LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 359, 21 October 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Frafalgar Day To-day (Trafalgar Day) is the L27th anniversary of the epic naval Dattle of 'October 21, 1805, which resulted in the death of Lord Nelson, [n most of the scho'ols of the distriet short instruction on the ine'aning of fche commemoration. will be given the children. Brent's Staff Dance On Tuesday evening an en j oyable danCe was held at Brent's, when members of the staff entertained their friends. The hallroom, which has recently been renovated and fitted with coloured lights, presented ' a gay scene and a dainty supper was served in the supper room. Shop Holidays Under an arfangement made with the Arbitration Court, all drapery and boot stores in Rotorua will be closed on both Monday (Labour Day) and Tuesday next, but will remain open all day on Wednesday. Licensing Goods Services It is understood that the suggestion made in the House on Wednesday by the Minister of Transport, Hon. E. A. Ransom, that the provisions of the Transport Act affecting goods services will shortiy become operative, will involve approximately 50 eartage eontraetors in the Rotorua licensing distriet. I Final Opportunity Shoppers desirous of talcing advantage of the "Morning Post" shopping competition will have their last opportunity to-morrow when the final gifts will be presented to the lucky discoverers. Instead of three as previously there will be four gifts placed in the advertisers' windows to-morrow.

Burnt With Acid When filling a battery with sulphuric acid at a battery service station yesterday, Mr. J. F. Wilson received severe burns to his face and body. This is the second occasion on which Mr. Wilson has been injured in the same manner. He was admitted to the King George V. Hospital and is reported to be progressing satisfactorily. Reward of Good Service In pursuance of his usual policy of encouraging enthusiasm among his employees, Mr. Gillin, of the Rotorua Thrift Stores, has invited two members of the staff from each of his branch .shops at Waiuku, Pukekohe and Thames, to spend the Labour Day weelc-end in Rotorua. Tirnber Worker Injured An employee of the Wilson Tirnber Mills, Pere Mason, reeeived a fractured right leg as the result of being struclc by a falling log at the company's works at Te Whaiti yesterday morning. He was conveyed to the King George V. Hospital. Visiting M.'sP. Two prominent members of the New Zealand Parliamentary Labour Party, Mr. W. E. Parry, M.F. (Auckland Central), and Mr. W. J. Jordan, M.P. (Manakau) , will be the speakers at a special public meeting of the Labour Party to be held in the Grand Theatre on the evening of Sunday, October 80. Many Passengers Booked Information reeeived from Auckland by the stationmaster at Rotorua (Mr. W. Thompson) indicates : that 250 reservations have already been made for the special tfain from ! Auckland to Rotorua to-morrow. The train will arrive at Rotorua at 7.27 ' p.m. to-morrow evening and leave on ; the return journey at 4.18 p.m. oii • Monday afternoon. There is no doubt . that there will be a large influx of visitors to the town during the week-end, many hotels reporting heavy bookings. L Penny Postage Charge. The Postmaster-General, the Hon. s A. Hamilton, when passing through Dunedin, said that the change in th'e ' pustal charges from 2d to ld for let1 ters has resulted in an appreciahle - increase in business and is considered by the department to have been fully , justified.

A Super Salesman! j This s'tory may have a special interest for the "men on the road." A eertain company's hxgh'-powered salesman working the Southland area turned in an order which was ehecked in the usual way and referred to the manager. As a result the manager dictated the following letter: — "In reference to your order for John Doe, Pukapuka, Southland. — W e are forwarding this order as per instructions, though, according to our records this man died last year. Please explain your method of salesmanship in selling to a dead client." The salesman returned the managerial letter with a note penned across it. I The note read. "This is not the first time I have been through hell for an order."