Bay of Plenty Times. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22nd 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 6646, 22 March 1916, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22nd 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A special meetiog of the Borough Council was held last evomeg, those present being Old Q \V Brown, H T rasping, J G Gicev, H J Day, and 8 Peinberton. In the absence of the Mayor, who wrs pway from town on public bus-Tip??, Cr Brown (l)fl'ii A-. Mayor) vres vo'od to the eh w- • i.o Chairuifn apoiogis; d for the »'•- nco of Or Wilding. Five for the position of manager of the municiptl pieces at »he To\\n Hall \^ere receivtc*, and pfter a dism'ssion, in committee, it was decided ti refer the applications to the next meeting of the Council on Monday.evening.

Fpoitsraen should note that the Te Fuke-Paengava races wiH be held tomorrow on the course at the Maketu Junction. Greed entiles have bsen )• ceived and p*i interesting day's sport should result. Th* laui eh Farina ■wJU leave ilia Town Whp\/ at 9.15 a.m., connecting with the train, which leaves the Mount at 10.5 a m.

The Kitikaii Agricultural and Pastoral As-sociatiou's annur' sbow will beheld in tho Cietara Domain, to - morrow. Large e-itrles have been rtoeived e\id many of the best cattle and horses in the county w\" be sub tnitted to the judges to adjudkate upon. The thow w '11 not oujy be of particular interest to the manonihe land, out to the generpl pubic also, for sprcial attention hf s been paid to the competitions, etc. A large number of Tauranga p» ople int9nd patronising the fjrictiot), and thc3e ?ile:ested should vote that the commodious launch Alanuwei '* due to leave TauraDga at 6 a m., returning the same evening. Fine weather is all that is required to ensure a record attendance at the gathering.

Mr George Gardiner, a well kt oxn Native, who enlisted from Tauranga, wntjng to a relative f.om the Da -

daaelles under date December 2, 1915----says :—" We ere doihg fine here; slow but sure. Mr Turk occasionellv breaks out witbfresh energy, but it is » • use. What we have we hold, and i think the Turks are fed up with it. There have been a lot of prisoners taken including Germ?Ti officer?, and it you take anything by ltoks they seem to be glad to be token/ They are a motley crowd, young and old. Some of them you would thjuk hrrdly had enough strength to light, but of covrso they are diiven to it. We ere 9^ hoping that tbe w?r here wiU not Irst much longer, ps the Tu-ks a*e being hemmed in, and the' 1* casupUies are heavy. I expect everybody at home is qirte gloomy io i'udinf no time for holidays, but I cannot s< c why they should be so. Ihey ought fa coino out here for a week or two md see the antics of some of the boys. It would I'ven thVm up. I went to an open air concert bebiud thefi iogliaes, and Icm tell you there were some good turcs, only eve)y now end then the bans of a French batter/ would upset f.ie programme." The Ngatiawa is due to ai ive heie on her way ciowa the coast at 11 o'clock to-morrow.

The New Zar'and Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd , have received the foJ'owing ciblegram from their London Louse uader date the 9th inst:—Wool satei ire weaker, irregular and lower than Feb 5. Superior Merino scoured medium, 5 per cent to 7|- per cent; inferior, 10 per cent; greasy medium -''nfeuor, 10 p^r cent to' 15 per cent; cunsbred flap, 5 per cent to 7^ per ceut; m )dium coarse end sKpe, 7|- ler cent t) 10 per cent.

Oa and after April ltf, 1916, the hours fjr the money orler eudeavings bank business 't > be obsei?ed at Tauranga Post Office on Satu-day throughout the year shall bo from 9 a.m to 12 noon and from 7 p.m to 8.13 ji.m. The only portion of money order and savings b;mk business t) be transacted on ISaturd \y evenings U the receipt of deposits and opening new sav'nga bank accounts.

The Right KevarendJßishop Sedgwick who left Gisborne in January and has been making bis annual pastoral visitation of the EogKsh and Maori Parishes of the East Coast, arrives in Tauranga at the end of the ! week. This week he has presided at a synod of Maori Clergy and lay readers at Ruatoki. On Sunday he w'U preach at the Holy Tr.'uity Church *n the morning, and will administer the holy rite of Confirmation in the evening to about twenty'five candidates. On Sunday afternoon he will take a service for Maoris at Matakana friend.

. . At the Police Court this ttorniß b^foie Mr H T D ay jp m °*uM offender for drunkeanees, wa&fi? ju default 48 houis imprisonment * Visitors staving at the T«m.. Hotel include :-Me BB r B H t ? Auckland; Mr end Mrs Douce % Mis, Dickinson, Camb.idge V ficanlon, To Puke; and Miss^Jj For many years Katikiti ban K^ noted for the excellent quality oh? young cattle raised on its pastures a to muirow's show the exhibition j •At the Polico Court this mom;., before Mr HJ Day, J.P., A T Xft > Mellis, charged whhdrunkemC^ convicted and fined 10s, in default^ hours imonsonmont, and for UiVJ breaches of a prohibition order • remanded til March 29th, Bail » a'lowed in one surety of £10 Wls

The light horee division it *1 Katikati show to morrow will nLS keen competition between ho,*!! entered fnm the Goldfields.Te k*T Katik.ii, Taur.nga and Te fr districts. Amongst the 0 J fir ! represented wi.'l be Messrs JFn W Eastward, B Aislabie, ft Sweeney, A Brown, R fi Burke M CnmmMis, and S McEweo V. leaping contents prom^e to be T cided'y ?uteresting. "

'•In tune with tbe?Wild * .#• animal drama will be scrceok at |J! Opera House tonight. A Ifo i£ § Sraph comedy « The New SteaLinf* er'-featuring Flora Finch ij&fit role, shows this splendid, but 11 thin, actress to good advantage fi Edison Company present a fi? e dr^ " When kings were W-aAdtS Pathes rxpp'iug omedy « Wiffl*. m j Mistake" completes \ vfj^ prog^mme The latest G.u moat^ GraphcwjH ? iso be screenef l u u* news from the front. f

The Queensland Government iier.,t i"X State hotels in the rn.ning^ sugar areas at a cost of £ 80,000* A Sydney message announces th. death of John Shearston, mn*JH dent of the Royal Navaf HouVe! A lady visiting Ashbuiton lately was much impressed with theoonvea. lence of an arrangement made iv the Public Gardens A little gas BtoVB is set with a kettle chained to it, and there is a penny slot, so that people who may be picnicking can fill kettle, put in their penny, light tho gas aud have their tea most cotbfort. ably. ;