Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 47, 8 February 1944, Page 4

Local and General

Donation to Boys' Band The Whakatane Citizens (Boys) Band will benefit by the welcome donation of £2 2s from the Whakatime. Harbour Board. Harbour Board's Picnic With one accord Ihe Whakataiu ! Harbour 'Board lias decided to reinstate the annual picnic trip which was abandoned, three years ago owing to war aconditions. The Board apparently feels that with the lessening strain of war the excursion of old would be a welcome break. Harbour Board's Plan Full agreement has been reached between Whakatane Harbour Board and Borough Council' regarding the former's plan lor the. development of its endowment land "which include the mud Hats at the rear of the Strand. The Board in the words of the chairman, Mr W. R- Boon, is now prepared to go right ahead. Mushrooms Although mushrooms are usually regarded as a delicacy in the cities, local residents arc fortunate in having almost at their back door a plentiful supply. The recent ram acting as a stimulus caused hundreds to spring up overnight within easy reach of every one, as was evidenced by the number of parties who were seen returning from nearby iields over the week-end with well filled baskets. Taneatua Footpath Loan In answer to a qucrj- raised bj Cr McCready at the last meeting of the Whakatane County Council the County Clerk reports that the Taneatua footpath loan will lie wiped off next year. The loan mature' in October of the present yeai when the usual rate (l%d) will be struck and levied for the If) 1 period which will then conclude tin linal instalments; on interest am sinking lund. New School Age From last Tuesday it will be ai offence for any person to employ or to continue to employ, a chik of school age, that is to say, be tween the ages of seven and 1") within school hours or at any othei time if the employment would interfere with his schooling, v.nlcs; the child has proper exemptior from any obligation to be enrollee at any school. An offence against this regulation will make the. child': parents or guardian, as avcll as the employer, liable to a line of £5, So Now You Know Have you ewer stopped to ihinf why a lire-engine is always red 1 The following is one reason anyway A lire-engine is red. The newspapei is reael too. Now two twos are four and three fours are twelve and. there arc twelver inches in a foot. A fool is a ruler and a ruler is. Queen Mary The ''Queen Mary" is a ship and ships sail the e>eean. The ocean has fish in it, and lisli have (ins. The Finns fought the Russians and the Russians are rent. A lire-engine if always, rush in' so—that's why " n fire-engine is always reel.