LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 20, 16 September 1931, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Presbyterian Gift Afternoon A gift afternoon, in aid of the Presbytferian sale pf wbrk, is, to be held at tbe Mansie by the memb'ef§ of the Rotorua' branch of the St. John's Ladies' Guild, on Thursday afterhoon at 2.45 p.m. All interested in the movement are cordially invited. Daffodil At Home j St. Luke's 26th annual Daffodil j "At Home" and Sprirfg Flower Show Will be held this afternoon and evening in the Peerless Hall. " The us'ual wide range of stalls will be again" in evideiice while aii excellent variety of flowers is expected. Afternoon tea will he available. The show will he officially opened at S p.m. by Mr-F. Tschopp, the landscape architect, wbo it at present engaged upon the preparation of plans for the beautiflcation of Rotorffa. Scholarslilp For School The benevolent activities of the Rotorua Women's Club are again in evidence. " The Rotorua* HigK ScHo'ol reports that the club has donated a scholarship for girls in the junior ,de~ partment of the school. The scholarship is to be made available according to "the ability of the pupii and j do'nsisteht with her Lorne' conditions. lligh School Resumes The Rotorua High School resumed for the third term yesterday. .There have been no staff chan^es during the vacation and the rdfl nuttfber is 'ahptoiimdtely the same as during last term. The number in the senior school is 162 and in the junior schol, 161. Influenza in Rotorua .The outbreak of -influenza which has heeii prevalent in differe'nt parts of New Zeaiand during the past fortnight has' made its- appearance in Rotorua. Sevefal casds of a nfiild hature have been reported in the town and district hut they are scattered and the outbreak has not so far assumed epidemic proportions. Methodist Guild Funds In a paragraph published on Saturday last in' cbnnection with the Methodist Guild bazaar to be lield on October 7, it was stated that the Guild's futids had befen depleted as a resixlt of expenditufe on relief work. We are now requested to state that this is not correct and that the Guild's funds are used for the church's purposes. Fire Police on Duty Memhers of the Rotorua Fire Police had their first call to duty on Monday eVening when a fire call was made to the liouse of Mr. R. D. Dansey, of Victoria Street. Captain H. Hamilton and Lieut. E. Butt were quickly on hand, and hoth did valuahle work in controlling the curious crowd of spectators who had gathered round waiting for some excitement to occur. Melody Boys' Success. Out of 47 appiications from daiice orchestras throughout the Auckland provinee to prov.ide the mUsic for the Municipal Offlcers Ball to he heltl in the Auckland Town Hall on October 1, the successful applicant proved to be the Rotorua Melody Boys' dance band. Mr. Epi Shalfoon, leader of the band, told the "Post" yesterday that his application was accepted at a record price. Successful Gift Afternoon A very successful gift afternoon was held by the Rotorua branch of the Methodist Ladies' Guild last week in the Methodist schoolroom. The nUmber of articles cqntributed w'as extremely gratifying and the forthcoming bazaar for which all members of the guild are strenuously working will benefit consciderabl'y. During the afternoon, Mesdames Eing, Speer and Spens-Black, and Misses Jolly and Grant, entertaihed the gathering with song'sfl Elocutionary items were given by Miss Joan Cottrell. a Unemployment Work Yesterday, after a week's off period, unemployment relief in Rotorua commenced again for the usual three week period. The Borough Council immediately placed 44 men on street and roading work, while other gangs will be engaged day by day as required. A nuriiber of men are engaged in preparing grourid 'for the community garden scheme which is to be into operation' and plans are being prepared at Amohau Street and the Cemetery reserve.

Murupara Burglary Detective Thompson, of Hamilton, and the two Rotorua constables who have been engaged in conductihg investigations into the finding of the stolen Public Works pay-roll at Murupara, have now returned to their stations. It is understood that several persons were interviewed in connection with the burglary but without result. ^ Th'e Maori forestry worker, Efeta Popo, who discpvered the hidden money has not yet recceived any reward from the Police Department, but some tangible recognition of his honesty will probably be made. Large Consignment The largest consignment of trout ova which has been handled by the Ngongotaha hatchery so far this season arrived in Rotorua by rail yesterday when eight cases containing approximately 400,000 ova were received from Tokaanu. These will be distributed in the lakes and streams of the district as sooh as they are hatched. The work of distribution has befen proceeding rapidly diiring, the past few wefeks, and many hundreds of thousands of fry have been released to stock the fishing waters. For your friends who are going away, one of the latest novels from the Central Book Shop's (M. and B. Dorset) large Selection would make an apprePiable gift. -Also a ' very complete selection in oiir lending library. — Tutanekai St., next Grand Theatre.* * " * Baby's weight. Keep a record of Baby's progr'eBs free. We i'nvite you to mqke jise of our up-to-datp scales ^h.4 preseht ^ou with a card to kee^ particulars" on. "Len Fish'er, Ltd., Chemist", Fenton Street.*