Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 96, 7 August 1945, Page 4

Local and General

Missing Believed Killed

Previously reported missing, now missing believed killed, is Fit. Sgt. P. of Te Puke.

Paewai in Auckland Team

Included in the Auckland team to play Bay of Plenty at Whakatane on Saturday is D. Paewai, the bril-. liant half-back who has just been selected to play for North Island in the match against South Island this month. A commentary on. Saturday's programme will appear ir. Friday's issue. Dairy Factory Increased Otput Figures supplied by Mr J. J. Becker Factory Manager, show the butter manufactured by the Rnngitaiki Plains Dairy Co. Ltd. for the 1944/45 season at 4791 tons, an increase on the previous season's production of 289 tons or G. 45 per cent. Routine overhauls and repairs undertaken at this period of the year arc almost completed. Challenge Withdrawn It is understood that the Te Puke senior representative challenge for the Hurinui Apanui Memorial Shield is being withdrawn in view of the outcome of the trial game against Tauranga. Tauranga won with a margin of 54 points, to nil and as Opotiki decisively defeated Tauranga it *is felt that to continue with the shield challenge would result in the game being a fiasco. The next challenge for the shield will be. from Rotorua. Import Licenses for Molasses "Will the Minister of Customs explain why import licenses which were granted last year to import molasses were revoked?" asked Mr W. Sullivan Bay of Plenty) in notice of a question in the House of Representatives. Mr Sullivan asked whether such cancellation now meant that the Government would be the only importer of molasses, that price competition would be abolished and that the reason for this action was to prevent free enterprise from competing with a State Department? Businessmens' Basketball Postponed l Owing to the bad weather, and the nature:, of the ground which more than faintly resembled a quag r the basketball matches between teams of Whakatane businessmen and the girls which were to have taken place last Saturday were postponed. However, it is Loped that they will be played in the near future, when the public will have the chance of seeing the sporting qualities latent, as yet, in members of the local business world brought to the fore, in basketball at its best.. "She Wouldn't Sink!" "I'm satisfied now that the Port would never capsize in any sea," said the Harbonurmaster Captain Carey l in his report to the Board last Friday. He qualified his remarks by recounting an experience on the bar during the recent heavy wreather when he was taking soundings. The Port Whakatane had been broadside on to the waves when. a particularly large one swept her on to her beam-ends. Water poured aboard, and shifted some of the gear but she righted herself and made port safely. Members re* marked on the two ton of cement laid on the Port's keel as ballast and praised her buoyancy.

Hairy Faries v Hilly Billies! Once again it has been found necessary to postpone the Hairy Fairies v Hilly Billies match which was fixed for August 25. On this date it the Carriers must attend Ye Grande Lotus Eating Contest or something in Auckland, and accordingly, a new tentative date has been set as September .1. YeSr terday morning two heart-broken Hilly Billies crawled into the office.. Their names had been missed in last week's preview of form. However we promised to make amends and now present: Don Ryburn—A nice quiet warrior footballer of nice quiet repute but might, 'sell' the match on the sly for a nice quiet five-roomed house. Lambert Roach — A genius. Island rep. (1929). In that match against the South Island his best effort was his kick from fair and square, in front of the post. It missed! Congratulations. The Hairy Faries. are praying for a repetition.