Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 5, 16 September 1942, Page 4

Local and General

First Offender in Court A first offender for drunkenness appeared in the Whakatanc Court yesterday before Mr G. R. Kent, J.P., and was convicted and discharged. No Flags Available The recent; enquiries from the. Borough Council to Messrs E. Le Roy, Auckland, for a new set of national flags has met with a negative result, the firm named indicating that it was unable to quote until bunting supplies came to hand. Gisborne Passengers Through passengers to Gisborne who have been in the habit of taking the Rotorua service car liilk will he placed in an awkward position as a result of the rail restrictions. The usual trains have been cut out and it will mean a complete over-t haul of the existing timetable. Whakatane Public Library The following new books have been approved by the Whakatane Public Librarly Committee: Saratoga Trunk, Edna Ferber; Phantasy, A. Duffield; To Sing With the Angels, M. Hindus; Shadow Crusade, W. Mills; Mr Churchill, P. Guedalla; Pattern of Conquest, Jos. C. Harsch; Aunt Alula's Chair, H. Pakington, Friday's Jersey Bull Sale Secure your catalogue for the combined Jersey bull sale to be held at Mr J. S. Rae's farm Taneaitua. on Friday, September 18. The offering includes 2 three year, 10 two year and 4-1 well grown yearlings. Probably the choicest line of high butterfat backed bulls ever offered in the Bay. (Advt). Excited Picturegoer A young woman attending a Hamilton picture theatre was deeply absorbed as the story developed, revealing the villiitn threatening the heroine and the hero arriving at the psychological moment with a revolver in his hand. With an agonising gasp, the patron yelled loudly, "Shoot, ray God, quick!"—Waikato Times.