Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 92, 23 July 1943, Page 4

Local and General

Will Not Combine At a meeting of the Rangitaiki Union held last evening the decision was reached not to combine with the AVhakatane Rugby Union in a challenge fox- the Hurunui Apanui Shield. Cake and Flower Sale The attention of the public is diawn to a special cake and ilower sale to be held in the lied CrossPatriotic shop on Saturday,. July 24. Donations of ilowers, eake.s and other cookery will be much appreciated, and can be left at the shop. Rabbit Poisoning at Te Teko Mr J. W. Lyon. Government Rabbiter. advises that the "local body reserves" situated in the Te Teko area have recently been poisoned. Such procedure is done, periodically for the destruction of rabbits, and his present finding is that the pest has been considerably reduced. Smoke Concert Planned At a well attended meeting held last evening at which Mr W. S. Henderson presided it was decided to entertain all returned men of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. at a smoke concert in the King Street Hall on Saturday, 31st July at 8 p.m. Strong committees were set up to complete arrangements. Tribute to Maori Battalion Proposing the toast to the Maori Battalion at last. Wednesday's welcome home dinner at Waimana, Mr G. Hewitt said that the New Zealand Division was regarded as. one of the finest in the Middle East and that the Maori Battalion was undoubtedly looked upon as the finest Battalion in that division. Edgecumbe Entejtains ! Owing to the unprecedented demand for reserved scats at the Spitfire Revue from far and near, the Spitfire Revue, regrets having to make an alteration in previous arrangements. All reservations stand as at present and" in addition other tickets will be sold by school children and local Those purchasing tickets in this way will be ass.urcd of seats if claimed before 7.50 p.m. To keep faith with the demand of the public,, there will be a repeat performance, on Monday, 9th August in the Edgecumbe Hall/ 15 High Rainfalls The highest rainfall for June recorded on the East Coast was at Tokata, Te Araroa, where the total for the. month was 21.62 in, of which 18.22 in fell during the last 15 days of the month. The wettest period was from June 17 to 19, during which 13.03 in was, recorded., the heaviest fall being on June 17,' when 7.35 in fell in (i% hours. In the Motu district,,' Marumoko station reported the heaviest rainfall in one month since records Ave re first kept. The total last month Avas 17.71 in. Matawai also reported the lieaAaest fall last month since recordings were first taken. Previously the highest total Avas 11.29 in, recorded in July, 1940. For the 23 days on which rain fell last month l'i.lGin was. recorded.