Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 17, 28 August 1946, Page 4

Local and General

Spring Cattle Fair Tomorrow Attention is drawn to the advertisement in today’s issue for the Whakatane Spring Cattle Fair which takes place in the local saleyards tomorrow.

Cases Adjourned The two serious cases which were set down for hearing in the Whakatane Police Court yesterday were once again adjourned for-eight days and will be coming up on Wednesday, September 4.

Ohope Fancy Dress Ball Sponsored by the Ohope Progress League, a children’s fancy dress ball has been arranged to take place at the Captain’s Cabin Hall (Ohope) on Wednesday, September 4. The two hours between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. will be reserved for the kiddies, while the adults will have the floor from 9.30 p.m. till midnight. Prizes will be awarded for the best fancy dress, the most original, and the most economical, with a special award for the best couple. Altogether, a happy night of fun is promised, and for the kiddies, a treat they will long remember.

Lapse By M.P. Oblivious to his surroundings in the House of Representatives recently, a well-known member of the Opposition thoughtfully tapped a cigarette, flipped a lighter which worked the first time, and exhaled a cloud of smoke with obvious satisfaction, states a Parliamentary reporter. By that time restrained gurglings from back bench colleagues persuaded him that all was not as it should be, and this impression was' confirmed when he glanced back and saw the import of frantic gesticulations. The cigarette was snuffed promptly and a moment later the member left the chamber, apparently to consider unfinished business.

A Credit to Rugby

The Paroa team is to be warmly congratulated on the manner, in which it turned out to meet Tikirau last Saturday in the first match for the John Pile Memorial Cup. The team was uniformly perfect. Each man wore full kit which was obviously new and cut to measure. A feature of Paroa’s jersey is a neat monogram setting out the letters of the club on a white edged shield. The black jerseys and white shorts made the team most conspicuous and to cap it all, it was led on to the field by a mascot as immaculately dressed as the team members themselves. This Junior in the making could not have been more than four years old yet he had all the confidence in the world and actually started the game off by taking the first kick-off. Paroa is to be warmly complimented on its initiative.

Pen-Friend Wanted “Any big city can be very lonely for the. individual and in London this is particularly so; one scarcely knows one’s next door neighbour’s name. Even the blitz could not melt this reserve.” This comment is made by a 32 year old Englishwoman in a letter to the Mayor of Auckland, Mr Allum. She stated that she and her husband had planned to come to New Zealand because of the opportunities offering in this country, but her husband had died at Arnhem, leaving her with a four weeks’ old daughter. Though she cannot now come to New Zealand she would like a correspondent in the Dominion—“of either sex, a member of a large family or some lonely person like myself.” She is fond of music, reading and particularly the ballet. Her address is: Mrs Lillian A. Lyons, 39, Oakford Road, Tufnell Park, London, N.W.5. v