Bay of Plenty Times. MONDAY, JULY 22nd, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 7012, 22 July 1918, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times. MONDAY, JULY 22nd, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An important meeting of the« Chamber of Corrtmerce i?? to be held, asa the Borough Council Chambei-5 this evening.

Messrs H H MeOaithy and Go. will hold a sale of houaehel 1 furniture and effects on account of Mr 1 A liavasay, Second. Avenue, to-morrow. The gooffs are in perfect order and will be sold practically without reserve. The sale commences at one o'clock.

The football reporter in the "NewZealand 'Times" is nothing if not a humourist, la reporting the senior Rugby guinea "which took place on Saturday last he» .-says " The Wellington Ambulance Division did good work during the af ten loon." Rough play, it seems, Vas /r.sponsible for several halts during one of the games. Two players wpfe Jaulout for the afternoon, one eiißtaining a split thigh, hone. Several other suffered minor injuries. Tbo game is described as being "• a trifle U >o wiliing." An sppeal is strain being made by tho Chtireis Army for donations towards the provision of additional Chuich Araxy huts. During the recent German advance 220 Recreation huts were in the sholi zono, aud 75 of these were lost during the first advance. These must be replaced as .speedily I && possible as Rasfc huts are an absoluto j necessity for the fighting men. Don- ' ations insv be sent to tho Secretary, M. A.0.,20 Mulgrave Btr«et, We'iiI'ngton, to the Rev. F W Wbiblej,----h on. New Zealand Secretary for the t CAiirch Army, Orinondville, or tn the Ri iv. W H Rattray, hon. local secretary for the Bay of Plenty, Katikati. - Rifiemau Sydney G M Cook, who wps instantaneously killed in action wbrile helping a wounded comrade on •October, 12, was bora at Groat Me^cyry Island. He received his education, at Tauranga and at the Aueklan d Grammar School, where he distinguished himself hi athletics,. ' winning- tha school cup and the Governor'^ wotch. Despite an injured arm he v?\ s able to enlist. Prior to •• enliistiug hfQ -wag farming at Otorohanga and ' "Walton. Hia brother, . Sergeant Asfi ely Cook, M M. (Military Medal) is in VTrance, When in Tauranga the late JftiiEerijan Cook resided i with his para'.lts ou the Mt. St. John. \ property. |

The bitterly «ct>ld day «n Friday last; was followed by a sharp frost during* the night, omj the soveres1: that Tauranga has experienced. Mr C J Butcher, the ? Bather observer, informs us that the m asimum tempera-ture oa Friday was oi )ly4B.s,andthemii)imun3 recorded dut ing the night was 26.5. This was um'.ar the Sterveoson sareet. Never befose , cays Mr Butcher, has he recorded avtuh. low temperature.

" A furthut amount of ;ls has been handed in to the Women's Patriotic League fujaSa as the result of the card eveningY (jeently held atMrs Jobnston?s, Welcome J3ay.

At a recent meeting of the Rutorua Branch of the Farmers' Union a letter was read from Mr J W Wriglay, who wrote at the request of MrT McDowell, the town's representative on the Tauranga Harbour Board, mentioning that there was a movement afoof, in connection with the Rotorua-Paen garoa railway, and a conference was being arranged between all the Farmers' Unions in the Bay of Plenty and this district, and the local bodies of the Bay and this ond, with the view of local bodies undertaking the con struction of this connecting link immediately after <he war terminates It was considered that this method would be much more expeditious than leaving the matter to the Govermnei. t, —Mr McAlpico eai-1 ths matter was most important;, and ho wag etrongly of the opinion that the start should be made at once, and not wait for the termination of the war.—The secretary was instructed to rep'y to the effect that the Rotorua branch was synipatb ©tic, and ttut a delegato from the branch would atteni any conference arranged.

Mrs Bickers and Mrs J. Tanner will be the bostessrs at the card evening at the Bell Tea 1100018 on Wednesday evening next, when euchro will be played.

Four hundred head of cattle will be offered at the Farmers' Auctioneering Chmpany's sale to be held at Katikati on Wednesday next. On the following day a sale will be held on account of Mr R, Frodsham, when 100 choice Shorthorn cowa and heifers, 80 Short horn calves and other Et^ck will be submitted. The firm conducts a clearing sale on account of Mr T. Bunting at Athenree on Friday. Farmers should note that a special launch will leave Tauranga on Wednesday morning at six o'clock.

The takings at the Red Cross Sdop on Friday last amounted to £5 6s 7d, Mesdames Take and Gifford will be in charge on Friday next, and will be pleased to accept contributions of cakes, produce, etc,

An opportunity for the acquisition of town freeholds is presented by the sale to be held by Messrs H. H. McCarthy and Go. on Friday, August 9, when a property in Wharf Street and another on the strand will be offered by auction under instructions from the Public Trustee in the estate of Frank Lake, deceased, '

Tenders for the lease of a number of Borough reserves closo at noon on Wednesday next. ~

The vital statistic? for the district of Tauranga for the quarter ended June 30, 1918, are as follows: Births 14----marriage?, 2; deaths, 5. ' '

ftlrs D. Taylor, wtth the assistance of other ladies, agaiu served lunch and afternoon tea at the Judea salejards on Thursday last, the proceeds amountmg to £o 3i 6d, a moat satisfactory result. J

The death took place at Okauiti 011 Saturday last|of Mr David James Ha.T, at the age of 53 years.

M.ucii sympathy will be felt for Private W. and Mrs Lloyd in the loss which they have sustained in the death of their eldest child, John William, which occurred yesterday. The little fellow had been in i ill-health for a long period, but nevertheless retained a cheerful spirit to the end. Private Lloyd is serving with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The funeral will leave the residence of deceased's mother at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow. Newcomers to the district may well be excused for asking, these last few days, what has become of the genial northern winter climate of which Tauranga baa been wonfc to talk. On four or iive days of the past week the thermometer stood all day at temperatures as low as have been experienced here at any time during the last 35 years, readings of 45, 46 and 47 degxaes having been noted of various days at noon. To day, however, has established a record, we believe, for mid-day cold, with the thermometer standing afc 43 at noon. Snow showers have been observed at various points between the town and the hills, on Friday, yesterday and- to day.

For Influenza take Woods' Groat Peppermint Cure. Never fails. j/<3, 2/0.