LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 7003, 22 April 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual meeting of householders £>i- the election of a school committee will bo held in tho wchoolhouse ihis eveiiing at 7 30. Various matters, including tho proposed GsUblt>hmont "of a high .school, will bo discussul.

Two hundred and fifty head of cattle are entered for the F,mutu» r Aueti-sa tericg Company's sa!>> to be lieht at IV Pake to-morrow. The eutn-.s include 150 yotiug Jrhorthurn breeding cows.

liatepayers of the Wairuapu, To Puna ana lO.tikati Hidings of the Tauranga County should bear in niiud thai a poll for the election of twa representatives to servo on tbo liar hour Baa I'd will bo takeu on Wednesday next. Threo etndidates—Messrs T Lochhoad, Li Soutbey and G V Scewnrt —huv'a hQ a.n nominated. Iho five polliug booths are as under: Coronation Hall, Taurangft; jchoolhonsp, Omokoroa ; Post Office, Aougatete ; Puoiic Hal!, Oroni; and Courthouse, Kutikati.

'iho. 2nY:\v Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co, Ltd, will hold a stock ealo ill the Judea yards on Thursday next. Thtf entries to date totul 2o(J head of cattle, including 45 good three-year-old steers.

Portions of Sections 32 aud 37a, Block 11, Maketu Survey District, havo beea takeu for a road approach to the East Coast Main Tiuuk .Hallway,

Mr L)ouai«l W. Quarrio biis been elected uuopposcd to the Tuuvauga Haibouv Boaid as representative i\>r the Matatd Riding. Mr 11. M Martin was returned unopposed to the Board as represe .tative for the County uf Hotorua.

Mr J A lilcKcLzb is in receipt of advice from Dase Kecrda that Go> pural Norman ZdoKenzie, M.M., who was gassed on April b, vas uduintoa to hospital ia L:r.u-ee oa Aniil 7. Cciporat Mclvenzio iei't New Z-trtiviaU wuli the Twelfth lieiaforcc:iieii'vt?.

Formline, tiie winner of tin Y\\.>juhey Handicap at the recent Man.i\va: u rues mooting, v.as sired by Alt' iiiudy'a horsu l'oriii stive. Funulino dii'-Mitod ty, eucy-four Hordes in ilia eveut uud run the six iurioiigs iv laitu lo.>e(j.

The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council will be held ic-ui.rivw evening.

A "brief bitting of the Court \va,;< held ou Friday, before Sir 0 U Norxis, J P., when a first olidJitier writ* convicted aud dischhi^eil aud a prohibition order was also isaued against bim,

Two pieca3 of land, 2 ruoa-j '28.G perches and 1 rood S 0 perches, biiuutod in Block 11, Makctu fcurvny JJibtiict, proviously nikeu for a railway, have been allocated for the purposes uf a road, whica shall be tniiiutaiucd by tho ie Tu'ie Town Board.

Ihe as. Ngspuhi will go oa tho bard in Auckland 011 Ihursday uext for tho purpose of cleaning. She will there lore leavo Auckland on Friday, April 20, at 5 p txi, instead of Thursday, and wili leave heio on Saturday, April 27, at 6.00 p m,

Stall Sorgeant-Major Anderson left far Aucklaud ou Friday to attend a refresher course at Narrow JNeok. He returns in about a fortnight.

The Auckland market for chaif continues very firm, aa it is difficult tv secure spaco for suipjuents from the south. Pntao quality is very firmly held in the sou in, but inferior Hues offerei at lower figures are not.readiiy sold. WLeu shipping space cau be secured merchants prefer to bring up only prime quality chaff, bouthern ia quoted at £12 ex store.

Ihe Public Worka Department has notified the Matauiatra (JUuuty Oouucil that Use Minister hai agreed ti> coutribate £40 per annum lor a period of two years towards the maintenance of the Kairnai road, providing that the Council keeps the road in reasonable repair. It was suggested that a surfaced:au he stationed at the foot of the hill, and devote six months' work each year to this road.—The Council decided to accept the offer.

