LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 84, 30 November 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Serious Charge. In the Rotorua Magistrate's Court on Saturday morning, before Mr. S. L. Paterson, S.M., a 20 year old motor driver named Rodney Kenneth Williamson, was charged with attempted rape upon a 17-year-old girl at Te Ngae on the night of November 27. Williamson was remanded to appear again on Monday, December 7 and was admitted to bail in self of £50 and one outside surety to a similar amount. Tennis Competitions. The first of this season's matches for the Dunlop Shield was played on the Government Grounds courts on Saturday when the Rotorua Tennis Club defeated Ngongotaha by a wide margin. The Dunlop Shield is an interclub trophy in the newly formed Bay of Plenty Sub-Association and is eompeted for by teams of four men ■and four women. Petty Deception. . An example of the petty meannesses to which some minds can descend was provided when the boxes from Saturday's unemployment street collection were emptied. Several metal pen holders, and an assortment of valueless'foreign co'ins was found; the only one of the usual means of petty deception was trouser buttons. Three Cars Involved. An accident occurred on one of the sharp bends on the Rotorua- Whakatane Road around the edge of Lake Rotoiti on Saturday when a motorcar driven by Mr. W. W. Young, of Galatea, bumped into the baek of another motor-car travelling in the same direction as a result of its drivejj suddenly pulling up to avoid a third vehiele rounding the corner from the opposite direction. Mr. Young on seeing the car in front suddenly stop and the other coming from the opposite direction giving him no room to pass, apparently chose to hit the back of the stationary vehiele rather than risk a head on collision. No one was injured though Mr. Young's car suffered bent mudguards and bonnet and hroken headlamps and radiator. It was, however, able to proceed to Rotoiti under its own power. I More American Visitors. Another pleasure ship carrying American tourists, the s.s. Maraposa, will arrive in New Zealand on February 20 and will depart again on February 22. The ship will carry about 300 passengers, a far greater number than was earried by the Mai lolo, and it is anticipated that 150 J of them will undertalce an optional | tour on the following lines. They will arrive in Rotorua on Saturday, February 20 and will visit Whakarewarewa and attend a Maori concert • in the evening on that day. On the following morning, they will visit Tikitere and the five lakes before i they return to Auckland in the after- ! noon. The manager of the Govern- | rnent Tourist Office, Mr. L. J. Bayfeild, remarked that it was encour-ocri-nrr -fTiciF -f-Txrr* cTnnc n-f AwovmoTi

CA,^xaj.& Wiwu wvr \j vx. xxmv.i.ivo.u tourists sliould visit New Zealand in one year and that although the visit was short it would probably encourage some of them to re-visit the Dominion at a future date. Tv/ine for Birds' Nests A Patea resident who is a keen gardener was at a loss to understand why his tomatoes were continually falling from the plants. He discov- ; ered the reason, however, when he ! happened to see birds energetically 1 struggling to pull strands from the ; binder twine with which he had tied j the plants to stakes . Th« birds wanted the twine for their nests, and in' their struggles shook off the tender young fruit. Other gardeners may benefit from the foregoing and use string instead of twine for tying up their tomato plants. A Matter of Labels. A complaint that a New Zealand label which obseured the fact that tins of a certain compound came from the United States of America was not fair trading, was made hy Mr. W. Scarff at a meeting of the Citizens' Unemployment Committee at Christchurch. He produced a tin on which was the lable of a New Zealand firm. Upon the label being torn off the label and name of the American firm of manufacturers was made visible. "This committee has consistently 'been advocating the buying of New Zealand-made goods," said Mr. Scarff. "How does this strike you?" Mr. F. L. Hutchinson stated that he would take up the question with the Manufacturers' Association. Wrong Number. It is more than likely that an Oamaru bookmalcer and one of his elients are going to have a little difference, says an exchange. Since Cup "Week began in Christchurch a certain telephone subscriber has been annoyed hy frequent calls to his telephone as the result of the callers, in their hurry to make hets, dialing the wrong number. On Wednesday the subscriber answered another such call and a voice at the other end rattled off four horses' names and asked for a pound on each. "Righto," ansifvered the subscriber and he hung up the receiver. The joke is that two of the horses won. When you are making up your Christmas list don't forget to include a few of these choice gifts from the Central Book Shop. Gift packages of stationery and envelopes to maten, Christmas greeting cards, calendars, a good selection of Christmas station- ' ery, the latest Waterman's fountain pqns, and also a choice seleetion of the latest books by popular authors. (M. and B. Dorset), Central Book Shop, next Grand Theatre* 4 ;A few specials at Brown's Shoe Store for golf, sunburn 1-bar eanvas shoes, crepe soles, regular heel; ladies' felt slippers, 1/6, 1/11, 2/9, with padded sole and cozy heel, 3/11 and 5/6; all leather slippers in red, brown and black, 5/11 and 7/11; children's sandals, first grade, from 2/11; men's smart shoes and working boots at nioney saving prices. Tutanekai St., next Aard* Baby's weight, Keep a recbrd of Baby's progress free, We invite you to make use of our up-to-date scales and present you with a card to keep particulars on. Lfen Fisher, Ltd., Chemist, Fenton Street.*