LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume L, Issue 7960, 12 April 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr Rob in sc n is making great headway with the work of filling in at Grassick’s culvert on the Oropi Road. The vessel Waimana is bringing 900 immigrants for New Zealand- She is expected to reach Wellington on Apiil 23. She is the last of the special boats chartered to bring immigrants.

The steamer Ngatiawa called in here from Auckland at II a.m. yesterday and sailed for Opotiki at six o’clock last night. Among those who were successful, writes a London correspondent, in passing the Institution of Civil Engineers examination for October last, was Mr Terence Moo rehouse, of the Public Works Department, Tauranga

The first of the season’s entertainments in aid of the funds of the Rowing Club will be held in the Bell Tea Rooms at 7.45 o’clock this evening. Progressive “five hundred” will be played. Prizes will be awarded.

The ordinary meeting of the Tauranga Borough Council will be held this evening.

The Ngapuhi is due here tomorrow morning and will sail fcr Auckland at the usual hour in the evening.

Forty-nine seaside sections at Mount Maunganui will be offered for sale on Saturday next by Mr S, Geo. Willcock The allotments are suited for seaside homes or business sites. A launch will leave the Town Wharf at 1.30 p.m. Full particulars concerning the sale may be obtained from Mr H. Cairns, or the auctioneer.

A number of the athletes who are competing at the Tauranga athletic sports on Thursday will also run in the leading events at the Te Puke sports on Saturday next and at Whakatane on Easter Monday. The Te Aroha News says: Whilst in conversation with a representative of the News a day or two ago, Mr B. C. Robbins, of Tauranga, who unsuccessfully contested the Taurargi seat_ at the last general election against Sir Wm. Herries, staled that he would again seek the. suffrages of the electors at next election. He added that he would stand in the interests of the new Liberal Party.

The Waihi Boxing Association has decided to hold another tournament about the middle of May, and every effort will be made to secure suitable opponents for Messrs C. Thorpe and J. Walker. Invitations are also being sent to the headmasters of the schools in the Tauranga, Te Aroha, Hamilton and Thames districts to enter the champions of their respective schools in competition with the Waihi schoolboys.

The large number of outside; athletes who are competing at the 1 Tauranga Athletic Club’s sports i to-morrow should ensure keen \ racing. The jumping events and | the Highland dancing will'add ! considerably to the day’s enjoy-1 ment. The Brass Band will ren- : der a musical programme! The jj first event starts at noon, and if| the weather conditions are fav jj curable there should be a large j crowd'on the domain to witness! the sport. |

The Rotorua Chamber of Com rnerce has appointed Mr T. McDowell as delegate to the next meeting of the Bay of Plenty Development League to be held at Tauranga this month

The annual general meeting of the Tauranga Rugby Football Club will be held in the Council Chambers at 7.30 to morrow evening. Officers for the ensuing season will be elected. As the Tauranga Union’s team will shortly be called on to play for the Kusabi’ Cup, Rugby enthusiast are anxious to commence the playing season as early as possible so that the representative players will have every opportunity of striking form-

A substantial reduction is anncunced in the prices of Kodaks and Brownie Cameras, as from April Ist. The difference be tween the new and old prices averages about 12 per cent~a saving of several shillings off the lower-priced cameras, and a pound off the more expensive models.

! A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce waited upon the Hon, D. H. Guthrie during his visit to Rotorua last week, when Mr T. McDowell asked the Minister to expedite the appointment of the commission to inquire into the proposed Rotnrua-Taupo .railway—Mr Guthrie replied that f the commission had already been appointed, consisting of Mr Furkert (Public Works Department), Mr Ritchie (Lands), Mr Young (Agriculture), and a representa live of the Railways Department. He slated that due notice would be given of the visit of this commission to Rotorua, ,

The Gulf Club will open fU, on Saturday next, The officL mg will uke place ip the a ft €n J" when a mixed foursome played, players. to arrange thei lT UlCr % bur Payers W I P n - v 1,1 Hie bus will U Hartley’s Corner, via Ivoad and Fifth Avenue at The South Auckland Rifl eA ! sociation championship will lake place on the WaihiS range on Friday and balunS Apnl 14 and is Proviso £ been nia lie for e,ghty con lore. Over t2OO will be distribuw in prize money. ICQ

In publishing the result of ,v. Katikati show, some Uni- bar! the horse ‘Silver Hiir” wh i was successful in winning ,k----open hunters’ competition, t K high tump and the -ladiJ hunters competition was ren resented as being i n the own* ership ot Mr J. Flowerday, where as rightly speaking the owneriJ Mr Ranby (Ruakaka). Wheretb mistake occurred, no doubt *,! from the fact that Mr Flowerda? was the rider of the horse in tie two first mentioned events —t. Aroha News. ’ e

Mr William Toomath,-son n f the late Mr E. Tooraalh, a known schoolmaster in the early days, has been appointed to the position of assistant secretary and organiser to the Early Settlers’ and Historical Association, Web lington.

At the le Ajoha Police Court on Thursday last H. W. Mcßae Bull, was charged with the theft of a bicycle, valued at £l2, the property of J. J. Gavin, of M or . rinsville. Senior Sergeant O'. Grady prosecuted. The evidence showed that the accused had stolen the bicycle at Morrinsville on April 21 ot last year, and that he had a few days later sold it for £6 The police have not since been able to trace the machine, nor to ascertain the identity of the purchaser. Accused pleaded guilty and was committed to the Auckland Supreme Court for sentence.

Tenders are invited by Mr H; H. Clemson, F, N.Z. I. A., for alterations to premises' in Spring Street. Tenders close at three o’clock on May 2.

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