Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXX, Issue 5703, 13 September 1911, Page 4

Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the rough weather the s.s. Aupouri did not leave for Auckland till noon to-day. A copious downpour of rain fell all over the district yesterday ar.d has -benefited pastures greatly. The Judea stock sale w.lU'bo held; to.-nio'rrow, at 1.30 p.m., and r. clearing sale on account of Dr. 'JStuarc, Fifth AvtntJ.e. at i*.3o piu. ir J. Hannah'(district engineer) calls teji'du's ior .maKing a land plan survey of the Tauranga-Te luke sectLn of the East Lease Kvdhvay. On page two Messrs Browne and l..art_r h.Lve a word to sa/ • abom k'„ts. . which should be of .pa-'ticular' interest to members of \Jie sterner sex. Loaders -are invited *,__■■ -th-. Commiss.oner of Crown Lands for the cons.ruction of one or more reinforced concrete cisterns and coverings at Te Pu, Rotorua. Attention is drawn to ihe. saia . .of liity-acre seeti'cns in Te Puna and To. Papa Parishes, to be held on. behalf of the Public Trustee at thu l.re'uis_s of the Loan ]xnd Merc-am lie (Company to-morrow, Thursday, "at 13 o'clock noon. Owing* to numerousrequests another social is to -be held undo." the' auspices of the Catholic Church on October 20. 'lho promoters, how- ; e.er, have decided to restrict >ii donations of holp to the ai. moors ,-.i" the cc'n o relation, as the assistance i rendered by other denominations for the last social was of a very g*-n----crjus nature. Ih i Mctivoaist Church Anniversary Services were held on Sunday. The Rev. A. Hopper, of Yvaihi, preached at the morning and evening services to crowded congregations and was listened t 0 appreciatively on *3ach occasion. The-.Tauranga orchestra, conducted by Mr C. E, Stewart, assisted at'the services, while in the evening Mr Baxter rendered the solo, "Lord. I am Coining Home." .Mr Hopper conducted service at Bethlehem in .-the afternoon, -when there was a larg*e atttnilivne.*. In our advertisi-ng columns will be found tin* programme of the ccricei-t to be held in the Opera- House tomorrow evening. The best lo**al talent has been secured and the music loving public should not miss tho opportunity of attending. The Cantata which occupies the second half of the programme is ■entitl-ed "The. Rolling Seasons'' and is. composed by Caleb Simper. The conductor (Mr (A E. Stewart) has- the choir (which consists of nearly fifty members) well in hand pml we can all look forward to a musical treat.