LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 342, 1 October 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Closing Its Season After a very successful season the 'Rotorua Miniature Rifle Club intends to hold a closing ceremony in the shape of a ball on Octoher 1&. Preljminary arrangements are now under way and further announcements will he -niade lafcer. Loads Of Beds Due to the break-up. of various camps in different parts of tht district, lorry loads of beds and stretchers are passing. along the roads to Rotorua where they will he stored until next needed. Meeting Postponed The public meeting called by the Rotorua 'Relief Workers' Assoeiation for to-morrow, when the reeent reductions in the sustenance allowance were to have been considered, have been postponed. Busy Contractors . Cream carters and other waggoners connected with the dairying industry are beginning to get .into their stride now for the supplies from and to dairy farms ara steadily on the up-grade. Ploughing for Iater sowing is under way in several of the farms around the outskirts of the town. It is understood that a good deal more land is likely to go down into p'otato crops this year than has been, the case for a year or two past. No Business "Such is the state of efficieney," said the chairman of the Rotorua Fire Board (Mr. F. Goodson) last evening to the members at the quarterly meeting, "that I am happy to say that there is absolutely no business to put before you." The meeting only lasted three-quarters of an hour. Two Maoris Arrested Two Maoris were arrested by the Rotorua police last evening. In one case a Taupo Maori was taken in charge for allegedly being intoxicated in charge of a car in Ohinemutu and in the other a Maori was arrested for drunlcenness in Hinemoa Street. A Precarious Perch Perched up on his mistress's should- , er as she drove a heavy sedan car through the Rotorua streets yesterday a cream coloured Pom surveyed the world ih the cheeky way that Poms have and barked his disapproval of the merely mundane pedestrian. How he kept his feet as the car swung around a eorner is one of the miraeles of balance which only banks and Blondins know. Error In Date Through an error in the "copy" supplied the date of th'e Whakatane Spring Cattle Fair was .advertised by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ageney" Co., Ltd., as to be held on Thursday, Octoher 7. This shovld have j read Friday, October 7, and readers will be advised to make a note accordingly. Spring Weather After several days of heavy rain and intermittent showers the sun broke through the clouds yesterday morning and a beautiful day rewarded those who were fortunate enough to he able to work outside and enjoy it. Gardeners immediately began to think of the week-end's needs and sellers of seeds report a busy daj?. To-day is likely to be even busier.

To-day's Rugby Games A spectacular Rugby match is prdmised patrons at the Arawa Park this afternoon, when the Morrinsville representatives will meet an Arawa Tribal side containing the. best Maori players in the Bay of Plenty district. The visiting team have so far this season been unbeaten in the Waikato district and the excellent showing of the Maori team against Waipa last week gives hope of strong opposition against Morrinsville. -In the evening the visitors, who are spending the week-end in Rotorua, will be entertained at a dinner by the Rotorua SubUnion and afterwards at the Majestic Ballroom as the guests of Mr. Epi Shalfoon. As a curtain-raiser to the big match, the winners of the junior competition, Kahukura, will rneet a team chosen from the Rest. Qld Boys' Cricket Club A satisfactory past season was reported at the annual general meeting of the Old Boys Cricket Club held this week and the anticipations for the coming year are also Wright. The election of offieers for the approaching season resulted as follows. Patron, Mr. P. Kinninmont, President, Mr. W. G. Harwood; vice-presidents, Dr. Hay, Messrs J. D. Sherriff, Spedding, J. Hinton, H. Tai Mitchell, L. Ewert and Johnston; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. Godsalve; eommittee, Messrs M. Mitchell, W. Heley, R. Ewert, J. Neeson and J. Godsalve.