LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 7011, 19 July 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following communication, dated July 11, has been received by Mr G. Vesey Stewart from Mr R. P. J Kay, Acting Secretary of the Education Bcm-d, Auckland : " I am directed to acknowledge th*** receipt of your letjer, dated the 19th ultimo, and enclosures explaining the reasons which actuated you in resigniug your office ac Chairman of the Katikati North School Committee, a position which you have occupied for 42 ye-.rs. Your letter was laid before the Board at its last meeting. lam now directed to convoy to you tho thanks of the Board fo"? your past services oa Chairman of the School Conmvt-e*, and for the valuablwork you havo done in the cieseof -education in the Katikati school district."

Orchardists sh-.uld note that Mr L. . Pay n ter, Government orchard instruct ' or, will give demonstrations in fruit tree pruning next week as under: Wednesday, at Messrs Mayfield and Chater's; Thursday, at Mr Fall well's, Tauranga; Friday, at Mr R. King's, Te Puko.

Three sales will be conducted by the Farmers' Auctioneering Company in the Katikati district next week. On Wednesday, 24th inst, a stock sale will be held, when 400 head of cattle will be Bubmitted, also Mrs J Tanner's well .elected dairy herd of eight cows. On the foil swing day tho fi*-m will sel), on account of Mr R Frodsham, 100 choice Shorthorn cows aud heifers, 80 Shorthorn calves, three purebred Polled Angus bulls, seven horse.**, vehicles, farm implements, etc. On Friday, 26th inst, a clearing sale on account of Mr T Bunting will be held at Athenree, the principal Hue being 29 dairy cows and springers. *

Mrs E F Grey, President of the Kati kati Women's Patriotic League, who recently underwent a serious operation ia the Mount Pleasant Private Hospital, at Auckland, is now well on the way to recovery, but will be unable to travel for two or three weeks yet,

Gunner H J Thomas, son of Mr H Thomas, of To Matai, has been awarded tho military medal. He left Nev? Zealand with" the Ninth Reinforcements.

Tenders close with the Public Works Department at noon on the 27th inst for the erection of two platelayerscottages at Athenree.

The New Zealand Losn' and Mercantile Agency Co, Ltd, will hold their annual sale cf dairy stock at Te Puke on Monday next. The firm conducts a sale at Ngongotaha on Thursday, 25th imi.

The Ngapuhi arrives from Auckland to-morrow morning and sails for the North at 6.30 p m.

Mrs F. AY, Meikle, of Tauranga, recently received from her brother, Mr R Gow—who was an officer on a transport running from India—an interesting relic of the Mesopotamian campaign in the shape of tho brass case of a 45 Howitzer shell, The case is well finished aud famishes ocular proof of the excellent workmanship of those who are engaged in munitiou works in the Old Country.

Tenders for the leaso of various Borough reserves close at noon on Wednesday next. •The Second Auckland Military Service Board holds a sitting at Tauranga to-morrow. Attention is directed to the Auckland Provincial Patriotic and War Relief Association's Grand Art Union of valuable securities held on account of "Tho Wounded Soldiers' Fund." There are 44 prizes (f a total value of £3,071 163. The prizes iv the^main are sections of land iv Frankton, Point Chevalier, Mount Eden, Whangarei, Bombay, St Helier's Baj\ Hamilton, Te Rapa, Te Aroha and other places in Auckland Province. Tickets, Is each, aro now on sale at the Bay of Plenty Times Office.

The many friends of Mrs N A Bloniquiet, of Katikati, will regret to learn that she is af present in the Mount Pleasant Private Hopital at Auckland to undergo sn operatiou.

The household furnifn™ « _, of Mr A. A. Ra ms3 7wil°Sn^H H. MeC.rlhv ani q,_ > '**** fi. ' COUiaiGiices at ova o'clock ' Bsk

Poultry fancier., are r a™; - , the Winter Show at To S DaCII *W held on Fri.ay n «-.. T *£* b* 100 classes for poultry TU *\ ov <» W be seen at the ' D .,y >le limes cffieo. x A gift afrerno-m will k, I„,V. ■: Hall on Thu J ,a^ A thieo years' e*r«z!no-U mo««. _i. > „_ ru ,Si Gtrvn * suUucled to auction' by w. ' **•' M : Ca,thva„dOo.„ u fe:» T |

Those in search of eonr , .„ ■ cattle should note thit^w** Auctioneering Compaq Z'T^ Mr.RFrod,ham' B U Bt X t^:,»t Tnursday next 70 extra chZZ ?' on rear-eld Bhorttu.ru h-Sf r °° Shorthorn cows, There * So attractive line .f 80 Shm-.k 18 aco!W fhree purebred Mcd fr b?^ bred by the late ir J n S?l'-^ aleobecfferod. AUM

