LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 173, 15 March 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Man Arrested A single man named John Dalton, who was arrested in Rotorua by Coiistable Shilton yesterday morning, appeared later in the day, before Mr. T. H. Sloane, J.P., charged with the theft of a child's trieycle the property of Audrey Brett. When arrested Dalton had in his possession a sum of £532 carried in a belt ronnd his waist. He was remanded on bail to appear again on Friday. Adjourned Inquests The adjourned inquests into tho deaths of the late Mr. Frederick S:bley, of Mamaku, and the late Mrs. Gertrude Hathaway Jull, of Rotorua, will be held on Friday. Mr. Sil>Ly was the victim of a tragic shooting accident at Mamaku on February 28 and Mrs. Jull died as the result of a bullet wound, apparently self-in-flicted when leaving her home at Timberlands on Saturday afternoon. Cycling on Footpaths. "I am tired of warning school children about cycling on the footpaths," said the Rotorua borough traffic inspeetor, Mr. D. M. Ford, to a "Post" representative yesterday. Mr. Ford said that in future children wonld be treated the- same as any other offender and would be brought before the childreri's court to he dealt with. Golf Course Improvemeiits Several improveme-nts have heen made to the Arikikapakapa golf course during the summer monlhs while golfing activity was at its quietest. One improvement in particular, which should meet with the approval of exponents- of the- game is the levelling of the bed of the creek. This hazard in former years has aceounted for many a lost hall, but in future it will be possible to retrieve balls from the creek. Dry Grass on Golf Course The recent spell of dry weather is j having a marked effect on the Ariki- { kapakapa golf course. The grass on the fairways and rough is at present very dry and slippery, making walking in smooth soled shoes difficult. It also has the effect of making the ball run, so that a duffed shot often attains almost as great a distance as a good stroke. The greens, however, are still in excellent order, having been regularly watered. Twenty-First Battery Arrive The 21st Battery, N.Z.A., arrived in Rotorua yesterday to go into hivouac at Arawa Park. This is an 18pounder battery, and the men will undergo gunnery training, manoeuvres, and hold live shell practices on Thursday and Friday at the range on I the Atiamuri Road. The offxcer eomj manding the battery is Lieut D. Gole- | man and other office-rs attending are Lieutenant W. S. Wilson, and Second Lieufcenants H. Wil?on and Bevan. Permaneni Artillery Staff Some of the permanent staff of the Royal New Zealand Artillery, who are at present in Rotorua in connection with the N.Z.A. bivouacs being held here, held a practice shoot on the range on the Atiamuri Road yesterday. Major-General W. H. L. SinclairBurgess, Gene-ral Officer com manding the New Zealand military forces, was present at the practice to carry 1 out an inspection. I i Rotoiti Catch A local angler, fishing on the lower end of Rotoiti on Sunday, took an exceptionally heavy bag of fish. The best catch was a fish a shade under lOlbs., with four others between 61bs and 81bs. Unfortunately the sixth fish of the catch was comparatively small and decreased what would otherwise have heen an exceptional average. Mount Maunganui Season Mount Maunganui reports show that the promise of a reeord season at this popular resort has been fulfilled, there having been large numbers of visitors almost continuonsly since Christmas. Easter bookings are reported to be heavy and there are, even now, few available cottages, while there are still a number of people under canvas on the camping grounds. Tauranga Road Improvement The work which has been in progress on the main Tauranga highway beyond Paengaroa is now nearing completion and as far as the Mount Maunganui turn-off there is now a first-class highway. Motorists express their appreciation of the improvement, which will have the effect of shortening considerably the time of the run between the Mount and Rotorua. Old Boys' Football Club A meeting of the Old Boys' Football Club was to have heen held last nig'ht, but owing to the rain there was no quorum and the meeting was therefore adjourned until later in the week. Fishing at Awahou. Mr. C. H. Fagge, vice-president of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, who recently attended the conference of the British Medical Association in Auckland, left Rotorua yesterday for Waitomo. Mr. Fagge enjoyed a very successful fishing trip over the week-end before his departure, his party fishing at Awahou taldng 14 good fish on the Sunday.