LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 171, 12 March 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Putting Back Clock In conformity with the reversion from dalight saving time next 'Stmday, March 20, the Rotorua Borough engineer has been given authority to put hack the town clock half an h'our. This year, however, it has been decided to make the change at 11 p.m. on Saturday evening, instead of at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, as was previously the case. It was considered that the late hour on Saturday was a more convenient time than the early hour on Sunday morning. Tractor and Streets. A Rotorua tractor owner recently made application to the Rotorua Borough Council for permission to drive his tractor in certain streets cf the borough. The Council has deeid d to give the required permission, subject to strict conditions. The engineer must be satisfied that the road bands for use on the wheels of the vehicle are satisfactory, and before using the tractor on any tar-sealed roads, with the exception of Malfroy Road and Fenton Street, the driver must first obtain a permit. In the case of any sealed roads, the tractor must be kept to the sides of the route, but its use is to be permitted On any unsealed roads in the borough. Golf Course Frontage. The Rotorua Golf Club recently made representations to the Borough Council for the clearing of the frontage to the course. The Council has now agreed to the work being carried out, the club being responsible for supervision and for keeping the frontage *n order in future. Stock Route. The general committee of the Rotorua Borough Council is at present considering the question of diverting stock from Malfroy Road to some other route through the borough. Council Meeting, The regular fortnightly meeting of the Rotorua Borough Council was ! held on Thursday night. There were present the Mayor (Mr. T. Jackson), in the chair, Councillors L. J. Balfeild, G. Urquhart. W. H. Wackrow, Albert Smith, W. Galbraith, H. Tai Mitchell, N. M. Keane, E. T. Johnson 'and 0. H. Coleman. Easter Bowlin'g At a committee meeting of the Rotorua Bowling Club it was decided to hold a pairs bowling tournament on Easter Saturday and Monday. The tourney will be open to visiting bowlers as well as to club members. An other game in the championship singles was decided yesterday when Williams 15, defeated Webber 14 after a close contest. Struck by Missile A curious accident occurred to a Rotorua resident returning on the afternoon express train on Thursday. He was sitting with his elbow out of the window and as the train approahed Ngongotaha he was struck on the arai by something which inflicted a severe gash which bled freely. The passenger does not know what struck j him but eoneluded that it may have j been a piece of metal flung up from ! the track. Tomato Crops. Tomatoes appear to be doing particularly well in the Rotorua district at the present time and some outstandingly heavy crops have been produced. Two single fruit in one garderi averaged nearly 21 lbs., the heaviest being 15 lbs in weight. These fruit were part of a crop which has yield- | ed 1351b weight from three dozen i plants. Extension of Capital. The latest issue of the New Zealand Mercantile Gazette, records an increase in the capital of Rotorua Theatres Limited from £5,500 to £16,000. This additional issue has been made i for the further protection of share- ; bolders and links up Rotorua Theatres 1 with Amalgamated Theatres Ltd. and j Union Theatres Ltd., Auckland, con- j trolling a chain of 30 theatres in dif- • ferent parts of the North Island. Motorists' Narrow Escape A narrow escape from what might have proved a very serious accident was experienced under somewhat extraordinary circumstances on Thurs- i day by Mr. Lodge senr., of Rotorua. ; Mr Lodge was bringing his daughter-in-lav/ Mrs George Lodge, home from the Waikato and on approaeliing the : Tirau railway crossing found' the ; appfoach of a train indicated by the j electric safety signal. He aecordingly | stopped his car, but when after wait- j ing for some minutes he could neither ! see or hear signs of a train he de- ; cided to proceed. He had started the 1 car and was approaching the rails when suddenly the back axle broke. Fortunately he managed to stop the car just elear of the line and as he did so the train suddenly appeared and rushed past the front of the vehicle, witliin six inches of the front wheels. Proposed Swimming Club. Following the recent exhibition given in Rotorua by the Auckland team of New Zealand championship swimmers which visited here last weekend, strong support has been given to a proposal to form a swimming club in the town. The project had already been reeeiving consideration when the offer was received from the team to give an exhibition, and the evidence of public interest which was forthcoming on that occasion has crystallised the determination to proceed definitely with the formation of a club. A meeting of all persons interested in f orwarding* the project has been called for this evening at 8 o'clock in the Citizens' Club.