LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6817, 17 January 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The value of advertising is amply demonstrated at each tu«eting of the Ch im her vi Qvui mere j. Letters aro being re^eateJly received by the Secretary, Mr Keady, asking fjriu-i; formation regarding the district, as \ the outcome of ths Gnamber's adver tisement ia the Christchurch. Weekly Prees. Not only do the letters come from various part* of the Domiuion, bue also from Australia, and even further afield. The Farmers' Co -opetauve Auctioneering Company will hold a combined \ sheep fair aud Cdttle sale at To Puke on Tuesday, 23rd in«t. 'i he entries to date comprise 3000 sheep and 500 head of ca'tle. At tho last meeting ol the Matamata Braach of the Farmers' Uniou a letter was reud from Hon. WII Merries, acknowledging the Branch's letter regarding the ravages ef the grass grub, and stating thit he would bring the representations under the notice of me Minister for Agriculture. The father of Mr E C Banks, of Matamata, passed away at Aehley, near Chriatehurch, recently at the age of 86 years. The late Mr Jamas Banks was a pioneer settler in the Canterbury province where he had resided for 57 years. The Waipa Couuty Comc'l has expressed its sympathy with regard to the Matamata County Council s protest against the Hamilton Borough Council allowing a rebate to dealers in motor registration feos, and will make representations to the Minister on the matter. Ths Piako Cjunty Council and Waihi Borough Couueil is also' supporting the prottot. Tha Auckland dairy produce committee has fixed the wholesale price of butter and eggs for thy week ending January 18, a 9 follows:—Farmers' butter, first grade, lid per lb; fresh eggs, Is 2d per dozeu. Mr T T Hugo, Inspector of Fire Brigades, writes under date January 10 to tho Secretary of the Tauraaga Fire Board : "I a reply to your letter, dated the 3rd instant, iv reference to 'installing fire alarms ou the Strand,' I beg to inform you thit L expect to be visiting your district next m nth, when I shall be pleased to go into the matter with your local members more thoroughly than can be done by letter." Good progress is being mado in the construction of the new freezing works at Whakatane. About 70 men are working on the buildings, of which the second storey is almost completed. The engine and boiler rooms are nearing completion, a large amount of machinery having been installed. In all probability the works will be ready for slaughtering in April next. A Melbourne message says a de» putation of poultry breeders, which was recsived by the \linißter for Customs, Mr Archibald, complained that the importation of Japanese and Chinese eggs had so increased that it was fuining the local industry. The deputation asked for a prohibitive duty, and that imported eggs should be branded. The Minister promised careful consideration, particularly in view of the policy of increasing Australia's productivity after the war. In the opinion of Mr H B Devereax heavy rains will be experienced in the Bay of Plenty districts this year, particularly in the autumn months (says the New Zealand Herald). The rainfall of 117 in registered at Waihi in 1916 was not a record, lie states, for the fall of 1907 amounted to 119----35 in. In January of 1907 great floods occurred at Waihi, in the Waikato,and in the Thames Valley, a total fall of 25in. being registered at Waihi. During the period the southerly extension of the mcneoonal system was most pronounced, and Mr Devereux states that the same conditions will probably occur this year. According to a uotico in a recent issue of the New Zealand Gazette seventy pieces of laud have been taken for the Pongakawa and Otamarakau sections of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway and for road diversions in connection therewith. The land taken is all situated in the Maketu and Waihi South. Survey Districts. The challengers.for the Francis* Cup, the representatives of the Opotiki Bowling Club, met the holders, the Rotorua Cub, on Monday and suffered defeat by no fewer than 39 pciats to 10. The Tauranga Branch of the Auckland Provincial Patriotic and War Relief Association has been approved under Section 40 of the War Legislation Amendment Act, 1016, by the Minister of Internal Affairs. The Whakatane ,Press states that, good progress ia being made with the new Tarawera Cut, which will give that river straight access to the sea and solve maDy of the drainage problems ef the adjacent portion of the Rangitaiki Plains. Eight sciop teams are at work cutting a channel through the sandhill* and such progress has been made that in the recent heavy weather, the eurf was driving almost into the low-lying land on the inner side of the sandhills. The Pricstman dredge, which has been at work for some time, has cut a channel for seven chains through the low land to the old bed of the Rangitaiki River. The dredge still has about 25 chains to cut ia a direct line from her present position to the Tarawftra River. It is estimated that the work -will be finished in four months, ao that winter conditions should be much easier for farmers in the affected district, than at any time previously. - Negligent and drunken motor car drivers are causing the Taraaaki County Council some concern. At the monthly meeting of the Council two instances were given ef drunken Maori motorists, who were considered a menace to the .travelling- public; Ife was poiufced oufe that a big difficulty lay in the fact- that Vehicles were licensed, but the drivers were not. \ It was decided to obtain legal advice on4he question.

