Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 18, 26 October 1943, Page 4

Local and General

Forthcoming Band Concert On Thursday next at 8 p.m. a special concert will be held in the Caledonian Hall, King Street, by the Whakatane Citizens (Junior) Band. The programme which will include, items by members of the A.T.C. and the songsters of Poroporo Native School promises to be a good one. Golf, Bowling and Cricket The unexpectedly fine week-end and beautifully settled weather on Labour Day made it possible for carrying out the full sports programmes planned for the long weekend. Details of the various sports activities, which we understand were everywhere an unqualilied success, will be given in Friday's issue. New Zealand Pipes Pipes with bowls of. New Zealand woods are now on sale in Wellington shops at 10s each. The bowls are not as highly polished as the imported article,, but they look serviceable.and the real test will come with the smoking. Imported pipes have been so scarce for. months and where available have been selling at such prices that the new article should find a ready market.

Maori Boys Injured Two Maori boys John Pacraka and Timoti Matin, who were thrown heavily from a horse at Ruatoki last Sunday were admitted to the Whakatane Hospital, suffering with extensive abrasions and other injuries. They are now making satisfactory progress. Shorter Ties Shorter tics are among the latest effects of the war on men's* attire, and some using the new neckwear for the first time have experienced an unexpected sense of brevity. The loss, however, is more imaginary than real,, as the visible part of the tie is unaffected. For Past Courtesies "As an expression of appreciation lor the courtesy and, assistance that our members had received in the past when A'isiting England, it was decided in 1911 to send gift parcels of New Zealand, butter and cheese, etc., to appropriate members of the staff of the Automobile Association, England, and letters received from each of the. recipients conveyed their great appreciation, particularly in view of the fact that the parcels reached them at and that such commodities had been drastically rationed in England," states the annual report of the Auto-, mobile Association (Wellington).

• cur representative in the new Parliament, and it is our responsibility to see that he has something to represent—and, if necessary, is forced to represent it. Every electorate should have its properly constituted Electors Association, representing all sections of the community, in which all responsible and politically conscious citizens take, an active part, and to which every elector with views to be represented shall belong. Each Electors Association should he independent of any outside interests, and free from control by sectional pressure groups. It should be recognised as speaking for the whole community, as other organisations speak for one section —workers, farmers,, .business, returned soldiers etc. A drive is being made to establish such Associations in every part of the Dominion, and if the electors are ready to take this responsibility then the present Parliament can be made the most successful, satisfactory,, and truly democratic in New Zealand history. Not merely at election time, but all the time, we. must protect the Democracy for which iwe fight. Yours etc., . JOHN HOGAN.