Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 56, 30 August 1939, Page 4

Local and General

LIQUOR CASES A first offender for drunkenness, who did not appear, was lined £-1 by Messrs G. A. Brabant and F. Prt. deaux Justices of the Peace, at Why •5 katane on Monday. d s ADDED PETROL COSTS It is estimated that mail contractors, tied to a price with the P. and T. Department, will cover nearly ten million road miles this year. 3 "Calm contemplation'' reveals thai their additional benzine tax for this distance approximates £1(5 000. AWATEA'S RECORD Vv'lu'.n '-ho arrived at Wellington Ij'om Sydney last week the Union ex. press'"" liner Awatea completed hvr 224 th ci'os>kig of the Tasman sea since she was fki,t^com missioned in September PrGfeably no ship of her size in the world has a better steaming performance than the Awatea. During the last three years sh? has steamed-a total of 5-M2.234 sea miles, of which miles have been covered since last year at an average speed of about 20 knots. FARMERS AND MONEY "If farmers cannot, afford to pay as much in subscriptions to their union as waitresses have to pay to theirs tliev should throw the game •• *• - up,'' said Mr J. Alexander at a meet ing of the Puketapu branch of the Farmers' Union, which decided to support the proposal to raise the subscription to £L 10's. Mr J. H. Luke, one of the Dominion organwho was present at the meet, ing, said that it would seem as if th c industry were on the rocks if the farmers could not afford to pay that amount. M r W. E. W. Ormond: "It is on the rocks, but we want to get it off again. BURGLAR ALARMED Here is a story concerning a burglar who made a bit of a noise when breaking into a house. It appears he first trod on the cat ( then tripped over a mat, and fell down the stairs. ' As he arose he heard a woman's ! voice: ' If you don t take your boots off before von come upstairs there's going to be trouble. You come in ( at three in the morning reeling with ' drink, and then you go stamping ail ' over the house with your big, clumsy { boots on. Who do you think you are you good-'for.nothing palooka? Just ' wait till you come in here." fho r burglar sneaked quietly out -of the 1 house, and on joining his pal out- 1 side said: "Blimey, I couldn't rob a c house like that. It's just like home" c

FOR THE RUGBY QUEEN A good day's Rugby is certain on the Domain on Saturday in aid of the Rugby Queen. Paroa, the champions, meet Whakatane, and Taneatua are giving up their bye to meet the Buccaneers. Players are asked to contribute fid admission fee, since the officials are ready to pay, and even the reporters may weaken-. The Caledonian band will be there in the new uniforms. It will be a great afternoon.

WARNING TO PARENTS The danger of parents allowing their children to stand in the rear compartment of their cars, was evidenced when the two year old child of Mr and Mrs Roy Massey suffered painful injuries, says the Franklin Times. Mr and Mrs Massey were on their way to Mauku from Pukckohe, when the child released the handle of one of the back doors which flewopen. Before Mr Massey could stop the car, tlie youngster had fallen to the uituipcn road. Apart from suffering severe bruises and nasty skin abrasions, the child sustained a broken nose. Several similar accidents have occurred! from time to time and parents should accept the warning that children, "in the back, scat should be in charge of\an adult.