Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 39, 21 July 1939, Page 4

Local and General

"TOIIEROA" A "(Familiar Unknown'' paragrap] on the moaning of the word "Tohe roa"' lias elicited the information ths it is a Ngapuhi word, the local Maor word for the shellfish being ''koaro.' "Toheroa" can mean something in th< nature of "persistent." ''Toheroa" i; also an expression used of a crying child. VESPER SAILS Parry Brothers' Vesper arrived ft VVhakatane on Wednesday morning, and she sailedvagain about 8 o'clock m the eveningbrought in about 60 tons of general go ai'ul took on timber and drunji& Slie was to call at Motiti to load riiaize. A STRANGE PET Captured Thc>ffpad§ a .few ago, Peter, a well-grown shag is np>v an accepted member .of' a, family, living off Toroa Street. The bird appears to be completely at home and though it roosts in a nearby tree, at night is always on the doorstep, to pick up. scra^'-of Jbod in!the morn ings. He is perfectly tame and may be handled by the children who have no hesitation in including him as a playmate. DEAD RATS • A massacre in, the rodent world must have taken place last Tuesday evening' judging by the appearance )f the roadway at. the back of the Rock. Though there, hat/been no menion of the institution of a "Rat iVeck'' in Whalvitane, the number >f dead rats strewn, about seemed to ndicate something superior to ordin, try fox terrierism. >NE OF THE OLD BRIGADE Heavily whiskered, complete with - ncient claw-hammer dress suit > nd wearing a battered bowler har, e ambled up the Strand. One of th? I Id brigade, he had in all probability i 3me into Whakntine to see the < ■)wn which he had k-own, in its 1 hunger and more colourful days. I eering into the window of a wellnown furnishing firm an onlooker I'erlK'aivl the rem'irk "Well, well, c i' what's the world cojnin,' to now" c '*1 lost 421bs in 3 Weeks with Bno- 1 3ra!" writes a lady. Try Bonkor:i , G. Macklow, Chemist, Whakatane !] kemist.

station telephones The Whakatanc post office rep< that alter long agitation, the Edj cumbe and Taneatua Railway S tions have been connected direct a tlie Whakatana exchange. The nu hers are io7m and 107s rcspectivel Businessmen will welcome the n< 1 move which will facilitate the coi munication with these two impoi - ant points. > POLICE STATION The new police station, rendenc and cells are approaching complete now >; and with the removal of the o residence a good idea of the lay-o of the grounds can be obtained. T1 solid lock-up includes a padded eel alongside it will be an exercise yai which will be surrounded by a big iron fencc. Cells and yard are wo at the rear of the section. HOTEL GROUNDS With the removal of the timber r the old Commercial Hotel Mr H. lv Cucksey is now free to carry out scheme of improvement to th grounds. It is intended to level th site of the old hotel and lay it dowi in lawns, on which will be construct ed putting greens for the amusemen of guests. The office portion of th< old hotel will be removed to the enc of the lannexe. The backyard will bi improved, and a drainage system laic down to The Strand. FROST FISH With the cold winter nights conditions have been favourable for the stranding of friost fish, and according to reports many have been cast up on the beaches 'along the Bay of Plentv in the last night or two. Quite a number were taken on Ohope on Thursday morning. The frost fish, which is very rarely taken on hook and line, is a deep sea fish. Apparently it comes to the surface on very cold nights and is unable to make its way down again, with the result Lhat it is swept on to the beaches. It is unquestionably one of the finest matingffisth t and in the markets of the jig cities a good specimen will often etch from 30s to £2. ( 'YIM Tablets made a new woman >f me. I had been run down wretchdly thin, scraggy, wrinkled. YIM tablets (containing Yeast, Iron ila.lt), built up rich blood, put on irm flesh.'' F. G. Macklow and other chemists sell YIM.

CHILDREN'S PAGE HELD OVER Owing to the pressure on our spac this i v sue it has been found impo= s'blc to include the usual children' feature conducted by Peter the WhJal cr. Our younger leaders will find th results of their competitions togeth or with the other usual features ii Monday's paper. FAREWELL TO REV HORWELL Advertisements appearing in th BEACON recently have announces that the forthcoming farewell to Rey and Mrs Horwell at Edgecumbe would take place on the 20th Au. gust. This date was incorrect the actual date being Thursday, August 10th. GUARANTEED PRICE A meeting of the greatest importance to dairy farmers will be held at the Presbyterian Hall, Edgecumbe, on Monday at 8 p.m. when the matter of the guaranteed price will be dis. cussed. The meeting is convened by I.Mr J. W. Sumner because of the quickened interest in, the subject owing to the Prime Minister's recent remarks to farmers assembled in Wei. lington.