Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 33, 31 March 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Minor Breakdown At Beacon On account of a minor breakdown which has put the folding machine out of action, it will be necessary for the Beacon to go to press earlier for the next few weeks to allow time for hand folding. Therefore, until further notice, no late advertisements can be accepted on the morning of publication. All casual advertisements musjfc be in the office by 4.30 p.m. Monday for Tuesday's paper and 4.30 p.m. Thursday for Friday's paper. Further Improvement Sweeping and cleaning of Quay Street in preparation for the second coat of sealing was carried out by Borough workmen yesterday. Ignition Key In Rats' Nest While dismantling a building at Fenton's Mill, Tarawera, recently, two Waimana men discovered a truck ignition key in a rats' nest in the ridging of the gable, about 14ft. from the ground. Registered Mail For Palestine Notice has been received by the postmaster at Whakatane, Mr W. A. Trask, that registration service with Palestine is suspended to take effect immediately but registered articles already in the post may be allowed to go forward. Meat And Wool Committee The annual meeting of -the Electoral Committee of the New Zealand Wool Board and of the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board will extend over four days this year, from August 24 to August 27 inclusive.

Feline Kleptomaniac A cat owned by Mrs Ivor Grant, of Te Awamutu, is somewhat different from most of his pals. Instead of the owner's finding a dead bird, rat or the usual creatures on the backdoor mat in the morning, "Tim" collects men's and children's socks and even children's bathing costumes. Mr Grant had quite a box of these articles and called on all the residents in the street but only one pair of socks were claimed. The cat evidently travels quite a distance at night to collect his loot.

A.wakeri "Shot Up" The residents of Awakeri thought a revolution must have broken out when staccato shooting echoed through the still night. Some shots whistling perilously close to their houses, and some over the tops so they rang the police to come out and do something, but the "revolutionaries," whoever they were, did not stay long at their game, and had gone home to bed before the police arrived. According to the police, the guilty ones were probably to be deer-stalkers returning .home a little full of "exhileration" after their day's outing. No damage was done.

Embarrassing Recalling an early period of his career when his daughter was only a child, Captain S. R. Banyard, Director of the Church Army in New Zealand, said during an address to the Rotary Club of Te Aroha, that one day while travelling on a. train his daughter had asked in a loud voice: "When are you going back to prison?"—at this time he was a prison chaplain. He remarked to his audience amid hearty laughter that other passengers gave him rather doubtful looks and he had felt somewhat embarrassed. •"