LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 148, 15 February 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

* £ Band Conc£rt •- Tlie 'Rotorua Muni'eipal Band gave an^eujoyabld open-air. cbncert in the Sanatorium Grounds;* 'yesterday evening^ ■ A ■ . U i "is**: » * ' V-Half-day On.Tuqsday As a result of the postponement of the^sfecond: day of the Rotorua Racing • fcSluW nieeting froiii IVforiday to Tuesday,'' the' 5 May or, Mi^ T^fackson, has ihVited hia'siness firms who 'iisually close 6n Wjednesday afternoon, ib close on Tuesday "Afternoon. * 'i Maori Struck By Car A Maori, named A. Apatuwhitiki, wAs admitted to King George V.'Hospital on SAturday as a resdlt of beifig : fetruck hy a motor-car driven-'hy Mr. ■Reginald Sumner. Mr Sumner was pfoceeding towards Arawa Str:et | when the Maori, who was standihg in the;' centre^ of TutanekAi Street, walkM:in fi'Ont of the vehicle.' 'The dr ivar iriimediately stopped and assisted the injured man into a chemisPs shop, wtfb1re,!he -was attOnded hy ' Dr. Dorset 'a'h'd'then s6nt- in a taxi to' hospital. His 'bon'dition i^' not' serious.' ' ' * /' . : * V , 1 » Sudden Death The interment of the late Mrs. E. R. Bufghan, of Ruihi St'reet, who died suddenly on Friday morning^ took place 'at Rotorua Cemetery yesterday, in''the presence o'f many friends. J3eep" sympathy has been extended to Mr. Bur'ghan and his young family in their'.. guildbn and tragic bereaveriient, '' * ' -" . ! Ari Alte^cation An altercation which oceurred in a4 RotOrUa billiArd saloon late on Satui'd'Ay night rhsulted'iri injuries to a Mabrvwhb was sent to hospital, after he had allegedly been struck by a companion. The offender Was arrested after the incident on charges of assault and " of wilf ul damage to property. He-will appear before the Court this mbrning. f , Sheep For Westfield As an indication of the good work bein'g accomplished in this district by the'" development of native land, it mdy he mentioned that on Wednesday last a consignment of 3,085 fat wethers was railed to Westfield from Rotorua. These sheep were drawn from the Tiki-o-tonga, ¥ Horo Horo and Whnrenui blocks," and they left in splendid condition. Both Horo Horo and Wharenui blocks have only recently come into pasture. Westport's Empty Harbour. ,It is almost heart-breaking to see th^ long line of wharf at Westport, the lines of trucks laden with beautiful coal in the railway yards, and not a "'collier at the whArf, remarlcs a Westport paper. Surely someone can do something to bring -back the trade of the port.. Why not declare a moratorium for, " say six to ' twelve months, in regard to port charges, to1 encourage shipping to return. The Government would get the freights on- coal on the railways. Customs duties on goods. imported for the mining and port communities, royalties ori'all coal mined, etc. It would thus be easy to forego for a time port and harbour charges. Has the Government no one who can handle and vitalise this industry, which should mean so' much to the country?