LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 110, 31 December 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

No Paper New Year's Day, The "Morning Post" will not be published to-morrow, New Year's Day$ but will be issued as usual on Sat urday. Sneak Thieves. Sneak thieves are apparently active in Rotorua at present, and a number of thefts have been reported from dressing rooms, cars, and cloak-rooms. Two men were disturbed in the act cf pilfering articles from cars parked outside the Sylvana Cabaret during the carnival hall on Tuesday evening, and made off in the darkness. Thefts of a purse and other articles were also reported from the ladies' cloakroom at the cabaret. Further caf.es are reported at the Blue Baths where. two swimmers lost small amounts in cash and another his watch ar.d a sum of money which were taken from their clothes. Okareka Fishing. Fishing is reported to be good on Lake Okareka at present and some bags of very nice fish in excellent condition have been taken from the lake within the past few days. . A local party which spent two days at the lake, took 19 fish on the first dayj and 15 on the second. All these fish were taken on a Small fly and a number were taken by beach and bank fishing. This catch averaged 31bs in weight, and included several excellent four pound fish. Although it is just off the main Tarewera route, Okareka is not a great deal visited by travellers. The deviation to the lake, although short in distance is in a very rutty condition and requires eareful negotiation. A Good Bag. Two Rotorua anglers, Messrs W. Kusabs and C. Clark, fly-fishing on Lake Tarewera last week, secured an excellent bag of 17 fish for a day's outing. The heaviest fish of the bag was an eleven pounder in splendid condition, while an eight pound fish was also landed. Road Improvements Appreciated. Since the road to the top of Ngongotaha Mountain was repaired by the 'Rotorua County Council in the Spring this scenic route has become very popular with both residents and visitors. A number of vehicles journey to the summit every day and visitors express themselves as very satisfied with the irafprovements to the road surface and also with the turning areas constructed at intervals along the narrow route. Dried Grass Fire. A fire in cut dry grass and fern in an empty section in Peace Street, owned by Mr. William Mark, necessitated the summoning of the fire brigade about 1.30 yesterday afternoon. The fire was burning alongside a wooden fence and was a danger to a house in the next section. The members of the brigade ran out only one lead but soon had the blaze under control. Maori Scene in Town Square. An interesting picture of Maori life could be seen in the Rotorua town square yesterday afternoon when a party of native women was making raupo baskets in preparation for the I i agi in the evening. Another party : c oth men and women busily engag- | e .jeeling potatoes and kumeras were | amusing themselves at their task by singing Maori songs. This little scene j of native life in the midst of civilisation drew quite a crowd of interested spectators who encouraged the Maoris to continue their singing.

Child Falls On To Rockery. A little girl, aged about five years, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Claud, of Ranolf Street, who was sitting on the iron rail around the Malfroy Geyser Pool in the Government Gardens yesterday afternoon, fell backwards on to the rockery and cut her head. She was taken into the Sanatorium where Dr. J. D. C. Dunean attended to the injury and sent for the child's mother who afterwards took her home. The injury was only superficial and is not serious. Infuriated Bulls. "It strilces me very forcib.ly," writes a correspondent, "that of late years there has been an alarming number of accidents and deaths caused by infuriated bulls, and that it is high time the Government Stock Department took a sericAis view of the danger. "I would suggest that a Bill be introduced next Parliamentary session making it compulsory that all Bulls over a certain age he noseringed and chained, and also dehorned, and that magistrates he empowered to inflict a fine (of, say £10 to £50) for non-compliance with this law."