Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 89, 17 November 1939, Page 4

Local and General

| Trees Removed. j The narrow avenue of gum tree in Salonika Street, has been remoA ed. The trees have been cut, and th stumps cleared. Penguin at the Mill. A visitor to the Whakatane Pape Mills this week is a small penguin This unusual visitor, which is .abou fourteen inches in height, arrive tAvo or three nights ago and is thri\ : ing on a diet of fish. Successful Salvage. Under the supervision of Mr 31. A Devicich, the crew of the trawle Waiwera, which was holed off Whali island on Sunday night have eff'ecte< temporary repairs with canvass am white lead, and it is their intentiov to tow the craft to Tauranga, where the vessel will be made seaworthj for the trip to Auckland. Off the Footpaths. At the Borough Council meeting Dn Monday, Councillor Armstrong contested the Mayor's statement that shopkeepers were partly responsible for any dust ruisance in the Strand. 3r Armstrong said that shopkeepers swept the rubbish off the footpath into the gutter in an endeavour to keep the place clean and in the hope :hat the Borough Council would do something about it.

Cricket Draw. The competition draw for Saturday is as follows- Central y P. and T. al Central, Hillcrest v Whakatane at Doniain, Paroa a bye. f Building- Permits. | Building permits issued in the Whakatane Borough for the month of October were for one gaarge, one new dwelling, and one addition to dwelling. The value of the buildings amounted to £47-1. Water Works Department. "The pumping plants have been in!

service every day during the month. A considerable increase in pumping hours has taken place during the past few weeks, the peak hours being 17," states the Electrical Engineer in his monthly report to the Council. ! It's in the Blood. The ability to 'withstand the rigours of the years' is given to comparatively few people, and comparatively fewer families. Mr John Green of Goulstone Road, was ninety-seven last Sunday. We understand that he has a sister three years older and living in the old home town of Youghal, County Cork, Ireland. Mr Green has not heard from his sister for about six weeks, which is unusual because weekly letters have passed between them throughout their lifetime.

Ready for Sealing. Soutars Avenue intersections Lave been metalled and are being consolidated as a preparation I'or tar-seal-ing. Edgecumbe Pig Sale. The Farmers' Auctioneering Company will conduct the usual {jig sale at Edgecumbe, on Monday next, when a full yarding will be offered. Fat Lambs Are Late. Owing to adverse weather, the fat lambs coming in to the freezing works throughout the Auckland province arc not up to the usual numbers for this stage of the season. Fine weather and sunshine arc needed to give the carcase the "bloom"' which has made New Zealand lamb recognised as tlie best in the woiid, and lias, in past seasons, given it a substantial premium in price over other lambs sold on the Home market. If the present sunny spell continues, however, the numbers should increase rapidly, and by the middle of next month the freezing works should be busy coping with the

quantity coming in to be killed. Farmers have been urged to send in their lambs as early as possible to avoid congestion later, when the sea son reaches its peak. Owing to the possibility of difficulty in obtaining

all the shipping space required, a special effort is wanted.