Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 147, 15 April 1940, Page 4

Local and General

Messages to Denmark, A notification from the local post- ' master, Mr L. G. Wood, intimates that messages despatched for Denmark are now only accepted at the senders' risk. Further Cargoes. The Northern Steamship Company's m.A f . Clansman (Captain E. Cathcart) arrived on Thursday mom ing with 170 tons of general cargo and sailed on Saturday with dairy produce, benzine drums and sundries. i Another Unprocurable Commodity. A further effect of the import restrictions is felt by housewives in Whakatane. Now added to the grow ing list of unprocurable goods is olive oil and inquiries at several shops show that stocks are nil. Code Telegrams. Regarding the recent notice referring to additional, codcs for telegrams abroad the post office notifies that this does not apply to Australia, but Canada, South Africa and India will accept the acme commercial phrase code as from Saturday the 13th instant. Wedding in Camp. The first wedding to be held in camp was that of Corporal L. M. Wipiti, formerly a well known New Plymouth Rugby League player now serving in the Maori Battalion, who was married at Palmerston North < last week. Being in the Second Echelon, Corporal Wipiti was anxious to marry before going overseas, and ' although he could, not secure leave, permission was given for the cere- ; mony to take place in camp. In hon- 1 our of the occasion there was a guard 1 of honour of several hundred men. i i Nurse lost 401bs fat in 6 weeks, c Try Bonkora. Obtainable at F. G. i Macklow, Chemist, Whakatane. t

Whakalane's Effort. Mr K. Usmar, one of the speaker: at Friday night's meeting in the County Chambers, said that to date Zone G (Bay of Plenty) had raised j £280. Later he said he had been informed by His Worship the Mayor. , Mr B. S. Barry, that most of that sum had been raised in Whakatane. "Quite a good effort for Whakatane. then," said Mr Usmar. As a Team "When the All Blacks were in England we did not think of them as players from individual provinces," said Mr G. A. Hacken. secretary of the National Patriotic Council, at the public meeting on Friday night, "we looked on them as a team. The same applies to the soldiers. Parochialism is to be deplored. It must be a common effort." Goods Held Up. Importers claim that overseas goods ordered some months ago in anticipation of the issue of thirdperiod licences which are still in the consideration stage by the authorities have arrived in Auckland and await release. Some consignments have been held on the wharves for weeks. In instances, delivery has been permitted to consignees under seal in order to save storage charges, the condition being that seals will not be broken until licences are issued. Maori Chief Dies. The death has occurred at Matapihi, Tauranga, of Rewiti Ngatai, at the age of about 90 years. Eld-< est son of the late Hori Ngatai, ReAviti was head chief of the Ngaiterangi tribe. A tangi at Whareroa was attended by Maoris from all parts of the Bay of Plenty.; In his younger days Reweti was a clerk in the Government service at Wellington, and later farmed properties at Matapihi, Hairini and Ngapekc. He is survived by four sons and three daughters, all of his sons serving in the Great War with the Maori troops.

Correction. The name of the witness given ii the account of a Transport Depart mcnt prosecution in the Magis trate's Court on Wednesday shoulc read "Roland Lang, not Roland Youm Preparing for Rugger. Members of the Star team rallied last Saturday, and besides marking the field, held a friendly practice game. The club is confident that it will be able to give a good account of itself during the coming season. White Island Angry. In the cold grey of the dull morning to-day, White Island appeared to be more than usually active. The vapour cloud occupied the entire crater and appeared as a great tuft of stationery cotton-wool. High Cricket Score. A feature of the Clarke Cup cricket match yesterday, between Hill** crest and Paroa, was the high scoring total amassed by F. Peebles who knocked up 112 not out. It was a good contribution td a keen and evenly contested match. Full details will appear in Wednesday's issue. Loss on Tauranga Race Meeting. At the last meeting of the executive of the Rotorua and Bay of Plenty Hunt Club, the balance sheet and accounts in connection with the club's recent association with the Bay of Plenty Racing Club in holding a two-day meeting at Tauranga, were discussed. It will be remembered, that, owing to rain, the second day of the meeting, for which the Rotorua Club's totalisator permit was being used, was cancelled. The club has now been allocated a fresh date, and will race, probably at Rotorua, on July 27. It was disclosed that the Rotorua Club's share of the loss resultling from the Tauranga meeting was £449 5s 6d.