LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 82, 27 November 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Anglers' Success Mr. James Gribble, of Auckland, in continuation of his fishing trips, se-cur-ed three good fish in. the Green Lake and seven in Lake Tarawera yesterday; bringing his party's total for three days' fishing to 52 fish. Mr. Gribble is accompanied- hy his son, Mr. Les Gribble and Mr. C. Gouch.In Lonely Spot The cottage on the far side of Lake Rotoehu which was ~ destroyed by fire early in the week was-owned by Messrs. Lichtenstein and Arnoldson, the owners of the Rotoiti station. The cottage was. used -by shearers on the station and at odd intervals by deer-stalkers and fish'ermen. i It was partially furnished and, it is understood, was partially 'covefed by insurance. The building stands in a very lonely spot and was last visited on Saturday when two men from the station went through it. The discovery of the fire was made on Monday when the embers were still smouldering. It is believed that some unauthorised persons must have occupied the cottage over the week-end.- "■ * : Volunteers' Fine Spirit. An interesting sidelight on the esprit of the new volunteer territorial force was given to a representative of the "Post" in the course of conversatioxi last night by'an officer of the 18th Howitzer Battery at present in bivouac at Arawa Park, Rotorua. Discussing conditions in the bivouac the officer mentioned that so far it had been unnecessary to hold an orderly room as not a single case of misdemeanour had occurred. Also, on Tuesday night, when late leave was given, not one of- the men concerned failed to return to his quarters on time. The officer said that such model conduct was new in his experience and ascribed it to the fact that the men were volunteers and so felt a personal interest in their unit and desired to carry out their duties in a manner which would refleet credit oq both themselves and it.

A Wonderful Typist. The woman typewriting champion of the world, Miss Stella Willins, attributes her skill to the fact that from a very early age she practised | the piano a great deal. Miss Willins, 1 an Am,erican, is in Loridon giving | typewriting demonstrations. In the j last international world's contest she I accomplished the amazing feat of typing 7662 words in one hour, from I unf amiliar mahter, with only twentyone errors. For each mistake ten words are deducted from the total, so that Miss Willin's speed works out at 124 words a minute. Asked how long she trains for a contest. Miss Willins said: "Four months. j The first month I spend working my speed up to my standard at the last contest. and the other three months I spend trying to increase the speed." American Tourists Hoaxed. Victims of malicious hoaxes, two distinguished American visitors to Christchurch. Dr. L. D. Coffman, president of the University of Minnesota, and Mrs. Coffman, had an unenviable day on a recent Monday. Arrangements for their entertainment were cancelled by bogus telephone calls. In addition, Mrs. Coffman was sent hurrying to Lewisham.- Hospital, where, as she had been informed, her husband was seriously ill. This was another hoax. The perpetrator was an unknown woman, who seemed fo have knowledge of her movements. Tests for Drunkenness. To many practical tests for drunken- j ness a Goulburn (N.S.W.) doctor has just added a new one, reports the New j Zealand Law Journal. -He tried whe- I ther a suspect' could say, "The Irish Constabulary succeeded in extin- ' tinguishing the conflagration." A fairly stiff test certainly, but, after all, in these cases, comments the Law i Journal, the main trouble always is { the definition, "When a man's drunk, hnd knows he's drunk, then he ain't drunk," might be accepted as a definition by many others besides the original author of the paradox. Diamond-Studded Motor Car. A diamond-studded motor car, the most expensive in the world, costing £25,000 was displayed recently at Kansas, United States. It was bufit to dommemorate the silver jubilee of a dealer's organisation, and, • accordingly silver is the predominating Colour. • . > A large armed guard is necessary to protect the car's silver jewels and fine niachiriery. More than £20,000 worth of precious stones, chiefly diamonds, adorn its hub caps, instrument board and controls.