Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 74, 13 October 1939, Page 4

Local and General

Women's Institute Remit. No. 1 remit at the recent meeting of the E.B.P.F. of the Women's Institute at Opotiki, was lost, and in future no afternoon teas will be served at drama festivals. Maize Planting. The Maoris of Motiti and Matakana Islands are now busy ploughing some hundreds of acres in readiness for the planting of maize crops. Many local farmers are also similarly engaged and the indications are that a large acreage will be planted in croji this season. New Books For Library Dr Dawson presided at the monthly meeting of the Library Committee on Wednesday evening 4th October when the following books were selected: Lets' see if this World is Round, H. Mielche; Clouds of Witness, D. L. Saj r ers; Love Went A-Rid ing, R. Blaker; The Piper of Arristoun, Mrs Barre Goldie; Wolf among Wolves, H. Fallada; Swept Channels Taffrail; This Porcelain Clay; Naomi Jacob.

Our Ferocious Navy! In reply to the recent Daventry broadcast reviewing Nazi propaganda methods, the German station at Zeesen transmitted a special session in English dealing with Britisn accusations and atrocious British methods of waging Avar. One extract is worth quoting. "They say," said the announcer, speaking with bitterness, "that the British Navy is supreme and that we avoid them. Do you wonder that we avoid them - ! >vhen they boil their prisoners in oil?" Urewera Bush Fire. Several hundred acres of virgin scenic bush were destroyed when fire swept the hillside above the main Urewera highway between Murupara and Te Whaiti at the end of last week. The fire, the cause of which is unknown, occurred on CroAvn land on the fringe of an ex- ' tensive belt of bush, which forms one of the scenic attractions of the highway, and swept upwards towards the crown of the hills until it burned itself out in the heavier timber. Considerable concern was at one stage felt that the lire might extend into the State forestry plantations. A fire burnt fiercely on the other side of the gorge, but rain averted ils spread into valuable mill able blocks. It is ironic that all this destruction occurred in spite of the fact that the roadsides in this locality are heavily plastered with warnings against fires.

Banish fat quickly the healthful way with Bonkora. Safe reducing treatment. See F. G. Macklow % Chemist, Whakntanc.