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Local and General

Sharks Caught

Fishing expeditions on Sunday took more the form of the deep sen variety. From the Harbour Board launch two sharks sft. and 6ft. in length were ta'ken while Mr Keith Hollis from another boat hooked a 9ft. moko. This latter battle lasted for two and a half hours before the fish was- finally landed. Poor Crop The poor crop of stone fruit which has been yielded this season from town and country districts has been due almost entirely to the bad weather which has prevailed consistently. Brown rot has taken a firm grip of large numbers of trees, and together with a number of violent storms has helped to keep the quantity of stone fruit in short supply. Accountancy Passes The following candidates from Whakatane were successful in the recent accountancy examinations held: F. M. J. A. Novak (Rights and Duties of K. C. Sisdm (Trustee and Bankruptcy Law ? Company Law), N- J. West (Book-?! keeping and Accounts 2 t Mercantile Law 2, D. H. Wylie (Mercantile Law 2 Secretarial Law) . We extend our * 7 congratulations. Open-air Draught Board Kettering is the latest town to introduce an open-air draught board } states an English exchange. The pieces are about a foot wide and are moved with the help of a pole about 6% feet long. There is- a pleasant idea that might be widely copied with success and many a park has a spare corner where, a giant game of draughts might be enjoyed by a croWid. Unseasonable Weather K further attack of unseasonable Weather was experienced at the week-end when on Saturday and Sunday .99 inches of fain fell. Campers at Ohope received rather a bad spin and w r ere forced to remain for much of the time sheltering under their tents. A consoling factor was, however ? t,he excellent surf which was running on Sunday especially and bathers made good use of it. *' Kitchen Evening A surprise party which took the form of a kitchen evening was accorded Miss Ruby How#t by a number of basketball girls on Thursday evening at the residence of Mr and Mrs Howat of McAlister Street. The evening was in honour of Miss Howat's approaching marriage. The guest of honour was made the recipient of many useful gifts and on behalf of the Miss Marj. Reardon made, a suitable presentation. The evening was spent in games and singing and a thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all present. This Week's Coupons Ration coupons available this week will be: Meat—Nos. 11 to 12, H coupons worth 6d; J coupons sd. Butter (ration Boz weekly each coupon Boz) —Nos. 11 and available until January 21. Sugar (ration 31b monthly each coupon 12oz) —Nos. 9 to 12 inclusive available until Jan- ' » uary 21; special coupon Y7 available until January 31, for 31b for jammaking. Tea (ration Boz each coupon 2oz) —Nos. 9 to 12 } inclusive available until January 21. Petrol (ration face value of "coupon) Nos.. 6 and 7 available until January 31. ' . Communications to Naval Men The. Postmaster General (the Hon. P. C. Webb) has announced that, arrangements have been made by the New Zealand Navy in conjunction with the Admiralty, to expedite the delivery of telegraphic communications to naval personnel serving in sea-going naval ships- by the use of naval wireless channels for standard text messages at 2s 6d and urgent messages paid for at commercial rates. It is regretted that the new arrangements at present are inapplicable for naval personnel serving in merchant marine vessels. ( Fuses Blow The effect of the electrical storm early Friday morning was fairly far-reaching in the Rangitai'kL Plains area where numerous fuses were blown. The trouble staff of the Bay of Plenty Electric Power Board had a strenuous period out on the Awakeri-Edgecumbe lines where many fuses had been rendered useless-. The supply to the Whakatane. Borough was cut off early in the morning but restored before any serious complications could arise. The complete restoration of the country service however was not finished until well into the afternoon.

