Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 265, 31 January 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Whakatane Shipping The Vesper sailed for Auckland on Tuesday. The Seagull berthed from Auckland ofci Wednesday evening and the Clansman at 8.30 a.m. yesterday. Hawks Plentiful Farmers on the Plains state that this year there seems to be an abnormally large number of hawks about. Though there appears to be little cause "for compl'aint as far as stock is concerned, one farmer claims that he has noticed several hares mutilated on his property—obviously the work of IkiwUs, Beach as Landing 1 Ground The well pilot, Mr Blackmore, madfc ap'plßation to the Whakatane County Council.... at its.., Meeting on Tvfcfi'lay for pcifnissidpfpto' • land bis 'plans on Ohope The counc'l decided grant permission prov'd-rvg the visit was made for the purpose of training pilots.

Another Artificial Geyser A water diviner working at Koutu at the new residence of Mr J. L. Sullivan, of Whakatane, lias been successful in locating hot water. Water was .struck at a depth of 140 feet and gushed a considerable height in the air. 11 was beautifully clean and had a temperature of 160 die-; grees Fahrenheit. Decomposed Shellfish Sold The fact thai shell lish in a decomposed condition were bfltfng sold to Maoris at jMiurupara came before the noticc of the Whakatane County Council at its meeting on Tuesday, and it was decided that the Council's Inspector confer with the District Nurse regarding the matter. It was icported that the consumption of the shell fish in such a condition was adversely effecting the health of the natives.

Slip on Taneatua Road The Taneatua road is now open for two-w£\y traffic where the slip occurred on Sunday last. r lhe foil of earth was a large one and considerable work was entailed to clear the 20 foot roadway, which is now available to motorists. Ligjits at Whale Island The unusuai spectacle of a large cluster of 1 iglits oft' Whale Island was noted by many people on the mainland on Wednesday. This was 1 caused by the number of boating parties visiting lite island and camping there for the night.. Seen from Hillercst the lights resembled those from a considerable settlement in Sulphur Bay. Ohope Reserves A motion passed at the Ohope Progress and Ratepayers' League was to the effect that the County Council be asked to open and clear all existing reserves in order that they might be made available for the public. It was stated by the Rev. Lilburn that in some cases the reserves w r ere wired off and notices erected warning against trespassing.

Cricket Again. Postponed

The match between the Pongakawa Cricket Association. anxl Rangitaiki was postponed, owing to the unfavourable weather conditions prevailing on Sunday morning. The Clark Shield competitions will be continued this week-end when

llie following games will he played: Central v Paroa at Central; P. and T. v Taneatua at Domain.

Methodist Hall

With the exception of a few finishing touches, the Methodist Hall has been completed and on Saturday evening the male members of the church, who have been responsible for the actual building work, took the opportunity to entertain others who had assisted. The evening proved enjoyable keenly contested indoor bowling and table tennis matches being played. Is This General? "I am frankly disgusted with the. attendance here to-night," was Mir A. J. Canning's terse comment when opening the meeting of the Oliope Progress and Ratepayers' League, last Tuesday evening. "It seems to me that the Ohope people take little or no interest in the progress of their beach and at times I wonder whetjier its worth going on with." The meeting however did go on, and in future there will be a better effort made to Invite all interested residents to attend.

Damage to Ohope Dressing Sheds Conccrn at the damage to the new dressing sheds at Ohope was expressed by several speakers at the recent meeting of the. Progress <vnd Ratepayers' League. Mr F. Mahy Snr., stated that not only had showers been removed, but door handles broken and hinges unscrewed. Tlie meeting decided to write asking the Council to offer a reward in future for the apprehension of such persons who had been responsible. A further suggestion was that the building should be labelled 'dressing sheds?'