Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 69, 4 May 1943, Page 4

Local and General

Te Teko Cattle Dog Trials The Te. Teko Cattle Dog Trials which have run uninterruutedly for miiny years, will this- year he held on Wednesday, May 2(5. The trials will on this occasion be assisted bv a number of horse events which will give the attractive day's programme. the appearance ol popular gymkhana Harbour Board's Engineer The fol lowing resolution was carried at the April meeting of the Whakatane Harbour Hoard: That during the absence ol* Mr Brcbnci that Mr Tomkins be appointed to the office of temporary acting engineer, he to undertake the supervision of the board's works at a salary of £20 per annum such salary to date from Ist October 1041, being the time Mr Brebner entered the army.'' Coast Men Win £10,000 Two residents of Tokomaru Bay have received advice by air mail that they were the fortunate winners of £10,000 in a well known consultation an the other side of the Tasman. They were Messrs Joe Chino and L. Crowmelin. Mr Chirio, who was a well known hairdresser and billiard saloon proprietor in Tokomaru Bay for many years, is now retired, and is living next to Te Puka Hotel. Mr Chowmelin is a comparatively young man, and is a bank clerk. They have equal shares in the winning ticket.—Herald. Turned Out in a Gale Those who remainpd snug and comfortable during the stormy night of the Easter week-end, when a short circuit set the fire' alarm going in the wee sma' hours, will probably have given little thought to the firemen (Brigade and Auxiliaries) who little guessing the nature of the call turned up as usual at the station in readiness for action. Many of them had a hard push on bicycles against the strong head wind, but Avcre prepared at once to do their self-imposed job. Small enough in itself, but the incident is but another • illustration of the sense of responsibility and scrviee on the part of our volunteer firemen.