Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 4, 3 September 1943, Page 4

Local and General

Parcels to Italy Prohibited The sending of parcels to prisoners of Avar in Italian camps is prohibited until further notice, according to advice from the Prisoners of War office in Auckland. When further information is obtained the next-of-kin AVill be notified. Stocking Purchases Amendments to the hosiery rationing .scheme announced recently by the Food and Rationing Controller, Mr J. E. Thomas, provide that until further notice fully-fashioned silk or art silk stockings marked "seconds" by the manufacturers may be purchased on surrender of two clothing coupons per pair. In addition, all fully-fashioned black stockings may now be purchased with clothing coupons. Under the new' arrangements, the only stockings for which an X coupon is required are first grade and ''mediums'' in fully-fashioned sil'k or art silk in colours other than black.

First Case of its Kind 1 Holding that a bookmaker's agent who has received money from his principal on behalf of a person laying bets with him is not accountable to the layer of the bet, Mr J. 11. Salmon, S.M., in a reserved decision delivered at Haw-era, dismissed a claim by Victor Hannah, showman, against George Wall is, agent, Hawera, for £180 and £2 interest, states the Tarana'ki Daily News. The case is thought to be the first of its kind in New Zealand. Still No Oranges Retail shops are still out of oranges and there is no immediate prospect of the shortage being relieved. What oranges there were in the district avcre placed by the Internal Marketing Division in hospitals, and with the Red Cross and the Plunket Societl. These 'institutions have; first call on oranges Avhen there is sufficient to be placed on the open market. More bananas should come on the market soon Avhich Avill help to relie\-e the fruit shortage Good supplies of stone fruit are now obtainable.