NEWS IN TOWN

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 13244, 21 January 1941, Page 4

NEWS IN TOWN

The Four Martins .Martin families must run to make bowling teams. Four Martin brothers have been playing in the N.Z. Bowling championships. They are not, however, the local Martin family, who are also able to play four brothers in a team.' Touring Party Next month another Ritchie party will arrive in Tauranga in the course of a tour. Members of the party are from the South Island and the tour is the third one arranged to include this part of New Zealand. Soldiers’ Parcels. Tauranga parcels are popular in Egypt. Terry Connor, in a letter dated January 2, says that a number of boys in his “outfit” received Tauranga parcels at Christmas which compared more than favourably with most. His own came from Waihi, but there was no address therein. From the observations it seems that a note and an address in the parcels is very welcome. Old Landmark Goes An old landmark on the Cambridge Road, the old racing stables on what was formerly the property of the late Mr James Darragh, is now being demolished. These buildings were erected many years ago when there were more racing equines in the district than there are to-day. The property has recently been acquired for the purpose of raising pedigree dairy cattle. Many a weary swagger has spent a comfortable night in the old stables. Heavy- Rain. Eleven points of ~rain were recorded in the Borough in the twenty-four hours ended at -9 o’clock this morning. It was then raining hard and the indications were that the district was in for a good soaking. Swallowed Disinfectant. Apparently suffering from the effects of having swallowed a quantity of disinfectant a Maori, aged about 55, a married man from Ranganui, was admitted to the Tauranga Hospital on Sunday, His condition, although serious, is reported be improving. Recruits For Air Force. The Air Force Selection Committee visited Tauranga to-day for the purpose of interviewing young men from this district who have enlisted for service with the Air Force. Several recruits were interviewed. Sheep Movements Consignments of sheep continue to arrive from Poverty Bay and other east coast "ports by boat. Last night 2517 arrived from Tokomaru Bay and were railed to the Waikato by special train which left at 2 o’clock this morning. The sheep were consigned to the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company, 31 trucks going to Morrinsville and three to Wellsford.