Bay of Plenty Times. TUESDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVII, Issue 9970, 8 January 1929, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times. TUESDAY, JANUARY BTH, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

A new (hinder ♦hat is threatening the sheep fiu'UKTs of New Zealand was spoken upon strpngly by Sir Tlionias Mackenzie in tlie course of an intervietf-.-iu U ellington. “The importing inlo New Zealand of Alsatian dops is of real danger.’’’ said Sir Tlionias. “They are really wolves.’ he added, “and are much to he feared. Instances are frequently brought before the British public of the ferocious nature of these animals, •lust lud’ore I left Kugland for New Zealand a boy fella victim to one of them and died. There were other such instances duriup my stay. Another dog made an attack on his mistress. If these animals become wild In New Zealand they will become a menace and also a danger to sheep. Their introduction ought to lie prohibited."

Arne Borg, the famous Swedish swimmer, has definitely accepted an offer to visit Australia to compete in the championship (-vents on January 19, He was to arrive in Sydney on Saturday last and expects to remain In Australia until the middle of February.

During the latter part of last week one of the seats placed for the convenience of visitors near the Mount wharf was tipped (loan tin- bank on to the rocks. The seat is a sorry sight and reflects the utter senselessness of some peson or persons whose idea of jollity is only had by wanton destruction. It is to he hoped the vandals will be brought to hook. It is rumoured that other seats also the pro petty of the community, were similarly treated. These seats were presented by citizens.

lI.MS. Laburnum will visit Tauranga on January 17.

The. erection of a lifting and crushing plant on the banks of the Uhinemuri river opposite the site of the old Mackaytown Hotel has just been completed (says the Waihi Telegraph). A transformer and the accompanying transmitting lines connecting with the plant have also been provided and a good side road from the plant giving access to the main thoroughfare has been formed. The plant is intended to raise and crush stone from t lie river bed for use on the i’aeroa-Waihi main road in connection with the Main Highways Board’s scheme for improving it on (he lines of other thoroughfares in the No. 2 district. *A contract has been let by the board and the preliminaries to the actual commencement of the first section of the work are practically complete. Provision is also being’ made for the subsequent lifhting of the finer material known to contain the residue of gold from the tailings from the Waihi and Karangahake mines in earlier davs.

Many innovations have recently been introduced by the Hailway Department but possibly none Lave attained a greater degree of popularity than the “trip-bearer" tickets. These tickets are specially designed to meet the requirements of intermittent passengers travelling between any two specified stations. They are available for either 12 or 50 single journeys and the cost, in the case of the former, is 2/0 in the £, and the latter 4/ in the £. less than the ordinary fare. The tickets may be transferred from one person to another and there is no restriction regarding the period of availability. Recent figures supplied by the Railway Department show that there is a growing demand for “trip-bearer’’ tickets, already amounting to over 5000 month! v.

Workers employed on the Tau-ranga-Taneatua section of the East Coast main trunk railwayline had dwindled down to 76 in November. Of these 67 were artisans and 60 labourers.

SANDERS’ El CM-VPTi ExTRACI lias awarded First Order of Merit and Gold Medal nl the N 7. and SS, Ev. Vdiori. Ri) V tt. pea*

When the directors of the Feilding Farmers’ Freezing Company met recently, the Hon. G. Cobbe, M.P.. chairman of directors, tendered his resignation as chairman, explaining that his reason for doing so was that certain farmers, for political reasons, were withdrawing their support from the company (states the Wellington Post). He made it plain that he did not wish to remain in office while there was a risk of his doing damage to the company. The directors refused to accept the resignation, the opinion being expressed that Mr, Cobbe might be able to do the freezing industry and the farmers some good. It was also said that the present feeling would soon blow over.

A Taranaki paper states that Mr N. Manssen, of the Public Works Department, who is camping with his family at the Wind Channel, was bitten in the neck by a katipo spider while asleep. On awakening Mr Manssen felt some pain, and his neck began to swell. A search of the bedclothes resulted in the die rovery of the spider, and Mr Manssen at once sought medical advice, as the result of which lie was ordered to a private hospital.

The Hon. Sir A. T. Ngata spent Christmas in Rotorua. Later he visited Ngaruawahia where he met Te Rata, the Maori King. He had a cordial reception which augurs well for the future (says the Rotorua Chronicle). The Minister will be back in the district for the unveiling of Roawha monument at Whakatane on January 29 by the Right Hon. J. G. Coates. Whilst in Rotorua Sir Apirana paid a visit to Atiamuri and inspected the pumice lands, being especially impressed with the farms of Messrs W. J . Parsons and T. Hill. He intends to come again with the Ministers for Lands and Public Works, the Hons. G. W. Forbes and P. Ade la Perelle, when they will go thoroughly into the whole question of the settlement of pumice areas.

Mr F. Lawn, the conductor of the Ponsonby Boys’ Brass Band, speaking at Waihi on the subject of the tour of the boys’ band, said that it had been most en-

joyable, though for a day or two |at the commencement it hud | been somewhat marred by wet | weather. However, this had giv- ; <-‘ii the city boys an opportunity of seeing country life under adverse conditions. It was wonderful. remarked Mr Lawn, to note the progress made in the East Coast district, down as far as Opotiki. The tour had been, he was glad to be able to say, a financial success.

A dunce under the auspices of the Mount Maunganui Bowling and Tennis Club, is to be held to-night in the Arcadia Hall at the Mount. Launches will run from town returning after the dance.