LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 62, 4 November 1931, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

School Sports Postponed Owing to the rain which fell ori Monday and yesterday, it has been deeided to postpone the Rotorua High School sports , which were to have . been held to-day, until to-morrow. Christmas Tree Some misconception appears to exist in regard to the Christmas tree which is to be held by the Rotorua Mothers' LeagUe at the residenee of Mrs. Bertram. The tree is for children of members of the League only and only for children under seven years of age. St. Luke's Bazaar The annual bazaar of St. Luke's Ladies' Guild is to be held in the Parish Hall on November 25. Inter Club Golf Match An inter club golf match, Tauranga' and Te Puke versus Rotorua, will be played on the Arikikapakapa course during the coming week-end» The Rotorua team is selected for the contest and the secretary Mr. C. Gee, requests that those who are unable to play notify him as soon as possible. , Eollowing is the team: — S. E. Carr, C. Britton, M. D. Carr, N. Smith, R. C. Smith, Dr. Hay, T. Kelly, A. Walden, C. Young, C. Redhead, E. Barker, A. French, La Trobe Hill, F. Wilkie. Emergencies: — Dr. Wallis, E. Fenton and P. A. Kusabs. Talkie Machizies Tested In connection with the fire at the Majestic Theatre last week an in§pec-tion-was made on Monday morning of the theatre projector, by Superintendent T. Anderson, of the Rotorua Fire Brigade, and Mr. Barclay, inspeetor of biographical machinery and representative of the New Zealand film exchanges. Tests were made by burning strips of film in the projector| It was found that the safety traps worked perfectly, only the small portion of the film exposed to the arc-light being consumed. Another test, similar to the first was carried out after the programme had finished, in the evening, and it was found that the machines were both perfectly safe. More Bridge Building Contracts for three bridges on the Te Teko-Waioho-Galatea Road have been let by the Public Works Department and work will immediately be commenced upon their construetion. The bridges are of 80ft. 70ft. and - 25ft spans. A further contract has been let for a 40ft bridge over the Pohiti stream giving access to the Ngakuru block. Two more small bridges are to be built on the access ■ road to the Horohoro block. Packing Needle in Eye An unusual accident oceurred yesterday when Mrs. Cosley, wife of Mr. W. J. Cosley, of Whirinaki, had her eye pierced hy a packing needle Mr. Gosley was heating the needle over an open fire and resting it on a piece of wood, yrhen Mrs. Cosley accidentally trod on the wood causing the needle to fly up and strike her in the eye. She was attended- to hy Dr. W. S. Wallis and later admitted to King George V. Hospital. Good Fishing at Wairakei Among the well known fishermen who have been trying the waters of the upper Waikato recently are Mr. R. C. Horton, Captain A. St. Clair- ! Whyte, Mr. R. H. Bartley and Mr. V. ; Kirk. They claim that the fishing at j Wairakei landing is the best for some years past and although most of the | fishermen are unable to make an extended stay in this area Mr. Horton intends to remain for some time. U nemploy ment Position. The present week is "silent" for unemployed relief workers in the Rotorua district, but the Unemployment Board's allocation for the following week's relief wages is £440, the same figure as that allocated for the last two weeks in which payment has been made. There has been no change in the position so fai' as it affects single men and approximately 80 of these are still out of work in Rotorua, with slender prospects of obtaining more than very intermittent relief work. Rifle Shooting Progress Exeellent progress has been recorded by the Rotorua Miniature Rifle Clnb since its formation. Fifteen members commenced with the possible handicap of 50 but in the final shoot, there was no handicap higher than 33. No fewer than 11 members had improved to such an extent that their . handicap was under 20. |

Placing Eel in Lake. Apropos of the recent report published in an Auckland daily when a correspondent from Whakatane wrote stating that some time ago he had liberated an eel in Lake Rotoehu, near Hongi's Track, and suggesting that this was probably the same eel as the one caught near the track a fortnight ago, the Conservator of Fish and Game for the Rotorua district (Mr. A. Kean) has advised the "Post" that any person liberating eels in the various lakes and waters of the district in this manner is liable to a fine not exceeding £50 on conviction. Under the Rotorua Trout Fishing regulations the liberation of fish of any deseription is expressly forbidden without the permission of the Minister of Internal Affairs and a maximum pen- , alty of £50 is set down for any breach of the regulation. It is not stated whether the Department proposes taking any action against the correspondent in question, but the Conservator states that on his own admission he has definitely laid himself open to a penalty.