NEWS IN TOWN

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 12820, 15 August 1939, Page 4

NEWS IN TOWN

A Dog and his Supper. Few could keep their composure • at the annual meeting of Girl Guides last night, when in the midst of the reading of the reports, a little dog came out of the supper -room eating a nice iced cake. To steal a march on the rest of the company not being considered in the best ot taste, he was unceremoniously bundled outside by his mistress, where he soon |sent up a few pitiful howls. We hope it was not the result of the cake! Snow bn Southern Ranges. When Stanley’s motor service car came through from Matamata yesterday morning snow was inches i deep on the Kaimai Road. There was also a light fall at Qmanawa. Our Te Puke correspondent writes that snow along the higher ridges of the Papamoa Hills was seen yesterday; morning from Te Puke. The covering seemed to t disappear after a cold shower of rain about 8.30 a.m., but close observers remarked that portions could still be seen at 10 o’clock. This is very unusual and has not occurred for a number of years. ■ ' 1 Bleak Weather. The weather continues cold and bleak, with heavy showers and southwesterly winds. There has been rain every day since the Bth inst., except on Thursday last. The registration by The Camp gauge for twenty-four hours ended 9 a.m. to-day was thirty points. A Trifle Date. The laugh was on the fireman this morning who arrived at the fire at twenty to eight with his pyjamas showing under his uniform. He was laughing at the others for being up and dressed at twenty to six (by his watch) on such a cold morning. It was a wiser fireman who rushed home to change and drink a hasty cup of tea before dashing off in time for work. His watch had stopped needless tp add. * Chimney Fires. Dirty chimneys were responsible for the calling out of the Fire Brigade at 1.30 yesterday afternoon and at 7.40 this morning. The first fire was in a house in Roberts Street and the second in St, John Street. The Brigade was quickly on the scene in each Instance and the fires in' each chimney were quenched by the use of the brigade’s bucket pump. No damage resulted in either instance. Chimney fires are becoming frequent and it would appeat that the court deterrent will have to be applied to offending householders before long.