LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 103, 22 December 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

His Excellency's Camera. His Excellency the Governor-Gen-. eral, Lord Bledisloe, is an enthusiastic amateur photographer, and during his tour of the Rotorua distriet last week, always carried his camera with him and toolc a number of snaps of Maori life. His Excellency was particularly interested in the native children and during his visit to the Horohoro block j took several snaps to the intense and J obvious gratification of his small subj jects. Grass Fire On Marine Parade A call was received at the Fire Station at 11.35 yesterday morning from the traffie inspector, Mr. D. M. Ford, to a blaze of dried grass on the Marine Parade. When the brigade arrived, the fire had a good hold and was spreading rapidly. Had it not been quickly checked it would have destroyed a considerable quantity of ! hay spread out on the Parade to dry. | The burning of this hay would have [been a loss to the borough. It is to I he used to feed the Council -stock. It I is understood that the fire started J thrpugh a small boy lighting a piece ; of paper under a bundle of hay. | "Not Fussy" "That's a go," cheerfully remarked I a witness in the Rotorua Magistrate's ! Court yesterday morning, when a sol- ] icitor examining him on an action for I debt asked him if he would accept £6^ for a car which the dehtor ad- ! mitted was still running. - "That's good enough for me. I'm not fussy," he resumed, chattily, when he returned to the hody of the court after his examination. ' He was proceeding to give furthcr vent to his satisfaction with the offer, when he was peremptorily "hushed" by the usher. Address On Expeditionary Force Rotarian H. G. Grihble gave a very 1 interesting talk at the Rotary Cluh's ! weekly luncheon yesterday, on the ' trip of the Main Body of the Expedi- ; tionary Force from Wellington to Cairo, on October 18, 1914. He described the departure of the fleet, whieh carried 8,000 New Zealand | troops and was the first self-contained military body to leave the Dominion. ; The flotilla joined the Australian fleet, and in all some 47 ships set off t for the Red ,Sea. He briefly described | the setting out of the "Sydney" on i its historie expedition, which resulted I in the sinking of the German raider | Emden. i Vfeeds Not Cleared j In the Rotorua Magistrate's Court ' yesterday morning, hefore Mr. S. L. I Paterson, S.M., the Inspector of Noxious Weeds for the Rotorua Borough, proceeded against William Marks for | failing to carry out an order to clear j the weeds from his projperty. The ; inspector stated that notice to clear the weeds by October 31 was served : upon the defendant, but that the last of the clearing had actually only been completed last week. Marks was fined | £1, with 10/- costs. j Appeal to Santa. 1 Santa Claus, like sub-editors and i compositors, has to he ahle to decipj her strange scripts and even stranger i spelling at times. Here is a letter sent this year to Father Christmas by a hopeful five year old believer in I his desire to please: "Dear Satwclors will you please send me storw hook a ball and tenis racit and a dall and a stocingg, satwclors goodby. My name I is Reo." ' i Miniature Golf j Judging by the work now being ; done on the miniature golf course in i Tutanekai Street, the conrse is to be re-opened for the holidays. Although the boom of last year, like other booms, has definitely burst, the game I is by no means dead yet and in other centres still enjoys a considerable amount of popularity. I Their Old Shakoes. I The last of the policemen's shakoes, that offieial headgear which for a period attracted ever more public attention than the wearers of the shakoes themselves, are to disappear from the streets under the latest offieial fiat from headquarters. The shako was introduced to the foi'ce by the late Commissioner of Police, Mr W. B. Mcllveney, hut one of the first acts of his suecessor, Mr. W. A. Wohlmann, was to restore the more familj iar and symn^etrical helmet. i The shako disappeared only from the ! streets of the cities, however, as it | was considered that the supplies of I the new headgear should be used up. j This pleasant or unpleasant duty (aceording to the point of view) was left to the men in the provincial and country stations. Under latest orders, however, the last of the shakoes are being called in and Rotorua, in common with a number of other towns, will miss their familiar beauty. 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 paclcages of stationery and envelopes to matcn, Christmas greeting cards, calendars, a good selection of Christmas stationery, the latest Waterman's fountain pens, and also a choice selection of *the latest books by populnr authors. (M. and B. Dorset), Central Book Shop, next Grand Theatre* Advice to Holiday-Makers Nothing can mar the- pleasure of a carefully planned holiday more than aching and uncomfortably shod feet. Be sure to procure easy-fitting shoes beiorehand. We will be pleased to show you a new and varied range. of ' low-heeled flexible soled shoes in smart holiday styles, These up to the minute goods have just been opened, and the ^rices range from 12/6 to 19/11. We do not press you to huy. Our goods sell themselves. — Brown's, Shoe Specialists, Tutanekai St., next Aard Motors* Baby's weight. Keep a record 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. Len Fishqr, Ltd., Chemist, Fenton Street.*