Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 33, 4 October 1946, Page 5

Local and General

Memory Training “A man’s abilitly to remember « faces well is not evidence that his‘,' intellect is superior,” states the War Cry. “It is astonishing how poor in ' -- some respects the memories of good minds can be. Experiments indicate \ that material memorised during the drowsy period preceding sleep is *5 likely to be better retained in the mind than when memorised several hours before bedtime.” Rainfall Figures, During last month, a total of 10.06 , V inches of rain were measured at Edgecumbe. This compares with the average fall for September for the past 11 years of 4.49 "inches, and for September of last year v 5.36 inches. Rain fell on 14 days last month. bringing the total fall for the year to date to 49 inches. 48.30 inches were measured in the corresponding - nine months of last year. Indoor Basketball Champs The peak of the Indoor, Basket- | ball season will be reached on Saturday, October 12, when the first official Bay Championship will be 'J conducted in the Winter Show . Buildings. Fittingly termed “the 1 fastest game on foot” the big ball J game should draw large crowds to the championships, which include entries from Rotorua, Tauranga, Te | Puke and Whakatane. Eight men’s and eight ladies’ teams have entered so far. Clematis in Flower Motorists using the WhakataneRotorua road have recently remarked on the large areas of clematis which are coming into flower in the J Rotoma hills. In various places' ' along the roadside, plants are flour- J ishing, whilst numerous white patches on the hillsides stand out ■/.* against the cool green of the native ’ bush denoting" the presence of , 3 f iU • more. The whole presents a delight- ' ful picture, particularly when backed by a blue sky and brilliant sun- - V shine. ' ~ •* 2’

Sweet Corn Seeds A selection of sweet corn seeds has been received by Professor V; J. Chapman, professor of botany at the Auckland University College, from Cambridge University. Theseeds will be of value for teaching purposes, the main interest being in the study of the variety of coloured, grains on the cobs, but there will be no economic benefits as far as New Zealand maize crops are concerned. The Auckland City Council has set aside an area at the Glendowie municipal nursery for. the planting of the seeds. ’*

Expensive Chairs ' He had been told by a furniture manufacturer that it would cost £3O each for three new chairs of similar pattern to those now in use by councillors, said Mr M.-E. Lyons, when at a Christchurch City Council meeting he was asked, as chairman of the finance committee, if he would, authorise the purchase of three new \ chairs as the council had decided to increase its membership to 19. “Personally, I doubt whether some of the councillors would be worth '

it,” he said with a smile. No action was taken. The councillors’ chairs are fine examples of the old-time craftsman’s art.

Bumble Bees In New Zealand U; Some interesting facts about.. bumble bees in New Zealand were given in a discussion oh a remit dealing with yields of red clover at the annual conference of the agriculture section of Federated Farmers of New Zealand recently... ,AC delegate stated that of the five spec- . ies of bumble bee in New Zealand one was very rare, two were short tongued and nipped the bottoms of the flowers, and only the remaining two types were of any use at all. More bees were required, but on account of the stringent, quarantine regulations to be„ satisfied, it was impossible for an individual to im- r port them. •