LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume L, Issue 7966, 21 April 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The racehorse Surveyor has been purchased by the wellknown sportsman, Mr J. Paterson The P. and T. office's’ executive are Mill considering their reply to the Goyernment’s demand to keep away from the Alliance of La boar. A total of 53 typhoid cases were in the Auckland hospital at noon yesterday from the Mt. Albert districtThe adjourned statutory meeting of the Tauranga Harbour Board for the adoption of accounts for the year ended December 31, IQ2I, will be held on May 8 On Monday a native, named Teramakau Noki, was killed while engaged in bushfelling on a farm at Rangiruru. The deceased was well known in the district. He was about 40 years of age, and leaves a widow and six children A Press Association messege received from Sydney this morning states that the Council of the New South Wales Rugby Union has empowered the completion of negotiations for the visit of a Maori team from New Zealand. It is proposed that their visit will precede that of the All Blacks, probably six weeks intervening between the visits A reminder is given of the polls of ratepayers to be taken tomorrow on borrowing proposals in the Te Puna Riding, Grec. toi Special Rating Area, and the Waimapu Special Rating Area The polling booths are situated at the County Council office, Spring Street. The hours of polling are from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. The following team will represent Tauranga at cricket in the Attrill Cup match against Matata : RenshcW, Chadban, Hichens.i Mackay, Goulding, Baker, Bellingham, Simmonds, McCutcheon, Poad, Jordan. Emergencies. G, lies and Blaker, Mr A. Brown’s racer Shellshock is engaged in the Hobsonville Hurdles to be run at the Avondak meeting to-morrow. The evening service at Holy Trinity Church of England on Sunday next will be an Anzrc Memorial Service, when special hymns will be sung and prayers offered, with a special address by the Vicar. The anniversary services in connection with the Methodist Sunday School will be held on Sunday next, and the annual tea and cancert, with the presentation of prizes, will be held on Monday evening. fiis Post and Telegnph Da aartnnnf, Wellington, advises hat mails for the Commonwealth ofAustralia, via Sydney, per the Vfarama, dose on April 2ist at > p.m. The Soldiers’ ic-union dance will be held in the Town Hall on May I. Tickets arc obtainable :rom Mr W. A. S. London.

Tuesday next, being Anzac Day, no trains will run on the Mount-Matata railway. On Wednesday the trains will leave the Mount at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m , and Matata at 8 a.m, and 1 p.m.

There will be no issue ol the Bay of Plenty Times on Lues Jay next, Anzac Day.

In our report of the public meeting yesterday concerning the East Coast Railway we omitted to mention that Mr Murray, inspecting engineer of the Public Works Department, was present at the meeting. Mr Colin Norris, Secretary ol the Regatta Club, has received advice that the Club’s Gold Cup arrived in Auckland on the 29th ultimo,, and w ill be presented to Mr McWilliams, owner of the Waione {the first winner of the trophy) in due course. The Cup has been supplied by Messrs Walker and Hall, and is reported to do very great credit indeed to the designers and makers. It is agreed among enthusiasts in Auckland that the Cup is the premier trophy for yachting in New Zealand. It is to be exhibit ed in a Qaeen Street shop in Auckland before being handed over to the winner. The cost of the Cup is £ll4, and towards this Mr Norris has now £95 in hard At yesterday’s meeting of t he Tauranga Harbour Braid the Finance Commute recomme ided —That the borrowing of further money be deferred, as the money market is falling ; that when the first favourable offer is received for the balance of the £IO,OOO debentures, the money be raised.— The rcommendation was adopted.

The Rugby season will open in Tauranga to-morrow when the Te Puke Rovers will meet a Tauranga fifteen on the high school reserve. A good game is expected. The match commences at three o’clock. The following team will represent the Tauranga Caib: Full back, G Simmonds ; three quarters, J. Ngatai, H. Hume, J, Tau;tive eighths, Sutherland, E. Hammond ; half back, J. Don ; rover, E. Munro ; forwards, D, Mansd, J. Bennett, Mason- (lock), G. Clark, A. Johnson, T. Jordan, P. Barclay. Emergencies, C. Haua, G. Crowley, R. Wocds. The notices of motion, tibhd by Messrs D. Grant and C. E. Macmillan, in reference to revision of clues and charges, were ag-.in referred to at yesterday’s meeting of the Harbour Boaid, and, were allowed to stand over.

Anzac Day (next must be observed in every respect as a Sunday under the amendment last session to the Shops and Offices Act,

The B.iy of Plenty Rugby Union will meet atTauranga to morrow evening,

Mr Macmillan gave notice at the meeting of the Harbour Board yesterday that he would move at next meeting.—That application to ship cattle be made at least seven days prior to the date ol shipment, stating on which date cattle are to bo shipped, and that an advertisement be inserted in the local papers six days prior to the shipping of cattle from the Board’s cattle wharf, and that the fees for shipping be increased to cover the extra cost of advertisement

The steamer Ngapuhi arrived from Auckland this morning and sal Is at the usual hour this evening. The Rimu takes up the Auckland - Tauranga running next week, arriving on Tuesday morning and sailing on Wednes day evening.

The Cemetery Trustees notify an alteration in fees to be ehirg ed on and after Mav 1.

' The Finance Committee, in its report to the PI arbour Board yesterday stated in regard to the proposed single pile beacon for the Whareroa sailing course, that thcMarineDepartment had given its sanction to the proposal The sub committee,Colonel Ward and Mr Green, reported that a pile will cost £25, approximately, and that steps are being taken to procure a pile at once and have the light transferred and erected by the Public Works Department,— The report was adopted.

One of the attraction? of the horticultural show on Thursday ;next will be a collection of cactus dahlias, which will be exibited by a Taneatua grower. It is also hoped that exhibits of flowers will he forwarded from Auckland by Messrs G. J. Mackay and D. Play and Son. The recent favourable weather in Tauranga has favoured dahlias and cosmos and these promise to be strong features of the show. There is also the possibility of a nice display of chrysanthemums. Apples, pears, lemon? and oranges promise 10 be well represented. In ;the vegetable section, Mr W. T. London is making a fine show of potatoes.

“ 1 never feel the least sign of Rheumatism it is a most wonderful ruic," Booklet free (u suflereis. Dominion Rheumatic Cure, Ply, llellahys Bldgs, Auckland

Accounts amounting t 0 r, )fi 5d ' ver f I? sse d for pay^* yesterday’s meeting of th. T 31 ranga Harbour Board au ' The annual meeting o f. u senders to the n iblir HK,, Sut) * be held in the Birou^'S,*' 11 Clientbers on l-Tiday^A^^' Tomorrow members of local branch of the St. lohn a bulance Association will silo in the streets the *3 nmiemFranoe Ih-sepS'£* as already explained, were W by the children in the devlb areas of France. Part S f ol the sale go to ' ; balance for the assistance !f needy returned soldiers anrftK. dependants. Everyone “J to buy a poppy and wear ii Anzac Hay. Uo «

A shingle blown off oceof oldest houses in Maslerton tb other day was as hard and sound as when pul on more than half century ago. The nails t rusted through, but the WOo ,f heart of totara. was uadamJ’ by the weather of 50 years