Bay of Plenty Times MONDAY, APRIL, 16th, 1917 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6853, 16 April 1917, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times MONDAY, APRIL, 16th, 1917 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr C E Macmillan, a candidate for the Mayoralty, will deliver an address on muaicipal affairs in the Town Hall this evening. By arrangrment with Mr Parr, pictures will be screened from 7.30 to 8.30—n0 charge for admission—and Mr Macmillan's address will follow immediately.

A letter \vas read at the last meeting of the Tauranga County Council from the Waipa County Council asking' support of the following resolution: That in the opinion of the Waipa County Council the age limit of men in the First Division be raised to 50 years before the Second Division is called on.—Councillors did not Bhow any disposition to support the proposal and the le't^r was received.

Acting uader instructions from Mr C G Kobinson, Messrs H H McCarthy and Co. will hold a sale tomorrow, at Mr Robinson's residence, The Camp when a wide range of household fur' niture and effects will be submitted to auction. The sale commences at 1 30 pm.

A communication was read at the last meeting of the Tauranga County Council from Mr A MFergubon, Coneul for Belgium, Auckland, acknowledging the receipt of cheque for £20, and thanking the Council for their continued support of the Belgians.

A shipment of maize reached Auckland from Fiji last week, and> supplies were aiso sent forward from the Coast. The market for maizo in Australia is reported weak, but their is difficnlty in securing space for shipment to Auckland.

A deputation from the Tauranga Harbour Board will visit Waihi on Thursday n?xt for the purpose of conferring with the Waihi Borough Oouucii in regard to the prDposal to extend the Tauranga Harbour district. Mr Grace, Chairman of the Ohinemuri County Council and Member for the Waitekauri Biding, will represent tbe Ohinemuri County at the conferference. The Tauranga Harbour Board deputation will consist of Messrs G V Stewart, T Lochhead, H Southey C Lowe (secretary) and H A Sharp (solicitor). *

A sitting of the Native Land Court will beheld at Tauranga on the 24th inst. A total of 167 cases are scheduled for hearing. These include applications for partitions, exchanges, and injunctions, assessment of compensation payable to owners of native land taken under the Public Works Act, and applications for survey charging orders and for defined portions of land in liquidation of survey fees. At the completion of busin«ss the Court will adjourn to Te Puke.

The Post and; Telegraph Department advises that no free telegram of inquiry—wounded soldier's message— ia to be accepted within seven days of the date of the official notification of the casualty and a further fourteen days must elapse before a further message may be accepted.

Mr G Gardiner, of Matakana Island, has received a communication from Hon. J Allen, Minister o! Defence, intimating that the former's son, Sergeant George Gardiner, Has been awarded the Cross of Karageorge, JFirse Class, for gallaotrr on the Field of action. This cross is awarded by the King of Perbia, and Bergeant Gardiner is to be cengratalated on hayirg gained such a coveted distinction. He is well-known in Tauranga, and was. one of the best opponents of Bugby in the County. He waa born at Bangiwaea, and is only 19 years of age. He left New Zealaud with the first Maori Contingent, and took part in the fighting at Gallipoli, thence proceeding to France, where he has rendered splendid service. On February 3 last, in a letter to his father, written in the field, Sergeant Gardiner says : «* lam just aa happy as ever. I am treated the beet and never wish for better treatment. This life will do me." He also mentions that they were experiencing aome dreadful weathersrain and snow.

Speaking at the last meeting of the County Council, Mr Gray intimated that it would be necessary at an early date to re-deck the bridge over the Parawnenumea River in the Maketu Riding. eJ

We regie:. ~ * . ; Mia Townßheiiu, v,.*. .i .i j. ;r,.,«0----•nd, wihch occurred at her residence, Gate Pa, this morning, after a severe illness^The deceased laiy, who was seventy years of age, was born in Scotland, and had resided in Australia and New Zealand for about sixty years. She was much esteemed by all who knew her. She leaves to mourn their loss ■ husband and one daughterMrs Le Cocq, of Gate Pa—for whom the greatest sympathy will be felt in their bereavement., The funeral takes place at 2 p.m. to-morrow.

