Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 45, 5 February 1943, Page 4

Local and General

Importers' Wail "Life is just one banned thing after another/' growled the pessimistic Importer as he ran his eye down the latest list of import restrictions. Maori With Liquor Before Mr E. L. Walton, S.M.. Nephy Mau a Paroa labourer was charged with assistitog a person unknown in the commission of an offence by providing a native Aviith liquor for consumption, off licensed premises. Sergeant Farrell sai'd accused was accosted in the Strand on November 27 last, with liquor in his possession. He refused to divulge the name of the person 'who supplied him. Fined £2 and costs 235. The Story of a Match An elderly man lighted his pipe in Queen Street and threw down the match, which continued to burn. Another elderly man picked it up and lighted his pipe. The first, highly amused, asked in broad Doric where he might be from. "Aberdeen" was the reply; "at least my parents came from there." "Weel,' said the other, "there's naething like seizing the opportunity when it is presented', but you'd travel mony a mile before you got an opportunity like that in a place where matches are scarce. Noo, we'll hae a drink." And the strangers had their dram in the spirit of Burns. An Industrious Family The current edition of the book "Who's Who in New Zealand," contains particulars of the working careers of Mr and Mrs J. H. Claridge and family, all born in New Zealand. Of their sons botli went to the Kaiser's, war from the King Country. One was killed on the Somme, and the other wounded at Ga'llipo'li landing. Of their seven daughters', five before marriage were school teachers under different education boards, the youngest obtaining a degree; she was born in Taumarunui. During a period of more than a quarter of a century, Mr Claridge established several country newspapers, including the Taumarunui Press, the Otorohanga Times and Morrinsville Star. One daughter was the wife of Mr Ron Brooke, formerly a chemist of Whakatane, and who is now in business in | Dargaville.