Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 47, 14 August 1939, Page 4

Local and General

THE RAINFALL Mr H. Muscutt reports that the reccnt rainfall totalled 1.34 inches, making the total for the month 1. 79 and for the year 22.19 inches. DEBT CASES An omission from the list of Judgements by default recorded at the last sitting of the Whakatane Magistrate's Court, before Mr E. L. Walton, S. M., was the claim of the Para Rubber" Co against Te Mone Keepa, for £3 14s, with £2 Is 6d costs. PRICE OF POTATOES During the last few days the whole sale price of potatoes in Wellington* ha s been from iSs to 21s a cwt, according to sir l and quality. There are old hands who can remember having sold "potatoes for 25s a cwt some 3'ears ago, though it may have been when the blight was busy among the crops in South Canterbury. PRICE OF BEER Advice from Auckland states th?t the 6d per gallon provided for in the Budget on the excise duty of beer has been passed on by the brewers to the publicans. No decision by the publicans to pass the brick to the public has yet been, made, but it "is believed that at least a penny would be added to the retail price of bottle beer. AN UNUSUAL VISITOR Landing in an exhausted state on. the property of Mr H. T. Mcxte'd, Thornton, a young Albatross caused considerable excitement last .Friday morning. The bird which w*s about as large as> a goose, but with twice the- wing_sp.read was however very tame and could after a short time be handled with impunity. It. was apparently without fear ; and ate grass and other food which was given it. Mr Mexted later placed the bird on the river from whence , swam out to sea to all appearances none the worse for its adventure, [j

SHIPPING The Clansman took 1000 boxes of butter, her best load of produce for to Auckland. She brought in a full cargo of general goods and benzine when she berthed on Thursday. Included in this Avas a new job printing machine for the BEACON packed in four large cases. HEAVY SEAS The change in the weather over the week-end was responsible for whipping up quite a heavy surf at the bar and at Ohope Beach. A heavy sea was running on Saturday and Sunday and along the coastline the breakers on the sandhills north of the harbour mouth presented a spectacular sight. WHAKATANE RIVER SWOLLEN Discoloured and swollen by the recent heavy rains, the Whakatane River rolls sullenly towards the sea. There have been no reports of flooding either locally or in the reaches —a rather singular fact in view of the heavy downpours the district has been subject to since the drought. ADVERTISING NEW ZEALAND "Mile for mile, you can see moie for your money in, New Zealand than in any other country in the world." This was the slogan offered to members of the Canterbury Advertising Club, by the American wrestler Paul Boesch during an address. His advice was to keep New Zealand in the public ej r e all over the world and tr, put the Maori on the right front. VISITORS TO THE DOMINION It is reported that passenger vessels sailing direct from England for the Dominion up to and including September are practically fully book ed. Special centennial fares are being issued in England, and these ore attracting many visitors. Demands on cabin accommodation have also been intensified by bookings by official visitors to the centennial while many New Zealanders abroad appear to have shortened their tours because of the difficulties in securing sufficient money. .

'VISITING FOOTBALLERS The Te Awamutu ' Club' will visit Whakatane on August 2uth and play the City club. EARLY LAMBS Early spring lambs have already " made their appearance in the district and in conversation with one farmer last Saturday, a press representative learnt that in spite of the cold weather, and the recent frosts that thej r are doing well. OF THE OLD SCHOOL Attired completely in black, she walked into a local drapers shop and enquired the price of a modern hat. She was one of the Maoris of the old school, with tattooed lower lip and chin markings. She held the fragile excuse'for head gear, ginger. Iv be'tween thumb and forefinger, then looked out absently into the Strand. "So" she said with something akin to amusement in her voice ''you w r ant 22s 6d for this what' use it to keep the sun oft" 1113' neck when I work in the kumara patch.'' PUBLICITY THROUGH FILMS Films are to play a very important part in the campaign against traffic accidents befog' conducted "toy the Transport Department. Visitors to the New Zealand Industries Fair can see some of the films that havef been obtained from America, but the Department is now engaged on making its own colour films in New Zeaalnd. It is hoped that it will soon be possible to make sound films These will be shown to members of various organisations and clubs and in the schools. Films are to be obtained from England as well as America. P.W.D. WORKER INJURED A Public Works employee, Thompson Ngapo, aged 34, married, was admitted to the Rotorua Public Hospital on, Friday morning in a serious condition suffering from chest and head injuries sustained when he fell from the top of a 12-foot bank to the roadway at Rotoiti. The accident occurred about 8 a.m., when a gaug of men employed in removing spoil from a cutting at Rotoiti were commencing work. Apparently Ngapo [slipped on some wet clay and fern at the top of the bank, and fell head first to the bottom. The hospital , authorities stated last evening - that his chest was badly' crushed and that his condition was regarded as critical. Ngap 0 was picked up by : his workmates immediately after the accident and rushed to hospital. CANNING INDUSTRY "With the protection, which the i restricted imports give the canning ; factories, this phase of the fruit in- ' dustry should be capable of substan- 1 tial expansion,'* states the annual 1 report of the Hawke's Bay Fruit- 1 growers' Association. The report states that as an outcome of the price increase recentty made by the Hastings cannery after negotiations with the growers, the production of pears and peaches has been placed on a more satisfactory basis.