Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 9, 10 May 1939, Page 4

Local and General

—. o CARD EVENING The Women s Institute/ held the ( first of their fortnightly popular 300 card evenings in the Parish Hall last night. , BUILDING PERMITS Three building permits were issue dlast month said the borouga electrical engineer in his report to the Whakatane Borough Council at its meeting on Monday night,. The value of the buildings was £2017. PUMP GRANTED The Chief Inspector of Explosives has advised that the application of Armstrong and Co. Ltd., Whaka_ tane, for the installation of an additional petrol pump has been granted NEON LIGHTS "I have been asked whether tin* 1 council is supposed to service neon 1 lights,V said. Cr A. J. Canning at Monday's Borough Council meeting. The engineer said that the council I had arranged to service one type of light at a charge of os an hour.

LITTLE BOY HURT , A deep thigh wound was received by Desmond White, small son of Mr and Mrs J. White, Commerce Street when he fell on an old motor car chassis while playing with other children in a vacant section near his home. The punctured wound required several stitches. GUNS FOR WEEK-END Any optimistic wildfowl lulled into the belief that a reprieve has been granted this year, due to the later opening of the shooting season, was sadly disillusioned last Saturday. It is estimated that a record number of guns were out in the Whakatane district during the week.end. UNUSUAL When the matter of a fence was under discussion by the Whakatane Borough Council Cr W. Sullivan said he had asked Mr D. V. Saunders whether the matter had been dealt with by it he council previously. Mr Saunders said he couldn't remember. "I thought it must have been his night off because ho doesn't usually forget anything,'' he said. The council agreed.

DONATIONS Donations of £2 '2s and £20 were made by the Wliakatane Borough' Council at its meeting on Monday night to the Whakatane Branch of the Territorial Association and the Public Library respectively. COURT TO-DAY , There is a sitting of the Whakatane Magistrate's Court to-<lay. The list is a light one, the main business probably being a part-heard civ.il claim for damages for sheep allegedly destroyed by dogs. The Native Land Court sits to-morrow. STOCK SALE Tiic Whaka'tane stock sale to-mo'r„ row will not commence until 1.3«> as the date clashes with Wright Step henson and Go's sale on behalf of Mr R. W. Greenawnv. The 150 head of cattle will be offered first and the dairy heifers at 2 o'clock. The announcement to this effect in our last issue coritained an error. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS The borough electrical engineer, Mr F. W. Lysaght, in his report to the borough council on Monday night said that five new lighting installa tion shad been tested and connected to the supply during the month. Five ranegs and four hotwater cylinders were also installed. WARNING SIGN The Automobile Association, on the suggestion of the Whalvatan.e Borough Council, is preparing a sign to read: "Engage Lower Gear," which is to be placed at the Hillcrest Road fork below Mr H. N. MacDo/i----ald's residence. It was at this spot that a fatal motor accident took place some time ago. DEFENCE LEAGUE A telegram from the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, which Mr A. G. Hultquist M.P. referred to at Friday's Defence League meeting in Whakatane read as follows: "As you know there is no association between the Government and the Defence League. Any influence that can be brought to bear in favour of recruiting is appreciated just the sariie." TRAWLER IN PORT The Aucklend.owned Three Kings came into'Whakatane at the beginning of the week to effect minor repairs to her propellor. Fish is scarce in Auckland, said her skipper, and they were hoping for a good haul. The boat had fair luck on its last trip but ithey had caught few so far. There were plenty of fis, h about, but tehy were off the bottom and hard to get in the nets. "ZAMBUCKS'' ON THE JOB There was plenty of work at Whakatane on Saturday for the St John's Ambulance men who turned out for the first time to atitend a football match here in an official capacity. They had over half a dozen patienss to attend to. The officer in charge asked the BEACON to make public, the fact 'that skilled attention will be available in future, and also tc ask all certificate holders to take part in the work as several more brigadesmen are needed. POLICE APPEAL TO FARMERS The Whakatane police are at present engaged in the tedious job of collecting and checking the annual agricultural and pastoral returns. The job is a dreary and long drawn out one at any time, but it is m&de worse this year by the inordinate time some farmers are taking to furnish the necessary returns. The police point out that' failure to send the necessary information in might make a landholder liable to a £50 fine. However, they hope that nothing of tlifs sort will be necessary and appeal to the laggards to co.operate with them. GIFT TO EX-iALL BLACK Delegates of the Bay of Plentv Rugby Union at the meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union last week took the opportunity to make a presentation to Mr W. J. Wallace in recognition of the great service he did to Bay of Plenty football when he accompanied the touring team on the trip South last year. The Bay of Plenty Union earlier atterripted to make Mr Wallace a gift of £10 so taht he could obtain some memento of the tour, but Mr Wallace returned the cheque, and he refrained from rpesetning it when it was sent back to him. It was decided at the annual meeting to purchase something for Mr Wallace, and a gold wristletwatch was decided on. This: was presented to Mr Wallace by Messrs L. Guinness and W. S. Henderson, Bay delegates, who referred' to the warm regard in which Bay footballers held Mr Wallace.