LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 353, 14 October 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Kowhai in Bloom '• All our Rotorua grown Kowhai trees are in bloom and these Iovely trees as well as attracting bees, are also loved by birds. A tui was seen : yesterday on on'e near the motor camp. A Final Reminder Owners and trainers are given a final reminder that acceptances for all events at the "Waikato Hunt Club's annual race meeting close with

Messrs. Blomfield and Go.*, Auckland, or the secretary, Mr. Walter Stopford', Cambridge at five o'clock to-' night. The raee meeting is held oh Labour Day and further particular's will he published later. Golf Course Improveirients Considerable improvements are taking place at the eighth green at the Arikikapakapa Golf Course. A tempofary green has been made whilst the old green is being entirely returfed. Launch Inspection AU the launches which ply for hire in the dirfereht lakes are now going through the annual inspection for their certificates of fitness. ' Providing for Unemployed During the past week approximately six acres on the town belt in the vieinity of Pererika Street has been planted with potatoes by the Rotorua Bor ough* Cbuhcil. The sowiri'g made last year, yielded many tons ■ of potatoes, which were used for the relief of distressed families in the district. To-morrow's Golf At the Arikikapakapa links to-mor-row afternoon, members of the Rotorua Golf Club will play Canadian f oursome matches for which they will chose their own partners and opponents. A. and P. Meeting In the "Post" on Tuesday last, the date of the special general meeting of the Rotorua Agrieultural and Pastofal Association to consider a resolution to re-open the question of an A. arid P. show building was inadvertently given as to-day instead of next Friday evening. To-night "a meeting of the Rotorua Retailers' Association will he held in the Dolly Varden Tearooms at 8 p.m.

Lucky Discovery On entering his shop about 11 o'clock on Wednesday evening, Mr. H. W. Beale was surhrised to find the premises full of smoke and. on investigation found that it was issuing from the bakery adjoining. The seat of the trouble was a quantity of kindling wood which had apparently been smouldering for some time. The offieer on duty at the fire station was called and quickly suppressed the outhreak. City Crlcket Team ' The following players will represent the City Glub against Old Boys' on Saturday in the Government Gaf■dens. Play commhnces at 2 p.m. sharp: — Harding, Godsalve, Alexander, Davis, Mason, Reed, Kelly, Holmes, Mulligan, Bowden, Seymour. Emergency: Porter. The Old Boys' team will be: — Matthews, Musgrave, Hampson, Heley, Godsalve, Pipson, Lewis, Spedding, Neeson, Sherriffi, Lawrence, Mulligan, Cottrell.