LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 77, 21 November 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hqw Long Will It Burn? The Maori carved box in;the window .of the Furnishing Co. it.attracting quite a;lot of attention and everyone is wondering how long the capdle in the box is. going to burn,-- The Unemployment Relief Committee is expecting quite a lot of competition and some very close estimates of the time. Valueless Cheques. A middle-aged man, whose name was order ed to be suppressed until the charge is heard, appeared in the Rotorua Magistrate's Court yesterday morning before Mr. S. L. Paterson, g.M., charged with passing two valueless qheques, one to Andrew Brown, of Rotoroa, and the other to Arthur Pyril Randerson, of Rotorua. On the applipation- of the police he was remanded until Monday. Camp at Rotorua. . Territorial , artillery units of the Northern Command will go into camp on Arawa parlc racecourse on Monday for a period of ten days during which field training. operations .will be carried out. . Qups and equipment for the.eamp arriv.ed.in Rptarua,yesI terday and the oflqcers who: : ar.e . in charge of the orgamsation will arrive to-day. Clinkard's Attack. . , . Yesterday two field guns: and. 'limbers in connection with the fortheoming artillqry camp at Rotorua, ar.rived in Rotorua Tby raiL and were side tracked in the railway • , yards. some politically minded enthnsi.aet has marked the occasion by chalking on the side of the truck in which . the guns are carried, the words "Clink- : ard's Attack." Labour representatives, however, deny, that the Leader of the Labour Party, Mr. H. F. Holland, has postponed his forthcoming : visit to Rotorua.

Recent Art Union. At the annual general meeting of the- Rotorua A. and P. Assoeiation held last evening, it was deeided to convey the appreciation of the assoeiation to the member for the district, Mr. C. H. Clinkard, for his efforts in obtaining a permit for the recent art union which benefitted the funds of the assoeiation. Jackie Coogan Helps Jackie Coogan certainly did not know when he wa&- playing in the picture "Tom Sawyer". that he w.quld helping the unemployment fund in Rotorua. Still he is .doing so, ber cause the seats for next Sunday night's picture are being booked fast. and tickets are selling very quickly and there is no doubt that the Majestic will be packed out on Sunday night. Tourists For Rotorua. Advice received by the District Manager of the Tourist Departmenj; (Mr. L. J. Bayfeild) states that a large party of American tourists, who will be arriving by the pleasurp steamer . Malolo, will visit Rotorua j on November 29 and 30. A party of nine will make a through motor trip via Waitomo j Chateau Tongariro and Wairakei and these will stay the night of November 30 in Rotorua. The remainder of the party, approximately 109 in number, will leave Auckland by special train on Sunday, November 29 and will arrive in Rotorua at 3 p.m. After leaving the train they will, transfer to cars for a trip to Whaka and in the evening, : there will be a specially arranged ; Maori eoncert. On Monday, November 30, the party will make the Five Lakes trip, calling at Tikitere, before departing at 1.15 p.m. for Auckland. Unusual Request. An American tourist, Mr. Swain, who is a through passenger by the S,ierra which touches at Auckland today, is so keenly disappointed at his inability to break his journey in order to sample the fishing at Rotorua that he has made a request that a good specimen of Rotorua trout should be forw&rded.to him at Auckland to be delivered when the boat berths. Field Competitions. . A suggestion from the Ngongotaha branch of the Farmers' Union, that the Rotorua A. and P. Assoeiation should consider the institution of field competitions from which the produce could be exhibited at the forthconr'ng winter show, was discussed, at a meeting of the general committee of the assoeiation last evening. Mr. C. S. Dalgliesh was appointed convenor of a committee to go into the matter. The competitions which will be^ considered, will be for roat erops and pastures and will be on the lines adopted in Taranaki and other distriets. A new selection of books from Nelson's Edinburgh Library has just arrived. Call in and 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 13. Dorset), next Grand Theatre.