Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 45, 27 April 1942, Page 4

Local and General

County Meeting To-morrow The ordinary monthly meeting of the Whakatane County Council takes place to-morrow. Unsigned Letter A letter from a correspondent which deals with appeals for firemen, and is unsigned wil'l be held by us till next issue to enable the writer if he or she so desires to establish his identity, which must be made known to the Editor. Young Farmers' Club Broadcast Talk To-night at 7.15 p.m. Mr D. S. Ross, Dominion President of the Young Farmers' Club Movement, will be giving a talk from IYA. It i- s of interest to note that the talk at 7.1.5 on the I'ourh Monday in every month is devoted to- the activities of the Young Farmers' Clubs in New Zealand. Mr Ross, who comes from Te Puke is a prominent member of the Bay of Plenty Pig Council. Vatican Wireless Appreciation of the news of prisoners given by the Vatican Wireless has been expressed to the authorities, through Archbishop O'Shea, Metropolitan for New Zealand, by j the Returned Services Association. Acting on the suggestion of the Christchurcli association, the New Zealand executive, at its last meeting, expressed sincere thanks for the broadcasts, which in many cases had brought relief to anxious relatives and next-of-kin. Relics of Maori Wars Tunnels or chambers in the hillside from which the Maoris fired during their attack on Waireka in 1865, has been uncovered by Mr Allie Wood, present owner of the property on which the battle was fought, states the "Taranaki Daily News." Always keenly interested in the historical asscc'ations attached to his property, Mr Wood has found at various times many articles associated with the fight. Recent discoveries have included wads, percussion caps and an old pewter mug. Mr Wood had previously noticed depressions in the bank on the lefthand side of Waireka Road approaching from the south, but he gave them no further thought than that they were depressions left by roadmen. Recently, however, in a diary left by Mr George Jupp, who was a corporal in the volunteers engaged at the fight, he saw references made to chambers used by the Maoris 1 . Closer search resulted in the discovery of the chambers, which he uncovered and photographed. He now intends to apply to the Taranaki County Council for permission to enclose the area in which they are situated | with a fence, so that they may be preserved for all time.