Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 65, 5 July 1950, Page 4

Local & General

Assault Charge A fine of £2, costs 10s, was imposed on Keriti Kepa, labourer, Whakatane, who was charged with asaulting Mary Kepa, in the Whakatane Police Court on Monday before Messrs C. S. Armstrong and R. T. Morpeth, J’s P.

More Homes in Dominion There are 25,164 more households in New' Zealand today than there were two years ago, according to a post office survey just completed. The total figure of 494.858 works out at an average of about four people to each household.

Weekend Golf

A stableford handicap in conjunction with the first round of the Fortune and Founders Cups and flights are to be played on the Whakatane Golf Links on Saturday. These will be the games that were cancelled last week because of heavy rain.

Vital Statistics Births and marriages at Whakatane last gnonth were almost ' the same as those registered in June, 1949. The figure last year for births was 23 and this year 22. Marriages decreased by one to five while in deaths there was an increase from one to seven.

Rugby League Affiliation At a meeting of the N.Z, Rugby League at Auckland it was decided, subject to certain formalitites, to grant minor league affiliations to the Bay of Plenty, North Auckland and Rotorua Leagues. Mr S. Watene, who has been appointed a, delegate, appealed for addition -.1 support in the Bay of Plenty district, Motor Trade Apprentices

Daylight training of motor trade apprentices is now being carried on in 15 schools in New Zealand. The Motor Trade Apprenticeship Committee has worked out a scheme to extend that training to apprentices cui of reach of technical schools. Three schools are to be established to train nearly 500 “country” apprentices. W.D.F.F. Honour

A highlight of proceedings at the W.D.F.F. Dominion conference in Wellington was the impromptu and unexpected suggestion to give Mrs A. B. Smith, Dominion secretary, honorary Dominion life membership. The idea was that of Mrs E. C. Haultain, Awakeri, Whakatane, and the vote was carried with enthusiasm by all delegates.

N.Z. Rowing Regatta The N.Z. rowing championship regatta is to be held at Akaroa on or about January 6 This date was approved by the N.Z. Rowing Council following receipt from the Canterbury Association of replies from N.Z. clubs in response to a circular seeking support for that date. The regatta had been advanced to enable American and Australian oarsmen to compete.

Not So Cheap The washing machine, which was reported in Monday’s Beacon as being sold at a Whakatane auction sale for'£2o, went at a very much higher price. The auctioneers have reported that it sold at £4l, although it cost £sl new. It is also stated that at the same sale some articles were sold cheaply while others went at high prices, the kitchen chairs sold for more than their price new. Haka For British

When they line up on Spriggens Park for their match against Wanganui this afternoon, members of the British Isles Rugby team will be greeted by a Maori haka. The haka will be performed by all members of the Wainui-a-Rua team, who will play Wanganui colts in the main curtain raiser to the big match. The team will be in full costume with piu-pius and headgear. Pakeha members of the team will be “blackened up” for the occasion. It is understood that on their tour to date the British team has not heard a Maori haka.