LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 178, 21 March 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

"Reveille" Postponed. Owing to the professional wrestling contest heing held on Thursday evening, it has been decided to postpone tho next production of the "Reveille" until Thursday of the following week, when a new programme will he presented. Special matinee priees will be charged. Keeping It Safe During the eourse of court proceedings on Friday when an elderly man appeared before the court charged with making a false deelaration regarding his means, in order to obtain relief work, it was shown that the aceused had carried a sum of £532 in a belt round his waist. The magistrate pointed out, with a sm'le, that a man who carried a sum of this nature in cash on his person, these days ran a rislc of being knoclced on the head. His Worship was assured, however, that after the accused had been searched, he had been induced to place the money in the bank. To-night's Sports The Rotorua Amateur Athletic and Cyeling Club will hold its sports meeting postponed from last Friday evenirig, at the Iligh School grounds tonight. The meeting will commence at 5.45 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. as formerly. Handicaps and events for the meeting appeared in Thursday's issue of the "Post." Principles of Taxation At the weekly luncheon of the Rotorua Rotary Club to-day, the speaker will be Mr. R. G. Webb, of the staff of the Rotorua High School. Mr. Webb will take as his subject the principles of taxation, a subject at present of exceptional interest to everybody. Thrills of Speed The second motor-cycle race meet- i ing to be held by Rotorua Speedways on their track on the Te Ngae Road, will commence at 1.30 p.m. on Easter Monday, when some of the best known exponents of the quarter mile dirt track" will give thrilling exhibitions of broadsiding'. Twenty-one races will be run, eaeh of four laps. Among the best known speed kings expected to compete are Charlie Goldberg, Frank Day, Douglas Mattson pnd Bobhy Cairns, all of. Auckland. Two Rotorua riders who have also entered, are Bill Grey and Syd. Williamson. New Sewerage Pumping Station The new sewerage pumping station in King Street, will be officially opened this afternoon at 3 o'clock by his Worship the Mayor, Mr T. Jackson. Boxiug' and Wrestling An innovation for Rotorua is the big wrestling and boxing carnival to I be held during Easter at the Sylvana Stadium. The events are sponsored by the Rotorua Gymnastic Club under the auspices of the Hamilton Wrestling Association and the Matamata Boxing Association. On Thursday evening a professional wrestling contest between George Walker, British Dominions' champion and Kereopa, a coming champion, will be staged. Saturday evening will be taken up with boxing bouts between the leading amateur boxers in the Auckland province. A professional boxing contest of ten, three minute rounds is 1 set down for Easter Monday evening I when Jirn Broadfoot, light-heavy- ; weight champion of New Zealand, will ' meet Tommy Mclnnes, ex-light-heavyweight champion of Scotland.

Fishing "Regatta" Fishing assumed a regatta aspect in parts of Lake Rotorua yesterday. At one period during the afternoon, there were no fewer than f our launches and three open boats operating in the bay adjacent to Cochrane Park, and at one stage four craft lying close together were all landing fish. Trolling is particularly good at present in both the bays off the Ohau Channel entrance and yesterday all rods operating in this area took good catches. Now that the fish are commencing to run into the channel both the Rotorua end and the Rotoiti outlet are providing good fly-fisliing, while a few rods have also been trying out the prospeets in the channel itself. Tennis Interrupted. Rain which set in on Saturday afternoon, interrupted the representative tennis fixture between the Waikato East Association and the Bay of Plenty Sub-Association which was to have been played on the Government Grounds courts. Several matches had been commenced, but although it was not heavy, the rain was sufficient to compel the postponement of play. The interruption was doubly unfortunate as in addition to the Waikato visitors, several members of the Bay tcam had come from as far afield as Tauranga and Opotiki. Cricket Association Dance Invitations have been issued for the Rotorua Cricket Association's dance which will be held in the Majestic Ballroom on Wednesday, April 6. The dance, which will serve as a fitting close to the cricket season, will be all the more interesting by reason of the official presentation to the Albion Club of the McLean Cup, which that club has won in this season's competition. A number of novelty dances will be included among the many popular numbers to be played by Epi Slaalfoon's Melody Boys Orchestra, and the committee are leaving no stone unturned to make the evening a most enjoyable one.