LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 59, 31 October 1931, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Permanent Pilot * Rotorua Airways Limited, is at present negotiating for the services of a permanent pilot. In the meantime, Captain Hewitt is holding himself available for any speeial engagements on behalf of the company. Summer Sports Summer sports in the Rotorua district are now getting under way. The tennis and croquet seasons will Open officially this afternoon and the trout fishing season on Sunday. Bowls and cricket competitions are already in progress, and although the winter golf season has closed, each year the links are beeoming more popular during the warmer months. Plunket Nurse* Arrangements have been made by the newly formed Plunket committee, for the attendance of Nurse Strauchan, at the Plunket rooms every Monday and TUesday, at 10.30 a.m., beginning next week. Bicycle Forks Break An accident which might have proved serious occurred outside the Tonrist Office yesterday afternoo.n, when Mr. Hardie, electrical engineer for the Tourist Department in Rotof rua, sustained a fall when the forks of the bicycle he was ridirig broke. His face was badly skinned and he had two teeth knocked out. Building Society Ballot At an appropriation meeting of the Rotorua Co-operative Terminating Building Society held on "Wednesday last the First Group had a ballot for £400. The scrutineers had a busy time, five drawings being necessary before the winner was found. The first numhers drawn were Nos. 823 and 66, but these already had appropriations, the next, No. 103 had been withdrawn, No. 363 was unfinancial, the successful number was No. 141. Donations of Trout. The chairman of the Rotorua Unemployment Relief Committee, Mr. T. Jackson, has issued an appeal to anglers who have any surplus trout following Sunday's fishing, to make the fish available so that they can be handed over to the families of men ont of work. Donations can be left at Yaughan's butcher's shop. Tutanekai Street, and will be gratefully received. Territorial Association Colonel J. E. Duigan, D.S.O., Commandant of the Northern Command, is at present visiting Rotorua in connection with the formation of a Territorial Association here. Colonel Duigan has been in touch with the Mayor, Mr. T. Jackson, who has issued an appeal to Rotorua business men to meet the Colonel in the Victoria Institute at 11 o'clock this morning in order to discuss the formation of an association. Examinations. Preparation for university and scholarship examinations is now at its height. The first are those of the University of New Zealand commencing on Monday, November 2, and continuing until Wednesday November 18. These will be followed by the junior and senior scholarships of primary and secondary schools, and senior free place examinations. The university entrance scholarship tests will be held early in December, finishing in the third week. All local examinations are to be held in the St. John's Hall. Good Flying Time I Good flying time was registered by j Captain Hewitt flying a Rotorua AirI ways plane last week-end. A speeial i eall was received to proceed from Rotorua to Opotiki where the plane picked up a patient who was seriously ill and with a nurse who was in attendance flew from Opotiki to Auckland along the coast. En route a storm was encountered, but the plane arrived in Auckland up to time. On Sunday Captain Hewitt left on the return journey from Mangere to Rotorua which he covered in just under an hour. University League Teams Results have just come to hand of the annual terms examinations for students of the Auckland University College, who are sitting for degrees. Pupils from the Rotorua High School have been very successful and have held their own in competition with students attending the University. Several old boys of the school have also been successful. The following pupils of the school gained passes: — Latin, J. H. Hampson (3rd class) ; English, C. W. Randerson (2nd class) ; history, C. W. Randerson (2nd class) ; mathematics, F. W. Keane (2nd class) ; applied mathematics, F. i N. Keane (3rd class). Old boys who gained passes were: — English, T. A. Carnaehan (3rd class) ; C. G. Cottrell ( 3rd class) ; njathematics, T. A. Carnaehan (2nd class) ; D. R. Hart (3rd class) ; history, T. A. Carnaehan (2nd class) ; applied mathematics, D. R. Hart (3rd class).