LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 108, 29 December 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Challenge For Hawke Cup The Bay of Plenty Cricket Sub-As-sociation has entered a challenge for the Hawke Cup and will meet the j holders during Easter. The present Iholders, South Auckland, are a parti- ' cularly strong side and appear unlikely to be defeated in their near en- ; gagements. The holders have just ! successfully defended a challenge ; from Manawatu who were previous ' holders of the Cup. Should the Bay : be successful in its challenge, ! Hawke's Bay games will be played at J Rotorua. The Hawke Cup is a trophy I presented by L'ord Hawke, and is I competed for by minor cricket assocI iations outside and larger associations ! which participate in the Plunket Shield competition. Car and Lorry Colllde At a quarter to six yesterday mornj ing, a motoi'-car, owned and driven ' by Mr. Washer, butcher, of Rotorua, I collided near the 14£ mile peg, on . the Rotoiti Road with a lorry owned ' and driven by Mr. H. Lapgguth, carj rying contractor, of Rotorua. Although the damage to the vehicles was not extensive, Mr. Washer's car escaping with a damaged back axle and Mr. Langguth's lorry with the i front axle impaired, Mr. Washer him- ' self received injuries to his ribs.

j Best "Sight" in. Rotorua. j Tourists of every nationality come j from all corners of the world to see j the many and varied sights and wonders of the Rotorua thermal district. i However, scheduled and most widely | advertised attractions are not always ' the ones that give the greatest pleasj ure and evoke the most sincere adj miration. This fact was illistrated ! yesterday when a party of tourists, j encountering a young wahine, carryj ing a sleepy picaninny upon her ; back in the traditional Maori style ; described her as the "best sight yet 1 seen around Rotorua. • Better than Last Season. i Almost without exception the hoarding houses and hotels in Ro- ; torua report tbat business this Christ- ; mas season has been a vast improve- ! ment on that of the corresponding I period of last year. A greater number of people are in town and many are staying for a longer period. Some I of the hoarding houses report that j they are having to turn guests away | as their accommodation is fully oej cupied. I . Ingenious Fraud. 1 Two 10-year-old girls were recent- | : ly charged in a London Police Court [ ; with stealing purses. To the horror j of the Court, it wa-s revealed that i one of these babies was already an i j "old offendei*" who had been prei viously convicted of a particularly in- ! genious fraud. Her method was | subtle. She had entered a shop, and i had succeeded in stealing a box ojg " j paints. Later in the day she returned to the shop, presented the box bearing the firm's name to the . assistant, and explained that this was not the kind her father wanted. The assistant, naturally unsuspieious gave her back in cash the value of the paints. The money was spent on j sweets!

Strong Winds! Strong southerly winds caused difficulty to motorists travelling between Palmerston North and Wellington last week. Several instances are reported of the hoods being blown off touring cars, wliile the stiff gusts made necessary the utmost care in steering. One vehiele was turned over on its side at Paekakariki, but without injury to the occupants nor serious structural damage to the car. Not Without Honour A prophet never gains honour in his own country; neither does the rabbit. It has been known in the trade for years that many varieties of "seal" furs are made of New Zealand rabbit-skins. As rabbits have been a pest in the past in New Zealand, their fur is not openly advertised as such here, but appears under many and various guises. In America, however, New Zealand rabbit fur ranlcs high in value. A recent copy of the "CHicago Tribune" to hand has a large draper's and furrier's advertisement announcing "Mendoza Seal (New Zealand buck rabbit) ladies' coats, 100 to 125 dollars." Measuring 'Quakes Cheaply. Californians can now buy a cheap durable seismograph to register the earthquakes under their bungaiows and skyscrapers. The standard seismograph is useful to record faint local or powerful distant 'quakes. A strong 'quake in the near vicinity of such a seismograph wrecks the delicate mechanism. The machines now being set in California consist simply of a pendulum held away from the plumb by a wealc trigger. An earth jarr releases the pendulum whose subsequent swinging indicates the direction and force of the earth jolt. If you have a few spare moments the Central Book Shop would enjoy having you spend them looking over their latest selection of the most popular books and novels by all the leading authors which have just ar- : rived from over seas. Join our Lending Library, our charge is small and your selection is large. (M. and B. Dorset), Central Book Shop.* Advlce 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 beforehand. 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 prices range from 12./6 to 19/11. We do not press you to buy. Our goods sell themselves. — Brown's, Shoe Specialists, Tutaneka; 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 Fisher, Ltd., Chemist, Fenton Street.*