Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 120, 23 June 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Twelve Months Ago. It is twelve months ago on Thur day last sincei the liner Niagara w siink by a mine off the New Ze land coast. There was no loss i life. Early Lambs. Lambs have already commence to put in an appearance in the Opi tiki district, and twin lambs ha\ been born on a farm on Paeral Ridge. ; Enrolling of Married Men. The postmaster, Mir O. V. Latt more, reports that up to Saturda morning about 150 married men ha enrolled for military service at th local post office. The obligation 1 nnrol is immediate and the forn may be had on application at tl] office. Damage to Pumpkins. One result of the severe frosts ( the last few days is that large nun bers of pumpkins are being destroy ed in standing crops of maize. Unt the crops are plucked it is not po: Sible to enter the paddocks to r< move the pumpkins without dan aging the maize crops. As a resoi of being frost bitten the pumpkir which are not protected by ver thick skins are now going rotten. Tauranga Lags. Only. 572 residents of Taurang have opened National Savings In yestmemt accounts to assist the effort. On a percentage basis thi »si about 8 per ccnt of the popuh tion of the district. Whakatan with a percentage of 12.76 has bee leading the Bay of Plenty for som time. Wake up Tauranga! Inves your Savings in the front line.Times, Tauranga. ' Emergency Precautions. Whein many matters concerninj the Emergency Precaution bein; taken in the County of Whakatan were discussed at a meeting he'ld; oi Friday, it was announced that th Minister of Transport hoped tovisi the district shortly to discuss trans port matters with those in charge while the Inspector of Police fron Gisborne would next month als< visit the district and converse wit! the Transport Units. 4. Freak Pheasant. A freak pheasant was shot at Gat< Pa a few days ago. ! The bird was half cock and half hen, and was ir excellent condition. From the breas' to the head the bird displayed th( faathers of a cock, the rest of it! feathers being those of a hen. II had a full length tail of the colouring of a hen. The bird has createc much interest among Tauranga sportsmen, and Mr Prendergast intends to have it stuffed. Fishing Breach. "This is one of the things ruining fishing in the Hauraki Gulf," said Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., in the Police Court last week, when Arthui John Tilby, fisherman, was charged with using a Danisih seine net foi taking fish inside limits near Motuihi. The offence was admitted. Mi G. S. R. Meredith said defendant had fished waters two and a half miles inside the limits. "It is about the coolest one. I have ever had," said the magistrate in imposing a fine of £25. Those Aussies ! It was in a city office and the student of the affairs of the world glancing up from the paper he reaa In the boss' time, said, "By jove, 1 see they're using Tomahawks in Syria now." The literalist of the office, evidently unacquainted with the virtues, and achievements of the new American aeroplanes, looketj astounded. And then his face as* sumed an intelligent look as a pos sible solution dawned on him. "I'll bet it's those blankety Aussies again!" he said.