Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 81, 30 October 1939, Page 4

Local and General

Roof On. A tin flag stretches stillly above the new Union Bank building in J lie Strand, signifying that tlie root' is on and the builders are read}' for the time-honoured celebration ol I lie achievement of an important step towards the completion of the job. Guy Fawkes Night. Owing to the unsettled slate oi affairs there will be iv- Guy Fawkes celebrations at Awakeri this year, advises ?>lr A. L. Luke w!n> lias stag-| ed these popular and spectacular dis- j piays for the past 2 i years. When it I is remembered that In the past the i fireworks and dance have been at-! tended by people from cent res as far j distant as Opotiki, Rotorua and even ! Auckland, it will be realised how! much the show Avili be missed. The children will be especially disappointed. Saturday's Cricket. i The cricket competition was ad- j vaneed a further stage last Saturdayj when 11 i 1 le res I were defeated for the third consecutive time and Central j and Paroa drew—B! all. P. and T. j scored 10!) against Ilillerest who re-J plied with 101. Details will appear j in our next issue. ! | YOU should see the wonderful as- : sortment of Spring Dress Materials < at Bridgers Limited. The verdict, 1 the patterns all lovely. ( JUST landed the newest in Gloves. Hosiery and Neckwear at Bridgers Limited. The first with the latest always.

Clansman's Cargo. The Clansman brought in about 1(5 tons of general goods, and she sailed again lor Auckland before the weekend with -1.800 boxes of butter, 418 crates of cheese. .")(!() bags of maize and empty drums and other sundries. Idle and Disorderly. Other charges were stated to be pending when George Ahitahi Duncan, labourer, of no fixed abode, aged 20. appeared before Mr G. A. Brabant. J. P., at the Whakatane Police Court on Saturday morning, and was remanded in custody to appear on November 2. The charge brought against Duncan on Saturday was one of being idle and disorderly. Maori Military Camp. The holding of a camp for the Maori Ride Patlalion at the show-

grounds at Palmerston XorLh is prac ticaily assured. following the conclusion of negotiations which have been in progress during the week. An undertaking lias been given by the Manawatu Chamber of CDommerec to unite with the agricultural and pastoral association in Llie holding of the usual gala day at some place oilier than the showgrounds to ensure that income from that direction, which is required to meet commitments by the association and conservatively estimated by ii ai -V2.)0, will be forthcoming. > );i that assurance the association has reduced tne amount of compensation sought to £2r>() for a period >f six months, which the Defence Department has indicated will be acceptable. It was mentioned that Colonel Piittifk, of the Defence Department, had given permission lor nembers of the Maori Battalion to ake part in the gala clay, probably in the new year.

Footpath Cleared. J The footpath in front of the police station and courthouse has ed and tiie breaks in the tarsealing filled with crushed metal. Bathing - . Though iL is a little too early for many people quite a number of hardy folk have been bathing for a month or two at Ohope. The water actually is very pleasant, fhe Rive-: Midday Dippers ('dub is functioning again among the young people who lunch in town. "Good God, Man" j Although it has been olficially explained that R.A.F. propaganda machines drop their leaflets through the bomb hatches, the Daily Telegraph's columnist tells the story of a pilot who returned to headquarters two hours before he was due, and confessed he had not bothered to undo his parcels of leaflets, but tipped tljem out while they were still roped up in lnindlels. His officer admonished him saying; "Good God, man, you might have killed somebody." The censors have also contributed to the nation's amusement by returning to the sender a postcard bearing the illustration of a stork carrying a baby—whereby a Kingstonhall resident hoped to convey the news of the birth of a daughter to a friend in Holland, The censor explained that pictures and illustrations were capable of revealing information valuable to the enemy.