THE OPOTIKI NEWS Monday, October 3, 1938. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 92, 3 October 1938, Page 2

THE OPOTIKI NEWS Monday, October 3, 1938. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stock Sale. -'-y The Opotiki monthly stock sale will be held in the Opotiki saleyurds on Thursday next, October <L Entries are ad> artised. Children’s Ball. The children’s animal plain and fancy dress ball will be held in the Lyric Halt; on Friday next, October 7, commencing at 7.45 p.ni. Adults will take the floor at 10 p.m.. Political Meetings. i Particulars oi political .meetings to be addressed by the twq- Bay of Plenty Electorate candidates, are advertised in to-day’s issueElection' Nominations. • Nominations in connection with til© general- election closed throughout New Zealand at noon to-day. Two nominations were received lor the Bay of Plenty seat, namely, Ml-'A. Cl. Hultqiiist (sitting member) and Mr W. Stillivaii, bot'h. of Whalcatane. Light Rajirn Falls. A dry spell which lias lasted lor about two weeks was broken in the Opotiki district, when light rain commenced to fall early this afternoon. ’The dry weather, following alter the exceptionally wet spell lias had the elfeet of forming a hard dry’ crust on the surface, making the soil very difficult to work for crops, while the growth of pasture has also been greatly retarded. A good soaking would do a great deal of good at the present time.