Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 72, 1 July 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Coupons in Australia Coupons in ration books in Australia are interchangeable among members of a family, but not otherwise. Horse Racing Out Horse racing will cease in South Africa for the duration of the war after Saturday's Durban July Handicap, South Africa's biggest turf event of the year, with which General Smuts said lie was reluctant to interfere. * Saving Paper The reduction in the size of news-i papers and the resultant dwindling of supplies of olcl newspapers have caused Hastings fruit retailers to decide not to wrap vegetable purchases in future. Customers are being asked to bring their own paper for vegetables, and used paper bags for fruit. Leakage of News "Important announcements by public men published in Australia are heard over the Tokio radio within a few hours,'" said the Australian Minister of Supply, Mr J. Beasley. The Minister said this leakage of news made it difficult to paint a full picture of many problems which confronted the Government without conveying valuable information to the enemy. Gold l Mining Essential

Mining operations by the Martha Gold Mining Company (Waihi), Limited, have been declared essential. This information is contained in a letter received in Waihi from the Director of National Service, Mr J. S. Hunter, who presided at the conference on May 11 at Waihi when the future of the borough was cussedDebt Cases Judgment for plaintiff was entered in the following cases heard before Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Whakatane Court yesterday: Brabant Bros,, v Samuel Tawa, £2 18s and costs; Hamill Bros, v Hemi Luke, £4 and costs. Judgment summonses: Farmers Meat Coy v L. G. Kilmirister, £7 7s in default 7 days; Smith and Smith (Auckland) v Stanley Evans, £28 4s. Order made for £1 per month. Wild Pig Menace While a group of farmers was discussing the search for three pighunters missing on the Ngongotaha Mountain recently, a man who makes Hamilton his commercial centre, stated that this winter he liad seen more wild pigs on his property than for many years. Other farmers agreed that wild pigs were again becoming a menace to flock-owners. Shortage of manpower on the properties and inability to get rifle ammunition were the principal causes for the increase.