Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 81, 4 January 1950, Page 4

Local & General

Wierd Hours

Over a trying time like we have been through the last few days (taking a housewife’s view of it) almost anything has been likely to happen, and things have got done at some wierd. hours. In one household, when the tumult and the shouting of a merry Christmas Eve had died, the Christmas dinner preparations started at 2 a.m. Christmas day.

Ships Leave Empty Timber ships calling at T:\iranga during the past few months have had to leave the port not fully loaded and this has been causing concern to some authorities. It is believed that this is due to a number of reasons, not the least of which, is the belief that there is not enough timber available at the present time for export through, the port.

Eastern Rail Link Various interests on the East . Coast, about Gisborne, and at Gpotiki are still investigating the possibility of having the GisborneTaneatua rail link completed. The latest development is that the Minister of Labour, Mr W. Sullivan, ; the Minister of Works, Mr W. Goosman, the member for Gisborne', Mr R. A. Keeling, and* the member for Hawkes Bay, Mr C. G. E. Harker, are to be invited to view the route of the proposed link as soon as possible.

Carnival Dances The Winter Show building was ✓ decorated with streamers and balloons for the Friday night dance before Christmas. Winners of the first Monte Carlo were Miss Nancy Heath and Mr' F. Le Lievre. The Christmas Monte Carlo was won h" Miss Patricia Henderson -and Mr W. Alexander. The Christmas Eve Carnival dance on the Saturday was another great success. Monte Carlo winners hvere Miss Ngaropa and Mr Owen Fowell, Miss S. Oxenbridge and Mr Eric Kane. Harrison’s orchestra played on both occasions, and Mr Vic Allen was M.C.

Scrambled Names , Horses and riders can be confusing for experienced race-track announcers, but for the public address wallah at the Ohope sports they were even more so. Owners and riders got a bit tangled for him, with the result, that he labelled Barney McGougan as Allan Stewart first time, he rode, and corrected it to Doug Henry the next. But the horses were straight all the way through. It was Allan’s Pie first time, sure enough, and the Locomotive Doug usually rides second time. But what the crowd appreciated most was when the mike blared forth, “And here comes Rev Father Curley on Grey Boy” just as Jack Moore rode out. Jack almost dropped his cigarette. >