The fortnightly "Ladi =' rr ~ meet at tho Taboru^ 2 nexfrS ? at 3 o'clock. Speaker Ck^ Musical i■ em s, < tc. Cb^ti an , The Whakalauo P res3 shtes ~' ■ he accommodation |.; eenße £ "*• «» boa:ai,,gh..)„ ge , at Taneat^ W issued ou Saturday by t!_« P *' 8 oierk, in acc_rd.ru o wit! l? at? warrant fro m theL;,e Us inl! l(i2 r! ho friends of Private WilhWvr of Katikati, will bei S o learn that ho U Hun ing >8 l^rmnion la consent,.,,,.* ft 9 ardent to hi. baek.wi^ J "J voluateerstwtcher bearer in o Toutl ing stunts on the Western?," ' !^s been examined before .!,!_ Medical Board, aud cl dtS or general service, l'rivato 13 expected heme at an early d a 6 * *"y rest assured of a hearty,.ewJS rom his „ umtrouß friM J e^» Ivatjkati ana Tauranga districts

Ihe memoers of tin 38 h Comply » f beDlo^ oadota assembled JZ Defence Offics un Tuesda> afterooot last to say farewell to Screeant \LT Ross Moikle, *ho hastr^S to the 37th Company during the gf, ho has been in faura^ and h u enhst^foraciveeervice. Licut. w P H Roche, Officer Commanding J behalf of the boys, presented erg^ AlHjor M«_kl a widi a smoker', compavion ai.d wished him God speed and a safe return, Reginiemal-W Major Anderson referred.,, rppreeiatire terms to the help which Sergeant.&W Meik c had given him and to the excthoQt example ho hal set tho lad, ot the 3b*h Company.

The Firb Brigade received a u ll shortly after 9 o'clock last night to a lire in a room ia the upstairs portioa of Messrs Norris and Ball's-W budding in Devonport Road.. A lead was quickly atcacbod to tho Wstor mam at the Triaugle and. the ihoies which had a good held, were * w extinguished. A quantity 0 f elotbiog. tents, etc, belonging to Messrs Thomson and Farrer, were stored in the room and those were damaged, an*, also lb partition of the room. Owing to th. water finding its way through the {foot Mr P F Carter's stock suffered soma, damasre. The brigade jg to be com-' plimented on an exceedingly Burnt save which undoubtedly prevented what would have proved a disastrous five.

A recent carl evening a 1; Mrs Johnston',, Welcome B*y, realise J tha sum. of £1 ls 6d towards the funds of tbe localbranch of tho Auckland WomenV Patriotic League.

The sum of £I.loa was taken by the Misses Maxwell and Mrs Pease at tb« weekly flower sale at tho Bell Tea' Rooms on. Saturday last. The usual salo will be conducted tc-rcnnw,

A sitting of the Court washdd . yesterday, before Messrs T E Price and O E Micmiiian, Js. P, when tho Police,, charged Frank Bmith that on May 17,"----1918, on the Tauranga-Waihi JJosd, " be did commit tkp crime of manslaughter, to wit, by causing the death of one John Tanner. Senior.Sergeant O'Grady appeared for the polico aud Mr A Tudhope represented the aecuwd, A number of witnesses were examined, their evidence being on the lines of that given at the inquest in connection," with the death of Mr John Tanner, The only new witness was District Constable Dunne, of Katikati. Accused was committed for trial to the Supreme Court at Auckland and was admitted to bail in his own recognizance of £100 and one surety of £100. *

Miss V, Hannah, who has been o? ■ the etaff of the local branch oHh 6 Bank of New* Zealand for some tiiuCf - leaves by the Ngapuhi for Auckland ' to-morrow nijtht on transfer to tbe Auckland Branch.

A meeting of the Chamber d ■-. Commerce is to be held ia the Boroagb Council Chambers on Monday e«piog next. The meeting will be an important one and members are urgoi to make a special effort to attend. '

The steamer Ngatiawa arrived from Auckland on Wednesday evening and left for Ohiwa and Opotiki at U25 the same night,

The Vacuum Oil Co, Pty, W t notify patrons that in conformity with Petrol Regulations no orders for petrol supplies can be accepted unless accou* panied by a declaration, the t.xt-of which appears in the advertismefit, ''Phaeton" in his notes in tho Auckland Herald on Wednesday, states : " Though Form Up is reported to have benefited his party to soma extent when he captured the Lvram .. Handicap at Trentham on Saturday * last, it is said he would have proved »a , even more payable proposition had fie won tho Parliamentary Handioap J* the opening day. The O.J.C. Stewards Handicap winner appears to naW , returned to form, and is now one « the prime fancies for tho Winter Cup^ The Formative gelding iM°* trained by P. Eva, who has no* experienced a very fortunate time w . late years." /