LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 332, 20 September 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Petty Thieving Bath^rs attending the Blue Baths would be well advised to place any valuables which they are carrying in the possession of the attendant, as during the past few days several cases of petty thieving have heen reported by visitors. Y'esterday two cases were reported to the "Post", the amount stolen in each case being fortunately small. Drovers in Channel ° The drovers of a herd of cows travelling along 4the Ngongotaha Road yesterday 'exp'eriencect considerable trouble when one of the mob fell into a deep, narrow water channel at the side of the roadway and became stuck. Efforts to shift the animal were fruitless until horses Were utilised to pull it out of the channel with the aid of chain's. New Golf Links To enable better control to be exercised and to ensure that the course is not damaged by irresponsible players, the Tourist Department have decided that from October 1 .a charge will be imposed on golfers utilising the new golf course at the Government grounds. Details of the fees payable are not yet ready for publication but will be aavertised at an early date. Mystery Hike Arrives The enthusiasm which has followed the innovation of the "mystery hikes" in the larger centres has prompted the Rotorua Bus Company to inaugurate these interesting outings in Rotorua, and" the first expedition will be held next Sunday. The starting point of the day's outing will he from the Bank of New Zealand corner at 9.30 a.m., but it has been left to Rotorua residents to suggest the best route to he followed. To this end a competition has been commenced and residents are invited to forward their suggestion to the Bus Company before 10 a.m. on Saturday, the originator of the best suggestion to receive a prize of one guinea. High School Sports The annual sports meeting of the Rotorua High . School will take place at the school grounds on Wednesday, October 12, the heats of the girls' eve.nts and the steeplechase having previously been decided on October 8 and 5 respectively. The main meeting is probably the chief sporting and social event of the school year, and usually attracts a large attendance of parents and residents like. Charges Increased A decision to increase the charges for admission to the Arawa Park for the match between Waipa and the Arawa Tribal team next Saturday was decided upon by the Rotorua Rugby sub-Union last evening. The charges will be one shilling for gentlemen, and sixpence for ladies, the j privileges of membership ti'ckets having also been withdrawn. W.E.A. Activities An enjoyable week-end was spent hy a party of members of the Rotorua branch of the W.E.A. which motored to Hamilton on Saturday to attend the annual dinner of the Hamilton branch of the association. Members of the party were Miss M. A. French (president), Miss Ethel Shaupe (secretary). Misses C. Sharpe, E. Winslade, J. Hodgson, D. Hamilton, M. Sloane, J. Pearce and Williams. The speaker for the evening was Captain H. M. Rushworth, M.P., who spoke on "Freedom." bers will read three one-act plays, This evening Rotorua W.E.A. msm"Nine Green Peas," "Elizabeth Refuses," and "The New Provost." The present session of the branch' is now almost completed and will close with two further open nights. Rugby Teams Play League. An interesting aspect of the match between Grammar Old Boys and Unfversity in the Auckland Senior Championship, played on Saturday, was that the greater part of the second spell was played with only 13 men on each side. Shortly after halftime, Scarborough was carried off with a sprained ankle. Mulvihill followed with his nose broken in a tackle, and the rest of the game was played 13 a side.

Well-Known Cricketer Retires A message from Wellington states that T. C. Lowry has announced his retirement from the cricket-field as a player owing to being unahle to give the necessary time to the game. Lowry first made his mark in cricket as a studen^ at Cambridge University, where he at one time captained the 'Varsity team. He returned to New Zealand in 1923 and has had an impurtant part in New Zealand cricket ever since. He captained the two New Zealand teams which" have visited England, in 1927 and 1931. He is recognised as a captain of first-class judgment, comparabl'e with the best of English captains.