LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLI, Issue 5967, 4 June 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

- ♦ --■ The School Committee meets at 7.30 o'clock this evening. At the request of intending passenger?, the "Ngatiawa" will call here to-night on her way to Opotiki. She is due to arrive at 10.30 p.m. and will leave again immediately.

Weave asked to state that the "Hurunui" is not now expected to rrach Auckland till about Jane 22nd, instead if June 7th as advertisei by Me3?rs Kempthore Prosper, with a consignment of Bil-iton slag.

"Bella Vista" writes to tho editor as follows: "To the Mayor and Council lore, I say what of the opportunity to have had a real cala day in Tauranea on the Birthday of H:s Majesty the King? Why rot the flag-hip at our whßrf decorated from stem to stem with bunting and flags, and the town ditto? We don't expect the 'New ZeaJand' nor the 'American Fleet,' but could certainly have made some attempt to display more loyalty on this somewhat dreary day in oar Tanranga life."

Sir James Carroll continue? to mike slow but satisfactory progress in Wellington towards recovery from his recent severe illness. He has been a'lowed to see a very few intimate niend?, but is not yet able to leave his bed or receive a number of visitor?.

The Royal Horticultural Society's show last month, at Chelsea, provided one of the rao^t gorgeous displays of flowers ever seen at the annual exhibition p. Two orchid 3 that were shown, Gorgius Rex and Empress of India, were each valued at £10,000.

Association football has made great strides in Wellington of late years, in a letter read at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Football Association last night, the secretary of the Wellington Association stated that his body comprised 10*00 members. There were, he s<nd, 82 teams in Wellirgton, including 13 school team?.

The Mf.yrr told the Napier Borough Council at its met ting that they would te in a very serious financial posh ion for the next six months. Very many of the lean works, which were at first pres:nted to them aa very rosy, were not looking so well at piesent, and he instanced the electric lighting in this connection. ''We have got to be very careful this six months, gentlemen, to see whore wo are," he concluded.

A beautiful microscope for sale very cheap.--A J. Mirrielees, Chemia and CptLian. *

There are two ways of arriving at the value of land," said Mr ilrandon, cross-exam ininz the Departmental valuer at the Assessment Court the other day, says the Evening Post. ''Ther<j are all sorts of ways,'' said the valuer. ' I am speaking of the sensible method," replied Mr Brandon. ''I have nothing to do witn that," was the startling reply. "I am bound down by the Valuation of Land Act." "The Cjurt might make a note of that," suggested Mr Brandon.

See my window for V.hu dp Cologne atH I'm.v limn, 1-. p»-«r ituitk. — MimeIff?, Chemist and Optician. *

The local Association Football Club ;s arranging for a m?.tch at Ivitikati on the 14th inst. It is also hoped to •arrange *» match at Katikati at an ■ariy date with a team from Waihi. Hi? Worship the Mayor invites the ratepayers to attend a meeting in the '"oruimion Hall on Friday nrxt, the Gth inst., at 8 p.m. to co-.aider the drainage loan proposal. Mr M. McMahon irnlifi s that the price of haif-cntting has been re"uced to sixpence at the FJite Jairdre«n"ng saloon. j House■ holder? wll be pleased to ! ierrn t! a« Mr K. K. flifnr.ont] ha-< n> i uc< d the price of com! Tor-nli. ri h {tiotatio-is are given <1 ewh^r^. |Vsu-<i c ' f' VI gne in, the muv curt' f.ir H']i':'.">-ti'i \ :•?-: at Mirrielees '.-heir.i t and <)pt»< inn.*