Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 22, 17 April 1950, Page 4

Local & General

Supplies of Woolpacks Suplies of all the woolpacks needed for the coming season in New Zealand—as from September—are assured following the release by Pakistan of raw jute supplies to India. Advice to this effect has been received at Wellington. Got The Limit The limit bag of six fine trout was caught by Mr N. A. S. Jones, Tauranga, while fishing .in the Tarawera River last week. Good trout have been reported in increasing numbers in this river in the last few weeks.

Centennial Stamps Canterbury centennial stamps will be sold from November 20, according to the Postmaster-General, Mr Broadfoot. The stamps will be sold at all offices in the Christchurch and Timaru postal districts, and at main offices in other parts of New Zealand.

Age Limit For Cyclists Considering that many children were too young to be riding bir cycles on roads, the Wairarapa Automobile Association last week passed a resolution for the North Island Motor Union that an age limit be placed on children riding bicycles on public roads.

Not Always To Blame “Pedestrians must take some care of themselves. They cannot wander blindly across the road and hope for the best.” This was stated by a coroner after a jury had expressed sympathy with the driver of a car which had been involved in a fatal accident to a pedestrian. Horror—And So Forth

The Beacon has been called many names in the past, some complimentary and others not quite sb pleasing but through it all the paper has managed to take it with amusement. On Friday we received a letter with yet a new appendage. It was addressed to, “The Editor of the Local Horror.” We received it with mixed feelings because ’ we know that in the past we have managed to stir up all manner of different feelings in our readers but never for one moment did we imagine that horror could be one of them. •,