Bay of Plenty Times TUESDAY JUNE 5th 1923 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LI, Issue 8305, 5 June 1923, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times TUESDAY JUNE sth 1923 LOCAL AND GENERAL

There were 82 labourers and six artisans working on the Waihi-Tauranga section of the East Coast Main Trunk railway line during the mouth of April, and 334 labourers and 85 artisans on the Tauranga-Taneatua section.

A general meeting of the Tauranga Citrus and Fruitgrowers’ Association will be held in the Coronation Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Friday next. A regrettable accident happened during the progress of the Tauranga -Te Puke football match. When scoring a try L. McLean, the Te Puke captain and well known New Zealand representative, sustained an injury to his left elbow and wa? compelled to retire. Later Mr McLean consulted Dr Young, and an X Ray examination of the injured limb was made at the Tauranga hospital. The New Zealand Brass Band Association has consented to the holding of the 1924 contest at Palmerston North, next February. The required financial guarantees have been forthcoming from Palmerston North residents, to the value of £ll6O, in sums of £5 to £250.

A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held tomorrow evening. The Tauranga Rugby Union’s championships were continued on Saturday afternoon. The Jordan Cup match between Cadets Old Boys and Rangataua was keenly contested and was won by Cadets by eleven points to eight. G. lies (two) and W. Turner scored for the winners, one of the tries being converted by R. Larnbie. Tries for Rangataua were registered by F. Harawera and PNgatai, one being converted by Harawera. Mr R. Petherbridge acted as referee. In the junior grade (Oliver Cup) Te Puna defeated Rangataua by twenty-one points to nil. Mr B. Phillips was referee. A close game between Cadets Old Boys and Tauranga was won by the former by nine points to six. Mr \ lies had charge of the whistle. The third grade match between Maungatapu schoolboys and Te Puna schoolboys was wo. i by the tor in er by six points to five. Mr P. Ormsby was referee. The weather for the King’s Birthday yesterday was very urn favourable. Rain fell from an early hour until two o’clock, when it cleared off tor a couple of hours. There was a very heavy downpour between four and five o’clock. The train from Te Puke to the Mount yesterday was well patronised and brought nearly one hundred footballers and enhusiasts. The matches between the Tauranga and Te Puke Golf Clubs, arranged for yesterday, did not take place owing to the unfavourable weather. Matches for the Kusabs Shield were played at Rotorua yesterday in wet weather. The competitors were Tauranga, Rotorua, Mornnsville and Whakatane hockey teams. Morrinsville defeated Rotorua by three goals to two. Tauranga defeated Whakatane by five to nil. A hard game in the final was fought between Morrinsville and Tauranga, the former winning by three goals to two, Morrinsville will hold the Shield till next season —ln the ladies contest for the Aard Cup Te Puke defeated Paengaroa by a corner hit, and Rotorua beat Tauranga by six goals to one. The final between Rotorua and Te Puke ended in a draw —two goals each. Each of these teams hold the Cup for six months: The monthly meeting of the Tauranga Harbour Board will be held to-morrow.

The question of the regulating of overhanging luggage on motorcars was discussed at the last meeting of the Whakatane County Council, when a draft bylaw on the subject was submitted. The by-law was adopted the overhang limit being fixed at four inches.

A dance was held in the Omanawa Falls schoolroom on Saturday e vening, when despite the unfavourable weather, there was a good attendance, including a number of visitors from Tauranga. Mr P, Jensen was master of ceremonies. The music was supplied by Mrs A. Lloyd and Mr Glass. A dainty supper was served. The function was voted very enjoyable by all present. It is intended to hold these dances every month during the winter.

A special meeling of the Tauranga Co-operative Building Society will be held in the Coronation Hall at 7-30 to-morrow evening, when an appropriation by ballot will be held.

There is no known remedy which is so successful as Nazol in counteracting the influence of the germs, which produce hoarseness, sore throats, sneezingand running at the nose. 6

I Mr R. H. Dines notifies that be has disposed of his business. All j accounts not paid before the r.Oth 1 inst. will be sued for. 1 Speaking to a Christchurch Sun reporter, Mr Sam Blair, representative of Mr Douglas Fairbanks, stated that it was hoped to get SCOO or 6(300 Maoris in the film, and these would be used for many scenes. “ New Zealand { will be given proper credit in the titles as the location of the Feirbanks picture, ” continued Mr Blair. “The film should give the Dominion a lot of publicity.