Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 156, 6 May 1940, Page 4

Local and General

The Right Spirit. A man recently accepted at Rotorua for service with the Maori forces demonstrated the lengths to which a man will go when really anxio>us> to join the army. When first examined, he was told lie was unfit on account of his eyesight. He immediately went to a specialist, was given a thorough examination, and took a report to the medical board, which satisfied them that he was lit for service in this direction. At the next attempt to pass the doctor, he failed by the dentist, who classed him as temporarily dentally unfit. Since he was early on the list, he went straight to a dentist and had all his teeth removed at his own expense, reporting back to the medical board in the afternoon. This time, since there was nothing wrong with him otherwise, he was passed as fit by the board, and is now waiting to be called up. Nurse lost 401bs fat in 6 weeks. Try Bonkora. Obtainable at F. G. Macklow, Chemist, Whakatane.

Motor Licenses Increase. "■The. number of motor vehicles licensed in the Dominion at March 31 last,"' states the Postmaster-Gen-eral (the Hon. F. Jones) "was 315,520, an increase of 9692 or 3.1 per cent over the number of licenses at the corresponding date of 1939. Compared with last year's figures, the car licenses have increased by 7372, or 3.4 per cent, and commer-» cial vehicles by 4228, or 5.86 per cent, while motor cycle licenses have decreased by 1908 or 9.04 per cent."

Following the Fashion. Apparently following tho fashion set by some members of the crew of the Achilles, two forwards of the Maori Agricultural College, Hawke's Bay Rugby football team turned out to play last week sporting beards. It is reported that the bearded ones caused some discomfort to the op-< posing forwards. April Rainfall. The April rainfall at Eclgecumbe, registered on the guage of Mr Andrew McLean, showed a total of 2.43 inches, which down on April last year, when the fall amounted to 3.94. The fall for the year to date shows at 19.40. For the corresponding period last year 9.54 inches were recorded. The variation between the districts is shown by the fact that the fall registered in Whakatane for the year to date is 13.96. New Minister. The Rev. J, H. Starnes, until recently stationed at Dannevirke. has arrived in the district to take up his duties as Presbyterian Minister of the Rangitaiki Charge with headquarters at Edgecumbe. The Induction Service will be. held in the Church Hall nt Edgecumbe on Thursday, May 9th at. 7.30 p.m. A welcome social will be held on the same evening immediately after the ser-> vice.