Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 58, 4 September 1939, Page 4

Local and General

DOCKET ERROR After a long discussion the annual meeting of suppliers of the Rani«itaiki Plains Dairy Co. Ltd. decided that a complaint regarding errors in dockcts should be dealt with by the directors. Mr C. Head, who brought the matter forward, emphasised that he was speaking in general terms only and had never made any charges against particular individuals. The meeting expressed its complete confidence in the directorate. TAINT IN CREAM "The clover taint in cream is prevalent in the whole area from T-? Kuiti- up through the Waikato and over as far as explained Mi A. J. Sinclair at the annual meet, ing of the Te Awamutu Co-opera-tive Dairy Co. He added that this taint was very serious, for it affected the premium payment. In North Auckland and the Hauraki Plains taint from clover was not apparent. But Te Awamutu dairymen realised that it was impossible to dispense with clover in the pastures. "CENTENNIAL" ALAS! 1 I>t should be just as hard to make "pereennial" out of "perennial" and "bieennial'' . out of "biennial" as "centeenniar' out of "centennial" but most New Zealanders are making that peculiar says the Centennial News. The word "centennial'' was chosen officially because it was assumed that everybody would know how to pronounce it. Of course, there are still differences of learned opinion about the pronunciation of "centenary"—of which there arc at least three versions current —but there is only one way of pronouncing "centennial' r which was the first "e'' short and the stress on the middle "ten," which also has a short "e. * It rhymes with "perennial."

SPAT ON IT V; An importer who went into an Auckland jeweller's shop the other day, to exhibit a sample of German clocks was startled when an assistant said: "Is that a German clock?" and then spat on it. It turned out that the assistant was a refugee from Ger many. REVOLVER NEEDED ''A Price Fixing Commission, is not worth a hill of beans unless there is force behind it—and that a revolver," commented Mr J. G. Coatcs, M. P. , during an address at Rongotea. He added that the only country in which it had been successful was Germany where there were concentration camps. T AINU I MANIAPOTO CUP The Matatua which was prac tieally a Whakatane Maori team with the bulk of the players coming from one club, Paroa —played wonderfully well to beat the East Coast at Ruatoria for the Tainui Maniapoto Cup by 13 points to 9. The Paroa basketball 'team also won the tourney there, having wins in six games and drawing one. 6,000 TONS OUTPUT "Whether rightly or wrongly the company has set out on a policy of providing a factory with an output of at least 6,000 tons of butter," said Mr W. A. MeCracken, t chairman of directors, at Thursday's annual meeting of suppliers to the Rangitaiki Plains Dairy Co. Ltd. "With a small increase in expenditure we can now deal with this amount.*' MUCH LESS RAIN Only a little more than half the •'am has fallen in the first eight months of this year as compared, wfth the same period last year according to figures supplied to the Beacon by Mr Andrew McLean, Edge eumbc. The rainfall last year was inches, w ; hile this year it has been 29.68 inches. In August five inches of rain while in August, 1938, 9.15 inches were recorded.

IrainfXll figures I Mr Ii Muscutt has furnished the foHojving figures relative to the rain. 'fall. 'louring the month of August 17 • falls -were registered making''.a total of-4.20 inches as against -0.07 for the same month last year. The total for the past six months of -the present year is now 24,60 inches compared with 52.45 for the same period last .year. The driest year occurred in 1923 (28.1 i.-i) and the wettest in 1038 (90.7 in). SERIOUS INJURIES SUFFERED A unfortunate accident occurred at Rotoiti on Thursday afternoon when Miss Lulu Hoeft, a domestic, was thrown from the horse she was riding along the Rotorua-Whakatane highway outside Emery's Store. Miss Hoeft fell heavily, striking her head on a block of concrete outside the store. She was removed to Kia Ora private hospital, where lier condition is reported to he serious. Miss Hoeft is employed at Rotoiti by Mrs Randall ; of and her parents reside in North Auckland. THANKS AND CONFIDENCE "I don't want to beat anyone for the right to speak, but I don't want anyone to beat me for the right to move a vote of thanks and confidence in Mr McCracken and the directors," said Mr F. J. Reynolds at the close of Thursday's meeting of suppliers to the Rangitaiki Plains Dairy Co. Ltd. "My thanks include Mr A. E. Lambert who has put forward weicomc criticism in very nice terms. I have much pleasure in mov. ing a vote of thanks to the directors for their good work." The vote was, of course, carried unanimously. GETTING IN EARLY War rumours during the last week have formed the main topic of conversation at one boardinghouse In Christchurch, and the tension has had some effect on, the boarders themselves. During the past few days city workers returning from lunch have turned to Avatch with interest and surprise a party of nine young men, marching smartly in column of three. They turn from Gloucester Street irito Montreal Street, wheel into Worcester Street and proceed to the Square, where they dismiss and return to their respective offices.

IT WAS PROPHESIED "Tt is apparerttlv well known that Hitler is constantly in consultation with five astrologers who are reading to him the signs of the stars, and telling him what lessons those signs have to 'teach'' writes Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, of the Car_ regie Peace Endowment. "At the ovesent time,, the advice of these 'wise men" is that the climax of Hitler's career will come early in September and 'that whatever he is to do to add to. his fame must be done before that date. This may sound like nonsense, but it is the sort of nonsense which may easily give to modern civilisation another terrific shock.''