Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 109, 12 January 1940, Page 4

Local and General

Wairere Fall. Following on the lengthy spell of dry weather, the Wairere Fall ha.s dwindled"''-until only a mere trickle drops over the cliff face. More Merchandise. The Clansman arrived in port a I (i.:W on Wednesday evening, bringing 200 tons of benzine and general merchandise. Cricket Draw. Continuing competition cricket on Saturday, Central will play Paroa at Central and P. and T. will be opposed to Hillcrest at the Domain. Whakatane has the bye. Births, Deaths and Marriages. During the quarter ending December there were 4.1 births, S deaths and K> marriages recorded in Whakatane. The totals for 1939 were, respectively, ir>6, 41, and 61, according to figures supplied by Mr T. Morgan, Registrar. Good Fishing. Pleasure at the good fishing to be obtained off Whakatane was expressed by Mr Mel Jones andMr J. Torlich prominent Te A'wamulu business men who are staying at the Commercial Hotel. Several good catches have been made by these visitors. Launch for Whakatane. So satisfied is he with the fishing and general opportunities for cruising, Mr Phil Murtagh contemplates bringing over from Raglan his luxury launch Mahcno. Mr Murtagh is at present investigating the problems of transport for the craft. Men For Camp. Whakatane men who left this morning for camp were: M. Carter, W T . Craig, G. C. Peebles, J. W. H. Cresswell, A. McDonald, A. Stark, D. Stark, V. Kingdon, E. Moody, R. 13. Hurren, B. Mills, H. Kinnaird, D. Young, G. Moore. Paspalum Gum. Not the least nuisance encountered at this time of the year is the gum from the paspalum seed* heads. Hanging on long stems, t-hese seed heads seem to be able to find thfe clothing without any effort and smear trousers and skirts with sticky, black streaks. Canadians Returning. Dissatisfaction concerning their treatment since landing in New Zealand to take up positions with the Whakatane Paper Mills is expressed by two Canadians. They state that since commencing work at the mills they have never been sure of constant employment. They are returning to Canada with their wives and families.

Revival of Virtue. The fact ihat virtue is its own reward and nothing else but that, has been borne home to a Rotorua resident who, during the New Year holiday, found a lost bicycle and advertised the fact in the expectation that the owner, on claiming the cycle, would reimburse him of the cost of the advertisement. He had a large number of applicants for the cycle, but none of them proved to be the owner. He was still awaiting the successful claimant when the cycle was removed during the night from his house, and lie was left with no cycle, a number of people who could not understand why he hadn't one when lie had advertised, and an account for a "found" advertisement. Opotiki's Iron Lung. It now appears that, although the Opotiki Hospital Board decided at a meeting that one of the iron lungs offered by Lord Nuffield would probably never lie required in Opotiki, and that anyone requiring treatment could be sent to a nearby hospital equipped with an iron lung, the board's decision was later reversed. An urgent communication was received by the board, asking for an immediate reply, and the chairman, Mr S. Maxwell, forwarded a reply accepting the offer, this decision being later confirmed by the board. The iron lung is now at the local hospital, and Avill be properly installed as soon as possible. It is pleasing to know that the shipping companies landed the machine in Opotiki without cost, the only charge, apparently, being the customs duty. It is to be hoped that this also, will eventually be remitted. Stout men, note! Man loses 151bs in 2 weeks with Bonkora. Obtainable F. G. Macklow, Chemist, Whaka. tane.