Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 279, 5 March 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Flag at Post Office. The New Zealand Ensign was run to 'half mast on Monday as a mark of respect to the late ex-King Alphonso, of Spain. Overseas Telegrams. The Post Office advises that the Controller of Censorship direots that the sending of telegrams to Rumania and Hungary is no longer permitted. Music from Egypt. Local people were interested and pleased on Sunday morning to hear piano music from Egypt played by Glen Hay.den, an ex-employee of the Whakatane Paper Mills who is Avith the Middle East Forces. Court Session. At the local court on Monday morning, a statutory first offending inebriate, Tai Taylor, was convicted and discharged for being found drunk in a public place. He had been in custody from Saturday at 3 p.m. Fishing at the Headls. Fisherfnen have been obtaining good catches at the Heads lately,, on a recent evening a Maori hooking successfully twenty schnapper. On Monday evening two Maori girls in a dinghy near the bar found the fish biting well, while others also landed fair sized fish. Not Liked —Much. "I don't like paying them," replied a conscientious objector at the Court yesterday when asked if his conscience prevented him paying taxes which were devoted to war purposes as well as preventing him giving his services. "No v neither do T much," was the dry rejoinder of the Crown representative. Letter From Egypt. * An interesting account of a journey through the areas occupied by our troops in the Middle East has been received from Lt.-Gol. Prideaux and extracts are published on page 8, in this issue. While on his'tour of the N.Z. units Lt.-Col. Prideaux met a number of Whakatane lads of whom he makes mention. Haymaking in February. Taking advantage of almost continuous fine weather in February many* farmers on the Rangitaiki Plains harvested crops of paspalum hay from paddocks which had been cut a first time in December. A good deal of excellent "second-cut hay" has been put into stock, so that farmers are well provided with winter feed for their herds. Siren Sounds. The Avail of the fire siren was heard at about 8.30 last evening and the engine seen speeding along the Strand to stop in George Street. The brigade Avas evidently practising, but a number of people not being aware of this had anxious thoughts for their oAvn properties Avhile the usual band of people soon began hurrying towards the direction the engine had taken.