Bay of Plenty Times MONDAY, OCTOBER, 2nd: 1922 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LI, Issue 8104, 2 October 1922, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times MONDAY, OCTOBER, 2nd: 1922 LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the court on Friday an of 1 fender was charged with drunkenness. He was convicted, and discharged and prohibited. Messrs W. T. Teasey and C. C. Norris Were the presiding Justices

Several showers of rain fell last night and during the early hours of this morning and have freshened up gardens, crops and pastures-

Farmers all over the district are busy preparing land in readiness for the maize crop, a good acreage of which will be planted this season. The natives of Matakana and Motiti lsland will again plant a large-area.

“Milk supply is regarded as one of the gravest health problems in Australia, and one of the most difficult to solve,” says Dr. Trub'V King.”. One hundred head of cattle aie entered for the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company’s sale to be held in the Judea yards on Friday. The yarding includes a number of springers. The firm will sell at the cemetery at II a.m. the same day 250 puriri posts and 250 Hobartown rails.

The best way to relieve headache is to have a bottle of our Special Headache Mixture and take a close when required. Price 2s 6d bottle. J- Wrigley, Chemist.

Some very good shooting re suits were obtained at the rifle range on Saturday by the local cadets during the firing of the annual musketry course. I he live boys who completed the classification practices obtained the remarkably high average of 9QB. the individual scores being 116, tOB, 102,88, and 85 out of a pos sible 120. One of these was a first year Cadet. The shooting of all present was of a good standard Eight Cadets have to date com pleted the full course, ana of these six have won the Marksman’s Badge awarded tor a score of 85 points in the classification practice. The average of these eight Cadets is 93 points.

An area of two hundred acres of unimproved land will be offer ed for sale at the Mart on Saturday next.* Conditions tray be obtained from the auctioneers, Messrs H. IT McCarthy and Co.

Mrs A. Me Vicar, a member of the Citv Council hasheVn 1 .cited by the ladies of Wellington East to contest that seat at the Parliamentary election, and has consented.

This season’s lambs are now being sold on the Wanganui market at Is 3d tor forequarters and is 6d for hinds-

The sum of £30,000,000 has been lost by American mark speculators according to one estimate.

Mr S. Geo. Willcock announces that he will hold an auction sal'e on accojnt of Mr J. S. Simpson, on October 12.

Ihe Cadets will parade at the Opera House at 7.30 to night when the presentation of the Lady Godley Cup to Cadet Noble will be made by His Worship the Mayor.

A pleasant evening’s dancing may be expected at the Omanawa schoolroom on Saturday next October 7. An orchestra from Tauranga, besides local talent, will provide the music. The floor is in firstclass order and cars will leave Tauranga, 8 returning same evening. All are cordially invited

The official opening of the Tauranga Defence Rifle Club will be held on the range on Thursday afternoon. The prizes won last season will also be presented.

Mails 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 Tahiti, close at the Tauranga Post Office on Saturday, October 14.

A mixed junior and senior football team journeyed to Te Puke on Saturday to play a match under Northern Union rules. After a good game iTe Puke was victorious by 26 points to 20, Geo. Gardiner smd Ikomoro each played a good game for the winners,Awhile A. Soirensen and G lies were most conspicuous for Tauranga. ' Mr A. Crane was referee- *

The steamer Paparoa, which arrived at Wellington on Thursday from London and Southampton, via the Panama Canal, bVought a total of 315 passengers, of which number 173 were “assisted’' by the New Zealand Government.

I It, costs tbre* Lghis of a penny to ■ out* penny pec dozen to preserve | eggs in Sharland’s “Moa” Brand I Egg Preservative. Sold in small 1 tins to preserve 14 doz. eggs., h gal. < tins 90 doz., 1 gal. tins 180 dozen 1 and 4 gallon tins 720 dozen. It is I wonderfully cheap and reliable. 2

Advices frem London indicate that the meat market is generally slow, but prices are firm. Lamb is in short supply and prices firmer. Demand for New Zealand beef is poor. Chilled beef is in large supply. Fruit trees in local orchards are now a mass of bloom, and the early indications point to a good fruiting season.

The wholesale quotations for maize in Auckland last week were 4s 2d to 4s 3d per bushel on the wharf. Large quantities of ma'ze are offering from Gisborne. The usual weekly compulsory parade of the Territorials will be held in the Opera House on Wednesday night, 4th. inst. at 7 o’clock. This order cancels any instructions previously given to the contrary. Any member of the Company not yet issued with uniform is required to report to the Defence Office, Security Buildings, to be fitted out for Wednesday night’s parade. At Ihe last meeting of the Raglan County Council a communication was read from the Opotiki County Council asking for support in urging the Government to make the cost of cattle dips a charge on the consolidated fund.—The Chairman stated that in his opinion the Government must shoulder the whole blame. They had in the past denied the serious nature of its spreading, and it was well known now that it was spreading and was a menace. —it was resolved to sup port the resolution. Twenty years experience with Shavland’s “Moa” Brand Egg Preservative has proved it to be absolutely reliable. The eggs are kept fresh and sweet— without the slightest smell or disagreeable taste. Packed in small tins, also £ gal.. 1. gal., and 4 gal. t : -~~ 1