Among th<v vHtorn «t: Mrs pAiSl^?' (Guiliford) are Mrs <J X B, u h ip¥ F B Winstone, and \r r fto V Wlrl^f Auckland, and Mr Wbiuhom. 'If: A Christian Science Readine-toomi"'* available for hll who ay« iowiuLp'' in the nibjwt, is no v » pnn 'j %)" J Central Buildings a t tj le ooruer f JJ.^' Strand and WJw rf Street. ";. For the week ended Ja Bntt "/* timber valued at £994 n-a 3 <v\TO from Tauranga. *«<»te*^ Extensive preparations aro i. ( Dr * gro,s for the Baud pfunm to b» wj '« at Omokorca on Aunivershrv ]} , Lmach o\vn<?r& generally are *r,tW' ia'-ticilly supporting tha pr* j-ft a** 1 «iih a view to considering lue ] fully and making definite ai rane - j mentß, a meeting of launch owners S . beheld in the Star Hotel tomiS ' evening at 8 o'clock. w The Live Slock Journal, in a! 3 , rtv on the export of Aberdeen A n^ us cattl statts that the breed is growingfavor in New Zealand. Part of fh& consignment to New Zealand J ast °J ' consisted -fa couple of bull*, costing together £050, "an indication'«.f ft?' stamp of cattle which tint <iouv Q i otl iT taking." A mention « b U n "J the successes at tho Royal Show si Toowoomba of the heifer Ali^ 3 OrHh,, bred by Mr Wrfliame, ofNe^X' and purchased by Mr Clark, of Quo e J land During the hst 10 years afoul 100 head of Aberdeeo Angiu stu-J cafle have been exported from Brusi n annually. During this se ison, i n S pi te , of the war, this number waj^dVabled Half the cattle exported went to SouUi * Africa, 70 to South America, <«ij eieht to New Zealand. ■ * ** It is our sad duty to chronicle tliq death of Mrs King, wife of Mr Robert King, of To Puke, which occurred i$Rotorua on Monday af tcrnoou after ,i' long illness, ab the age of 52 year* The late Mrs Kiug had been uuwell for somo time and ten mouths a«u proceeded from To Puke to Rotors iv the hope that her health would b« restored, but despite every care ami attention she grew worse," dejth taking place as above stated. The de» ceased lady was born iv Aucklani, being the eldest daughter of the kto Eion. William Kelly, who for many years i-epieseuted the Bay of Plenty district in the House of Representatives, and was subsequently a member of the Legislative Council In 1894 she maided Mr Robert King, who was then residing in Opotiki, aud later moved to Tc Puke when Mr King established a business iv that district. The deceased lady was hell iv high esteem by all who ki.ew her. She leaves to mourn their loss a hus« band, one son and one 'daughfcei, to whom the greatest syoipathy will bo exteuded by n large number of friends in the Bay of Plenty districts. The interment will take place at Auckland to-morrow. At the Magistrate's. Court, Roto* rua, on Saturday morning, before Mr R. W. Dyer,. -S.M,,* John Brown, on remand, was charged with attempting to take his life at Tauranga. The defcmlaul had previously pleaded guilty, < Sergeant Cummings explained the; circumstances, stating tha' the wholo^ trouble had been earned through! drink. The magistrate decided to; convict the defendant, to order him to pay the expenses, £10 17s Cd (the defendant agreed to give an order on his pay), and to issue a prohibitiou order for'tvvelve months. The Whakataoe Piess states that Mr P. Anderson, of Paluaerstoa North, has purchased 500 acres from Mr C. McCutcheon, To Teko, at £211 10s an acre. In conversation with an Auckland Star representative on Monday Colonel Allen Bell, the prime mover, in. the formation of the North Auckland Executive and Development Board,, stated that be was now iv communica* tion with leading men in all p;irt9 of the Empire with regard to the formation of similar bodies, to assist m the opening up and settlement of the unoccupied lauds at the conclusion of the war. He felf Bare that they would' give a splendid practical dennnistra-' tion of this in the North Island pen-^ insula. Colonel Bell express] the< opiuion that the only secure title that any nation could have to land was useful occupation. . ~ The Paeroa Boy Scouts, after be*' ing under canvas at the Waihi Beach foy 12 days, have returned to Pcieroa. Between 20 and- 30 Scouts attended" the camp, which was ia charge "ofScoutmaster Norman P. Carles* The toys thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and returned in the best of spirits* The Scouts carried all their equipment both on the outward aud inward journey in a trek cart. M<« Maiming, of the Waihi Beach, kindly louied a horse to the boys to help pull the cart, from the beach to Waihi, and oo meeting him on the road the Scouts gave him three hearty cheers.—Oliinemuri Gazette.

According to a Sydney Sin Cable 1 the London correspondent < t the" /'Times1 *! writes .-—Newspaper )s sell, ing at 2£d a pound. Some fi ins are paying 3d. An advance/ towards td is' anticipated by the end of 1917 Xgwspapers are economising, pruning the free lists and voucher copies, elinrnatinf waste in ths -machine rooms such-i as cutting down the cent-no margins to ' 8-qaarter of an inch. !fflha " Ouly ► Mail" has reduced its re'feu-iws to 2 per cent. The "Telegraph" has induced its size from 21 pages to 12 d-iil / and 16 on-Baturdav. The " Morning Post", has eight pages daily and 10 on Saturday, the " Diiiy .Mail" s,:x and eight, the "Da Iv Nojvs " an ! the '• Eaapre?s " invariably six, vhh He evening papers have made between 33 and 50 per cent reductions. Fifry-tvvo provincial papers have iocrea>od the" price to l±cL. London proprieto-s have * conferred as lo whether they should increase fhe pricsj maintaioii >: tb© Biise of the advertisements, or mJucs the size, restricting the adverti=i-m nte. The "Times " has already incrdaeed . its price to l£d. Under date November 22 Hifle* man Percy Hive writes to his r-ktives' iv Tauranga from "somewVre iv France," giving an •.Interestiug ao* couut of hi 4 expcriertcps at the front. At the time of writing ho was «ttach- ' ed to the New Zeahui Rifle B>igade aud was Well.'.. ..'■ He indicated he expected to be giren sniping work. When m Tauranga--Rifleman Hin« took a keen iajteresfc:. in shooting and was iasp^nsible for some good. scoiee on the local range.