Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 24, 16 November 1943, Page 4

Local and General

Betting on Election Result

An unusual charge, that of. betting on the result of the general election,, was; preferred against two men in the Magistrate's Court in Pahiatua. Mr H. P. Lawry was on the Bench., The accused were. Joseph. Marold David and Pictor Levy. Both pleaded guilty and each was fined £5.

Christmas and- New Year Holidays

War Cabinet and the Government have, decided that subject to war exigencies it is not intended to interfere with the observance of any holidays, statutory or annual, which are customarily given at the Christmas and New Year period and to which the wor'kers are entitled under any Act, award, agreement oro tlicrwise. Arrangements will be made as far as possible for a return to work not later than January 4 to ensure that full production is resumed as early as possible in the New Yeaiv

Severe Rationing I|n a little booklet "50 Facts About Britain at War," appears the following paragraph: "Clothing is strictly rationed on the coupon system. With a year's allowance a woman could buy one coat and skirt, one jumper, one pair of shobs, six pairs of stockings, four handkerchiefs and nothing else." The above should make New Zealanders realise just how fortunate tlicy still are in the matter of clothes rationing.

New Books At the monthly meeting of the Public Library Committee the above books were selected: The Sun as My Undoing, Margaret Stein; I Escaped from Hongkong, Jan H. Marsman; The Rats of Tobru'k, John Devin'e; Kiwi Saga'j, Martin Wren; Dorothy Thompson's English Journey, J. W. Drawell; Night Exercise, John Rhode; Who Killed the Husband, Hulbert Footner; Old Glory, Anne Duffield; Glaudia, Rose Franken; Claudia and David, llose Franken; Gentleman of the Jungly Tom CriliS.

Red Cross Meeting To-day All ladies interested, are reminded of the "lied Cross meeting to be held in the Borough Council Chambers: at 2.:50 p.m. to-day, when matters, relative to the stocking and staffing of the 'shop' over the Christmas period will be discussed. Holes in One Eight Times When 11. J. Cilmour recently holed his tec shot at (he. seventeenth hole on the Queen's Park golf links, imvercarc'lly he accomplished, -what ,is known as the perfect fluke for the eighth time. This record is probably without parallel in New Zealand go'.!'. Gifts to Hospital Gilts received at the Whakatane Hospital for the month of October), were as under: Magazines, Mr Hills; Magazines. Mrs Ilanlen: Lemons, Mrs Jennings: Flowers, Presbyterian Church; Lemons, Mrs Robins; Flowers, Mrs Kangi; Lemons, Mrs Vercoe. The playing by the Boys Band on a recent Sunday was also much appreciated. No Butter for Tangi A dairy company lias had to give, its first ruling in connection with butter rationing. A native supplier died and, following a time-honoured custom, the relatives made application for a. general allowance of butter to cover the requirements of the tangi. As no provision has been made in the regulations for a contingency of this kind, the application had to be regretfully declined.. Perfect Gentleman An officer had his face slapped in a crowded Wellington tram rescntiy by a woman passing down the aisle of the open compartment. He went red, but said nothing, and in due course got olf. After he did so a woman sitting in the double seat opposite to the single one he had been occupying turned to the woman alongside her and said: "You [know, it-wasn't the officer who pinched that woman, but your little boy." Whitebait Dumped Over two tons of whitebait caught by fishermen in rivers in the far south of Wcstland. had to be dumped because of the lack of air transport, .states, the Press. This was a result of the loss on the Franz Josef Glacier of one of Air Travel (New Zealand) Ltd's aircraft. The season, however, has been a good one for fishermen, in that area r and some have made cheques of £200 to £300 or more, even after paying heavy freight charges.

Herd Production

Buttcrfat production for the present season is. still far below that of the previous, year throughout the Waikato, and the production figures l'or October compiled by the Auckland Herd Improvement Association are. revealing. The 75,540 cows in 1447 herds averaged 768'b milk. 4.19 test and 34.51b fat last month,, while in October, 1942, 71$ 779 cows in 14.11 herds averaged 8231b milk, 4.57 test and 37.01b fat. The best herd in the Association's territory for October was one in the MaticreOhura group, 23 cows, which averaged 531b fat. Matiere-Oliura was the best group, and 21 herds comprising 714 cows averaged 8551b 4.62 test and 401b fat.

Wool for Next of Kim

It may not be generally known that the Government lias,, in the application of the. rationing made provision for the next of kin of soldiers, sailors, or airmen to> re* ceive a supply of coupons for wool for making into garments to send to service personnel in the forces overseas. Coupons sufficient for six months' supply are available, at issuing post offices. The applicant must state the name and address of next of kin, the name and number of the servicemen for whom garments are to be madey and, the month and year he embarked from New Zealand. It is essential that this information be supplied when application is made.

Seals at Stewart Island

Lately numerous seals have been seen round the shores of Stewart Island and Ruapukcv and there are many rookeries of them where no seals were seen before. One. fisherman stated, that the seals, hundredsof: which could be counted without travelling very far, could be approached quite easily and had become used to the presence of boats. Most -fishermen are of the opinion that unless a season is opened for the killing of. seals; the fishing grounds are certain to be depleted of fish. Even so far it has been noticed that some varieties of fish are getting scarcer and scarcer every ,year.