Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 168, 3 June 1940, Page 4

Local and General

Cargoes Decline. Reflecting the end of the dairying season, the cargo carried by the Northern Steamship Company's Clansman when she sailed at 1 p.m. on Friday included only 735 boxes of butter, 260 crates of cheese, benzine drums and sundries were also carried. The Clainsman had arrived on Wednesday with a general cargo Knitting Record. Although most of the women's organisations are actively engaged in knitting and sewing for patriotic work, there are some women who have done particularly line work in a quiet way. One Rotorua lady is now knitting her fiftieth pair of sox for which she has provided all the wool herself. "I am an individualist" is her only explanation for this work which represents almost one sock for evary two daj T s since the outbreak of the war.

Wharf Construction. The first section of the wharf has been entirely dismantled and all piles have been driven. Work is now proceeding on the laying of the concrete buttresses and it should not be long before the section has been completed. The Evening Star. The bright star which catches the attention in the north-west sky at nightfall is the planet Venus. It is now at its greatest brilliancy, far outshining all other celestial objects with the exception of the moon. The planet's brilliancy at present is three times as great ns it was at the beginning of the year, when it first became prominent as an evening stair, in spite of the fact that the amount of its disc which is reflecting sunlight towards us has shrunk to one-third of its former value. Venus may now be sr-en in full sunlight if one knows where to look for it, while at night its light is strong enough to cast perceptible figures.

Old Order Changer* ■ The old order ? gave way to "the new on Saturday and all the vehicles were resplendent in the new number-plates. In not a few cases the appearance of vehicles benefited . Result of' Raffle. A raffle conductcd by the Ohopc branch of the Red Gross Committee resulted in Mrs 13. S. Barry winning the leather shopping bag, witli ticket number 95. A further raffle will be conducted in the near future. Assisting Red Cross Fund. A suggestion from the President of the Winter. Show, Mr A. J. Canning, is that after the exhibition on Saturday evening (June 15th) the whole of the root crop and vege table section be auctioned, and the proceeds devoted to the Red Cross Fund. Notice to Show Exhibitors With a view to getting all exhibits in the Show early this year, an effort is being made to avoid congestion at the Show Hall on Wednesday, by receiving as many goods and crop exhibits on Tuesday at A. J. Canning's mart. Exhibitors will assist the show by taking advantage of this arrangement. Opotiki Representatives. The following players have . been selected to play against Whakatane on Saturday, Bth June: J. Mihaere W. Mihaere; C. Walker, R. Lendrura, J. Starkey, T. Rowings, W. Moore, N. Sheeran, H. Walker, C Sayers, Watt man, Scott, Karora Withers, E. Moore, C. Newth, Jacobs, Albert, T. Walker, S. Mokomoko. Not so Innocent. "You put things very innocently' said Mr E. J. Phelan to counsel ir the course of a sitting of the No. 1 Licensing Authority. "You remind me of the Irishman who took a button to a woman and asked her tc sew a shirt on to it." 1 "I hope thai my client's claims are of more worth than the shirt," replied the lawyer. Insufficient Material. The appointment of the Rev. P W. Stephenson to be Bishop of Nelson recalls a good storv relating tc that bishopric. When the Rev. Mi Hobhouse was made the lirst Bishoj of Nelson it is related of him thai he one day encountered a bright-fac ed youngster playing in the mud He paused in his walk to ask th( lad what he was doing, and the boj replied: "I'm building a cathedral,' a subject then very much in tht air. "Then you will want a bishop' said the cleric with a twinkle ir his eye. "Oh, I don't know if IVt got enough mud to make a bishop,' was the unexpected reply.