Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 75, 16 October 1939, Page 4

Local and General

Pig Sale Owing to Labour Day falling on a Monday, the next Edgecumbe pig sale will be held 011 Wednesday, October 25. German Cargoes Fertiliser companies are not the only people affected by the non-ar-rival of German vessels which were en route to New Zealand at the outbreak of war. One German ship is said to have been carrying a large quantity of machinery for the New Zealand government. Joke on Employer An employer on a large military construction job recent.y told a good story against himself. After he had reprimanded a couple of men verv severely, and warned them that they'd be dismissed if their work was not better, the men at last got a word in. They were working for somebody else.

! Competition Cricket The opening cricket competition matches took place last Saturday. Whakatane defeating HUlcrest by an innings and one run, while Post and Telegraph scored a first innings victory against Central by 76 runs. Full details will appear in Wednesday's issue. J Rain on the Roof

Whether it v. as all part of the allegedly sinister plans of the Hon. Walter Nash and his colleagues, cannot lie .discovered, but it seemed suspicious, to say the least, that blistering attacks on tlie Government at the sub-provincial conference of the New Zealand Farmers' Union at Edgecumbe 011 Thursday should be drowned from time to time b\ r the roar of hail and rain on the roof. The worst interruption came when the secretary, Mr A. R. D. Fairburn was speaking. His remarks became absolutely inaudible and he was forced to sit down, the discussion lapsing for several minutes.

Forthcoming Methodist Bazaar Arrangements i'or the forthcoming Methodist bazaar are now well in hand, and it is anticipated that the opening day, Thursday next will see a record crowd in attendance at the King Street Hall. Good Lambing Lambing on the Ngatiawa block on the Ohope road has been satisfactory this year, with about 98 per cent. There have been no recent losses of sheep from worrying by dogs. That Advertissment Tiie jmieh-discussod potash advertisement, which a few weeks ago gave rise in Auckland to a startling war rumour, appeared recently as a page advertisement in the South land Times. Centennial Thrill A feature of the Centennial Exhibition will be a weird contraption known as the "Jack and Jill." It is a device which takes patrons to the top of a tall tower, then automatically tumbles them headlong into a chute which sends them back to earth at hair-raising speed.