Bay of Plenty Times

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5494, 4 May 1910, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1910.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr Bates wires to-djay : — Easteily moderate to strcng winds ; expect unsettled and cloudy weather ;■. rain probalble ; ®lass .fall slowly ; tides good ; sea moderate. We remind our Te Puke fiknds of the social cm Friday evening in Mr Me.l rowel l'p hull, to wil-jome the Dish op of Waiapu on his first visit to the district. The election to i.ll the vacancy i n thj Borough Council, caused Ijy tho j retirement of Co'Jircillor Aflavns, w.ill be held to-moi'jpw. The cnn:lkltv,tes arc Messrs G. W. lirquin, C. C. Norris an<l J. Tooniath, all well-known gentlemen. The poll will be taken at ihfi Borough Chanirtiers -during' tho usual hours. Mr C. Norris is \|n receipt of h letter fro^n- the Christchurch Press Company acknowledging a packet of photos, and stating th a t a couplj of pages will be published in the Ueeklj- Press immediately. Tha Company says that one of their photograph-' ers will visit T-auran^ia with the intention of taHwg further pictures. Mr Noriis informs -us that the genii .-man in question, Mi- Bead, is ' now here and he will be pleased to introduce to Mr Head any person or matter of interest to t/he "district. Preliminarj' steps have been taken towards starting a -Mutual Improvement Society, and a dejbate has been arranged to be held in the Good Templars' Lodge Rioom to-morrow . evening. An interesting discussion of the rival merits of Press and Platform will take plaoc, thj leaders being Messrs W. R. Turner awd J. B. Cliappcll respectively. All interested in tha carrj^jng. <n of such a society are invited to attend and take part. At. the conclusion of the debate »■ gt noral -meeting -wiill «be <K.I J for the purpose of adopting a constitution, election, of officers, arranging syllabus, etc. His Worship the Mayor will presioct ' With a vdow to catering for tho wants, bf tuavellers, Mr Maurice Criwmins, proprietor of the Waihi'Bauranigia mail line '■oi coaches, has Just purchased a new aryd thoroughly up-to-da^e coach from Mr -J. Drenntn, of Paeroa. The vehicle has three seats, -.veil padded anti-provided with spring cushions. It is capable of accommodating twelve passengers, and has a special apartment at Ihe back for holding mails and luggage. Protection from" "the weather Is afforded by a fetroM/glji-ootistructod roof, wh'.i-h is carried well forward so as to bo oil advnatag« to the Passengers occupying the front X©at. The body oft-lu coach is made oi mottled sk-aiiri, varnished in its naturr.l eolennf 'aw;! sot yd with n wnte bordjr. Ihj wheels are most substan.ial, while the undergoar is built on the platform style and includes Brennan's patent, and a douijlj-purchase safetj* brake. Mr.i Crimmins has c-nce n<?ain sJhown his desire to meet the rofjuiremerits of travellers and is to, 'be compliniented for providing this up-to-date conveyance, which Turfs <in a veryffree and easy manner. No do«bt the enterprise of this popular jehu will bo recognised by the travelling public, who can now, reckon co 3 riost comfortable drive between Wa-ihi and' Tauranga, no -matter what the .weather conditions may •bib.