It ia reported that the whole of the flaxmills iv the vicinity of ie Puke are to stop cutting at an early date owing to the shortage of skipping space. This will throw out of employment a large number of,men, piobabiy from 150 to 180, the greater number of whom are Maoris.

A large number of applications have been received for the position of Acting Town Ulerk, and will-be dealt with by tl>9 Borough Council to-morrow evening.

Amongit recent recipieuts of the Military Medal is Private Eric Bishop, tick, son uf Mr C Biehoprick. of JL'e l Juko.

The Kotorua Uhronicle says the Soldiers' Institute beiug erected by the Anglican Church on the site opposite the town square is being rapidly pushed forward by the contractors, especially so in view of the broken weather which baa had to bo contended with. The size, shape, Hud capacity of the building are now apparent, providing further commodious and comfortable means of rest and pastime fov the returned suldiers in Kotorua.

A. letter from the Hon. W. 1). S. MauDonald, encio&ing a letter from the Minister or Public Works, was read at the last meeting of the Whakatane County Council. The Minister of Public Works stated that the plan 3 for the Tarawera bridge were being prepared and would soon be ready.

Charles, the youngest soa of Mr John Faulkner, of Durham Street, was the victim of a painful accident yesterday. He was playing at " toy making " with his brother Alien, aod both were iioing tomahawks. By some ineuns Allen dropped his tomahawk on the forefinger ot Charles' right hand and almost severed it nyar the first joiut. Tne little fellow was immediately attended to by Dr. Niven.

Mr Henry P Aeher, of the Chief Accountant's Department, K.Z. Railways, Wellington who hm bom spending a few days ia lioturua aad Tauraugi, left by the Ngapuhi oa Friday for Auckland.

We b-ave to apologise to many of mr reuders-for the failure to deliver their papers ou Friday eight l ast . l t w " as expected that ilia delay in getting the electric current ou agaia would be longer than it proved to be. Contequently the boys, wero allowed to leave alter having assisted to run off a number of copies by hand.

Mr HP McCarthy advertise. for . nouFcmaif?.oook for the To- im. M.iteroi'y Homo, *tt«

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ai;, ii!i- i: tr7 i >i «•« mmh^ |C*-tfjii ff lo,;aUu lM ,l,osw(u fnishodb -(J loon* timber u^roh:mv -\n ordev ell section of iue E,s: Cou^t n[] £ cmstruction work f,v timber * *? flooring tho teats of tlw workmen ' or seven weeks ago was (!J! l/ reeeiv^ onluesdaj last, notunhstanriiu^ t v despatch of several wires to th* ffi n! oT:c,., urgi° B <!fUra^-w,j

An important r-ceria- t ,£ , . braioh of th..Bt John ,W m ,' Association wul be held hi ElolvTriril Parihh Hall to-morrow creip'r.* a t ' o'clock, a full artcuaaacoof oemb4 is specially uosirod. ■

Referring to the interruption of (v electric service ciusod by ft tree U\\\Z on the main truusnussi..n li D9 Oa F - s day _ last the I^rou^ E;^ Engineer states that umJer the >„},];„ Work.Actowncrjoftroc. wM i qS a monaco to nughbonri.^r dectric lines am rospon.-jb:e for (h? damage -v?hiX I hey may cause to Iho linos and f Ur{ u r tlvit o'.ectric supply Hiithoritios uj a v require such trees to bo removed at the owner's expense. It; would b well for this to bo generally k noWD particularly that ownars of youog trees may take st.ps to check them before they become a monai-o to overhead lines.

" Presbyterians are the most loyal people in existence, ■' was the bold assertion -nado by a inen?ber of another deuoiniuation at th« welcome social to the Rev. Armstrong a few eveuiugg ago. Amplifying the statement, U was claimed that Presbyterians soldoih stray from tl;e fold to another denom» in;ition—they are loyal to iho kirk.-I Te Aroba News.

