Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 46, 29 April 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Taneatua Cemetery Trustee Mr Frank Armstrong has been appointed to the trusteeship of the Taneatua cemetery in ]>lace of the late Mr T. Mitchell. Had 20 Bee. s When a Maori, Paaka llarere, appeared in tlie Wairoa Police Court charged with being intoxicated while in charge of a nuvtor car. to which lie pleaded guilty, it was st;.ied that he admitted having had 20 glasses of beer, tie tried to evade capture by forcing the pursuing car on to the side of the road. A traffic inspector and constable were concerned in the pursuit. Accused was sentenced to two months' gaol; he was prohibited l'rom obtaining a license for three years, and for driving without a license he was convicted and discharged.

Enthusiastic Trooper An instance of the practical interest and enthusiasm shown by a mounted man on the occasion of the "Stand-to" test for the Home Guard, is furnished by the fact that he received the signal to mobilise at 7.5 p.m. and forty minutes later was at the appointed rendezvous. Poroporo', fully equipped, mounted and having' ridden six miles. Pukekohe Schemes Fate The' Pukekohe Scheme for equality oif sacrifice for the duration oi the war which last month was referred to the County Council to the Finance Committee for consideration lias met with the following decision: The committee begs to report it has carefully considered the Pukekohe proposals and recommends that the Council, while generally in accord with the Pukekohe proposals in theory, does not consider such proposals could be practically applied.