Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 67, 30 December 1946, Page 5

Local & General

Competition Winners . Winners of the competition sponsored by the .P. and T. Cricket Club recently were as follows: W. Rivett (184); R. Shelling (10); Miss M. Taylor (6). A Freak Chicken A freak chicken, with three ..eyes,' two beaks and no scalp, was the recent find of a resident of Omokoroa. The chicken, which is preserved in methylated spirits, died after being removed from an egg laid on the property of Mrs E. Taft. Accommodation Fully Taxed : In spite of a heavy outgoing by. residents over the Christmas break, accommodation in the town has been at a premium. The same position obtains at Ohope where every available shelter is utilised. Both of the town’s hotels have been taxed to the utmost, and from reports we understand that the same position will rule over the New Year.

Theft at Taneatua On Friday last, Tai Hohua, alias Tai Hore, a 23 years old Maori residing at Ruatoki, pleaded guilty before Messrs. C. S. Armstrong and S. S. Shapley, J.P.s, to the theft from Goodhew’s Stores at Taneatua, on. Christmas Eve of an overcoat valued at*£6 15s. Accused was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment in the local gaol. Captain’s Cabaret, Ohope - The holiday programme of dancing at the Captain’s Cabin Cabaret, Ohope Beach, continues to enjoy the greatest popularity. The latest fea-" ture is the crooning competition iritinted by the management, which will have the fullest encouragement from that top-notch dance band combination Freddie Burt’s orches-. tra of leading players.

Motor Cyclist Breaks Nose Within half an hour after visiting his wife in the Whakatane Hospital, a young Maori, Bishop Maui, was himself admitted suffering from a broken nose and facial injuries. Reason; after leaving the hospital he was involved in -a collision with a taxi on the corner of Domain Road and King Street. Date Xmas Eve; hour 3 p.m. The victim’s vehicle was badly damaged.

An Unseasonable Frost A slight frost on Christmas morning added to the unseasonable nature of the weather experienced over the holidays. The frost was sufficiently hard enough to nip the summer crops back and to necessitate a temporary reversion to open fires which blazed merrily on numerous hearthstones. Whakatane residents had at least a flavouring of the traditional Englishman’s Christmas. ‘Tuhoe’ Stud Parade

In order to satisfy the many [requests which he has recently re- ' ceived from horse-lovers to exhibit some of his stud, Mr F. J. Savage has organised a parade of thoroughbred yearlings, stallions and brood mares, and foals which 'will take place at the well known ‘Thuoe’ Stud at Waimana Sunday (January 5). The parade commences-at 1.30 p.m.,* and all'interested are cordially invited to attend. Political Rail-Sitters A phase of political rail-sitting made an appearance in the recent Parliamentary elections. According to the returning officer of one Auckland lectorate about 200 of the informal votes consisted of unmarked < voting papers which had been merely folded and put in the boxes. One theory is that the papers were deposited by rebel wives instructed by husbands to vote a certain way and shepherded to the booths. Need For Conservatorium A. tribute to the work of students he had examined for the Royal Schools of Music was paid by Mr John Sterling before the left Dunedin. Mr Sterling said that some of the work was very good. The standard in the higher grades, with a few exceptions, was not, as high as it should have been. Mr Sterling said that the peaks of talent were higher in New Zealand' than in Canada; but the general standard was lower. He added that there was a definite need in New Zealand for a conservatorium to encourage and train existing talent, which could be assisted more t % an it was by the broadcasting services.