NEWS IN BRIEF.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6591, 20 January 1916, Page 3

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A wireless message from Berlin states that Captain yon Papen\s letters and bank account books were seizod in JiogLand in violation of the conditions regarding diplomatic safe conduct Hie papers were purely of a personal character. It is deuied that yon Pa pen paid money for attempts to wreck muuitiou plants in the United States.

Rave you tried llaoiuiond's Pastry if not you do not know what good pastry is. Try it.

The steamers Kangatira and Star of Scotland arrived at London yesterday.

The Thames Borough Council, by five votes to three, decided to retain Thursday as the weekly half-holiday.

Men 1 Bring y w iir shirts and collars to Tin Fong's Lauudrj, Tauranga and have them done to your satisfaction

A London cable advises that the wheat market is iirm.

Nowhere iv the Bay of Plenty is there such an efficient motor service as betweeu Taurauga and Matamata, connecting with express trains arriving at Hamilton at 12. lo and Auckland at -1 p.m. Cars leave Tauranga Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 7.30 a. w, and Matamata same days after arrival of Auckland express Fares, single £1, return £1 15s. Further particulars on application to n. irrt-:":" VIT- " " "" saor5aor

"... __. Aiieietiuu wine iv a no-lic^use district, contrary to the provisions of the Licen^iug Act

Ihe most attractive Xmas present — camera —from 7s 6d, at Mirriclees'Chemist and Optician*

AmoD^st (hoso iuvested by the King at Buckingham Palace was Sir George KoiJ, late High Commissioner for Australia, on whom was conferred the Grand Cross of the Bath,

The Tasman is expected to call in here, en ro"te fronuOpotiki to Auckland, about 'J p m to-tnorrow.