LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 39, 8 October 1931, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rail v. Sea. . . * The contention of Mr E. Earle Vaile that sea borne freight is eheaper than rail is contested by a Rotorua business man who produeed receipts to show that a 221b. package sent from Invercargill to Rotorua had cost 3/- from" Invercargill to Lyttel- : ton and 3/- from Wellington to Rotorua, a total of 6/- for rail charges as against 8/- which was charged for the short boat journey from Lyttelton to Wellington. Signs Removed. Vandals have been active on the roads near Rotorua recently. Two signs erected by a Rotorua business man have been completely torn down and removed. One sign was on the main road to Hamilton and the other was on property near the Te Ngae Road. It is understood that the matter has been placed in the hands of the police.

Hockey Team to Play Kiwis The undermentioned players have been selected to represent Rotorua j against the Kiwi (Auckland) Ladies' Hockey Club in a match to be played ; on Saturday next at 3 p.m. Players. who are not available are asked to advise Mr. C. J. Casey immediately: Forwards: M. Raimona, R. Steele, R. Ratema, S. Naera, M. Mitchell; halves, J. Chaytor, B. Fislc, A. Hato; backs, R. Martin, L. Morton; goal, R. Manahi. Emergencies : Forward, R. Kingi, back, N. Rika. Golf Par Altered For the New Zealand Ladies' Golf championship tournament which commences to-day on the Arikikapakapa Course, the length of the ladies' course has been. increased, several of the men's tees having been included in lieu of some of the regular ladies' tees. This has had the effect of increasing the par of the course from '70 to 73. The holes affected are those longer than 358 yards, namely the 5th, 10th and 18th, each of which has had a strolce added. Pohutu in Plus Fours. "It is a strange thing," remarked one visiting- golfer to another in a Rotorua hotel yesterday, "that though I have been to Rotorua many times in recent years, its a long time since I have seen Pohutu play." "Well, this is my first trip here," was the reply, 'but I must confess that I have never heard of him; what's his handieap." More Traffic Inspectors The Main Highways Board is offering finaneial assistance to local bodies for the establishment of traffic control services. The smaller bodies find the support of individual traffic inspectors is not justified, but already a number of authorities have made co-operative arrangements for the joint employment of an inspector. The adjoining authorities arrange a basis for contributions to keep these officers, and in the past the Main Highways Board has subsidised the con-

tracts at a £1 for 1 rate. To encourage ! extension of the scheme the Highways Board has now decided to give £2 for £1 to approved groups of local bodies for the employment of a traffic inspector. Visiting Hockey Team i The Kiwi Ladies' Hockey team will | arrive in Rotorua by train to-morrow afternoon and will play a Rotorua j "B" team at the Government Grounds , on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. J A dance in their honour is to be held ] in the Majestic Ballyoom on Saturday evening and at this function two championship cups won by the Arawa and Taniwha Clubs this season will be presented to the respective teams. Annual Hockey Picnic. On Sunday next the annual hockey picnic will be held at Mokoia Island, at which the visiting Kiwi team will be present. Players and supporters intending to be present are asked to provide their own luncheon with the exception of tea and sugar, which will be provided free at the island. The launch will leave at 9.30 a.m. and if sufficient are offering will leave again at 10.30 a.m. Those who intend leaving by the second launch are asked to advise the secretary (Miss K. Carnachan) or Mr. C. J. Casey of their intentions as early as possible. A charge of two shillings and sixpence will be made to cover the cost of transport. Amalgamation o£ Counties A current rumour in the Thames Valley is that Ohinemuri and Hauraki Plains counties will be tmited to form one district under the amalgamation of local bodies proposals. Resourceful Youth The resourcefulness of some of Hamilton's idle youth is evidenced by an amusing story told a reporter says the "Waikato Times." Unable to borrow sufficient money to admit him to the pietures, the youth in question gave his last 6d to a small boy to purchase a child's ticket for him. The youth had no diffieulty in passing the doorkeeper with the child's ticket

in the crush at the door. A Dancing Comet. Thousands of people at Prato, near Florence, ih Italy, recently watched a dancing comet. An object that looked like an ordinary falling star, instead of continuing its normal trajectory, began to dance upward and downward and from side to side. After a perf ormance that lasted twentyfive minutes the comet vanished.