Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 48, 4 May 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Red Cross Annua! Meeting Members of the Whakatane Lcntie Red Cross Society and all others interested are reminded ol the annual meting which takes place in the Borough Council Chambers on Thursday next at 2. 30 p.m. Higher Sales Tax in Australia The 1 Federal Government last week enacted legislation increasing the sales tax from 10 to 12U per cent and. in the case of less essential goods, i'rem 20 to 25 per cent. They are expected to bring in an addition- j a! £6,250,000. Friday's Patriotic Shop j The effort by the ladies of thej Heads for Patriotic purposes at thej shop in the Strand on Friday realised the splendid sum of £18 13s 6d. ( The competition for a dinner was won by Mrs T. W. James, and the rich, cake donated by Mrs W . PBrown was won by l\?-r. Taneatua's Enterprise Detailing some of the methods employed by the Taneatua Patriotic Committee to raise funds in order to achieve its quota, Mrs Hill, tlie committee delegate last Friday stated that over £700 had been collected, a shop had been run by the district Uidies while a bicycle which had been presented for the purpose raised £35 by raffle. Thrown from Horses Two young girls Shirley Donaldson an 4 Nancy Chambers while riding their horses last Sunday afternoon were thrown when the animals toko fright at the sudden approach of a large service car. Neither were seriously hurt though Miss Chambers who fell on the road suffered severe cuts and abrasions to the' arm and side. Whakatane Rainfall Rain fell on six days in Whakatane during the month of April registering 1.68 inches. This constituted a substantial increase on the April measurement last year which was .63in. The wettest April occurred in 1938 when 10.13 inches were recorded. The total for the year to date is 4.84 inches agi>.nst 6.89 for the same period last year. The wettest four monthly period was in 1936 with 30*35 inches. If you have aches and pains, take HUTUWAI and regain abounding health. From Macklow's Pharmacy, Whakatane.