Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 98, 8 December 1939, Page 4

Local and General

Cricket Draw. The teams of Paroa and P. and T. will meet at Paroa and Central and Whakatane will play at Central. Hillcrest has the bye. Going Concern. In this issue A. J. Canning and Co are advertising 1041 acres as a going concern including stock and furniture as the owner is an Imperial Officer and has been called up, an immediate sale is necessary. Men for Harvesting. Farmers generally may not be aware that the Public Works Depart ment has circulaiised its engineers in country camps instructing them to give their men leave of absence, where necessary, for shearing and any work in connection with it, hay making, harvesting, fruit-picking, slaughtering and other seasonal employment.

Maori Meeting at MaketU. Delegates from Whakatane and Ruatoki will attend a special meeting at Maketu on Sunday next in connection with arrangements for the forthcoming centennial ceremonies which will be conducted there early in the New Year. Farewell Meeting. Friends and wellwishers of Mr and Mrs T. J. Cummings are reminded of the special meeting to be held in the County Council Chambers on Tuesday next for the purpose of making arrangements for a public gesture on the occasion of Mr Cummings retirement. These Restrictions. German housewives have been told over the radio how to wash clothes without soap. This is advice-: "Put the peel of potatoes into a pail of water and let it soak

overnight. This solution can be used for washing the laundry without soap. For delicate fabrics, use ivy leaves boiled in water."

Christmas Shopping Hours. The attention of readers is drawn to an advertisement appearing on page five, which sets out the shopping hours over the Xmas and New Year periods. Preparing for Seasonal Traffic. The county council is taking steps to cut back the scrub and leaf foliage encroaching the Hillcrest and Oliope Roads. The result is a great improvement f:nd should do raucii to facilitate vision daring the holiday period when the volume of traffic will be greatly increased. The See-Saw. . Applications by three Maoris for cancellation of their prohibition orders were heard by Mr A... Coleman S.M. on Wednesday. The first was granted and the man concerned, who was at the back of the Court, shook hands with himself and exchanged broad grins with the other two. The second application, on the grounds of convictions for breaches of the order, was at first refused and the Maori looked sad. The third Avas granted but this man's joy was tempered Avith sj T mpathy for his comrade. Then the Magistrate said chat he would adjourn the second application until the sitting of the Court in January. The sad expression lifted and there was more hand shaking.