LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 69, 12 November 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Armistice Day Service. The i3th'anniversar.y' of Arriiistic© driywas marked in Rotorua yester day hy thp customary silenpe at li a.iri. when business and traffic was, susperided .simultaneously throughorit the Dominion.'' In the evening a -united Church service ,was held in St. Luke's Church at which mipisters of the various denominations assisted. The * service was conducted hy the^.vicar , of St. Luke's, Archdeacon F. W.' 'Chatterton, and the Rev. W. H. Speer de- ; livpred the address... The preacher : reealled the dark days of" the war, . with ■ Its terrible tragedie.S; . and ¥ .its iferiribl^, reactions and made an elo- : quent plea for the permanent estah- • li'shmerit**.of peace as a safeguard agafnst /aripther such tragedy. Mr. . Speer referred to the ericouraging work:7bf the .League of Nations in its- endeayours to bring about a better understanding between the na7 tions arid' the effect of the Kellogg Pact .which had done so much to briptg ' the nations together on this all-importarit. question. The greatest hope for. peace was. that -men . would live according • to the , teaching t of Ghristfarid the Gpspels; The lessqns ; w.ere read by the Rev, "A, C* Randerson and special prayers were offered : hy the Rev, E.; C. Hetherington. i Beer or Petrol? . ■A suggesti.on that an increased tax might be placed on pptrol to pay for the growing numher of accident. cases admitted to hospital as a result ;pf inotor collisions, was made by. Cr. W. Steele at yesterday's meeting of the Rotorua County, Council. Cr. J. E* Martin made a supplementary suggestion that the taxation might as justifiably be placed on heer. * . ' • ' Sunday Play Not Approved . , ; The possibility of having an area of ; six acres. at Ngongotaha at present vested in the. Rotorua County Conn-* cil, gazetted as a priblic recreation reserve is being at present considered. Some time ago, the Council leased the area to two trustees on behalf of the residents of Ngongotaha and cpnsiderable improvements in laying out the ai'ea have already been carried out, At the Council meeting Yesterday the question of Sunday play on the area was considered and although it was realised that for the present, the Council has no jurisdic-r tion in the matter, it was decided to inform the trustees that the Council did not approve of Sunday play. Road Sign Refused The Rotorua County Council at its meeting yesterday received an applicritiori from Mr. "E". ^B'ruce of Fairy Springs, seeking permission to erect an advertising sign" Pn the road boundary tp his prpperty on. the RotoruaNgongotaha Road. ' Afier consideration, the . Council decided to ref use the applieation on the grounSs that it was not advisable tb encourage the erectiori of advertising signs on the roadside. . ; Chess Season, Ends The Rotorua Chess Club eoncluded their season's operations on Tuesday evening with a North v. Sou+h Rotorua contest, held in. their club. .ro.omp in the Citizeris' Club, North secuied a'win by 41 games to 2i. Following are the results f or each board, North play ers being mentioned ffrst;- — Kurney heat .Andrews; 'Speer beat" Patersori, Howe heat Fraer, Roland drew with Burton, Musgrave lost to Shav, Downer lost to Simons, Yernal beat Jackson.

Gooking Competition. 'At, a 'meeting pf St. John's Ladies' (^uild thp following classes were decided; up'on for, the cooking competition. at the Butterfly Fair on November 1 7 -Christmas cake, . .sponge, sandwich, collection of small cakes, plairi* "scones, apple pie and Christmas pudding. ■ • - Motor Lorry, Strifces Cow ; An accident occurred on. Tuesday evening on the Te Pujce-Rotorua highway when a motor lorry driven by Mr. George Robinson, a carrier, of Rotorua, struck a cow on the road causing cbrisi'd'erable damage to the front of the vehicje. ; The driver, who was alone, was pninjuied but being unable to proceed slept the night at a; nearby f armhpuse. . The lorry* was towed to Rotorua on Tuesday morning by Bates and Son's wreckage truck. Address tb Rbtary ' Sir Maynard Hedstrpm, of Suva, Fiji, will address the Rotorua Rotary Club at thgir lunchepn pext-, . Monday, .on "Politics.and Dife in, the Trpp-; ics," ,,As..Sic Maynard Hpdstrom . is well acquainted with the islands his talk should prove exceedingly , interesting. Ngongotaha Danqet . . A dance for the purpose of raising funds toward the formation of a dental clinic'iii. Rotorua will be.,hpl.d( in the Ngongotaha Hall on Friday next, pt 8 p.m. Music by a-'good orcliestra cards, and an attractive supper are promised. A bus will leave Fuller's corner, at 7.45 p.m. H . .. , Q i A new selection of books .from Nelspji's Edinburgh* LiBrar'y, has just Arrived. Call in and, look over the titles; you are sure to be interested in rnapy, These are the latest apd of a'Yery high class. — Central Book Shop (M. and B. Dorset), next Grand Theatre. : A few specials at Bfown's ' Shoe Store for ;golf; sunburn71-baf carivas shoeS, crepe soles, , regular h'eel ; lad- • ies' felt slippers, 1/6, 1/11, 2/9, with padded sole and cpzy.heel," 3/11, and 5;/ 6; all leather slippers in 'red,* browri and black, 5/1.1 and 7/11 ; children's spndals, first grade, fr om 2/11; men's smart shpes and working boots at money saving prices. Tutanekai St., next Aard* M 7," • * • U Baby's Twpiglifc. t Kepp a >record of B.ahy's progress free. We invite you |o make use of our up-to-date scales Arid present you with n^card to keep particulars on. Len Fisher, Ltd., Chemist, Fenton Street.*