LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5498, 20 April 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Bates wires :— Light and variable winds, but southerly moderate winds prevailing 1 ;■ indications for fair weather and probable cold night ; glass little movement -,< tides moderate ; sea smooth. Mr C. H. Trigg, landi agent, veports the sale of 68. i acre9[,-at Ketikati, on ibchalf of Mr Fagan (Taranalci), to Mr John Tan»er, of Te Puk«e, On the Taurang i al*owlimg green on Friday, Messrs ,7. H. iGriffitihs and Gunson (Taura»ga> defeated Messrs Brown and Homer (s.s. Aupouri) toy 28 poioita tio #9. Mr J. Lawrence, piano and orgi&n tuner, -arrived from Botorua en Monday evening" on a professional visit to t&is district. H& notifies that he will attend to all orders left with. Mr T. E. Wayte. We understand that Mrs Floyd h aS purchased from Mr A. L>. Plumbridge, of London, through his agent, Mr J. B. S. Mann, that central-ly-situatod -block of ttuiidings occupied by Messrs Harvey a nd Son (butchers) and Mr P, Aaquetil Cbjootmaker). 'JTie SCow Fairljurn arrived from Napier this morning -with a timber milling plant for Messrs /G. -A. Gamman and Co., which is to be installed in the linn's large bu.oh at raengaroa- The plant was dischairged on iha Virtofiai ■'Wharf,, and wdll'be thcn?e transported by waggon to Pafngaroa. The local Bay, Scouts intend to take up scouting! and drilling work, in real earnest. With a viow to enlisting the syjnpathy of parents awl others in the movement a meeting will be held m the Opera House tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Between 40 and 50 boys have signified their wil'ingness'to join, and «.ll who take an interest in the welfare of young la<Js will no- doubt make a pomt of being present to-morrow nig>ht. At a meeting of the congreg&Hon of Trinity Church on flfonUay evening, it -was decided to carry tivrougih a» series of socials during-^the winter months, in akl of tfoe parish funds. The followiing committee was appointed to supervise the arrangements :— Mesdames P. Munro, T. H. Hall. Misses Kent an» WMtOornibe Messrs I hilpotts, P. Munrp, Middte^ ton, J. C. Fascoe,.and Oarmichael (secretary)). It is hoped to hold the first social this monUj^

Tenders are invited by th?. County 'tJuncil for forming a. portion of "aulkner's Rofd. The coimty clerk notifies that the V"a«ari budge, an thy Te Puke-Jlaketu toad, is closed -to traffic, pending epairs.; Mr L. E. Elliott, land and commis;itn agent, nports the sale of a Iwellni avid- -secticn on Cameron itoad. on behalf of Mr A. Ferguson, to a local resident. Mr Sharp, bannigh solicitor, has received word from Mr J- W. Poynton, superintendent of the Stateguaranteed .Advances Office, that thj £12,000 loan for .yraterwbrk^ ihps been finally approved. The a-nnuar election of school committees will be held on Monday next. The-time and places of the meetings of householders throughout this district will be found on reference to our advertismg colunms. A nice mob ot 300 . store, wetjhers and lambs were landed here from tho Aupouri this afternoon).; The sheep were brtd oniMr John- Armstrong's Motu property and will toe fattened on the Waikarakft estate, Te Puna. A local resident reports that he had a fin 3 view of "Hal ley's comot this morning between 1 4 and "> o'clock. He said it is situate about half-wav -between Venus and the hori'on, a* littb \<o tihe north of the ens*. Vp till Sunday the comet will be easily sen* with. the naked eye. Next week, however, it will not be as clearly seen owing to tha rising of the niocn, ami will th?n, owing to the sun's rays, rapidly tlisaypeur from view until- well on in May, when itwill appear as a grail dbject in the western evening sky. Th 3 proprietors of the CoUrmJ>»a Skating- Rink opened the 1910 season last evening it* tho Opera House, whe* there wna <a> 1-arge .wttendance of skaters and frtemds. Rinkm-g will take place every Tuesday and Saturday evening «nd on Saturday afternoons. Messrs Sm^h arid Faulknej have completed arran-goments'lor the purchjasc of 'an a/tlditiioli: to their stock of skates, aJldare determined to do all -in their power to cater for the comfort and enjoyment of patrons. A -business announcement appears elsewhere. * At the Taura«ga Police Court, on Monday ilwfore Messrs Ward and Price, .J.P.'Si a man named John Hoyle was brought up by Constable skinner on two charges -of drunkenness^ On the first \*3 \\fna ccnvicted and ordered to pay 7s costs ; in default 24 hours' imprisonment. For the secc.n;! offence a conviction was recorded and a fine of 10s imposed ; .4ft default four days' imprisonment. Boyle was again before Itnq. same justices yosjtetidij^y, when- a prohibition order was, issued a'gaijnst' him for Involve "months. Oon> sta'bte Skinner chuiig-ail (James Stewart with drunkenness, the justices recording a conviction! and imposing a fine of 10s ;. in default 48 hours' imprisonment.