LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 127, 21 January 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Athletic Meetlng Postponed. Competitors who have entered for the Rotorua Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club's sports meeting set down for to-morrow evening at the Government Grounds are advised that the meeting has been postponed owing to the lack of entries on account of school vacations and other reasons. The next meeting is to be held on February 5 and printed programmes for this and succeeding meetings may be obtained on application to Mf A. de Luen, Hinemoa Street. Entry fees paid for Friday's meeting will be transferred for events to be run on February . 5 or refunded, as desired. Metal Divining The work of Mr. A. G. Thompson, water diviner, Df Rotorua, has become so widely known lately that he has received an offer from an Australian syndicate to visit the Cornmonwealth and investigate certain areas for gold reefs. A. and P. Building At the next nieeting of the Rotorua Agricultural and Pastoral execui tive meeting, the vice-president, Mr. ( E. Pratt, will move: (1) That tenders be called forthwith for the erection of suitable premises for the association; (2) that all things' being equal, local builders be given preference in tendering; (3) that only local labour be employed on the job. Wednesday's Bowling Results. The Wednesday section of the Rotorua Bowling Club continued their matches yesterday in excellent weather. The greens had improved considerably as a result of the recent rain aiid were playing a little more steadily.. Following are the results : SingleS — A. French 13 beat Williams 12 on the 22nd head; Merriman 21 beat Morland 11 ; Webber 22 beat Richards 17; Pakes 16 beat Cottrell 11. Pairs — Hall and Brooker 22 beat Hams and Aitken 17 ; Merriman and Richards 18 beat French and Pakes 17; Wallis and Witt 19 beat Stallard and Stonehouse 14; Hamilton and Fowkes 23 beat Morland and Cottrell 12. Lake Level Rises. The level of Lake Rotorua has definitely risen during the past fe.w days. It is now sevefal ihches higher than it was last week, and numbers of areas from which the water had re~ ceded have again been 'covered. The rise is no doubt due to the" we'ek-end rain which has increased the flow in the many streams which enter the lake. Examination Successes. In gaining 21 passes in the Public 1931, the Rotorua High School has done remarlcably well, as the highest previous number of passes was eight. The (performance of Elizabeth M. Urquhart, a Form IV pupil, in coming 23rd on the pass list is also very creditable, in view of the fact that the majority of entrants for this examination have had three years secondary schooling.

Progress at Blue Bath Work on the main portion of the hew Blue Bath is proceeding rapidly. The concreting of the bottom of the main pool will soon be iinished and a start will then be made on the sides. The finished hath will be.tiled on sides and bottom. The lerigth of the bath will be 100 feet, arid the total depth at the deepest part eight feet.

Amateur Athletics. At a meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association held in Wellington on Monday night the following reinstatements for Rotorua were approved : A. H. Griffiths, J. R. Henry and A. J. Beckett. Affiliation was granted to the Mount Albert Grammar Schobi Old Boys' Amateur, Athletic Club and the Papatoetoe Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club, Auckland; and the Winton Amateur Cycling Club, Southland. Temporary Borough Engineer. While the Borough engineer, Mr F. C. Bunyard is irtcapacitated as a result of his recent accident, his duties are being carried out by Mr. F. J. Lenihan, the Borough drainage engineer.

Street Formation. New formation work is being carried out by the Borough Council in Phillip Street, off Pererika Street. The street is being surfaced and footpaths constructed. Goldfish Stolen from Baths. Considerable annoyance is felt by the manager of the Tourist Department in Rotorua, Mr. L. J. Bayfeild, j concerning recent wholesale stealing of goldfish from the ponds ih the Ward and Blue Baths. The Department has gone to considerable trouble and expense to make these. buildings attractive and even though the goldfish in the fountain ponds are but a small item, they are a spurce of plea-

■sure to many visitors. In some. cases the fish have been caught and put back agairi, but this injures them and several have died, while at the Ward Baths, niany of the fish have been removed, about 18 altogether being ihissing.

If you have a few spare moments the Central Booic Shop would enjoy having you spend them looking over their latest selection of the most popular books ahd novels b'y all the leadirig authors which have just arrived from over seas. Join our Lending Librafy, our charge is small and your selection is large. (M. and B. Dorset), Central Book Shop.* Advice to Holiday-Makers Nothihg 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 hew and varied rang'e of low-heeled flexible soled shoes in Shiatt holiday styles. These up to the miriute goods have just been opened, and, the prices range from 12/6 to 19/11. We do not ptess you to buy. Our gbods sell themselves. — BroWn's, Shbe 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 Fisher, Ltd., Chemist, Fenton Street.*

Time-payment. A Christchurch man, who has just returned from a visit to Auckland, says that what impressed him most about the northern city was that everything, or almost everything, was on time-payment — no deposit and no instalment, payable the first hnonth. That which crowned all, however, was the sign, "Money to lend, from one shilling upwards." Making It Pay. A Hawke's Bay sheep-farmer, finding it impossible to sell his heavy English car, has converted the back j into a lorry, and he now goes to , Hastings in comfort with four bales ! of wool behind, . ahd returns with a I load of posts. He arrives home, hav- j ing done his business, feeling that 1 the trip has paid for itself.

Carried Away. A hearty laugh broke the teiiseness of a scene at the Majestic Theatre ! in Taihape on Friday night. Svengali , was weaving his toils around his in- j nocent and beautiful victim, Trilby, ] j and when he turned to gaze in .the di- j J rection of the audience with staring j j ?md crafty eyes, a young fellow in the , audience was so carried away that ihe exclaimed quite audibly, and in j tones of concentrated hate. "Ugh! 1 You ugly old blighter, I'd like . . ." > The rest of the remark was inaudible | amid laughter.

i Drastic Remedy. A drastic remedy for the present situation under which bakers use Australian flour in making bread, was ! put forward by Mr. R. W. Winter at I a meeting of farmers held in WaiI mate recently. "Any person not preI pared to eat bread made wholly of j New Zealand flour should be made j to go without bread," he declared.

. Farms in Demand. | A steady demand exists for farms ! in the Waikato and inquiries made [ among certain local land agencies this week showed that where quality and price were riglit little difficulty was experienced in finding a ready market, says the Waikato Times. The demand is for farms from anything hetween fifty and one hundred acres on a small deposit. The inquiries were mostly from "new chums," one agent remarked. "My opinion is that men who were going to make their sons doctors and professional men are beginning to realise that. they will be better off on the land," he added in explanation.

Java's Chief Asset. "I spent very little time in Java, not long enongh to learn much about the country," said Mr. J. E. Strachan, principal of the Rangiora High School. in an interview in Wellington. "Still, I could see that the chief asset of the Dutch in Java is the Javanese people. The other great assets are the climate ■and the extreme fertility of the soil. The scenery in Java is very beautiful, but no New Zealander who knew his own country well would rave over it, The Dutch have been credited with being great colonisers, bnt I think their success in the East Indies is mainly due to the things I have mentioned, .the industry and high character of the native people and the natural advarLtages of the territory."

I , "Buy British" Campaign. Greyhound race-tracks, football clubs, trams, taxis, aerodromes, piers, vans and eanteens — all these are now Keing used to earry the "Buy British" message into every ccirner of Britain. A.report of the campaign, just issued by the Empire Marketing Board, descrihes 29 steps which have been taken to spread the slogan. Over 4,000,000 posters. have been printed, and more than 300 unemployment exchanges ihave applied for extra supplies for distribution. "Ah Appeal to the Nation," a fihn by the Prime Minister and Mr. Lansbury made for the campaign, was booked up with record rapidity. It is being shown on all the hig qircuits, Exhibitors throughout