Attentioif is directed to the sale of real estate to be conducted on Thursday next by Messrs H. H. McCarthy and Co. The list includes three choice allotmfttts in Devonport Road, located on the elevated part of this thoroughtare arid owerlookiig the harbour. Th« cite is an ideal one for building and can never be built out. Two sections, of 50 acres each, in Te Apata Parish, will be offered, and also a cottage and a quarter-acre section in John Street. The sale will take place on the Devonport Road sectior.s, which are being sold by order of tne Public Trustee in the estate of the late Joseoh Ransley.

At the last meeting of th* Harbour Beard at communietion was read from Hon. W. H. Herriea, acknowledging copy of a resolution passed by the Board applying for additional forestore to cover the additional area to be included in the Extension Bill to be presented to Parliament next session, and advised that he was communicating with the Minister of Marine on the subject. Mr Herries also wired to the Board on Tuesday intimating that the Minister of Marine was absent from Wellington and had not yet given his decision. He, Mr Herries, would interview him as soon as he re-turned.--Mr Green moved: That the Chairman's action in the matter be approved and that authority be given by the Board to have the necessary tracings made.—The motion was seconded by Mr Grant and carried.

The following men left Rotorua for Camp on Tuesday last: Infantry, for Trentham Camp: W. C. Beattie, W. B. Blackwood, T. B. Cartby, J. P. Caufield, F. A. Cole, A. A. Dick, J. W. Dickey, R. J. Duncan, D. Ernest, J. G. Fenton, A. Findlay, H. N. Flowerday, A. Hamilton, B. Keys, G. F. Milner, W. J. Shaw, R. G. Simpson, W. T. Sloggett, P..R. W. Suutar, CD, Tod, R. F. W. Wdl, T. E. Witherow, J. Walker. Ambulance, for Awßpuni Camp: W. Benn, H. S. King, M. J. Reidy. Re-enlisted Returned Soldiers, for Featherston Camp: G. V. Crapp, T. F. Foreman, C. J. Callagher, F. M. Luxfoi-d, L. W. Luxton, A. Stewart. Atillery, for Featherston Canap,> C. R. Harris, B. S; Malyon, H. C. McCready, C. F. McLisky, J. N. Sims,; D. Wutson, F. Woollianaß. Military Police for Featherston 'Ganapi J. Kinnaird, C. H. Butland, H. W. Hutt* W, C. RoweV

. ■■ "1 .■■-'-? A meeting of the Committee of tbe Tiuranga Athletic Club was held in the Star Hotel on Friday evening last, there being present Messrs F. H. Alexander (chair), C. F. Oliver, S. Guinness, L. Norris, C. F. Biggs, P. Kingdon. W. Davoren and the Secretary, Mr J. Crichton. Tbe treasurer, Mr Oliver, presented a balance sheet of the Boxing Day sports, showing a credit balance of £1 14s 9J, but all subscriptions had not been paid. It mas resolved that the collectors be asked to endeavour to collect all outstanding subscriptions by the 30th inst.; if not all in then the trustees to have power to . operate on the Post Office Savings Bank account. It was also resolved that members be asked to contribute 2s 6d each foT the purpose of entertaining Private E, Reeve, any eurplus to be reserved for similar purposes in future. The final arrangements were left in"; the hands of Mr Oliver. Accounts totalling £1 7s were passed for payment.

According to a notice in the Gazßtt the valuation roll for Motiti Island ia to be revised by the Valuer-General as at March 31, 1917.

Mr Norman S Perry has been elected as a member of the Tauranga Fire Board vice Mr Olinton I. McKean, resigned.

Mr F H Alexander, of Howick, and formerly of Tauranga, is spending a holiday in Tauranga.

The Tauranga Athletic Club committee at its meeting on Friday night passed a vote of condolence and sympathy with Mr and Mrs Oullen in the loss of their son Private T P CuHen, who was recently killed in France. Deceased took an active interest in athletics, and was for some years a member of the committee of the Tauranga Athletic Club.

The prizes won by competitors at the school sports on Easter Monday cau be obtained any time after to-day from the Secretary, Mr J Crichton.

The members of the Tauranga Athletic Club will entertain Private E Reeve, who was recently invalided home, at the Tauranga Hotel to night.

