Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 75, 30 July 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Waimana’s Effort The Waimana contribution to the recently concluded United Nations Appeal for Children was £ll2 12s 6d. Greek Telegraph Strike The Greek Telegraph Administration advises that, owing to a strike of staff, private telegrams of all classes will be subject to heavy delay until further notice. Visit To Sponsor Club At this week’s gathering the Whakatane Rotary Club completed arrangements for a visit to the sponsor Club, Te Aroha, next Tuesday. About 14 members intend- making the trip. v Orders is "'Orders! On a recent afternoon a resident of Hillcrest, returning from a shopping excursion was amazed to see a boy at the top of the pol'e that supports the dove-cote. He got down and moved on before she arrived at the gate, ’and she watched with mounting curiosity as he started to shin up the pole supporting another dove-cote further along, the street. She decided to investigate. “What are you doing up there?” she asked severely. “Delivering the theatre calendars,” was the surprising reply. “Mr Chapman says we must put them in the boxes or under the doors!”