Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 70, 4 October 1939, Page 4

Local and General

SHIPPING The Vesper and the Katie S., two of Parry Brothers' ships, will be in Whakatane to-day. The Northern Company's Clansman is expected tomorrow about midday. REFUNDS TO SOLDIERS The council of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society has decided to refund, on a pro rata basis, the balance Ofi unexpired fishing licence I fees to men who join up with the j military forces, and who, for this j '■eason, wisli to surrender the licence WE ARE CRUSHED Apparently the Nazis, do not yet tremble at the name of New Zealand.' It was amusing to hear the announcer at the German shortwave station when referring to New Zealand's declaration of war, say that "two bankrupt little islands in the Pacific have declared war on the fteich." THE INGLESIDE The flash of tartan and the stir- J ring music of the pipes was featured again in Whakatane last Friday when the Whakatane Caledonian Society held another of its popular ingle- 1 sides, which was, as usual, very well supported by the public. Excellent vocal and dancing interludes (illed in the intervals between the public dancing, and made , the evening one, of the best yetii held.

TRAIN EXCURSION FARES

Particulars oi train arrangements and issue of cheap excursion tickets in connection with the race meetings at Tauranga on 7th and 9th October, are advertised in this issue.

THE WAVETTE SALON

The Wavette Salon, has the distinction of holding the local agency for the well known-'Monterey'Beauty Lines. Those women who take a pride in their appearance should make a point of consulting the proprietor, Mr H. W. Sharp, and obtaining the best skin lotion: science can produce. Read the advt in today's issue for details of the wide range of powders, cream and oils in stock. ■ .< CARELESSNESS PUNISHED Petrol rations of 10 gallons for October became available in the Dominion on Monday, when motorists have the right to use a further five of the two-gallon coupons issued by the fuel control offices. Any coupons made available Sor September, and not used will be automatically cancelled. Several instances of owners having lost their coupon forms have bojen reported to the department, ajid applications have been made for duplicates, but these are being met with the roply that no flu plicate coupons will be issued. Motorists who are careless with their coupons are likely to be faced with hav. ing to lay up their cars for a period of months. J

RAFFLE ABANDONED The Cricket and Hockey Queen raJflc for a child's cot has bebn abandoned and the article will probably be handed over to the Red Cross.

PHEASANTS NEST

Right in the middle of Whakatane, .in fern and grass a few yards r.-om the street, a cock and a hen pheasant have established ' a little home and are getting on with thejob of maintaining the production of pheasants. Pheasants when left to the'r own dev'ces, spe°dily become a.? tame as fowls,, but it is unusual for the birds to come so near civilisation to re-t. It is to be hoped that they manage to avoid the of rats, cats and dogs and human beings. DINNER Members of the Whakarewarewa hofkev and rugby teams which played at Whakatane on Saturday were entertained bv their hosts at a dinner and dance at the Poroooro pa. Several hundred people wc present at including Mr W. S. Henderson, president of the WhakatancS Rugby Sub-Union. An impromptu concert in the meetinghouse before the dance revealed much talent among tho visitors, and further items during the dar.ee we~e applauded. Relatives of Deane Waretini, the well-known Maori singer, were with the narty, and thev showed that the family musical ability is well-spread DESTROYED Tn the course of their duties Ihc police accumulate many unregistered firearms, nirl from tmie to time it is necessary to destroy them. This was the task on which Whakatane constables we-e engaged yesterday, and Winchester* and .303 Lee-En-fiekl's went under the hamnrr. One of the Winchesters was a single-shot .22 of decidedly ancient vintage with a hammer like a shotgun. It ! s necessary to break the weapons up so that they arc absolutely useless and every part is twisted and pounded before they are. finally dumped. WEALTH FROM THE SEWERS Some really amazing objects manage to find their way into the Rotorua Borough Council's sewers. A regular inspection of the several pressure pumps at various points in the system is made, and ,- t is no rarity to find such large objects as cricket bats caught in the traps at the pumps. Among other articles sic balls of, all sizes and types, clockwork trains, dolls, toy motor cars, knives, forks, spoons, tins and household utensils. It appears that most of the objects are dropped through gratings and man-holes by children

at play, and thus carried along until held up at the pumps. MORE BROKEN BOTTLES In spite of every effort to suppress the practice,.- there appears to hlittic diminution in the number of broken bottles, gloss ard other dangerous pieces of waste material left about the ro-sds. Bottl s seem to be deliberately hurled on to the .street by a certain type of individuals, who Averv particularlv active last week-end judging by the amount of broken gla c .s to be seen in the ?id" streets. It would be well for the perpetrators to remember that apart from the danger to others (especially children) who mav be using 4 h.? road, their actions are illegal and may be punished heavily by the law. LARGE CHURCH PARADE Owing to an unfortunate accident' the combined Whakarewarew? and Ohinemutu Mnori volunteer church parade from the Ritz to St Faith's Church Ohinemutu, did not take nlacc on Sunday, as most or the Whakarcwarewa people were stranded at Whakatane their transport drijverfc misunderstanding the time? they were to be brought back to Rotonaa,. In. their absence, however, 60 to 70 men from Ohinemutu gathered at the Tunumoupu meetinghouse and marched to the church, where the service was-held by the Rev H. K. Harawira. Much interest was taken in the parade, the whole pa turn ins out to watch the younger men falling in.