The annual meeting of householders to receive the committee's report for the past year and elect a new committee, will be held in the District High Bchool on Monday, the 30th inst, at 7.30 p.m. Nominations for the t committee will be received by the chairman, Mr B. 0. Robbins, up to 5 p m. on the 23rd inst.

The annual meeting of householders will be held on Monday, April 30.

A notice appears in a recent issue of the Gazette to the effect that it U proposed to take an area of 5 acres 0 roods 3 perches on Karewa Island as a sanctuary for native game.

Major W A Bennett, of Papamoa, who has been on active service in Egypt for about two years, is expected back in New Zealand at an early date.

The Minister of Internal Affairs inserts a notice in to-day's issue, to the effect that the shooting season for native and imported game opens on May 1 and closes on July 31. Game must not be killed on Mayor Island, or on lands notified or set apart as sanctuaries or reserves for the preservation of imported or native game.

Reference was made at the Ish meeting of the County Council to lo Bowentown Road by Coun<i en Lochhead, who stated that it ha* b he reported to him that two hills on Cr road were in a bad condition.— Hume also intimated- that representations concerning the road had been made to bim.~Mr Gray informed the Council that the work could not be done until the Council's staff had completed work on the Gorge Read.

!m Futures of last week'« illust^^H id tr.e Sporting and Dr* mat ic SSWK are realistic scenes on the Britiah W Italian fronts, incidents depicting ts&s Cross (work ia England, and *£$?&' graphic scenes relating to the c Snapshots at the Auckland R a^ t Club's meetiop arid views of the y^\ " t' flru.tion at Waimangu make I number of exceptional attractmn^ 1 , * Representatives of the-N.'Z Farm * V Co-operative Bacon aud^eatPaS* 11^ l Company, Ltd, will adtfteag a m^' ' in the Coronation H-atJ- to-m!!:08 v evening at 7 30, and no{ in the afu* noon as previously advertised. f Tho marriage took p'kca at Well.* V"* ton on March 31 <rf. private oT' ■* Jamieson, eldest sen «£ftr Jam!* -^. of Te Puke, to M%' t *> T Grace Dumbloto D ,y.Lls°dißU^ of Mrs Dumbleten,^ I^*l ' grand daughter ©f Mir ®&onra V. - Stewart, of Katfba* ' g Yes V

The Richardson SW B pfa fc . Coi|| • steamer Mako arrived m port v e ,!L '■' day morning from Napiier.. '"The «•■ i<" bought a cargo of »»ii* & r . <the p ff»?l^ Worke Department and a," quantity V' lime for Messrj Moun.fafo.it Bjkw V

A meeting of the Goimr^lttee »R*'\ has in hand the arrangements f or JJJ Concert in the Town Ma4l on the ££'' inst, in aid of the Returned Soldier? Z Association Headquarters Club i * Auckland, waa held in t*.e Coromtift! * Hall on Saturday eveni-ng., the Mali? •* * Mr G. E. Macmillan, presiding 2' X was a fair attendance, and Mt i " Brassey, who is organising the Con -' cert, explained the at«pa. that-hail been taken up to the preeerifj and th« '-; expense that haj been incurrrfd" ''* The arrangements were discussed b« "^ erally, and the epxenses already ta curred by Mr Braasey met with thY approval of the Committee. Mr Brat'^ sey and the Secretaries were |W"*< empowered to incur any necessary for *'" ther expenditure involved. A number -l> of ladies were present, and the follow '^ ing amounts were handed in as the re. -* suit of the determined effort beit* '^ made for the sale 'of tickets, which " * goes merrily on :-Misses England and > Potts, £2 4s Misses Chappell and Fer.; ' guson £2, Mrs Green and Miss Scan 0 £11, Mrs Baiigent and Miss Norris £2~ 6s, Mrs Bell and Mrs Ridley £3 j|. - Misses Tobin and Kensington £\ $[V The Mayor also promised a donation-ofi" £5. v ■?* Messrs H H England and 00. notify■ *l that tkay have disposed of their"*' aeed business (o Messrs Oarnrioh&i '" and Mell, for whom they solicit "a >; continuance of the liberal support 17/ accorded to them. <£