Bay of Plenty Times. TUESDAY, APRIL 22nd., 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10358, 22 April 1930, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times. TUESDAY, APRIL 22nd., 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr E. H. Northcroft’s yacht, Ilex, which left Auckland on Thursday evening, arrived at Tauranga at noon on Saturday. The party aboard comprised Messrs E. H. Northcroft, Rock'c O’Shea, and P. Mitchell (Auckland), S. Parkdr (Putaruru), F. E. Flatt and P. Williams (Pacroa) and Noel Johnson and E. Clayton Green (Hamilton). The Hex experienced light winds on the run to Tauranga. The party left on the return cruise on Sunday, via Mercury Bay and Great Barrier.

Three sharks off Sulphur Point on Saturday created considerable excitement. Messrs Harold D. Stevens and Roy Packman were successful in hooking the largest of the trio, which, after a sharp fight broke the line and escaped. Latci/ .another shark was hooked and after fighting for about an hour was worked into shallow water and killed. It measured nine feet and Its weight was estimated at about 20olb.

Rear-Admiral Byrd’s address at the Regent Theatre, Dunedin, in aid of the obstetrical fund, realised £230.

At the Sydney Royal Show there was spectacular high jumping for horses, in which 41 competitors occupied three hours. It was. eventually won by K. L. Payne’s Disputed Plains, which jumped 7ft ajln. A party aboard the launch Whakari, comprising Mr and Mrs C. E. Macmillan, Major Mercer, Mrs G. Sanders, Captain Davis, and Mr Wilkie (Te Puke), enjoyed good fishing on the Mayor Island grounds! on Easter Saturday. The catch totalled about eighty fish, chiefly schnappcr, but including kingfish and barracouta. The party, on returning, thoughtfully sent a number of fish to tile hospital. A Rugby match between a Poverty Bay Maori team and a n OpotikiMaori team iplayed at Opotiki on Saturday, was won by the former by 18 points to 12.

During the Easter holidays a party of forty motor cyclists passed* through Tauraga. The position oS Director of tlic Apia Observatory, which was advertised in England and in the Dominion, has been filled by the appointment of Mr J. Wadsworth, 8.A., who graduated with first-class honours in natural science (says a. Wellington message). The selection was made with the aid of a committee comprising Prof. Gilbert Walker and Dr. Simpson (Director of Meteorological Services i n the United Kingdom). Mr Wadsworth is about to leave England and will take up his duties early in May. The position was formerly held by Dr. Andrew Thomson, now attached to the New Zealand Meteorological Service.

The amount collected by the Post and (Telegraph Department by the sale of the health stamps in the Christmas seal campaign is stated to be appliod in the development of annual children’s camps, where lessons in hygiene will be given, with the aim of preventing the development of tuberculosis. -

There was a large attendance at the athletic carnival at Whakatane Of the Tauranga athletes R. Grey ran second in the half-mile to R. J. Tanner. '

The New Zealand Rugby Union has approved the following itinerary for the tour of the Thames Valley Rugby team; July s, v. King Country, at Taumarunui; July 9, v. Taranaki, at New Plymouth; July 12, v. Manawhenua, at Palmerston North; July 19, v. Waikato, at Hamilton; August 9, v. Bay of Plenty, at hi; August 23, v. Bay of Plenty at Tauraoga; August 30, v. Auckland at Auckland.

The Tauranga Cadets Old Boys Club were represented by a team at a football tournament held at Rotorua yesterday. They defeated Pongakawa, Walton, and Public Works Department (Rotonfa) and thus won the seven-a-side competition.

The members of the Methodist Church Choir, assisted by members of the Entertainment Circle of the Hospital League, rendered a programme "of sacred music and Easter Hymns at the 'Hospital on Easter Sunday, the visit being very much enjoyed by the patients.

A monster rally by the Farmers’ Union will be held in the Tauranga district this week. Meetings will be addressed at Omanawa on Tljjirsday at 1.30 p.m., and at Tauranga at 7.45 p.m. A meeting will be held at Katikati at 7-4 5 P-m. on Saturday, May 3.

About forty-five people patronised an excursion to Omokoroa yesterday in Mr Williams’ launch Omokoroa. The party Included many visitors, and all greatly enjoyed the fishing. Several of the visitors were so pleased with the outing that they stated they would return next Easter.

At the annual meeting of householders at Mount Maunganui the following rvere elected to the school committee: Messrs K. C. Basncr (chairman), R. V. Sutcliffe, J. Kimber, A. Redrich, A. McClcw.

L A letter was read at Wednesday's I meeting of the Tauranga Hospital I Board from tHe Hon. P. A. de la I Pcrrelle, Minister of Internal Af- | fairs, advising that arrangements j have been made for a public inquiry |to be held on behalf of the Town Planning Board in the Borough | Council CFambers, Tauranga, on . May 12 for the purpose of hearing | evidence from all interested parties to determine the boundaries of the region comprising the Borough of 1 Tauranga and surrounding district; in other words to determine the area of which the Borough of Tauranga j may be regarded as the commercial centre in which there is community 1 of social and economic interest.—The | Board appointed the Chairman (Mr IT. Lochhead) as delegate to attend I the inquiry.

The Valuation Department has advised the Tauranga Hospital Board that the rateable capital values of the contributory districts total £3,2 22,618, divided as follows; Tauranga County, £2,149,776; Tauranjga Borough, £782,477; Tc Puke Town District, £290,365.

The Tc Puke Rugby Union has appointed Messrs Cuff, Courtenay, and Piri Gray selectors for the season.

“The frequent granting of odd school holidays is a growing evil,” said the senior inspector {Mr N. F. M'Kenzie) at a meeting of the Taranaki Education Board (reports the News). ‘‘lt is not a question of losing one day only. The children arc excited the day before and tired the day after.” The period of the school year, particularly under discussion was the present term, when numerous holidays are being taken for shows and picnics. Concern was expressed by board members at the number of school days that were being lost in this way. When it was suggested the trouble might be overcome by having the picnics on Saturdays, it was pointed out the Railways Department preferred to have them on a less busy day.

Should the tests at present being carried out prove successful, dt is anticipated that the new system of coaling trains will revolutionise New Zealand methods of firing. Hitherto Westport and Australian coals have been used in the engines on account of their harder qualities. The system at present under trial makes it possible to use the light North, Island coals, by playing a jet of steam inside the furnace to obviate the spark nuisance. The experiment is being carried, out in two of the engines travelling between Palmerston North ; a!nd Ndw . Plymouth. A Manawatu Evening Standard reporter was informed the other morning that the trials had so far proved satisfactory..

The difficulty of securing men for work on farms in the country districts was mentioned w-hen the proposal of the Unemployment Relief Committee to introduce the dole was being discussed at a meeting of the executive of 'the North Taranaki Farmers’ Union recently. Mr Nolan (Ratapiko) said that there were eight settlers in bis district, and four advertisements to get men had absolutely failed. Two men working on the farms in his district, said Mr C J. Harris (Oqkura) had not been able to "get through all the work there was for them to do. “The whole trouble is that the men can obtain double the wages on relief works w-ith shorter hours.” said the president (Mr H. E. Blyde). “Naturally they stay >in the towns. It is human nature.”