THE OPOTIKI NEWS Wednesday, August 24, 1938. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 74, 24 August 1938, Page 2

THE OPOTIKI NEWS Wednesday, August 24, 1938. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Slip at Waiotahi B»uff. A slip which came down at the Waiotahi bluff held up traffic ler a time on Monday afternoon and the 4.30 p.m. service-car was delayed for a time. Workmen soon had the road open and vehicles were able to negotiate the slip without much trouble.

Coast Road Re-opened. A fairly big slip, came down on the Opotil<i side of Maraenui and blocked the Coast road. A large gang of public works employees was put on' the job of opening up the road and traffic was able to get through again to-day. The slip was about- a chain wide and extended a good way up the hill.

Street Avenue. Some of the flowering trees in the St. John Street avenue of flowering trees, are now commencing to bloom. The effect however, is spoilt to a great extent by the guards around the trees.

White Butterflies Appear. After a very long absence during the winter months, the white butterfly is again putting in an appearance. The lack of sunshine during the present winter has been responsible for the absence of the butterfly lor a much longer period than prevoiusly known, in other winters the post has been observed during sunny periods right throughout the colder months.

Telephone Rentals. A statement that country telephone rentals had been raised generally was made by M'r W. T. ‘Veitch at a meeting of the Poverty Pay provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union. His own experience was that his half-year rental had increased from £o to :C5 18s. said Mr Veitch. and everyone to whom lie had mentioned the matter had experienced increases of greater or lesser degree. He moved that the chief postmaster at Gisborne should be asked for the . reason for the increases. The motion was carried unanimously.—P.B. Herald.

Drinking, at Dances. Alarm at a serious increase of drinkinn; at dances was expressed by the liev. N. F. Bonham, vicar of St. Andrew’s. Tolaga Bay. at tiie annual meeting of parishioners. “We can view with nothing less than alarm the serious increase in drinking during the past few years, especially among our young people,” Mr Benham said. “I feel that one of the best- ways to stop it will be to build up really Christ tilled homes in this place, where our young people may have the example and encouragement that they need.”

Slaughter of Lambs. The slaughtering of 45 young lambs, some only two days old. at AA liangara. Gisborne, says the Herald, has caused the land owners in that district considerable concern and the matter has been investigated by the police. As far as is known the lambs were shot by a person using a pea-rifle and the killing took place some time within the past two weeks. Thirty lambs were shot on the property of Air Thomas Fraser and 15 ou the W liangara block. Inquiries are being carried on by the police and any information in regard to the offences would he welcomed by them.