Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 124, 2 July 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Saturday Night Dance. The Borough Ladies' Patriotic Committee held another of its dances in the King Street Hall on Saturday night, the usual good attendance resulting, and old and modern numbers being enjoyed to the music of Mrs Armstrong's orchestra. Attraction for Dancers, Dance fans will be Avell catered for to-night at the Winter Show Hall when the local Women's War Sen ice Auxiliary is to hold a dame with the object of raising funds to purchase medical supplies; with which to stock emerge r<cy casualty clearing stations throughout the county. Twelve Months Ago. It is twelve months ago since Marshal Balbo was killed mystei" ously in a plane crash at Tobruk, Libya. Prior to his death he held the position of Governor-General of Libya, and was generally recognised as being pro-Britis!i t Telegrams Now Accepted'. The postmaster (Mr O. V., Lattiniore) announces that telegrams in plain language may now bei accepted for place in British occupied Ethiopa and Italian Somaliland at prewar rates. Such messages Avill be posted from Nairobi.. Saturday Night Dance. Troops for Camp. A number of local men leave for camp on Friday, those for training at Trentham leaving on that day while on the following morning oth c;rs are to entrain for Papakura. There will be eight men for the southern training camp, while for Papakura 17 Europeans and 20 members of the Maori Battalion arc to le<ave. Firewood Getting Scarce. Firewood is a scarce commodity in the district close to Whakatane where not as much trees planting has been carried out as> is the case further out on the Plains. Recently a number of Maori farmers from Paroa have, made trips with drays and trucks to gel loads of manuka wood from one of the few remaining areas of unimproved swamp land near Thornton. It seems as if there "will be a real shortage of firewood in future years.

Whakatane Golf Club. There will be no play in either the- ladies' or man's, competitions on Wednesday or Saturday of this week. First Offender. Bail of 10/- was estreated when a first offender was charged at Monday's sitting of the Police Court with being found drunk in a public place. More Frost Fish. Frost fish are more plenitful this year than for many years past. Many good specimens have been captured on the north shore of the harbour, while Ohope has been providing something of a record. Last week we learn that ten were caught —two splendid fish by two boys who were patrolling the beach. Then and Now. Now that a portion of the old Freezing Works building is to be used as a cheese factory to augment the wartime output of cheese, it is of interest to recall that the Freezing Works *vvas) officially opened in December 1917. The Prime Minister the time, Mr W. F. Massey, who declared the building open, also announced the latest war news—the capital of Jerusalem from the Turks. After 24 years the British are still campaigning in the Holy land and have recaptured Damascus. Indiscriminate Parking. Residents of King Street have been somewhat inconvenienced lately when dances have been held at the King Street Hall, returning to their homes to find their motor entrances blocked with other cars parked the owners of which have been dancing. La;sit week thei M.C. at a dance had to call for the owner of one of these cars at the dance and ask him to move it, a complaint having been received from the resident. We understand that the police and the traffic officer have also been notified about the indiscriminate park- ; "g and that the position Avill be closedy watched in future. Home Guard Uniform. The prospect,of an early issue of uniforms and boots to active members of the Home Guard! in Ttotorun has aroused considerable interest amongst trainees who are still using their own clothes for training purposes. Arrangements have been made for the/ measuring of guardsmen as a preliminary to ordering the equipment and already a great part of this work Jias been completed.