OUT AND ABOUT

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14572, 16 January 1948, Page 2

OUT AND ABOUT

Wheel Breaks Window

A plate glass window in a Paeroa florist's shop was smashed by a wheel from a caravan recently. The caravan which was being towed by a car, was on its way to WaiHi when the wheel became detached and rolled across the footpath, crashing through the window. There was no serious damage done in the shop. Domain Board Meets The Tauranga Borough Council's contribution towards the maintenance of the Domain last year totalled £179 9s 2d and revenue during the year totalled £35 12s. The Domain Board at its annual meeting, decided again to request the Tauranga Rugby Sub-Union for a copy of its balance sheet. Christianity And Japan The claims of Japan for Christian missionary activity were emphasised by the Rev. W. T. Williams at the Christchurch Diocesan Synod. Mr Williams spoke from his experience as chaplain to the Primate on his recent visit to Japan. General MacArthur, he said, had pointed out that Japan was the key to the Orient, and that what Japan did, the rest nf the East would follow. Christianity now had its greatest opportunity in Japan.

Access To Grey Street The view that if the Tauranga Borough Council could provide pedestrian access through from Devonport Road to Grey Street it would be appreciated by a large number of residents, was expressed by Cr A. T. Stenhouse, at the monthly meeting of the council. The Mayor (Mr L. R. Wilkinson) explained that the question had been referred back to the Parking Committee fcr further consideration.

Bicycle Trailers Two de luxe bicycle trailers, attached to two cycles of the push variety, attracted attention in Te Awamutu recently. The trailers were constructed of aluminium tops and bottoms, with three-ply sides, and they were extremely light. They weae the property of two young Auckland cyclists who during the holidays engaged in a cycle tour of some 500 miles. A third cyclist carried his camping gear on his machine.

Spoil For Road Frontages Replying to a question by Cr D. B. Livingstone, at the monthly meeting of the Tauranga Borough Council, the Mayor (Mr L. R. Wilkinson) explained that the council had decided previously to charge half the cost of transferring spoil to residences for providing lawn frontages, provided they were kept in order. The Borough Engineer (Mr C. W. Boak) pointed out that sometimes spoil was available and could be used by residents for road frontages.

"Patient" Too Realistic

Daring a surf practice held at Ohope, in preparation for the Mount Maunganui Surf Carnival in February, a too realistic patient threw the "rescuing" team into confusion, due to the fact that he did not stand at the correct moment in the proceedings. He preferred to collapse over the beltman's knee and insisted on being picked up and carried all the way out. He is being instructed in the art of being more cooperative. A Friendly Hand It may now be related that during one of his walks in Rotorua, Mr J. B. Chifley, Federal Prime Minister, passed a man who was erecting a fence, and as is his custom, he stopped to talk. Little knowing whdm he was addressing, the householder started to complain about the shortage of labour and the high cost when any help could be obtained. He blamed this state of affairs on the Government. With his quiet smile, Mr Chifley thereupon took off his coat and lent a hand with the fence.

BrUsh Cultural Ties "The restoration of commerce and industry is only a part of post-war reconstruction and an inquiring traveller would ask whether anything is being done to restore and strengthen those cultural ties which were broken by the war," said the first British Council representative in New Zealand (Mr John Bostock) in a broadcast talk. "He would, I think, be surprised at the effort which Great Britain is making to promote a wider knowledge of her way of life to develop closer cultural relations with other countries throughout the world," he added.