Bay of Plenty Times. THURSDAY, JULY 10th., 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LII, Issue 8630, 10 July 1924, Page 4

Bay of Plenty Times. THURSDAY, JULY 10th., 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., notify they will hold a clearing sale on account of Mr F. B Elliott at Ohauiti on July 17. The Borough Council decided last night that loan proposals for cer--1 tain road and footpath improvernients and acquisition of recreation grounds be submitted to 1 the rate*payers on August 20. A reminder is given of the meeting of ratepayers of thei Otumoetai special rating area, whch is to be lie Id in the commercial room of the star Hotel at 1.30 p.m. to-morrow. A full attendance is requested. At the meeting of the Borough Council last night, the Mayor mqvC'd—That' a vote of condolence be passed to the relatives of the late Mr A. W. Carmichael.—The motion was passed in silence, all present standing. At the last meeting of the Opotiki County Council, a letter was read from the Minister of Marine, in reply to representations made to him when he visited Opotiki, urging the reinstatement of the threemile limit for trawlers in the Bay of Plenty. He stated that he could not comply with the” request. The following ‘ motion, proposed by Or Jones and seconded by Cr Hammond, was adopted at last night's meeting of the Borough Council—That the Hon. J. GCoates be thanked for the prompt fulfilment of his promise to allow a temporary stoppage of the train on the Strand for the convenience of passenger traffic, pending the erection of the permanent railway station buildings at The S'pit. After a discussion extending over many years, the project for the erection of a woollen mill for the Eastern District of Southland appears to be about to be placed on a definite basis, says the Mata lira Ensign. The promoters of the venture have been active in the district for a considerable period, and it is now announced that a solid Board of Directors has been secured from local and outside business men to sponsor the movement from | this stage on. A letter was read at the meeting

of the Borough Council last night from Mr A. J. Withy, hon. secretary of the Public Library Committee" applying for permission to hold a parcel stall in seme suitable premises. early in August, in aid of the library funds. —Or Whiting moved: That the- request be granted, and the fee not charged.—Cr Muilions —Cr Hammond contended that the charge of, £5, as provided in the by-law, should be made- The Council could afterwards make a refund.—Cr Whiting’s motion was carried. At the last meeting of the Opoti-

ki Chamber of Commerce a letter was received from Mr Macey, acting district telegraph engineer, stating that the interruptions of the coast telephone line were not frequent, and that the Chamber’s statement that the line was badly corroded in places was not correct. —After discussion the Chamber decided to send copies of the letter to coast residents, and to reply to Mr Macey reaffirming the accuracy of the statements made by the Chamber and. stating that steps ere being taken to have them corroborated.

The Government motoorologist wired to-day: The indications are for easterly" moderate t<* strong winds and backing by to north. Tht-re is a prospect of fair weather, but increasing' haze and cloudiness. The night will probably be very cold with, frosts inland. Tire barometer has a falling tendency. Seas moderate \ tides good. Amongst other entertainers to appear at the blanket Fair on July 21 and 22, are a troupe of children, under Mrs Meikle'e guidance, who will act a little play called “All Halloween.' ’ The children taking part are Mary Walker. Moira and Betty Hardy, Dorothy Wills. Jessie Foster, Keith. Meiklc and Dudley Mount fort, with little Charlie Wrigley as the cat. Mrs Meikle's talent as a producer is too well known to need comment, and so that all the children may see the play there will be a special matinee on Tuesday afternoon.

An important link in the chain of direct telephonic communication between Opotiki and Whakatane has been completed at. Ohiwa, a cable having been laid under the Ohiwa Harbour, The work of laying the cable was carried out by the auxiliary scow Kaiaia (Captain Berridge) under the supervision of the departmental experts. After* the cable -had been laid a fault was detected. The cable was then raised at the point indicated b} r the testing apparatus, tb fault was cut cut, and the two ends were neatly spliced. The cable was then dropped to its former position at the bottom of the harbour. The monthly devotional meeting of Wesley Guild was held last Thursday evening, when a most helpful address was given by the Rev. Tv. A. AlcCntolieon on the subject, of “Consecration of Time." The speaker dealt with several aspects of the l topic, but chiefly with the groat need of true Sabbath observance, showing how the life and health of the whole community required it, and how a true Christianity cannot he sustained without the help that comes from it. A solo was sung by Airs Castles. To-night Air Carlton Smith will introduce the question of “The Corporate Control of the Liquor Traffic.” All will he welcomed and the subject will be open to free discussion.

During the discussion on the maintenance and construction of the main highways at the Timaru group meeting, Air H- B. S. Johnston© said that while he did not* like raising- the question of North v. South, the fact remained that the North Island bodies were receiving £1 for £1 grants in order to bring their roads up to the South Island standard. The -South Is land counties in the past had spent a lot of money on their roads, and because maintenance work only was now required, a subsidy of £1 for £2 would b© a]J -thru- •« T as‘ availa’Die'. Seeing that they had carried the baby all these years, he* could not. help thinking that the system was hardly fair-

The last annual report of the Department of Labour records eight imporant industrial disturbances in 1923, the strikers being the ccal miners at Blackball, at Rewanui, at Ngakawau, again at Rewanui, at Millerton, and Granlty, the seamen throughout the Dominion, and thes freezing works’ employees of the Dominion. In none of the more skilled classes of labour were there strikes. Artisans prefer conciliation and arbitration. Even in those branches of labour where the strike seed bears fruit, usually some key industry, such as coal mining or transport, there would probably be fewer strikes if it were insisted that all ballots of members of trade unions on any proposed strike must bp made’ secret, like a parliamentary election, and not, as at present, conducted under the vigilant supervision of trade union delegates and officials whose prime interest is in promoting and continuing discontent.— Dunedin Evening Star.

“It is only by practising pruning that you can kara pruning,” Mr L. Painter, orchard inspector for Canterbury, informed members of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers’ Association while he busily plied his pruning-knife on apple trees in Mr F. W. Sisson’s orchards, Sawyer’s Arms read, Papanui recently. “The only practical means is to get ideas, put them into practice, and observe the results.” He showed how nature can be helped to level and spread the branches of Delicious trees, and hew over-cropping can be guarded against in Stunners. Mr Painter said that in Delicious trees the strongest growth was obtained where the terminal leafbuds were left, and that Wblseley. one of the best Canterbury varitks. had-a strong growth and fruited very freely if treated properly. While pruning a black currant bush, Mr Painter advised pruning currants every year if pcsr mble.

A London: caii^ Barlow won the The Canadian South Australia Si Wo tmdorslm,,! iliatM-f*""* 1)0 tin.'! referee fo* match between r B P»ike representatives * l " B played at To Pug I One delegate- to Conference „f ,he Dait, Cf tnion at Palmerston Nwi 'I to urgo the ®ncmtaffl7f; ei «| the charges fj»r eleetiio power boards for sum% V ‘ I farmers colliding uifc would be mc.rn expensive n •dl zlne. AH T. J. Small tl aavised the conference to d • 'I action until the tually installed, and then * 1 cal comparison could hsmjA remit was lost. ! il