LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 167, 8 March 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bishop of Waiapu at Whakatane i A garden party was held iu Mrs. Ramson's spacious grounds on ihe 1 occasion of the visit to Whakatane of the Bishop of Waiapu, Bishop 'Wil- : liams, under the auspices of the St. George's Church Ladies' Guild and vestfy- The party was well attend- : ed, ! and proved very successful. In the beautiful grounds many games were iridulged in, including tennis, clock golf and croquet. Afernoon tea was served on the verandah and everything possible was done for the comfort and entertainment of the guests. Northern Hospitality The people of the' Far North have always been noted for their hospitality, a characteristie common to most isolated distri'cts such as the North was until eomparatiyely recently. Now excellent motor roads criss-cross the northern peninsular from end to end and tourists visit the district in increasing numbers annually. This, however, has not lessened the people's hospitable reception to tbe straxlger, and a party of motorists from Rotorua who have returned from an extensive tour are most enthusiastic in their praises of the treatinent they received wherever they went. Mamaku Hill Deviation The practice of allowing uncompleted road deviation work to remain unfenced is particularly dangerous and deceiving to motorists using the main route over the Mamaku hills at the present time. This danger was impressed on a "Post" representative who travelled over the hill last Sunday evening. The deviation in most cases branehes oif from the road at the corners of the existing highway, thus giving drivers unused to the road the impression that it continues straight ahead. Unless this danger is rectified by the authority responsible for the work, the Main Highway s | Board, the time is not far distant | when some unfortunate motorist will j take the wrong track and eome to ' grief at the bottom of one of the many gullies which are being filled in. Deer-Stallcing Licenses. Recently a suggestion was niade by the Rotorua Rod and (Sun Club to the Department of Internal Affairs advocating the setting apart of an area of bush in the vicinity of Te Teko for which deer stalking licenses could be issued at £1 a head. The club made the suggestions with a view to restricting to some extent the present destruction of the deer herds which is proceeding under the open season. The Department, however, has indicated that it does not propose to alter the existing arrangements.

Crown Lands Commissioner. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr. K. Graham, together with officers of the Lands and Agricultural Departments will visit Rotorua to-day on departmental business. The Commissioner and his party will visit the Galatea estate in connection with developmental matters, and will also visit the Ngakuru block. Soil Analysis. The Assistant Director of the Cawthorn Institute, Nelson, Mr. T. Rigg,

is at present in Rotorua on research work in connection with the institute. Mr. Rigg is ohtaining a number of soil samples for analysis in connection with cattle sickness and is of the opinion that soil analysis muN, p]ay a large part in the determination of the causes of the disease. Mr Rigg will visit Galatea to-day together with the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr. K. Graham, and officers of the Department of Agriculture and the Lands Department. Garden Party To-day A garden party will be held in the j Presbyterian Manse grounds at 2.30 p.m. to-day, when a quantity of flowers specially given for the occasion, j and the produce given for the Harvest j Thanksgiving on Sunday last, will be j sold in aid of the church funds. Ad- ■ mission will be free, but a smail j charge will be made for a+'ternoon j tea. Block golf and other competi- I tions will be held. If the weather is , wet, the function will take place in : St. John's Hall. , : Boy Scout and Girl Guide Rally. | A party of seven scouts beionging I to the 1st Rotorua Boy Scout Troop, j cycled to Matamata over the week- j end, to take part in a combined Boy | Scout and Girl Guide rally. The rally was attended by representatives of j Scout and Guide troops all over the j Waikato. Producer's Record Mr. Lints, who is producing the musical extravaganza to be staged by 160 local performers has produced his "Reville" ih, New Zealand alone during the past twelve years no less than 45 times, and staged 320 performances in which more than 13,000 performers have taken part. M.P. Motors, Ltd. The garage on the corner of Fenton and Eruera Streets will in future be known as M.P. Motors, Ltd. The new proprietors propose to carry on the business of motor garage proprietors, car agents and general incidental* "Dixieland" Again Old-time dancing will be held in "Dixieland" every Saturday evening until further notice. Also every Saturday afternoon from 2.30 till 5, Dixieland will be open to the public for jazz, for the charge of 6d each* Something New and Surprising 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 hardened 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 saving bargins. Remember, 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 yoti 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.*