Asphalt Envelope To insure shipping - documents „ . against possible damage by watery the United States navy has adopted: a new type of vvaterproo-f envelope in which to> enclose them. The envelopes are made of two layers of kraft paper with an asphalt layer between. In invoices, inspeetors' reports, and similar documents --N are nailed directly to boxes conr» , taining shipments and are thus safe from :oss or damage. Maternity Nursing The following Whakatane and Te Puke candidates were successful,in the State examination, for maternity nurses held in December, 1944. Those obtaining honours received 75 per cent, or over of the possible marks: Te Puke: M. A. Bryan, H. M. Castleton I. E. Morrison M. E. Robert- •? > son; Whakatane: R. G. Bartrum L. R. Harris. E. F. C. Harrison, EL 9 B. Halsemore, M. A. McLean (honours) , B. J. Morgan, B. G.> Tipper. Our congratulations go to the suc- „ cessful entrants. Battle Anniversary ' The northern Maori war of 19451846 concluded 99 years ago last Thursday with the capture of Rua- * pe'kapeka Pa, the last stronghold of Hone Heke and Kawiti which is infrequently referred to as "The Bats' Nest." Imperial soldiers had previously assaulted the pas at Okaihau and Ohaeawai without success.. Sir George Grey, at that time Governor then organised a large force of friendly Maoris to attack Rua--1 pekapeka. Heke retired with his garrison to the bush during a heavy bombardment, and next day a friendly Maori discovered that the pa was weakly held and it. was cap- , tured without resistance. : A Hospital Problem L "ft is regrettable that cross-infec-tion does happen in a general hos^ pital " said the chairman of the Wellington Hospital Board, Mr H. ? F. Toogood, at a meeting of the- ' board when referring to criticism of conditions at the Wellington ■ Fever Hospital at Trentham. "It is r almost, impossible to avoid, due to ' the differences in periods of incuba- ' tion ? " said Mr Toogood. "Scarlet ; fever and diphtheria have an incu- ■ bation period of about seven days- " Measles in some forms incubates in ! 14 days; in other forms, in: 21 days. Chicken pox is the longest of all from 21 to 28 With these - varying periods of incubation it can ' easily be seen how difficult it is to - avoid admitting scarlet fever patii ■ ents who unsuspectingly have come r into contact with chicken pox, I which is not fully developed at: the i time of admission." s Maori Land Boards There, are seven Maori Land Boards i now in New Zealand, and they are ■ concerned in the administration of . some 660,000 acres of vested lands^ I and the collection and distribution ; of rents, royalties and purchase . moneys. Besides assisting Maoris to farm their, own lands, and,, in cer^ tain circumstances, acting as agents . for them, the boards are empowered to engage in any industry in the interests of Maoris, to act as- receivers for the purpose of enforcing , charges imposed by the Native Land , Courts; and to deal with various i matters affecting, land by meetings of assembled owners. Collective, re- , ceipts and payments of the boards in 1943 totalled and. . 280, as compared with £475,749 and ' £439,385 for the previous financial year. In 1943 the total liability to Maori beneficiaries was £674., 270. . The reserves for general and specific purposes amounted to £212,195. Jeeps Not Suitable When jeeps were a very familiar sight on New Zealand roads many people must have speculated on thie uses to which these handy little vehicles could be put on farms, when swords are again beaten into ploughshares. However, very little enthusiasm was shown for the Seep ,j£y a national committee on agricu|f&iral .engineering which met recently in Ottawa at the invitation of the Can- ' adian Department of Agriculture. • The committee found that few mili-< tary vehicles can be converted to farm use. Experiments conducted Avith the jeep revealed that its trans* mission would not stand up if. burdened with more than a four-horse load. While the jeep's drawbar l pull varied with load and it ■ was not likely to replace that of the .*• l tractor. The jeep's "too ; fast for farm, work, and even when. ! throttled it had not sufficient power. • L Its transmission like that of most , ! war vehicles, was designed especial-. ! ly for military use and not to run. ■ continuously in low gear.

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

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Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 40, 16 January 1945, Page 4

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Tapeke kupu
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Local and General Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 40, 16 January 1945, Page 4

Local and General Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 40, 16 January 1945, Page 4

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