LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LII, Issue 8474, 20 December 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Entries for the Tauranga regatta close with the secretary, Mr C. C. Norris, to-nighf. The East Coast Co-operative Freezing Co. Ltd. have been advised that they have been allotted space in the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Kent, which is due to arrive at Whakatane on January 2f. Mr E. C. Piercy, who is at present managing the Aria dairy factory, has been appointed manager of the Rangitaiki Co-operative Dairy Company’s factory, in succession to Mr Knight, out of thirty applications.

Hair brushes, mirors and sets in a good assortment and cheaper, at • prices lowest since the war.—Mirrielees. «

The Auckland Tennis tion intends to inaugirate a week 0 f tennis for country players (?ays an exchange) For this purpose the country has been divided into districts. Rotorua is included in the district comorising Matata, le Puke, Brent’s, Rotorua and Tau r anga (centre). The pnt'culars are not yet available, probably four men and two ladies will be the quota from this district. “The position is that the farmers will have to fight the blackberry or else take up his ‘swag.’ ” said Mr F. L. Bowen in the course of a deputation to the Minister of Agriculture at Gisborne last week. “The matter is becoming increasingly serious.” A similar expression was used by Mr h. Stafford, who remarked. “If the farmers don’t deal with blackberry, the j blackbeny will surely deal with the farmers.”

During a discussion on the immigration question at Gisborne, Mr Nosworthy told the members of the deputation that there were at present 200 farm labourers on the way to New Zealand. These were all picked men, and should prove to be settlers of the right type.

Major A. G Keot-Johostone, of London, who has been absent from the. Dominion for thirty years, arrived at Auckland bv the Ruapehu from London on Monday. A company was recently formed in England to re open and work the sulphur deposits at White Island, and it will deoend on the report which KentJohnstone is to make whether the venture will be proceeded with. That there is a good demand for New Zealand butter in Australia is demonstrated by the fact that the manager of the Maoriland dairy factory has just re ceived a definite order of 100 boxes from the Commonwealth. i Mr J. M. Hickson arrived at Rotorua on Monday. Arrangements for his spiritual healing mission are very complete. There are 700 patients.

The Ruapehu, which arrived at Auckland on Monday from Southampton, brought 270 immigrants, the bulk of whom are for Auckland and Wellington. The vessel left Southampton on November 6, and with the exception of the first two days fine weather conditions were encountered throughout the voyage.

The auxiliary vessel Vesper will leave about ten o’clock on Christmas Eve for the deep water fishing grounds, provided a sufficient number of patrons leave their names with the secretary of the Regatta Club, MrC. C. Norris. The Vesper has been specially fitted for such excursions and being a roomy craft excursionists are able to thoroughly enjoy the sport which is offering. The St. Patrick’s Day Axemen’s and Athletic Club at Taihape, which made such a great success of its big sports meeting in March last, announces that it is offering £6OO prize money for its next meeting on 15th and 17th March. Events include a £165 chop and £IOO for 120 yards handicap. For the four- weekly period ended December I, the Waihi Grand Junction Gold Co* crushed and treated 6400 tons of ore, which yielded 2145 ounces of gold and 3566 ounces of silver, equivalent to a return valued at £93*55 48 id without allowing for premiums on metals* The Chief Post Office has received cable advice that the

English mails, which left Auckland on November 12, arrived in London on December 15. A large number of local natives left this morning to attend a meeting at Katana's settlement.

The Bay of Plenty Dairy Association, Te Puke, is paying out to suppliers this month the sum of £24,500. This constitutes a record for this company. It represents an advance of is 6d per lb, for the November butter-fat, and a final payment of lid over the last export season. The Waihi mines and batteries will close down for the Christmas and New Year holidays tomorrow at 4 p.m., and will be reopened for a resumption of work on the morning of Thursday, January 3. The New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., Hamilton, has received a cablegram from its London manager, Mr J. B. Wright, stating that the price of Anchor butter is 2165, with unsalted selling at a premium of 4s. The retail prices are unchanged, but the market is quiet, and lower prices are anticipated after the holidays. The cheese market is also quiet, with white selling at 1083, and coloured at nos. The retail price of cheese is but Mr Wright anticipates lower prices next month or even earlier. Give Music for Christmasi—Guitara, Ukeleles/. (Gramophones, Accordeons. Boomer aug-. Mouthorgans, from LACEY'S BAtfAAB. #