LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11867, 6 November 1935, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr. Polley was very emphatic In his. condemnation of the Democrat Party in his address last' night. He described them as the back-sliders of* the Reform Party and said he would not have them as *‘a wart on his little finger.”

A message from Auckland states that maize is-.practically, 'unprocurable and arrangements have been a shipment froni So'tith Africa to arrive about the end of February or the beginning of March. Negotiations jpre olso in progress .for a direct .shipment to arrive at the of December. Current prices are around 5s lOd a bushel, thro'ugh store. ",

Last night the anniversary of the Gunpowder -Plot was honoured by numerous fireworks displays in many parts of the town and district. One or two slight burning accidents are reported.

During the course of* his address at the Civlp Theatre last night Mr Fred Polley explained to the audience that in. the bag with his papers was a bottle of Water, which he had brought to drink, but the water had spilled amongst his papers and he could not read some of them. Mr Polley, however, was. not dismayed and proceeded without quoting the notes which, were affected by. the water. A wag in the audience wanted to know If there were any whisky in the bottle, but Mr Polly is wellknown as almost a total abstainer.

The London butter market Is very quiet, finest salted New Zealand being Quoted at 103 s to 104 s per cwt and first grade at 101 s to 102 s. cording to a cablegram received by Joseph Nathan and Company, Limued,_ from Trengrouse and Nathan, lamited.