The Opotiki News Friday, October 6, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 243, 6 October 1939, Page 2

The Opotiki News Friday, October 6, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Sewing Machines. A reduction in the price of Robertson’s reversible sewing machine's is advertised by Air* 0. Pipe. Particulars appear in the advertisement. Frost hi Gisborne. ■ A frost of 2.8 degrees was registered in Gisborne yesterday morning, this being the coldest snap experienced there for three weeks. The last frost was one of 3.3 degrees on September 15. Maori Battalion. In connection with the call for volunteers to form a Maori Battalion for service, Mr. A. Mokonioko will act as a recruiting agent for the Opotiki district and -will be pleased to give information' and 1 receive applications for euro line nt. “Recreation Dance". As the Recreation Committee -consider dancing as a "good “recreation", they have, included a dance in the week’s programme and this will be held to-morrow night} in the Lyric Hall. The O.D.H.S. Old Pupils’ Association have kindly consented to organise this dance and a special orchestra has offered its services free.

Brighter Prospects. A state almost of stagnation which was apparent in the motor trade in Hamilton during the first week of the war lias disappeared, a mil the outlook at present is considerably brighter than for several weeks. Dealers report that a number of new car sales yero put through last week. There also has been a good inquiry for certain classes of used vehicles.

Improving the Scenic Highway. The improvements being made to the East Coast scenic highway between Opotiki and Gisborne will bring it into first-class condition for the holiday touring season, according t 0 a statement issued in Gisborne by the resident A.A. patrol, Mr. G. V. Merton, who has returned! to Gisborne a iter a tour of the Coast. Tenders have been Jet for the erection of several bridges that will span, some of the smaller streams. Road surfaces are in spb. ldid condition now. Blacklist! Stranded. Two blackfish, a species of small whale, came ashore recently at- Ringa Ringa beach, Stewart Island, where they dashed themselves to death on tile rocks in their frenzy Co escape. At the same time the remainder ol the school, which seemed to number considerably more than a hundred, < raised agitatedly just offshore. A r.llc shot soon scared them away, as Stewart Island did not want a repetition ol last year’s visitation, when about SO stranded themselves and created a nuisance. “Hot Rhythm". “Hands, knees, and liocnips-a-daisy” the band played', and the dancers sang at a ball at Acw Plymouth recently. And all the “boomps’’ scorned to be done with the “delicacy and restrain” demanded by the composer. Then through the music there came, gent I v but insistently, a burning smell. Ond of the dancers clapped a hand to liis side, looked startled, and made a loud exclamation. -Singeing the lining of a pocket and still smoking was a box of matches ignited by too hard a “bootup."