LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Puke Times, 19 September 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr J. Persey has just received three boxes of healthy seedlings —stocks, antirrhinums, and aquil egias. First come, first served.

The Conservator of State Forests at Rotorua, Mr H. A. Goudie, has notified the Whakatane County Council that 5000 young Eucalyptus Eugenoides, in trays, had been reserved for the Council next year. These were suitable for the purpose of electric light poles. The Ashburton County Council (says the Guardian) has just completed its biggest deal in timber. It has sold the Chertsey pin us insignus plantation to a Christchurch timber company at 3s 3d per 100 superficial feet. It. is estimated that the plantation will produce 1£ million feet. Mr Forbes Eadie, who is t.o address Te Puke farmers shortly on matters connected with the Farmers’ Union, is reported to be a vigorous platform speaker He is a brother-in-law of Mr Charlie Miller, of this town, having married Miss Ann Miller, formerly a well-known horsewoman at the local shows.

At the meeting of the Bay of Plenty Development League last week, members strongly advocated a return to the, conttacl system in connection with Government works. It was main tained that under this system works were carried out more speedily, with greater efficiency, and with less waste. A reminder is given of the plain and fancy dress ball to be held in the Alliance Hall on Friday evening next Special fea tures of the evening will be ballets, gavottes, and solos by the Misses Hairs pupils, and a solo by Miss Hall. These young ladies will also give an exhibition of fancy dancing. A reminder is given of the Farmers’ Auctioneering Go’s Spring Horse Fair to be held on Friday next. As considerably more than the advertised num ber of horses are expected to come forward the sale will start promptly at the advertised time, 10 a,m., and a short adjournment will be made for luncheon, which will be provided on the ground by Mr Bell. Messrs J. S. Thompson, jf Tau ranga, a member of the Auckland Provincial Executive of the Far mers’ Union, and Messrs Fc roes Eadie and L. H. Me Alpine, official organisers, paid a visit to Te Puke at the end of last week, in connection with the campaign being carried on for the organisation of farmers throughout the province, The campaign has been very successful so far, over six hundred new members having been enrolled. Mr Forbes Eadie, who is the canvasser and organiser for this district, will deliver an address in Te Puke at an early date, The attention of shareholders and customers of The Farmers’ Union Trading Company is drawn to a meeting to be held in the Alliance Hall on Saturday next at 1.30 p.m., when Messrs McAl pine (Board of Directors of the Company) and D. Robertson (Secretary of Directors) will deliver an address on matters closely affecting them and the Company. The business will include the "forming of a local committee, the discussion of a new pricing sysr tem, and the future policy of the Company. The same evening these gentlemen will address a meeting i n Gilmour's Hall, Pae ngaroa. when similar business will be discussed. Both meetings should be well alter di d. At a recent meeting he'd in Taneatua a large gathering of VVaimana and Opouriao farmers { decided to form a Veterinary Club, and adopted the following scheme : - Each member to pay as a memoersbip fee Is for every 1251bs of butter-fat he supplies to his factory during the ensuing season ( which will probably average 2s per cow). The sum is to be collected through the factory, j and deducted from the cheques quarterly The bent fits will be : Free attendenee to every mtmb ! r*s dairy stock and farm horses in sickness, and all medicines, drenches, etc., to he supplied at cost price, as a dispensary is j being started. The services of i Mr Hardy, a veterinarian residing in Taneatutbhave been engaged.

Large numbers of volunteers in various centres are handing in their names for service abroad. We are requested to state that the Pnengaroa cattle dip is now completed and ready for use.

The dance held last evening by the combined Ladies’ Hockey and United Football Clubs attrac ted a very fair attendance, those present appearing to thoroughly enjoy themselves.J

A late cable message states 18,000 men employed at one of Henry Ford’s automobile works have been dismissed under the order forbidding them to use any intoxicating liquors. Nearly 2000 were also instructed to hand in their tools for an indefinite period of suspension. The annual Methodist Home Mission services will be held in the Mission Hall on Sunday, September 24th, the morning and evening services being conducted by Rev. Lewis of Tauranga. On Monday, September 25th, at 7.30 p m. Rev. Lewis will deliver an address entitled “A Rambler’s Yarns,” relating experiences and adventures in Great Britain, France, Holland. Belgium, Ger many, Austria, Switzerland, Egypt, . Palestine. Syria, and America. The address will be interspersed musical items. Suppet will bt provided, and acollec tion will be taken up in aid of the Home Mission Fund. Members and intending members of the Te Puke Rifle Club are reminded that the *openiug shoot of the season will be held on the range on Saturday next. As this shoot is mainly for handicap purposes for coming compe titions, ail members are asked to attend. Absentees will be handicapped as Class “A” shots. Ter ritorials and Cadets wishing to join the club must hand in their names, with subscription (59), to the Secretary not later than Friday next. Ammunition can only be obtained on the range from the Secretary.