today on Tuesday. NEW ZEALAND GIVES TREES The gift of a number of New Zealand trees was made by the Now Zealand Government tc the Commonwealth of Australia to mark Australia's 150 th anniversary celebrations. The gift includes kauri, rimu silver beech, lowland ribbo:iwood, to_ tara, cabbage trees, manuka (the scarlet flowering variety) tanekaha, miro and laneewood. According to the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr W. E. Parry), the trees are to bo planted on the slopes of Brindabella Mountain, in the capital territory, which is rapidly becoming a tourist resort. The trees are now en route. HEAVY ,FROSTS The frosts experienced in the Opotiki district have been the heaviest for several and the thermometer on Wednesday again registered a low level, although the frost was not as heavy as the two previous mornings. Wednesday morning's frost was of 14 degrees. Numerous water pipes have burst since the cold spell set in and even taps inside bu ldings have been frozen. Radiators of motor vehicles standing outside, which did not have the water drained out, have been reported to have burst. Considerable damage has been, done to cauliflowers and cabbages, the loss being particularly heavy at the Waio cka market garden. WHAKATANE BARBARIANS Latest development in football in this part of the Bay of Plenty is the i formation of a past players club which will be known as the Whakatane Barbarians, and which hopes to have matches with local-senior clubs Already a challenge has been, issued to City. The team will have good men turning out for it, and with training the 3' should go well. Some of the good footballers of a season or two ago who will play are Jack Con_ Eric i Moody, Len Lysaght, Tack Denham, Fred Wederell, C. Major Jack Partridge, Lance Preston, Phil Barclay and the Rev Keith, Watson,, all men with experience in good class football, including some provincial representatives.