Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 190, 24 July 1940, Page 4

Local and General

Early Lambs Appear. Spring lambs are already making their appearances in the district, at Waimana a number were not\c? Ed on one of the higher farms., while there are others reported from Te Tc.ko and Manawahe. The Clothes Drive. Residents of the Borough are again reminded of the clothes drive which will be held during to-day and this evening and reminded also that it will be of great assistance to those undertaking the collection if the parcels are ready when called for. Clearing Sale at Te Teko. Those interested are reminded of the clearing sale to be held at Mr T. Davies' property, Te Teko, on Friday, July 2()th, and which will be conducted by Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd. on behalf of Messrs Boocoek Bros., of Galatea. The advertisement contains full particulars. "lOlbs of fat lost in 7 weeks." Try Bonkoral Obtainable F. G. Macklow, Chemist, Wliakatane. Call today.

Basketball Results. The only game of Basketball played in Whakatane under the local Association last Saturday wan the Paroa-Whakatane fixture in which the former won by 16 points to 13. Taneatua won by default from Poroporo. Stamps for President Roosevelt As a gesture of goodwill from) New Zealand to the United States, the Mayor of Auckland, Sir Ernest Davis lately sent a set of Centennial commemorative covers and stamps to President Roosevelt. Sir Ernest has received an acknowledg ment from one of the President's secretaries, who wrote: "The President is most appreciative of your kindly interest, in sending him these commemorative covers and the booklet. He is glad to add these covers to his collection, and asks me to thaink you for your thought of him." DANDRUFF. Why experiment? In Birmese Herbal Hair Root Tonic you have a remedy famous for" its value in stopping Dandruff, excessive Falling Hair and Itching Scalp and warding off Baldness. Birmese will grow new hair in 30 days. 5/0 treatment from F. G. Macklow. Chemist.

Committee Meets.; The committee sst up by the farmers at the recent meeting calle-d to discuss transport p obi ems met on Monday morning to discuss further matters affecting the situation. It was stated subsequently that no decisions were made and there was nothing to release lor publication. Grant for School Football. It was stated at the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union's meeting at Matata on Saturday that no grant had yet been received from the New Zealand Rugby Union for the forthcoming school football tournament, though a meeting of the latter body's executive had been held last Wednesday to decide the matter. "Not Half-way Yet." "The mining title will be quite all right for some 2000 years to come, unless Hitler comes here. He's not halfway yet!" said at Thames Hospital Board member at Tues day's meeting, when a portion ; of the board's property at Waihi was under consideration. "Had Heads Together." "It looks as though they have had their heads together," said Mr W. H. Freeman, S.M., in the Tham.es Magistrate's Court when reading letters from two defendants who were charged with similar offences The wording was exactly the same, also the paper. Rod and Gun Club Shoot. As the result of a draw between the Rotorua and Opotiki gun clubs the Bay of Plenty Challenge Cup will remain in Opotiki. Organised to raise funds for the Opotiki Soldiers' Gifty'Fund, the shoot was an outstanding success from that point of view, £35 being raised. Scores were:—(Opotiki team): Ross 14; R. Parkinson 12; A. Fleming, R. Butler 11; E. Pratt 9; W. Butler 1(0': W. Semmens 13. (Rotorua team): J. Ormond, J. Parkinson 13; E. Adolph, J. H. Thomas 9; W. Gillett 14; A. J. Brown' 9; F. Buckley 13. The shoot was held at Opotiki during the week-end. Matata-Rotoma Main Highway. The Works Committee of - the County Council considered a letter from the District Engineer at Taur ranga, who advised that £462 had been deleted from the claims for subsidy on the Matata-Rotoma Main Highway. The deleted items covered the cutting back of corners on the highway, which was considered to be construction work and the cartage of spoil to raise and widen the Railway Road West from the Tarawera River bridge. The Works Committee resolved that the matter should be left to the Chairman and the County Engineer for action. Eastern Boundary Road. The County Council yesterday considered a letter from the Rangitaiki Plains Dairy Co. Ltd., which stated that one of the Company's lorry drivers had found the road running from the Whakatane Golf Club-house corner to the Whakar tane-Tauranga Highway to be in a bad state of repair. The lorry driver, it was added, was finding some difficulty in getting through without loss of (/ream through spillage. Cr McCracken and the Engineer were given power to act in the ter.