Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 139, 27 March 1940, Page 4

Local and General

Ex-service Nurse on Parade. A single woman paraded with the ex-diggers last Thursday evening ir the person of Mrs C. A. Le Lievre. Mrs Le Lievre is proud of her mem bership and was a fitting represen tative at the farewell parade. m B Dog Registration. B At the meeting of the Whakatan< I C-ounty Council last week. th< I Clerk, reported that 630 dogs hat I been registered in the County anc K fees for droving and impounding I amounted to £15. 1 Khaki in the Streets. Troops on leave were a feature oi the streets of Whakatane during the Easter week-end. The khaki-clat boys were to be seen in surprising numbers, thus illustrating the fine response to tlie call to duty which this district has made. Vesper Due To-night. Messrs Parry Bros advise thai their a.v. Vesper left Auckland las! evening and is scheduled to arrive to-night. Owing to the interruption to service caused by the Easter holidays, the vessel will carry a full cargo. I Winter Show Preparations. B A special effort will be made this year to improve the horticultural section of the forthcoming Winter Show. To this end farmers are reminded that now is the time to start reserving pumpkins, turnips and mangolds for exhibition puri poses. Tennis at Ohope. A popular Yankee Tournament took place on the Ohope courts last Saturday when a large number of visitors and residents combined to take part in an interesting competition. The winners were ladies. Mrs j G. Symmans 93, and men, Mr E. Wilson 04. Free Labour Withdrawn. According to an officer of the Social Security Department, svhc called recently upon the County Clerk, the free basis upon which No. 13 Scheme labour Avas supplied to local bodies would be withdrawn The Engineer, Mr Brebner, stated that only three Scheme 13 workers were at present employed. Kopuriki Stream Bridge. Following an inspection by f special committee from the County Council of the Kopuriki Streair Bridge, the Engineer, Mr C, H Brebner, lias been instructed 'tt make a survey of the sight and prepare plans and specifications for f two-way concrete bridge, whicl will be completed by contract following approval from the P.W.D. Not a Combined Appeal. The welfare appeal for the fighting services, which was announced in last Wednesday's issue is not ir any way connected with the Flunkct appeal on Friday next. In view of the close provimity of the two dates the Plunket. Society which is in urgent need of funds requests that donors will not overlook the second appeal in the same week but will give as liberally as in the past. Youthful Bandsman's Success. Competing against many with years of experienpe, Leonard .Broadmore, schoolboy son of Mr and Mrs E. Broadmorc, of Thornton Road, on Sunday won tjhe B Flat Cornet Solo at the South Auckland Brass Bands Centennial Contest held over the week-end at Te Aroha. Master Broadmore is destined for high honours. Benzine Restrictions. Apparently motorists took advantage of the opportunity to use April petrol coupons over the Easter holidays. A BEACON representative noted that the volume of traffic on the Rotorua-Auckland highway was as large as in previous years, a continuous line travelling North on Monday afternoon. More traffic than has been seen for some time was also noted on the Whakatanc-Rotorua road and it would seem that many motorists will have to ration the ration till the end of next month.