Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 108, 10 January 1940, Page 4

Local and General

Clansman Due To-night. The N.S.S. Co. advise that their motor vessel Clansman is due in port this evening and the Motu is also expected. Convoy for Cars. Cars using the 110 to r u a-W h ak a In n e road are being "convoyed" over a new stretch of some four miles of tar-sealing from Lake Rotoma through the bush. This work has been completed within the past few days, and further sections of the road have been prepared for tarsealing. Until, the surface consolidates, motorists have been, obliged to wait for a "convoy'" lorry to, make the pace over the new section.

ftlaori Remanded. Appearing before Mr G. A. Brabant, J,P.. in the Police Court on Monday morning on a charge of assault so as to cause bodily harm, Tom Wahaponga Kingi, Maori laboijrer, aged 21, was remanded until January 17th. Bail was allowed accused in one surety of £50. Paper Mills and Politics. In reply to a question from the BEACON representative who interviewed him on Friday morning, the Attorney-General, Hon. H. G. R. Mason, said that the trip Avas necessarily a mixture of business and pleasure. "A Minister never gets a holiday," he said. "Wherever he goes he has to combine the two. Anyhow, I'd rather talk Paper Mills than politics.' 1

Tourist Surprised. Apparently it is a fairly common idea that toheroas exist only on the Ninety-Mile Beach. A recent visitor to Ohope expressed surprise at the fact that the shell fish are plentiful there and said that lie thought toheroas stopped at Dargavillc. Advice From Old Soldier; "What you have to remember is that from now on you i\re soldiers," said Mr C. Head on Monday night when speaking at a farewell tender 1 ed to three local men who go into camj) on Friday as members of the second echelon. "If you do everything you are told to do; obey all orders promptly and thoroughly, you can't go wrong." Jellyfish on the Bsach. Countless numbers, of Marine Coelentera, technically known as Medusae, Scyphomedusae, Acraspeda, or Aealephae, and more familiar as Jellyfish, were washed ashore at Ohope on Sunday. Some people found quite a lot of amusement in using them as missiles, but this practice should not be encouraged as. apart from the fine grains of sand adhering to the wet form, and which could cause injuries to eyes, the Jellyfish have been known to make use of a virulent sting. Effect of War. One of the effects of recruiting in New Zealand and the resultant use of khaki drill and serge for uniforms, is that these materials are in, short supply to retailers. Because some of the I (Hi Bay of Plenty Boy Scouts have found it impossible to obtain khaki for shirts, it is proposed that the whole contingent should be clothed in navy blue. Shirts of this colour are in demand iii Whakatane. Motorists' Menace. One menace to motorists during these hot sunny days is the dust which is raised on the unsurfaced reads in the district. Cars arriving in Whakatane give the impression that they have just completed a lengthy desert crossing. The great danger on these roads is in overtaking, and the visibility of the driver who is overtaking or overtaken, is reduced to a minimum. In the majority of cases the utmost consideration and courtesy is shown, but there arc a few who, in their hurry, arc the cause of accidents. New Zealand's War Effort. War-time conditions in Britain and New Zealand were in marked contrast, said a Ghristchurch resident who reached home last week after being in England when hostilities broke out. He said the people of Britain Averc "on their toes," keen and eager to maintain a united effort against the enemy. Avhile New Zealanders had hardly seemed to realise that the Avar Avas on. There seemed to be a division of effort in the Dominion caused by the political Avar that Avas raging. For the sake of their good name, NeA\ T Zealanders should follow Britain's example and get on Avith the job.