Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 187, 1 December 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Exhibition Sailor's Hornpipe One of the popular items at last VVednes(la5 r 's Caledonian concert in the King Street Hall was that by Miss Isobcl Martin, the Society's promising young dancer. Miss Martin gave an exhibition Sailor's Hornpipe and is to be congratulated on her style and execution. Help for Patriotic The. Whakatane County Council has said that it "will be pleased to make its clerical organisation available in respect of Zone "K" Patriotic Committee clerical work and supply stamps and stationery free, excluding only specially printed stationery. Children Well Fed "All of you children appear to be well fed. You get plenty of butter, plenty of eggs, plenty of fruit, and bo I want you to think of the children in England who get one egg a fortnight and butter about the size of a penny piece," said the GovernorGeneral when speaking to the school in Hastings. Red Cross Activities The Auckland Provincial Council wrote recently, requesting information as to Red Cross activities within the Zone. The Opotiki I'nterzone advised the Auckland Provincial Patriotic Conncil that Red Cross and Patriotic activities were in Opotiki conducted by separate committees in complete harritony. Sports Gear for Camps The Auckland Provincial Patriotic Committee lias written to the local Zone stating that the council has reviewed its earlier decision to Spend on sports gear on any one territorial camp a sum restricted to the amount of £20 and has. now laid ( it down that permanent territorial camps in this regard are to be treated on the same basis as mobilisa- ( tion camps. ] Closer Relations Wanted' "It does seem too bad that it has 1 Jto take a Avar to bring people to- 1 gether," said Commander J. P. Old-' 1 ing, United States naval observed in < New Zealand, speaking at a recep- < tion given by the Wellington Tra-j* vel Club. Commander Olding said that Britain and the United States c had now come far closer to each 1 other than was the ease some time ago. "This war," he said, "will soon be over, and I think that you realise as much as; we do that after the [ war Ave must continue to; be togeth- f er—always." (Applause). j t;