NEAR AND FAR

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 203, 20 April 1932, Page 4

NEAR AND FAR

South African Racialism "We have a great deal of racialism and rank sedition to contend with in this country, as perhaps you may know, and the more so-called 'flagwagging' we can do, especially in the interests of the Navy League and the Royal Navy, the better we.shall like it," stated, the Navy League of South Africa in a letter received hy the Canterbury branch of the Navy League, reports the "Press." Lotteries for Unemployed In order to alford relief to the unemployed and incidentally to reb'eve the pressure for that purpose, a number of Wellington citizens proposed the institution of a series of lotteries to be drawn once a month for the next four months. Representations were made to the Government 011 the proposal and its permission sought to hold the so-called art union or lottery, but the "Wellington Post" is informed that permission was declined. Efforts to give effect to the proposal, however, have not been dropped. If the proposal were agreed to, it would neeessitate art unions for other ,purposes being held in abeyance for the period mentioned.

Gold in the Kaimais A well-known Matamata resident who recently became unemployed decided to malce an eff ort for himself by prospecting for gold in the Kaimais (says the Matamata Record). On his return he said he is satisfied that there is no gold in the portion of the range he visited, hut he does not regret the experience gained in this outing, which was prompted by a desire to do something for himself rather than remain idle in the town. Loaded with provisions for three days, the prospector explored the range on the Tauranga side throughout a spot which in his opinion was the only one having the likely charaeteristics of gold-bearing country. During this time he toiled from daylight till dark, sleeping at nights under trees with the aid of two blankets, but his arduous search was not rewarded. He found fair signs of mica, but none of gold. The country traversed, which was about six miles from the nearest habitation, was very broken. There were plenty of wild pigs about. One mob he saw numbered 16, and all were in good condition. On Kapiti Island. Kapiti Island, for some years the home of the bloodthirsty Te Rauparaha, is now one of the abodes of the arts of peace. A visitor to the island last week was Mr. Henderson, of Wellington, ex-inspector of native schools, who was charmed at the many attractions this island possesses as a sanctuary for all forms of native bird and animal life. He was considerably surprised on visiting the Webber homestead at the northern end of the island to find Mrs. Webber, formerly Miss Parata, engaged in hand-spinning wool — their own wool — and was still more surprised to learn that Mr. John Webber had made the spinning wheel, "loclc, stock and barrel."