Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 285, 21 March 1941, Page 4

Local and General

I * ! I Soldiers Returning. | Several parents in Whakatane 1 have been notified by the Army ' Authorities that their sons will be I invalided home shortly,, Sir Cyril New all's Rank. An inquiry lias been made as to ' the rank held by the Governor-Gen- J eral of New Zealand, Sir Cyril Newall, in the Royal Air Force. He is a Marshal of the Royal Air Force, a rank equivalent to a Field Mar- . shal in the Army or an Admiral of the Fleet in the Navy. Glare of Lights. i When the question of shrouding lights was being discussed at the meeting of tha Emergency Precautions Committee this week it was stated that elcctric \ advertising signs operating in the town could 1 be seen by shipping when, 80 miles away. As a matter of fact N recently ' a coastal scow approaching Whaka- ; tane in thick weather used the. large sign on the Commercial Hotel to ' steer by. v Main Highway Blocked. Traffic on the Opotiki-Taneatua I main highway was diverted over 8 the Paerata Ridge road on Tuesday t on account of a large slip at tli?. Waiotahi bluff and portion of the < road being washed away by the sea. Difficulty w T as experienced by cars 1 in climbing the hill from the Waio- 1 tahi river to the. Paerata Ridge ow- t ing to the slippery condition of this 1 narrow piece of road. By the even- e ing the Public Works Department * had succeeded in opening the main highway again with the assistance * of a bulldozer, which pushed the ' slip over the bank. The Waiotahi i river has changed its mouth considerably during the past few weeks, running for some distance parallel with the road and beach, and it was anticipated that trouble would re- ( f suit. r

Home Guard Parade. The Home Guard weekly parade will take place a:; usual on the Domain parade ground, the fall-in time being 0900 (9 a.m.) Special platoon parades 0830 hours. Patriotic Donation. In the list of donations to the Edgecumbc Patriotic Committee pub lisheel in our last issue the name of Mr D.. W. Spence who paid in £2 2s was omitted. Alleged News Leakage. The commission which, under the chairmanship of Mr Justice Callau, is investigating the alleged leakage of information regarding the movement of overseas ships, has not yet completed its task, and the Government has extended the time by which it must make its report from during March to April 10. Won't Be Long Now. Writing from Canada L.A.C. Glen Kurt,, son of Mr and Mrs Burt, Matuta, relates 'he latest Italian story going the rounds of the Air Force barracks. It concerns an Italian who was writing home who stated : "Well, the English pushed us back .'3O iniJes on Monday, 40 miles on Tuesdav and 60 miles on Wednesday and if every thing goes well I will be home on Sunday." Checking of Blackout. When the blacking out of lights thought visible fiom the sea is commenced and under way the co-opera-tion of the coastal boat crews is to be sought regarding checking the effectiveness of the scheme. Also it is probable that members of the Emergency Precautions Committee will make a night trip on the Harbour Board launch with a view to inspecting the result. "NO STOMACH TURNS NOW" Takes MAVEX SLIPPERY ELM COMPOUND for stomach ulcers, nerves, vomiting, gastritis, sickness. Fully malted—guaranteed to give immediate relief. Thousands of tins sold in 2 years! Recommanded by Dewar, Chemist.