Bay of Plenty Times TUESDAY, APRIL 26th, 1921 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume 49, Issue 7678, 26 April 1921, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times TUESDAY, APRIL 26th, 1921 LOCAL AND GENERAL

His'Worship the Mayor, Mr B Dive, will deliver the final address of his campaign to-night in the Town Hall, commencing at eight o’clock. Candidates for the Borough Council are invited by Mr Dive to express their views at this meeting.

. All interested in forming a ladies’ town hockey team are to meet at 7.30 this, evening at Messrs Carter and Go’s, premises Mr C. E. Macmillan, one of the candidates for the mayoralty, will address the electors from the balcony of the Star Hotel at 7.30 this evening, prior to Mr Dive’s meeting.

j About six hundred natives and ( a number of Europeans gathered at Opureora, Matakana Island, on Sunday last on the oc:asion of the unveiling of a monument to three deceased natives Mesdames Tamahou Palmer, T. Kuka and Motutere. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Hoiierhoek, and Maoris were present from as far as Katikati on the west to Papamoa on the east. The visitors were entertained in characteristic Maori fashion. The local municipal polls to morrow should be a record. There are 1376 names on the electors’ roll, which is ove- 400 in excess of the number on the roll two vears ago.

While playing in the TaurangaTe Puke association football match on Thursday last, Mr Jack Kemsley, a member of the Tauranga team, was accidently knocked down by a heavy opponent, with the result that Ins wrist and elbow were both dislocated. He was attended toby Dr Tovey. but will be incapacitated fur some weeks.

The steamer Mgatiawa is due to call in here at eleven o'clock on Thursday evening on the wav from Auckland to Opuliki.

A London message says the Government price of Australian I and New Zealand butter will not be altered until Thursday, May 5The price of Argentine butter has been lowered by 5s per cwtAn interesting football m?.ch was played on the domain on Saturday afternoon between the Cadets and Tauranga Juniors, the former winning by eight points to nil. W. Castaing and R. McPhail scored tries for the Cadets, one of which was converted by W. Castaing. The game was fast and a good display of the Rugby code considering it was the first of the season. Mr Duff carried out the»duties of referee.

In connection with the municipal polls to-morrow, in addition to the polling booth at the Town Hall another booth will be provided at Mr Austin’s house, next the Baptist Tabernacle, Cameron Road. The polling booths will open at 9 a.rn. and close at 7 p.m, Messrs H H McCarthy & Co. will offer for sale by public auction on Saturday afternoon next, at 2 o’clock, the house on Cameron Road near the Baptist Tabernacle, which isto.be used tomorrov as a polling booth. The annual meeting of the Tauranga Acclimatisation Society will be held in Mr Baigent’s office, Security Buildings, on Friday evening next at 7.30. Major Wykeham Jones, oi South Wales, who has visited New Zealand on many occasions, is spending a few days in lauranga and is staying at the Commercial Hotel. This is his first visit to Tauranga. He says it is a chanring spot, but he regrets that the railway is to go along the front of the town. He thinks the fishing offered here is excellent and it his intention to return here next season for the fishing, I

Several good catches of hapuku have made during the past few days. Mr A. Reid and party landed 29 hapuku, 7 trumpeters, and 1 moki, while Mr Bert O’Neill's party secured 10 hapuku The trumpeter weighed up to 20 lb and the largest hapuku Bolb. The census shows that the pop illation of the Borough of Whaka tane has increased since the last census irom go 0 to 1705. The figures for the Borough of Tau ranga are not yet available.

Nominations for the nine seats on the Tauranga District High School Committee closed last night, dm following being nominated : Mrs C. Lowe, Messrs B. P. Andrews, A. brewer, J. Neal, C, Lowe, A. J. Withy, A. S. Burgess, I - N. Christian, and Staff Captain G. Moore. The annual meeting of householders will he held on May 2

Wuoiig Great Peppermint Cure, for Coughs and Colds, never fails

Messrs B.Dive and C. C. Norris, J.P’s. presided at a sitting of the Court on Saturday, when a first offender, a stranger to the town, was charged with drunkenness, and was convicted and discharged. Henry Girling Arnold was arraigned for drunkenness and was convicted and discharged. Arnold was also charged with having committed an indecent act on the wharf and was further charged with using obscene language. He was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment on each charge, both sentences to be cumulative.

Captain Gilbert Main N.Z.C. of Rotorua, is spending a holiday in Tauranga and is staying at the Commercial Hotel. He served in the Maori war and afterwards in various capacities with Government Departments, his military and civil service totalling fortyseven years. Captain Mair is a recognised authority on Maori matters and has furnished considerable information in connection with the “History of the Maori War.” a book whhh is being written by Mr James Cowan. It is about five years since Major Mair visited Tauranga and be says he notices signs of progress on all sides. He is accompanied by his daughter Mrs Vane (wife of Captain Ralph F. Vane, of Wooleigh House, Bovey Tracey, Durham. England) who is on a holiday visit to New- Zealand. The annual meeting of the local Repatriation Committee will be held this evening in the. Borough Council Chambers at /.JO.

All Junior footballers who played in last .Saturday’s match are requested to attend a meeting at the Northern Company’s office at 7.30 to-morrow evening.

The Ngapuhi is only making two trips this week between Auckland and Tauranga. She arrives on Thursday morning and sails at the usual hour in the evening. She is due again on Saturday morning.

It was suggested by a number of townsmen >yesterday that' a suitable uniform would add to the appearance of the Band, and during the day the sum of eight guineas was promised nucleus for a uniform fund. T te Band will assemble at the Town Hall at 7,30 to-morrow evening and will play selections while the crowd is awaiting the election results. During the evening a collection will be taken up w aid of the uniform fund.

Create an atmosphere of nazol about you, so that you constantly inhale it, about ten drops on the chest of the Pyjama Jacket i night or on the singlet in the morning protects you ag 3 ' l ? s * infectious germs. It is undoubt edly good for coughs, colds, sore throats, etc.

Eggs are selling in Auckland from 3s rod to js I i*i per dozen, wholesale. ■' "