LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 302, 16 August 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Road Racing Barred Actin^ upon a legal opiriion brought to its notice, ,the Rotorua, Coupty Council decided at its meeting last Wednesday to refuse further permits for road cycling races over the roads under, its Jurisdiction, unless an indemnity against possible injury by accident is taken out by the clubs concerned. Business Changes Hands After baving been in business as general storekeepers at Mamaku for 12 years, Messrs.. Heywood and Amson, haye disposed of their business to Mr. H. W.,.Jonps%, The,ch"ange over will take place at the end of the- present month. During the time they have, been in Mamaku both Mr. Hey- ' wooa and Mr. Amson have been aetive, in promoting the welf are of the district, the former being a keen follower of golf and tennis. Successful Street Day Great satisfaction at the success of ihe street day held in Rotorua last Saturday is expressed by the commjttee of the Rotorua braneh of ihe Plunlcet Society, who were responsible.,for the ppllection. ^Thp, returns received to daie total an amount of £17, and one box has yet to he received and opened. TKanks are extended by the committee to the many willing helpers. White Island Active White Island was very actiye during the week-end. On Saturday afternoon a huge cQlumn of sieapi rose from the island to a great height, and considerable aciivity continued yesterday. Sharemilking Projects No extensive operations have been launched in this district under the Government small farm plan, but a certain amount of progress has been made. Two families are to be provided with sharemilking on, Mr. J. E. Martin's property at Ngongotaha, and the work of constructing ihe sheds and cottages will be placqd in hand immediately. Developments are also taking place on Messrs. Hill and Son's Atiamuri station, where two sheds capable of handling 100 cows are being erected and cottages provided for four families. Rugby Weakness Reporting to the Rotorua Rughy Suh-Union on the play of the union's representative team at Putaruru last Saturday, the manager, Mr. W. S. Henderson, said that the team were heaten for the ball in the .scrums eight times out of ten and that the tackling was very poor. The entertainment provided for the .team had been first class, the union deciding to forward its appreciation to the Putaruru union. Rain In Bay of Plenty Our, Opotiki correspondent reports that yesterday's rain was extremely welcome to pastures and gardens. The present month has been an exceptionally dry period in the Bay of Plenty and in some areas, dairy stock have suffered from the lack of water. Chance Lost At the meeting of the Rotorua Rughy Sub -Union last eyening, th'e secretary, Mr. W. S. henderson, stated that he had received reliahle information that the failure of the local union to have a delegate on the Waikato. Suh-Union was responsible for the Bay of, Plenty match against the Maori touring ,team not being allocated to Rotorua. Painful Accident An employee at the Oruanui Sawmill, James Miller, aged 66 years, was admitted to IQng George V. Hospital at 6.30 yesterday evening suffering from a severe injury to , his , right hand. He was working a pianing machine when his hand came into cohtaet with the gears and two fingers were severed. Paintings of Turner Rotorua members of the W.E.A. at their weelcly meeting this evening, will devote their time to study and discussion of the art of J. M. W. Turner, the famous English landscape painter. This will be the first evening of the series devoted to painting, and with such a wide suhject as the work of Turner and assisted by an excellent series of prints, a most interesting discussion is promised. Inter-School Matches The Rotorua High School first XV. travels to Auckland to-morrow to play the annual match- against Takapuna Grammar School on Thursday. The A basketball teams of the two schools will also play their annual fixture. Thursday's match will be the sixth played between the schools and is expected to be Rotorua's hardest game this season. Takapuna Grammar and Rotorua High School were opened in the same year, 1927, and the annual Rugby and crieket matches 9-re always eagerly anticipated. The first match, played in 1927, resulted in a win for Rotorua by 42 to 3. The next year Takapuna showed a great improvement and were only heaten by 13 to 9. The last three matches played have been drawn, 0 — 0, 11 — llj and 3- — 3 in the game played at Arawa Parfe last year. It will be inter esting to see who will be the winnei*. of this year's game, or if there will be a fourth draw. Warm nights this winter with one °Uqu v quality hot-water bags. Gua?anteed best English manufacture. Inspection invited. — Len Fisher, Ltd., Chemists, Fenton Street.* . Golfers. See our rubber Golf Shpes for the days when the grass is wet. They keep -the feet thoroughly dry and are very reasonably priced. Gentlemen's shoes, 15/6; ladies', 13/6. _ We have a fine assorfcment bf Merrs Shoes, all fittings and prices to suit all. Ouri ra,nge of children's shoes also will meet the approval of parents requiring a strong shoe , a reasonable figure. Try Brbwn's; *

matches would have to be played Rotorua before the conclusion of i season. The suh-committee appointed consider the proposal to hold aBug dance reported that arrangemei were well in hand and that the Dix land Hall had heeri secured for Frid evening next. .In the Waikato Junior champii ship. Rotorua are drawn to pl against Matamata next Saturday, 1 game to he played at the Arawa Pa Next Saturday's matches will he follows: — Senior . Te Arawa Tribal team v. Rotoi No. 1, 3 p.m. Junior Rep Match Matamata v. Rotorua, No. 2, 3 p, Junior B Old Boys v. High School 2nds, 1 1, 1.30; p.m. Mr. Rogers was appointed manai of th'e Rotorua senior team and 3 Mason will manage the juniors. . Teams Selected The following will represent Ko rua against Te Arawa Tribal Club Saturday. — Full-back: Sutherland. Threequarters: Flood, W. Mari Jackson. Five-eighths. Duff, Steele. Half -back: Mprgan. , Forwards; R. Martin, Hahdco Poland, Anderson, Boord, Arc| Etintonl, Kensington. Emergenei1 Sullivan, R. Thompson, G. Mitchi James;. Te Arawa Tribal Club will he presented by the following^— T. Waerea, R. Waerea, W. M. Morrison," H, Rogers, Miha Thon L. Mackey, B. Rogers, A. Solomon) Barber, McDougall, H. Hamiora, Emery, R. Greening, B. Allen, 3 tenga, Davies, T. Morrison.