LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LI, Issue 8098, 25 September 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mails for the Commonwealth of Australia, South Africa and the East, per the Manuka, close at the Tauranga Post Office at live o’clock to morrow morning, T-hc annual meeting of the Tauranga Croquet Club will be held in the Borough Council Chambers at 7.30 this evening. There is a large entry of stock for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company’s spring cattle fair robe held at To Puke to-morrow. do-day is the anniversary of Dominion Day. A holiday wms observed by the Banks and Government offices/ A light drizzle fell for a short period yesterday morning bid cleared off very quickly. A good tall of rain is wanted in order to give pastures a start. The soccer football match played on the high school ground on Saturday between Tauranga and Maur.ganui teams, was keenly contested, and was won by Maunganui by two goals to nil Mr Green, of Mount Maunganui, was referee. It costs thro, eights of a penny to oik* penny per dozen to preserve eggs in Sharlaod’s “Moa’’ Brand Ecg Preservative. Sold in small tins to preserve 14 doz. egg?.. A gal. (ins 90 doz., 1 gal. tin;-; ISO dozen and 42 a linn tins 720 dozen. It is wonderfully cheap and reliable. 2

The Farmers’ Co-operative AucP once ring Company held a successful horse fair ai Te Puke on Friday last. The top price ot the sale was paid by Mr C. S Moffatt, of Tauranga, who secured an exceptionally good quality four-year-old unbroken draught filly for £36 103. .......

The regular meeting of the W. C T. U. was held on Friday afternoon in the Methodist Hall, the President occupying the chair. A former member joined, and a new member was initiated, bringingfthe membership up to fifty-two. The treasurer’s report ■vh sabniUel, also a report of work done, and after an animated discussion of the work ahead the meeting closed with prayer.

A meeting of the Citrus and Fruitgrowers’ Association will be held in the supper room of the Town Hall at 7.30 to morrow evening, when important matters affecting the'citrus industry will be considered. Messrs Atwood (President of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Federation), and H Becroft and H. Turner (of Messrs Turners and Growers, Ltd.l will be present and will address" the nveting. All interested inlthe industry are Fvited to attend.

An election of seven members to serve on the Te Puke Town Board was held on Wednesday last and resuPed : B. Keys, 235 voles ; F, 80.-tock, 215; H. 0. Cooney, 206; A. Montgomery, 197 ; R. King, 184 ; H. E. Butcher, 177 :J- G. Saunders, 154, J. Jamie son, 150 ; R. Urquhart, 141 ; J Persey, 112 ;G. Sweelman, 107 ; I. F, Stcnbcrg, 55.

An enjoyable time is assured for all patrons who' attend thc cabaret to be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening in aid of the funds of the Catholic Church. The promoters have all arrangements well forward and are directing their energies with a view to making the function one of the most successful of the dancing season.

The usual weekly parade of Cadets will be held in the Opera House to-night at 7.30.

A stock sale will beheld at Katikati on Wednesday next by the Farmers’ Co-operative Auc tioneering Company. The firm will hold a sale at Tauranga on Friday.

Advice has been received at Waitoa that the price of milkpowder, such as is manufactured at Waitoa, has advanced by £4 per (on on the London market.

Messrs H. H. McCarthy and Co. will hold a clearing sale of household furniture and effects on Friday next on account nf Mrs H. W. Walker, Willow Street. The sale commences at 1,30 p.m.

Yesterday’s services at the Methodist Church w-re well attended, especially the morning service, when the Boy Scouts were present. The Rev. Mitchell, of the Th ames, Scout Commissioner of the District, was in the pulpit and gave able addresses to Scouts and congregation. The singing at the evening choral service was hearty and inspiring, anthems being rendered by the choir and solos by Miss S. McFadgen and Padre Mitchell. This evening further music will he given and an address bytheßev. Mitchell, dealing with his experiences in Australia. A heaity welcome is extended to all interested to attend this meeting in Wesley Hall.

At a meeting held at Wliakatane last Thursday ever dug it was decided that the settlers themselves carry out a canvas to re-establish the freezing works and a committee of over thirtv members was appointed to deal with the matter and, if possible, tofput the, work through within'a iveex. It was realised that no time must be lost if the works were to be opened in January next. A guessing competition for a pendant and chain, donated on behalf of the Maroros, was won by Miss R. Elliott, who guessed the number of maize in a bottle to be 1059, the actual number being 1057. The Tauranga-League rep; will visit Te Puke on Saturday next and play a match against a Te Puke League team. At Rotorua on Saturday a League football match was played between Rctorua and South Auckland, Rotorua winning by 28 points toll.