Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 16, 13 February 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Wai mana; Farewell A farewell dance was held in the Waimana Hall recently, when a member of the Navy, Mr Fred Ruff, Nukuhou Xo<rth, was wished the best luck and a safe return. He was presented Avith a wallet and cheque from the residents of the district. Aid to Tidy People The Borough Council has decided to purchase a further six rubbish baskets for use in the Strand. These are priced at 25/- each. ''They are quite necessary too judging by the appearance of the Strand," commented His Worship the MayorCaledonian Open Night The Whakatane' Caledonian Society is to hold an open night at its hall in King Street to-night. The programme will be made up of old and modern dances with, a number of novelties and. surprises included. Bright music and a good supper is offered for the entry fee of 2/- and 2/6 for ladies and men respectively. Community Safety "Individual risks may be individual affairs, but no individual has the right to endanger the community." said Mr E. Hitchcock, the Christchurch Lighting Controller, in a recent address. "In this matter you are not your own; you are a factor in community safety. Do more than the bare minimum that must be done; the safety of your fellow-citizens calls for good measure." Thirteen Hotels Thames may have new reasons to bless its 13 hotels shortly (says the Thames Star). They are regarded already as possible auxiliary hospitals in the event of hostilities being experienced in this town, but should Thames escape war and be utilised as an evacuation centre for Auckland, the hotels, acting through their Licensed Victuallers' Association, have offered a minimum of onethird of their accommodation 'for use of evacuees. No Concession The fact that members of the National Military Reserve who-, were mobilised recently are obliged ?o pay full rail fares when travelling from and to duty was discussed by the Dominion executive committee of the New Zealand Returned Services' Association at a ll recent meeting. Reports received indicated that concessions, available in some districts did not apply in others and it was decided to place the matter before, the Minister of Railways for an urgent decision. Bowling- Competition A grievous error Avas made by our sporting editor in the last issue in that he included a Stars challenge match in the results of the BoAvling Club's ordinary draw. In this titanic struggle Hollis, Littlejohn, McLeod and O'Rourke wrested the treasured trophies from Caisley, Canning, Creeke and Shapley bj r 25 points to 14, and Ave have been asked to place this result under its proper heading, and thus give the challengers, Avho are now the holders, their brief moment of glory, for after all it is stated that. next Saturday Avill see the sun set on their career of victory. Great Fighters "As for the Maoris, they are,great," writes a New Zealander from Libya when recounting various of the exploits of our troops. "No job is ever too big for them.. No wonder the Huns and the Ities get jittery when they know the Anzacs are aboutWe found that the Ities are good long range fighters with artillery and machine gun fire, but like the Huns does not like the cold steel* They surrender very easily Avhen the infantry goes in Avith the bayonetThe Hun is very similar except that LI; is a more difficult matter to get to close quarters on account of his enormous fire power of artillery, mortars and machine guns." Hard Fighting Stating that at one stage in the Libyan campaign their communications Avere cut by the enemy Cpl A. P. DaAvson, Avriting to a relation in Whakatane states; "At one stage Ave were living on a third of a tin of bully beef, a packet of biscuits and 11/ il 1 /i cups of Avater per man per day. We Avere doing some hard scrapping on that fare for fi\ r e daj-s but the boys took it Avell and didn't groAvl as they kneAV the position. Throughout, the campaign I had my clothes off once. I lost my haversack which contained my soxs so borrowed a pair. They were never washed and I wore one pair for three weeks and the another pair for four weeks."