LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 142, 8 February 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

■ ■ ' j Preparing For Tburiiaments In preparatiori for th'e boivling and croquet tournameiits; which commence this morning, the greens in the Governmeiit Gardens wbfe crbR^ded during the weelc-end with fenthusiastic entrants for the variohs ' events. On hoth croquet lawn ahd bowling greeri many former participants in Rotorua tournaments could be seeh. Uulucky Week-End Yesterday was apparently an unlhcky day for motorists in the Rotorua distriet. One travell'er in ah afternoon's drive passed k large passenger vehicle with whbel trbuble, a privdte car with a puhcture, a lorry with a , brolcen wheel, a private c:.r itpside-dowh and wtecked, another car with bent mudgiidrds, dxle ahd wheel torn off, a car with a wreckbd , goarbbx, ahd a car with all it's e'lbitr'e wiring bufnt out. These are the 'observatibns of ohe motorist oril^, ahd may not lie by ahy mfeans the fhll list of damaged veliicles. Ragwort Menace Convincing eviderice of the dangerous spread of ragwort is provided by the view fi-om the railway train on the jourriey to Hamilton. A'cres .of tbe yellow bloom can be seeh, arid in some cases whole fieids are covered with the weed. The area arbund Mamaku is especially bad. Dried Up Pastures The continued dry weather is having a serious effect upon the pastures ih the Waikato. The fieids in the vicinity of Matamata are badly in need of rain, and th© dairying output is fhllirig off as a cohsequeii'ce. High ScKdol Barracks The Rotorua High School authoritie's have decided to hold a school barracks for five days in the latter half of the present month. Previous barracks have proved both enjoyable. and beneficial to the boys. This year n'o monetary assistance is available from the Government but the Defence Departmeht is supplying instructors and all equipment, and the Board of Governors has given a donation. Some parents have generously offered to assist and contributions of any of the following would be bf mat'efial assistafic'e aiid gfeatly apjjreciated: vegetables, millc, meat, jam, cheese, fruit, hread, groceries, straw br clean bay for bedding. Old Records. . Scots will be pleased to learn that it is libellous t'o say, as do many biogr'ajphies, that Robert Burns' political views Ied to dsagreement with the authorities during his employment as an excise officer at Diimfiues (says an English exchange). Such is the diselosure of Mr. B. R. Leftwich, Customs House librarian. He says the department has found records of 1791, stating: "Robert Bufns; the pOet, does pretty well. He is aged 32 and has been employed for three years." Burns was recommended fof liromotion to an examiner, but died before it could he effeeted. Another find fv'as a Treasury wari'artt "of 1683, authorising the payment from excise revenue, then a Royal requisite, of £250 a fortnight to Nell Gwynn, the actress. The Vogue, Fehtoh Stf'eet, for exclusive race frocks. See the window display of these- garments. Also ih stock a special Iirie of sihaft hats at 5/11 each. Do not miss this opportunity of purchasirig at reasonable prices for the fac'es* Just arrived: A good selection of the latest novels by the leadipg autliors: Ganpat, Rosita Forbes, Jahe England. Philip Macdonald, Cornelius Vanaefbilt, jun., Geoffrey Fafriol, and many others. Join our lendihg library, 5/- entrance ahd 3d per eopy. Special arrangements made for visitors. Central Boolc Shop, Tut'ahekai St. (M. and B. Dorsett) * Something New and Sulprising in Rotorua for the next two months. Brown's Shoe Store are offering each week six special lines of seasonable goods at prices which will surprise and tempt the most hal'dened bargain hunter. For details of this week's surprises see our special advertisement every Thurs. and Friday in this paper. Don't miss these money savihg bargins. Reinember, Brown's Shoe Store in Tutanekai Street between Wilbert Mark's, Draper and the Aard Motor Services.* Baby's weight. Keep a record of Baby's progress free. We invite you to niake use of our up-to-date scales and present you with a card to keep particulars on. Len Fisher, Ltd., Chemist, Fpnt.on Street.*