NEWS IN TOWN

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXX, Issue 13670, 18 June 1942, Page 4

NEWS IN TOWN

Chimney Fire. The Tauranga Volunteer Fire Brigade Avas called out at 8.10 this morning to a chimney fire at the premises of Misses Tait, Devonport Road.

Sugar and Tea Rations The rationing coupons iioav being used for the purchase of tea and sugar may be used up till Saturday next, June 20. The redeemable coupons are numbers one to four for tea and five to eight for sugar. A Fine Gesture The Tauranga Hospital Board at its monthly meeting yesterday received a cheque for £2 0 from Mr George Alley, the money to be used exclusively for the purchase of dressing gOAvns and slippers for soldiers. A hearty vote of thanks Avas accorded Mr Alley for his generous action. Old Vintage! When the old wooden building known as the Good Templars’ Hall at the top of Wharf Street was dismantled a bottle containing a copy of The Bay of Plenty Times for Tuesday, December 2, 1879, Avas found in the Avails. The bottle also contained tAvo silver coins, Amlue 6d and 3d. The copy of the Times Avas brought into the office yesterday, but we did not get the coins!

National Savings. . ith the decrease of i per cent, in interest allowable on Post Office Savings Bank accounts, national savings bonds at 3 per cent, should prove to be an attractive investment. Investments are repayable in June, 1945, and from July 1, 1942 national and social security tax is being deducted from bonds purchased after this date, thus saving the harassed taxpayer the problem of assessing his income deriA r ed from such investments.

Gifts to Hospital In her report to the Tauranga Hospital Board at its monthly meeting yesterday, the Matron (Miss Jenkins) extended thanks to the following for gifts to the hospital: Fruit and lemons, Mr Robins and Mrs Lauder; vegetables, Miss Fielder and Mr Lowe. vase and footstool, Mrs Musaeus;' flowers, Mesdames Mason, Moore, Tait and the W.C.T.U. She also extended thanks to the Cross Sewing Guild for articles made and to the Tauranga Municipal Band which, played in the hospital grounds on May 17.

Art Union Drawn. In the “Be the Next” art union drawn yesterday two prizes came to this district. They were, 172404, “Kanui Te Pai,” Strand Billiards, Tauranga, and 179704, “Sentry Go,” Spring Street, Tauranga. The first prize went to Tarris, Otago. Electric Radiators. The Electricity Control Order, 1942, issued recently, applies to all shops, offices, factories, warehouses, halls, theatres and other places of amusement and provides that no person shall use any electric radiator ojother electric space-heating appliance or equipment between the hours of 4 o’clock and 6 o’clock in the afternoon during the months of May, June, July and August on any day excepting Sunday.