The aunual mooting of thoTauranga Acclimatization Society will be heldou Fiiiay next.

There was a full fltteadance. at the urgently calletftpecial committee meet, ing of the Bay of Plenty Jocko? Club I on Saturday evening, to hear au old Tauranga boy, Mr George Vercoo, now I of Hamilton, urge the aim and objects 1 of the uewly-formed Aufjkia'idCouQT;! Racing Clubs Association. After-il lengthy discussion it was unanimously! resolved that the Bay of Plenty Jocfceyl Oiub should join tho ahove-nnmedf association, and that Mr George! Yorcoo should bo tho Oiub's delegate' on tho executive of that body.

A'ftor the resumption of the supply of current on Friday uiauy consumers put themselves to somewhat un> aeossary inconvenience owing to their being obiivious to the fact that tbe light was thsu available. In this con« ner.tiou Mr Mandefuo, tlie Borough Electrical Eoginear points out that.il would be well to remember that "with electric light it is perfectly aafo to leave the lights switched on when waiting the supply to ba resumed. • With electric irons however care should be taken that tiiase are not so loft switch' ed on.

At tbe Red Cross Shop on Friday, l'iih inst, tbe sum or £\3 was taken. Mr i.'lercson won a tubio centre given by Mrs Munrofor cjrrc-ctly gusssing grains on a'maizo cob. Mrs Piilaus wag s3COJid, thus gaiuiiig a'-table centre donated by Miss Munro. 'Ik number of boaus in a bottle was guessovi by Miss /vilely, who won a pair of silver salt cellars, donuted bj Mrs E G Scott, au-.i Mr? Pillaus, won a pen painted cushion given by Mr« Alunro.

Farmers attending the stock sale to be bold at Judea yards ou Thursday' next, the 25th , should ba glad to know that sotno lady helpers for the Red Cross Appeal, havo undertaken'to assist the Publicity Committee by- pro* viding light refreshments both morn* ing and afternoon for a nominal charge, while one or two gentlemen •"of the Committee briefly explain the urgency, of the cause and the organization by which it is proposed to help is. Local meetings are about to be called in all the sub-districts to carry on the work which will thus be introduced, to our country sottlers under such pleasant conditions.

The homestead of sixteen rooms on tlie Yatroa property, occupied by Mr C Anderson, was totally destroyed;by fire at two o'clock yesterday morniDg. The building was insured in the Pheonix Office for £300. Mr Anderson, who was the only occupant of the building, was awakened by the presence of smoke in his room. He effected his escaps from the house, but the spread of the llames was so rapid that ho was only able to save a few personal belongings.

': Miss E Statharn, Inspector of Soldiers' Graves, is paying an official visit to Tauvanga. To-day she inspect' ed the Military Oemetery and conferred with bis Worship the Mayor in regard to matters affecting the upkeep of lM cemetery. . V^

A special meeting of the Tauranga, Branch of the N Z. Farmers' Union will be held in the Coronation Hall on , Friday afternoon next at two o'clock.' The purpose of the meeting U advertised.

By request of the Moderator a meeting of members and adherent of St Peter's Presbyterian Church will b# held in the clmrch at 8 pffl f Wednesday nest. .-'■■>• v

Tc-morrow, the 23rd icst, boiog & George's Day, the local banks will 00 closed.

The Government Meteorologist wired to-day: The indications are for; variable and moderate breezes^ but s jiuh-ea&Wly strong to gale prevail^' The weather will probably provecold' and showery. Barometer un9&»ay» but risiug soou. Seas rough; tluM good.

Those who ars oppose! Mell0r0l»g cattle would have S3ea at the »Ml Addii-gton sale throo. shocking examP' ies of the injury that can be done of homed cottlo (states the Oftriatcboica Press). Two were fat cows, «ia &* was S3 badly gored that' she wM unsaleable, and the other caw wa« • milker, whose udde wis senansiy injured, if no1; ruined .