LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 72, 16 November 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Butterfly Fair At the Presbyterian Butterfly Fair, on Tuesday, the baby show and decorated toys will be judged at 3 p.ml; In the evening a number of interesting competitions will be held, such as table golf, wood sawing, nail driving, apple eating, cigarette races, etc. Unruly Cattle Some cattle being driven out of the Rotorua railway yards on ThUrsday afternoon hecame excited, particularly one cow which apparently insisted in getting in the way of practically e.very vehicle that cariie dowri the Whaka Road. When a mptor-car land a lorry coming from Whakarewarewa reached the animals together the cow beeame discoricerted aiid losing its head completely ran into the side of the lorry which promptly knocked it over. Fortunately, neither the beast or the lorry received any material injury and the drover eventually managed to get the mob out of the line. of traffie. Good Fishing at Taupo. Reports from Taupo indicate that anglers continue to enjoy good fish1 ing on the lake. Last week Mr. Robi johns and party, of Napier, in two

j days fishing from the launch Tamati around Mine Point, ianded 42 gocid i fish, the largest turning. the scales at 71 lbs. Messrs W. H. Paul and T. Reynolds of Hamilton, fishing in Whakaipo Bay from the launch Tainui landed 23 fish in a short day,- the largest weighing 8| lbs. There are not very many anglers on the Taupo waters at present, but those who have been out report that the fish are in very fair condition for so early in the season.

Ladies' Athletic Club Following upon the enthusiastic meeting on Friday night which f orme.d , the Rotorua Athletie and Cycling Club, steps are now being 1 taken to form a ladies' club as an 1 adjunct to this organisation. A meeting of all interested ladies has been called 'for Wednesday evening next at Brents Bathgate House. Heavy Political Artillery. It is expected that before the General Election compaign concludes, several of the leaders of the vqrious I political parties will speak in Rotorua. The Primes Minister, the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, and the Minister of Lands, the Hon. E. A. Ransom will probably join in the fray on behalf . of the Coalition, and there is a possibility that the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates will also visit this centre. Arrangements are also projeeted for a visit from the Leader of the Labour Party, Mr. H. E. Holland. i Labour Candidate's Meeting. The Labour candidate for the Rotorua seat, Mr. A. F. Moncur, will open his campaign iri Rotorua tonight when he will address a meeting in the Grand Theatre. Origin of Plus Fours. Plus fours — of very modest dimensions — are believed to have appeared about 1912, but no one knows where | they came from. There is a sort of ! legend in the trade that a good player I whose handicap was plus four appeared at a suburban golf club — Arkley, it is thought — in rather full knickerboekers. A wag called out, "Oh, he's come in his plus four suit." No one knows who this brave pioneer was, but apparently people kept saying, "Here's the plus four man" behind his back until the term was gradually evolved. But none of the members of Arkley Golf Club claim the honour of being or have even heard of, the first plus four man. Extensive Shag, Rookery. The discovery of an extensive shag rookery has been made on the shore of Lake Waikare, in the lower Waikato, the nests being high on the branches of a big elump of kahikatea trees, in many instances at least 60ft above the ground. The rookery is some distance back from the lake, where there is a jungle of under- | growth, many small lagoons and much swamp. It has been ascertained that I at least three varieties of shag haunt the rookery, the large black shag which the Maoris call "kawau," the short-billed shag, and the little hlack Shag. The different species live together On the friendliest terms, and hunt the waters of the lake together. Rare Fish. A most untisual visitor to New Zealand waters was captured by a Mercury Bay fisherman recently, in the shape of a ling. These fish frequent the Newfoundland and Dogger Bank waters, and are very seldom seerl south of the Line. On only one other occasion has the oldest fisherman of the Bay seen such a eatch. The ling is very highly esteemed in Britain and is the basis of the Portuguese bacahalao. 9 j A new selection of books from Nelson's Edinburgh Library has just arrived. Call in ahd look over the titles; you are sure to be interested in many. ^ These are the latest and of a very high class. — Central Book Shop (M. and B. Dorset), next Grand Theathe. A few specials at Brown's Shoe Store for golf, sunburh 1-bar canvas shoes, erepe soles, regular heel; ladies' felt slippers, 1/6, T/ 11; 2/9, with padded sole and cozy heel, 3/il and 5/6; all leather slippers in red, hrown and hlack, 5/11 and 7/11; children's sandals, first grade, from 2/11; men's smart shoes and working hoots at money saving prices. Tutanekai St., next Aard* Baby's weight. Keep a record of Baby's progress free. We invite you to mako use of our up-to-date scales and present you witfi a eard to keep particulars on. Len Fisher, Ltd., Chemist, Fenton Street.*