Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 98, 22 September 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Vice-Regal Visit Official approval of the suggested programme for the visit of the Gov-ernor-General, Sir Bernard Freyberg, to Whakatane on October 19 has not been received yet, but it will of necessity be a very short one. The Vice-Regal party is scheduled to arrive here at 10.30 a.m. and to leave again at 1 p.m. Beautifying Whakatane . Last week-end the Whakatane Beautifying Society got busy with a spot of tree planting. Both sides of Haig Street w ; ere adorned with flowering plums and apricots (25 trees in all). Up at the Heads the Society planted 12 tamarisks and 3 silver birches. First Aid Classes St John Ambulance Association First Aid classes start at the St, John Hall on October 5. During recent weeks many intending pupils have asked when and where the classes are to be conducted. That is the answer—St John Hall, October I 5, 8 p.m.—F.B.A. Marine Gremlin ? When the Swedish sugar ship Belos was weighing anchor in the stream at Auckland for towing to Chelsea, a knot the size of a man was discovered in the massive chairf at least 40ft from the anchor. Sailors are puzzled how it got there, as the knot would not pass through the hawsepipe. The anchor had to be suspended by wire stops to enable the towing to proceed. ■ Fireworks Foolishness Wellington children and youths who recently developed the habit of throwing fire crackers into trams and shop doorways and under the feet of pedestrians may be prose- . cuted if they are caught. Complaints have been received from persons who have been startled by the exploding crackers. Police officers state that persons convicted of setting off fireworks in a publicplace are liable to a fine of up to £5. :