LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LI, Issue 8099, 26 September 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of the Citrus and fruitgrowers’ Association will be held in the supper room of the Town Hall at 7,30 this evening to meet Auckland, representatives and discuss matters affect ing the interests of growers. Mr E. Cholerton, optical specialist, notifies that he will visit Tauranga again during 1924Mails for the Cook Islands, Tahiti Penrhyn Island, the United States of America, Canada, Central America, the United Kingdom and Continent. of Europe, via San Francisco, per the dahiti, clc c e at the Tauranga Post Office on Saturday, October 14. Frequent references have been made in these columns to the need for increased accommodation at the Tauranga Hospital. That f he demands on the institution arc increasing will be seen from the following figures : From March 1914, to March 1921, 485 patients were treated at the hospital. From March 1921, to September, 1922,3 total of 345 patients was treated at the hospital. A match far the Kozie Shield vyili be played at Rotorua on Saturday next between Tauranga and Rotorua Junior Rugby teams. Ihe. official opening of the Bowling Club lakes place on Thursday next. One hundred head of cattle are entered for the Farmers’ Cooperative Auctioneering Company’s sale to be held at Katikati to-morrow. The firm will hold'a stock sale at Tauranga on Friday. While here yesterday, Mr Clement Wragge, the eminent meteorologist, was asked by a Bay of Plenty Times reporter for an opinion in regard to the weather prospects of the next few months. As is already known the present month lias been an exceptionally dry one all over the province, as was duly predicted by Mr Wragge. With respect to the future he said that the rainfall in the aggregate is likely to fall off and emphasised that special monthly advices are regularly sent from his private weather bureau at Biikenhcad to regular subscrib crs. These reports give the latest information for the benefit of everyone connected with the land and are supplied to subscribers 0:1 payment of a small professional fee.

A reminder is given of the cabaret to be held in the Town Hall to morrow evening. The arrangements are in the bands of a very capable committee, who are making the enjoyment of patrons the first consideration. Ihe proceeds are in aid of the Catholic Church funds.

A Rugby match between Kalikati and 1 auranga teams will be played on the high school reserve on Saturday next. The annual meeting of the hauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club will be hc-ld in the Bell Tea Rooms to-mcirow evening, when officers will be elected and general business transacted.

A chopping contest for the world’s championship and £2OO a side was decided at Claudelaruls Hamilton, on Saturday, between Dave Pretty (holder) and W. Peck. Both men stand 6ft. sin. high and weigh over 16 stone. The chop was on two feet blocks and was watched by a large crowd. Pretty cut through in 5 28, beating Peck by a few seconds, thus retaining the title.

Congoieum, squares and by the yard.—Good selection at Phillips Furniture house, Strand."

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