Bay Of Plenty Times FRIDAY, SEPT. 24th, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6496, 24 September 1915, Page 2

Bay Of Plenty Times FRIDAY, SEPT. 24th, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

* The public school closed to-day for ' the usual one week's Michaelmas holidays.

A special meeting of tlio Tauracga Railway League was held in the Foresters' Hall on Tuesday evening last. Colonel Ward presided and explained that the meeting had been called with a view to enlisting further interest in the work of the League. There was only a small attendance, and nothing was done beyond having read several letters written by Colonel Ward to Minister and others regarding railway matters.

Rugb/ enthusiasts are reminded that the final match of the season will be played on the domain to-morrow afternoon between the representatives of tho Tauranga and Te Puke Unions. Two strong fifteens have been selected and a keen contest is Anticipated.. Should the weather be fine a good exposition of the game^inay be looked for. A special train will leave To Puke at 1 p.m and a large number of visitors from the eastern district aro expected to visit the town. Colonel Cosgrove, Dominion Chief Scout, accompanied by the Auckland Provincial Commander of the Boy Scouts, will arrive hero from Waihi oa Monday next, aud leave again the following, morning. A football match was played at Te Puke on Saturday last between the Papaka and Rangiuru teams, for a set of hat badges presented by Mr H B Butcher. The Rangiuru fifteen proved superior and won by thirteen points to nil. The latest flue paid in. connection with tho Mock Cour: proceedings is £1 Is by Mr EE Hammond. Tho following visitors to Tauranga are staying at the Star hoteh—Meesrs Keys, Rotorua; J affray, CHIT Shoath, Mr and Mrs Neil McLean, Auckland; Areuott, Kutikati. The Postmaster advisen that letters, packets, parcels, etc., not including uewepapers posted for all countries excepting those governed by Postal Union rates, must now bear ?.d additional postage. All telegrams and cablegrams are now charged 2d extra. On Sundays the rate for urgent telegrams is now fixed at 2s 2d and for ordinary telegrams 1b 2d. Hie above alterations in the tariff rates came into forco to day.

New shipment of cycles just landedlatest pattern -from £(j 10s upwards, Terras £2 d6wn and Gs a week. Call and inspect. IL M. Grifiiths, Wharf « Thone 75

By the TOI.B. Marame, w hU: left Wellington r. n Thursday hJ v G M Yerex, late of •• Kdston" left r Ins plantation in Tahiti Hig youn c Bon Max, also left by the same S te«S for Valparaiso, Indiank, U 8 A t take a course at the famous \]J versity there. Flo will be met »t X Francisco by his brother Lowell a*!! together they will visit thn Paonm Exposition. Mr Lincoln y erpx , eldest brother, took his degree of B<* at the above University Un month and Lowell expects to take the sabio degreo in Deceinbor next. Mr SydJ! Gumnosg, who returned from a trin i America recently, paid a vi ? it to the Yerex Brothers at Valparaiso and ww greatly impressed by the vastness of the University, which has 200 profe*. •rsanda student body of 5,700 frmn all parts of the world. U

The Methodist Ba/.iar was brought to a eo.iclmion last evening, when excellent business was again transacted at the various stalks, the results exceed ing the most sanguino expectations' Four lmil driving compactions \^ u hoM the winners being Mrs Law Mr* <v E Hammond, Mr E Wilson and 7 L Stewart. Messrs E Wilsou and Housby tied in the cake competition and kindly donated the priz9 to the Bazaar funds for disposal by Dutch auction. The potato peeling contest resulted in a triumph for Key FQ Brown, and two chain stepping ernpetitiors for mnn were won by Mr West and Mr AFFelon,n lon, respectively In a chain stepping competition for ladies Mrs Skinner and Missßettelheim tied. A number of shooting competitions also took place, the victorious contestants bsing Mosdames J Q Yonn» Skinner, A Brown, and Law, Messrs Brewer, S Spencp, N Cook, I) Kennedy A E Hammond, F Allely and T Bpencc, During theevening selections were play ed by the Orchestra in a spirited manner, the instrumentaiials being Mies Spence (piauo), Mrs Buttimoro, Miss 1) Steventon, Mr II H McCarthy and Rev G B Hinton (violin?,) Mr Ridley (clarionet), Mr M Aehton-.(trombone), Mr Conchie (cornet), and Mr P Carter flute. The Methodist Glee Tarty, conducted by Mr Ridley, sang a glee' while the Misses Spenca played a pianoforte duet. Songs wevo contiibuted by Mrs F N Christian, Rsv G U Hinton and Mr Ridley, the accompanists being Mrs Christian aud Miss

Spsnce. la the afternoon a number of girls danced round the maypole on the green. They were directed by Miss M Carleton and were loudly applauded for their performance. The promoters irjto be congratulated on the success which attended their efforts, the proceeds amounting to between £G0 and £70, which will make a substantial contribution to the Trust Funds of the Church.

Messrs Gazzard, Peacock, H Tanner aid Sandeberg of Auckland are at present staying at the Taurangv hotel.

In the Juvenilo Court yesterday morning, bsfore Messrs H J Day and A Tunks, J.P's, a Maori boy, ten years of age, was convicted for the tbeft of a bicycle, valued at £4 10a, which he c Iso damaged. He was ordered to pay cost of repairs, and 103 (id interpreter's fee.