Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 127, 23 February 1940, Page 4

Local and General

The Appeal of Gambling. The various side-shows at the Centennial Show on Tuesday seemed to be well patronised, but none more than the "Totalisator," in which odds were offered for money. There was a crowd at this stall all afternoon. Found Drunk It may be the return of the hot weather generating a heavier thirst; perhaps the hotter days make the beer go more quickly to the head. Whatever the cause, no less than four men, ages ranging from 19 to 64, were charged within the first three days of this week with being found drunk in a public place. , Youth Charged. Charged with being found drunk in a public place, Peter Rewi, aged 19, of Te Teko, appeared before Mr G. A. Brabant, J.P., on Wednesday [morning. Sergeant Farrell said accused was young and suggested he be treated leniently on that account. Rewi was convicted and dis- 1 charged. : The Roar of the 'Plane. All day yesterday the drone, and i at times the roar, of a light aero- 1 plane Avas heard in Whakatane as ; the machine circled the town on : frequent trips from Ohope. This ( was the same 'plane that was ( thrown about the sky in a display t of aerobatics on a recent night. 1

(White Butterflies. One often sees half a dozen or so white Butterflies hovering over the cabbages and the garden generally and usually they can be counted and counted cut. They are pests and wreak untold havoc. Thanks, then, should go to the three school children. Josephine, Bernard and Douglas Knight, who, between them, have accounted for no less than 5099 in a few weeks. Opotiki's Show. The Opotiki A. and P. Association will hold its annual Show tomorrow. The committee is confident that this year's fixture will jbe a complete success. The big jevent in the show ring will be the Centennial Open Jump, which carries £18 18s in prize money. In addition the winner will hold for one year the Dr Alexander Reid Memorial Cup, valued at 21 guineas. Mischief Caused While Mr Dixon, owner and operator of Dixon's Sound System, was away for his evening meal on Tuesday, after broadcasting a description of the events at the Centennial Show, two boys climbed the ladder up to the loud speakers and two of these, made of aluminium, were knocked down and badly damaged.) It is a pity that boys a\<E youths with this inquisitive and destructive nature cannot be curbed. Through their actions on Tuesday evening Mr Dixon suffered a loss of £20.