LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 29, 26 September 1931, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

"Lucky Bird" Art Union Attention is drawn to an annouricement elsewhere in this issue showing the full list of prize winners in the "Lucky Bird" Art Union which was drawn in Wellington on Saturday, September 19. Rotorua Lawn Tennis Club The annual meeting of the Rotorua Lawn Tennis Club will be held next Tuesday evening in the Citizens' Club Rooms. Distributlon of,Trout Fry Distribution of trout fry has been carried out on a large seale during the last few weeks and every day the distribution lorries of the Internal Affairs Department have been passing ; through Rotorua carrying large consignments of fry for release in different fishing waters. To date approximately 2,000,000 fry have been distributed at an average of under 200,000 a week. To-day, a further consignment of five boxes, containing approximately 250,000 ova for hatehing at Ngongotaha, arrived by train j in Rotorua. i . . Stray Horses on Road "Stray horses are becoming a positive danger to motor traffic around the Rotorua district," said a motorist to a "Post" representative yesterdqy. The favourite haunt of these animals, he continued, was the road between Rotorua and Olcere on which stretch he counted more than 20 recently. New Telephone Swltchboard The installation of the new branching multiple telephone switch-board at the Rotorua Post Office, is proceeding rapidly. Of the five hundred odd connections to be made on the frame which carries the safety fuses, more than half are already completed. The work is being carried out so that no telephone subscriber will be cut off i from communication for more than a 1 few minutes. Work on the actual j switch-board has not yet commenced, but as soon as the connections on the frame are completed the changeover will be proceeded with. Help for Distressed. The Rotorua section of the Public Service Association has donated £12 15s 3d, the nett, proceeds of their annual social and card tournament, to the Mayor, for the relxef of distress in Rotorua. Mr. Jackson has replied expressing his thanks for their efforts and for the splendid contribution. Cycling the Strait.

It must be a ttnique performance. A popular contemporary of our reports a longish-distance cycling race over a eourse from "Picton to Trentham twice." Fastest time recorded j was 2 hours 8 minutes 6 seconds. ' That puts the Tamahine in the shade, rather. Talking of feats amphibious — or perhaps the better word is ambiguous — we read somewhere of a bold wight who, for a wager many years ago, crossed the Thames on a butcher's slide — or whatever it is. England and Betting. The English are great for betting, all the way down the line from lotteries and sweepstakes. Recently the pastor of the Baptist Church at Rushdon (the Rev. J. A. Sutherland, rebuked members of his congregation for betting as to which usher would finish collecting the oifertory first. Naked Man Walked into FIoteL i A naked man eaused consternation i one afternoon in Sydney recently. He 1 walked down George Street and entered an hotel at the corner of George and Barlow Streets. He walked as if M a dream and men and women made way for him. He entered a room in the hotel and a man loeked him in. A constable found clothing for the man, who seemed ill, and toolc him away. Clue To Mystery. When the Grand Hotel building at Te Kuiti was being renovated over a year ago, says the Auckland "Star," there was found under the floor a box which contained 100 old coins j and the photograph of a young man. Near the box was a skull and a mes- i sage purporting to refer to ill-gotten j gains. The skull and the messap-o i

were regarded as a hoax. As for the coins, it has since been discovered that some of them are rare. Recently the son of the Te Kuiti resident who now has the box of coins came into possession of the hook entitled "G'ood-bye to All That," by Robert 1 Graves, the English writer. In his ■ book the author states that he had a friend who ran away to sea and that part of his collection of coins disappeared. The photograph in the frontispiece of the book and the photograph found in the box which contained the coins 'are believed to be pictures of the same man and the belief is entertained in Te Kuiti that this may be a clue to the solution of the mystery relating to the coins.

_ -i-fibrary. — New books are arriving direct from London regularly for our Lending Library. Terms, 5/- and 3d per book. Special arrangements made for tourists. Central Book Shop (M. and B. Dorest), next Grand Picture Theatre," Tutanekai St.* Baby's weight. Keep a record of Baby's progress free. We invite you to make use of our up-to-date scales and present you with a card to keep particulars on. Len Fisher, Ltd., Chemist, Fenton Street.*