LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 259, 24 June 1932, Page 7

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opotiki Cub Pack. The Opotiki cub pack met on Wednesday afternoon at the Parish Hall. The afternoon was spent in work as most of the pack are now studying for their second star and some of the new members for their Tenderpad. Making Good Progress. Mrs. P. Kelly and her daughter aged three who were recently the victims of a burning aecident are now making good progress towards recovery. Mrs. Kelly, whos'e hands were burnt is now recovered and the little girl has now been allowed to return home from the hospital. Rugby and Basketball. On Wednesday afternoon, a team of O.D.H.S. old girls played a team of O.D.H.S. present girls at basketball. Miss Bonner refereed the match, the present pupils winning-'by 15ogoals to 6. On Saturday two teams of basketball players and a Rugby XV. from the Opotiki District High School will be visiting Whakatane where tournainent matches will be played. Opotiki Orphans' Club. Last Saturday evening the Opotiki Orphans' Club held an evening at the Masonic Hall, when the following most enjoyable programme was rendered: Overture by orchestra, "Festival March"; Mr. J. Young, song, "Because"; Instrumental trio, "Angel's Serenade," Messrs. C. Cave, A. Shaw, S. Pearse; musical dialogue, by Mr. Seville; cornet duet by Messrs. Parkinson brothers; Mr. Moore, song, "Floral Dance"; overture by orchestra, "Aladdin"; recitation by Mr. Debreceney. Fire in Hall. There was nearly a serious outbreak of fire at the Woodlands Hall on Friday last, when an oil stove caught alight. The annual meeting of the Woodlands Hall committee had been held and a card evening was about to commence when one of the children present, who was playing in the hall ran into the card-room to say that the oil stove downstairs in the supper-room was on fire. Several of the men went to investigate, and found the main hall filled with dense oil smoke. (The children's faces were quite black). The stove was thrown outside, and one man, Mr. C. Hollard, had his hands burnt in the process. Interesting Address. The Rev. McDiarmid will give the First Opotiki troop of Scouts an address on Saturday next on the eommencement of the Scout movement in the Sudan. Mr. McDiarmid was resjponsible for the starting of "this movement. He notieed the excellent type of young man that was attending the Gordon College and approached the authorities to know if he might endeavour to start a troop of Scouts. The authorities were only too pleased to find somebody who would undertake this work and urged him to commence imm-ediately. Mr. McDiarmid did so, but had no idea at this time that the movement would grow to the extent that it has done.