Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 148, 17 April 1940, Page 4

Local and General

Connected With Nurse Cavell. The recent screening of tlie film concerning the patriotism and humanitarian spirit displayed by Nurse Edith" Cavell brought to light the fact that in Whakatane is a former colleague of Nurse Cavell's. She lS Mrs Brings, of Domain Road, and a photograph in her possession shows her with the heroine and a group of V.A-D's., Mrs Briggs was formerly a nursing sister. Kumaras from Nui Island. Mr James Biddle of "Wainui reports that he received recently from Mr David Tamati, his pen-friend of that Island, a tin containing six native kumaras, They were in excellent condition, and not differing greatly from the New Zealand vegetable. It is Mr Biddle's intention to plant the kumaras and watch the progress they make in New Zealand soil.

"The Common Good." "Unless the war is going to produce a peace in which men and women are free, Ave are not making progress," said Mr A. Ely,, when addressing a meeting of Whakatane County residents on Friday night. "As New Zealanders Ave have got to forget the minor things. We should put our efforts into a common pool, because it has been proved that from that pool comes the common good." Relatives of Emily Bronte. Mrs Gate and Miss Soutar, .both; of Avhom live at Poroporo,, would have an increased interest in seeing the film "Wuthering .Heights," 1 as their mother Avas a cousin of the famous writer, Emily Bronte; Avho wrote the story on Avhich the film is based. FolloAVing on the information that a Whakatane resident Avas a colleague of Nurse Cavell, who Avas executed by the Germans in 1915 for assisting British soldiers to cross into Holland, it seems that the town and district can claim a share i of reflected glory.

Rainfall. Mr Muscutt reports that the rainfall from Friday to Saturday was .(>0 inches. The total for the month stands at .91 inches and that for the year at 11.76 inches. Hole in One. After 32 years of golf Mr C. B, Herrold "holed in one" at the 14th hole on the Whakatane Golf Links last week-end. Mr Herrold marked the event in the time honoured manner. Talk on Anzac I>ay. It has been arranged that the Hon IST. Perry M.L.C., the Dominion President of the Returned Soldiers' Association, will give a talk to the school children, over stations 2YA and 4YA on Monday, 22nd Apri'H, 1940, at 1.30 p.m. on the meaning and significance of Anzac Day. Edgecumbe Development. The opinion that yet better things would be done at Edgecumbe was the opinion expressed by a southern visitor who jiassed through the district. Though great progress had been made in dairying in the dis* trict, he said, more land could, be brought into cultivation and that already in pasture could also be improved. "However, I think they are doing wonderfully well out there," said the southerner, "and the improvement is very noticeable after a period of three years." 1