Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, SEPT 15th, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6488, 15 September 1915, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, SEPT 15th, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the treating of tho Borough Council on Monday evening a letter was read from the Chairman of tho To Puke Town lio.od, upplying iot the bire of the Borough's road roller and attendant for about oue mouth—lt was decided to refer the request to the Consulting Committee to report upon. Th? Department of Agriouinue has notified the i'auiangii borough Council that the pl.-nit known y$ goat's rue has been added to the third schedule of the Noxious Weeds Act. A statement; was untie by Cr Oastaing at the meeting of the Borough Council on Monday night t.» tho effect that he had been informed oy the police j that the Band iioom was constantly left opeu, and that hooihuns congregated there and made a noise The j Town Clerk said that two paisons held | keys of the roam. It was uito used by the scouts, but as far as he knew they had no permission. The Mayor said he had granted permission to the scouts to use the building1, but they should conduct themselves proper iy. Stayiug at the Tauranga hotel while in Tauranga are Messrs Torrance ai.d Simpson of Auckland. Hon. W. H. Herries has informed theTauraoga Borough Council that the Borough Council and Harbour Board Empowering Bill was finally passed in the Legislative Council on September B—At the last meeting of the Borough Council, the Mayor moved : That 8 vote of thanks be passed to Mr Herrits lor his efforts in seeing the Bill through both Houses. The motion was seconded by Cr Castaing aud carried unanimously. A final reminder is given of the the public meeting in the Coronation Hall toniyh at 7.30 to consider matters connected with the Patriotic Fuuus. Mr Mayo, in his monthly report to the Borough Council on Monday evening, stated: —"Notices to clear gorse and other noxious weeds have been issued to thirty eight occupiers of land in the Borough aud are beiug pretty generally complied with. There are still others to be hunted up r.nd served with notices."—Cr Castaing said there was a beautiful patch oi gorse growing on the road and private property near Mairini.—The Mayor said the Council could only deal with gorse growing on roads. If gorse were growing on private property that I was a matter for the inspector of | noxious weeds —It was resolved that tho attention of the inspector' of noxious weeds be drawn to the growth of gorse on lots 771, 772, and 773. On Tuesday next Messrs Wilson and Robins will offer for sale without reserve, on the premises, Cameron j Road, the whole of the furniture and effects of Mr B. liawles, who is I leaving Tauranga. Speaking at the meeting of the Borough Council on Monday evening, the Major stated he had been informed ; that the Public Works Department intended to make the girders for the 1 railway bridge at the workshops at the Mount, and he thought the Council should approach the Public Woiks Department with a view to supplying electric current to the workshops,— Several councillors concurred and a motion was adopted to the effect that the Mayor and Mr Climie be empower ed to interviftw the Public Works Engineer on the subject. Owing to the very bad state of the > weather last evening the attendance , at the Opera House was affected to a considerable degree, but those who did attend were treated to an entertainment that very rarely comes this wa/. Hugard gave his great bullet catching feat. In this he allowed any throe men from the audience to fire point ; blank at him, the bullets and cases having previously been marked by members of the audience. After the firing the bullets picked up on the ■ stage were found to be the same as those previously marked, and wete rifle-grooved aud hot. Hugard is also very clever at card manipulating, I doing some very clever tricks. The mysterious Chinaman, Chung Sung * Loo gives the star act of the Company, .j "A night in a Pekin Palace." Chung j does his work in absolute silence, and watch as you will, you cannot see how the miracles are affected. Clivalliand his clever performing dog present an act full of novelties in the juggling, aud balancing Hue, in fact the dog tan do everything but speak. Miss j Errington's xylophone playing was j exceptionally brilliant, while Miss | Millie Clare was well received in her ! singing of "Belgium put the Kybosh •n. the Kaiser," and "it's a long way to the Dardanelles" The Company appear again this evening. Cr Badger, in referring to the official opening of the Borough Council's electricity scheme, at the Council's last meeting, said he would like to see the function made a credit to tho Borough Council and the Mayor. I He suggested that they ehould invite i outside people to attend, aud also ask | their Parliamentary representative to j come and turn the current on. As | soon as Mr Glimie advised him as to a date he would convene a meeting of the Council and ask them to decide whether the function should take the form of a banquet or a garden party. He recognised they snould have | visitors and also ask lion W H Ilerries ! to be present. i A fine American picture play "The j Pauper Millionaire," will be screened at the Opera House to morrow night, featuring a battle between wits and money; also a human Edison production "Mother and Wife" which brings out 1 the best side in woman's nature. The i urst appearance in Xauraoga for some j time will be the popular Pictorial ; Magazine hi Pathe'd Gazette, l'catur ! log the world's fashions and tews, and ; as a conclusion a big Key-atone "A j Barnyard Flirtation" will be shown. : Tho usual free night fur children will \ be given on Friday evening. I In the Coronation Hall on Saturday •| nest at 8 p m a special meeting of the t 'jtauranga Branch of the JM. Z. Farmjeers'Union will be held, at which Mr Deakin of Auckland, and others, will deliver addresses in regard to artificial manures, etc. Wolfe's Scjmapps po=«cssei tonic properties ttat reader it healthful