Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 9, 13 March 1950, Page 4

Local & General

Military Registrations Registrations to.date of 18-year-olds in the Bay of Plenty area for compulsory military service total 99, according to the District Officer of Labour and Employment. Mr J. McGlone. Medical examinations of the youths are being conducted in Whakatane and Rotorua and it is hoped to have these completed by Thursday. No Extra Services

Although new landing and takeoff facilities, including increased lighting, now being installed at Whenuapai airport will enable aircraft to take off day or night regardless of visibility and ceiling no extra night services are'to be started on the main trunk line. At present three night air services are being .operated after dark.

High Tides Extremely high tides have been noticed off the coast at Whakatane in the past few days. In the last three nights the foreshore at the Heads has been soaked with flying spray while waves at the height of the tide have crashed right up against the concrete wall. No damage has been reported anywhere.

Easter Train Services There are to be extra passenger train services running on the Tane-atua-Auckland line over the Easter period. The express is to-run daily between the two centres, except Sunday, from April 6 to April 11. The Rotorua.-Auckland express will run daily from April 5 to April 12, except on Sundays. There are to be extra services on other lines too. N.Z. Meat Consumption

New Zealand was one of the greatest meat-eating countries in the world, said Mrs Ross, Minister for the Welfare of Women and Children, opening the 17th conference of the N.Z. Master Butchers' Federation. Mrs Ross said New Zealanders consumed 2661 b of meat per head a year, compared ' with Australia's 2391 b, Britain's 1411 b and Canada's 1271 b.

English In The Air The 8.8.C.'s broadcast English lessons, called "English by Radio," are proving very useful in the world of civil aviation. English has now become the standard language used by ground control staff and air crews. Many airliners employ a large number of British and American pilots, but the ground control staff and others to whom the language is unfamiliar have to learn it. The companies provide facilities for this but the men find the 8.8.C.'s English lessons of the greatest help.