LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 6210, 19 October 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

To-morrow th*» following natives will leave by tli9 Njjapuhi for Auck* land whero they will- go into catnp:Witana Murray, Teme Tukaii, Thomas Wahia, Materepo Toitoi, Tabs re Eriock Ngatai, George Gardner, riiooias William Nicholls, Paul Kiri* kau, Charles Wood.

The Harbourmaster oa lifting tbe buoy opposite the town wharf found it to be perforated with several bullets and half full of water. He desiresui to point out that thorc is a penalty up to £ 100 for anyone caught tiring at buoys in the harbour, and has given instructions for a keen watch to be kept, in the hope of bringing oilVniks to book.

Just to hand new lino 3in boots and shoes, which aro being sold at cltfjp sale prices for cash only at A. W. Edwards, the now boot store Strand.*

Members of the Hunt Club m reminded of the pfenera' mestizo! the Club at the Star Hotel at 7.30 tonight. A full attendance is dewrfid as the balance sheet is to be presented.

Aii effort was made on Friday Jo draw the test pile put down, m the centre of the channel op Thursday If ft Mr Brain's scow Vootus, aucUpuN were l.aelied to the pile with Hh* chain*, but as the tide rose tlie m gradually sunk to nearly the deck Iceland so strong was the pressure tlj the chains snapped withaloudre^ On Saturday morning tho po« »" taken to the Mount where another»» was put An board and towed to J scene of operations by Mr FaulbW , launch. This pile will bednwo** . over on the eastern side of theharbow. ; Dou't trust your eyes to pefflaw«»J nay more, go to. Mr Mirneiew; tw scientific Optician, The Strand.* There appears to be somefflfajPT hension over the question at to tww when a person may apply to W J» on the Parliamentary ™M n? ' very probable that some- appro may^JaveuuwittiuglyMtl^ open to a prosecution, ao » point perfectly clear, it W that every applicant must bo a { 21 years of age or over ?t tW *. making the declaration, wu'cu tutes the application. .^ Taurauga Kotorua Motor jg 10 am Monday, Wednesday, Booking Oiiice W. J. Ba^geat W» St, Telephone 78. * Mme. Guillen, a Frenchman - was expelled froui 1^ that shu audhorluwband^r^ asspicoaud atoucd, that hsro WBS shot for shouting, ■ W J^ ■ France: "aod that a b»b;wU^^ word « Franco " on its cap «■ to tho ground and ktfleo. • Hot I'ici.iud aiiwago »g BUJ ;Tca,i;offeeorCoc3.fv^Fn,-^ Saturday at tbo J^v^dl According to MrBjWDjJ {fe the Hawera Technical J%^ average cspacity of ww cre^ lands should bo one cow to a . that is with small fa^J'P'g, divided and topdrossed an veatcJ. f(Jf tw Hcwarr of i^^^^lf verf « oaillft wuire'B SchDni»l« o» fc oU J il« Wolfe's Scbnappb-t" s.

The buildln? of a drc?ge for the purpose of dredging- the Waihi swamp has been decided upon by Cabinet. It ff aa expected that it would be possible to carry out the work by means of a dredge now in use iv the Rangitiaki swamp, but as the latter work is likely to occupy much longer time it has been considered advisable to construct a dredge specially for the "Waihi s-ork* The* dredgo will be built in 2s Tow Zealand, and will hd completed in about three months.

The men from the Tauraoga district tojoiQ the second* contingent left in Ur Findlay's brake for Waihi at -9 o'clock this morning They were farewelled by the Mayor, Col Ward, Capt Mirrielees and a goodly assemblage of town people. The Mayor gave a ehort aldress and called for three cheers ior the men, which were heartily given and as heartily returned by the contingeut as the brake moved away from tbo i'uot of the town wharf.

The most modern appliances a & methods are used by Mr Mirriel?es i: testing eyes.*

In our report of Mr X 1> Stewart's meeting we reported him as saying that he was in favour of the three-fifths majority to carry prohibition. This was not so, as Mr Stewart declared emphatically for the fifty-five per cent majority, as may be seen from the latter portion of the report.

Mr Clement Wragge arrived from Waihi by motor yesterday andtook up his quarters at the Commercial Hotel. It is about four years since Mr Wragge visited Tauranga and he returns to us with the very latest views of the heavenly objects in which he takes such an absorting interest. That his lecture at the Opera House this evening will be well worth hearing goes without saying, and we predict a crowded audience

Men's Denims shirts, hat^, tweed suits, rugf, overcoats, sooke, tie?, etc., still being sod at cheap sale prices for cash ouly, at A. W. Edwards, the new clothing and boot store, Strand.*

At the Lyric pictnivs en Saturday night the charge of programme drew another packed house. The Star film •«By Man's Law" a great dramatic work, askiog a question and demand* ing an answer, was followed in silence from start to finish. This i8 a play that hits home, and hits hard. 'The Actress," one of Edison.*, which includes a most sensational motor accident, is a fine production, as is also uThe Passing of Uncle," which dined roars of laughter. The last screening of this splendid programme takes place on Tuesday evening.

Yon can't have your eyes thoroughly tested on your doorstep. Mirrielee3, CJiiemist and Optician.*