Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1920 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7450, 14 July 1920, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1920 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ground between the upper mill-stone of supply and the nether stone ol demand the newspaper problem to-day presents as many changes as the weather, which remark leads us to the announcement that the .great demand on our space during the past week necessitates issuing the Bay of Plenty Times tomorrow—Thursday. The Treasury Department has advised the Tauranga County I Council of the payment of £128 7s 6d, gold duty brought to credit during the month of April. The State Advances Office, Wellington, has advised the Tauranga County Council tlyit the Council's application for a loan of £5,000 for the purpose of reconstructing bridges, has received the provisional approval by the Board of the Office. Upon completion of certain documents the application will again be placed before the Board for final consideration.—The Council decided on Friday to levy a rate of Id in the £1 over the whole county as security for the loan, which is requiredior the reinstatement of the Hairini and Waitckohc bridges. The Public Library Committee has decided, owing to inefficient lighting, to close the reading room at five o'clock in future. A meeting of the Tauranga Orchestral Society will be held in the Wesley Hall to-night at 7.30. Any persons, who desire to join the Society are asked to be present. The East Coast Shipping Company's vessel Isabella deFraine arrived from Auckland yesterday morning with general cargo for Tauranga and the Mount. She is due to sail for Auckland to-night, and leaves again for Tauranga on Saturday. A meeting, convened by Mr C. b. Macmillan, will be held in the Coronation Hall to-morrow night at 8 o'clock to consider the question of adopting the system of rating on the unimproved value in this Borough. The Mayor will preside. The ketch Torea arrived from Tarawera Outlet on Monday. As the crew are indisoosed with severe colds the vessel will not be able to resume running for some clays. Mr B. C. Robbins, representing the Light Railways Committee, left to-day for Hamilton, where he joins the deputation which is leaving Frank ton on Thursday for Wellington for the purpose or urging upon the Government an amendment to the Local Railways Act- so as to permit of the construction of railways of gauge That strangulation, caused by a piece of string having been placed round its neck, was re-1 sponsible for the death of an infant child whose body was loiind among some, blackberry bushes at Jobnsonville, Wellington, recently, was deposed to by Dr Hector before Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M. The doctor also stated that the body had been exposed tor some days. After the evidence had been given, the inquest was adjourned pending further inQuines. An A and B hockey match will be played to-morrow. A boys' team will play the Girls B team. The ladies will also play a school team. A reminder is given of the Junior Guild social to be held in Trinity Church Parish Hall tomorrow evening. Mr Hill will show a valuable collection of shells.

A general meeting of the Tauranga Football Club will be held in the Opera House at eight o'clock on Friday evening.