Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 28, 23 June 1939, Page 4

Local and General

RANGITAIKI JUNIORS The Rangitaiki Junior representatives to play Whakatane at.Whaka.. tane to-morrow will be chosen from the following. Brinver, Lcckie, Laurie Rendcll, Pcarce. Hohcpa, Mo Kenzic, McAuley Evans, K. Villis, Pcnni, Thompson Tari, Mercv. man, ' Gardiner, Fowids, ,F. Honu Hunt. OLD STRONGROOM The Union Bank's old strongroom after standing lor a few days looking like something from Madrid (x marks the spot where General Franco scored a dirtect hit with his water pistol) suddenly folded up and collapsed in Jail directions yesterday afternoon so tha.t the safebreakers, no longer with a roof over their heads, now work in the cold light of day. The quality, of the concrete is not exceptionally good but the reinforcing makes the demolition a tedious job. This is es-. pecially so on the roof, which is reinforced with iron bars every few inches and by heavy gauge wire netting. THE BARBARIANS The plan fer a game between the Bay of Plenty and the Barbarians team seems to hav c fallen through according to a statement by Mr W. S. Henderson, chairman of the Whakatane Rugby Sub-Union at an ore. cutive meeting on Wednesday nigh':. Mr Hcnderfsor;. who is also jecretarj of the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union % mentioned that he had received a letter from the secretary of the' Barbarians Club stating that the club, because of other engagements, would be unable to field u team at Whakatane on August 9 as had been tentatively arranged. Earliest, possible date-would be September 30th. Mr Henderson-said- a date as late , as that would be no Use. ■ Farming opera, tions would affect tho gale and perhaps the quality of players offering.

AT THE WHARF

The Vesper and the Toa were at tbc wharf yesterday. The Vesper left Auckland with a full general cargo, calling at Tauranga on, the way down the coast. She sailed again from Wha k&tane with timber for Matiatia, Waiheke Island. Thn Toa had about 100 tons of cargo, inclusive of benzine. Sho leaves to-day with a mis. cellaneous of produce and empties. She loaded a little butter land cheese, none of the latter goods being for export but sent to Auckland to supply local orders. Also at the wharf was the Three Kings, the Auckland trawler. WHO GOT THE SHILLING? Three travellers went into one of our local hostelries the other day and each paid ten shillings for a night'* i lodging. Tim or/ Alf came in a moment later and told the office staff that the guests had been overcharged by, five shillings, and "sent a boy ud to their rooms with this amount. The boy.decided that he would mako a little profit on the deal so he gave each..of the guests one shilling back, keeping two shillings. Now the Quests had each paid ten shillings, making thirty shilings in all. They each received a refund of one shilling, making nine shillings they had each paid. Three nines are twenty-seven, the boy kept two shillings, making twenty-nine so who got the extra shilling?