LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 371, 4 November 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

• 0 Still Another Increase The Waitoa Dairy factory is receiving 385,0001b of milk per day, an average increase of 10 per cent. on the a'mount received for the same per- [ iod last year. Women's Division The Ngongotaha branch of the W.D.F.U. held their monthly meeting | on Friday, October 28, in the Ngon- | gotaha Hall. The president, Mrs. V, G. Elorey, presided over a fair attendance. Mrs. A. Robinson was weleomed as a new member. It was decided to hold a Christmas Tree and dance on December 2nd. The business concluded with a very dainty afternoon tea. The hostesses were Mesdames Morrison, Moule, Keith, Unsworth and Beaumont. The Blue Baths A visit of inspection to. the Blue Baths was made this week by the Governnaent Arphitect (Mr. G. PatterSfiTlF Wfirlr nn FItp Vkfjf.lic ic: nn-ur Txrnll

forward and it is anticipated that the main pool, upon which the workmen are at present engaged, will be completed by December 7. A strong effort is being. made to have the baths ready for opening before Christmas and the holiday ixiflux of . visitors. Finance is not at present available for tiling the main pool, but with this exception, it will be fully completed. Increasing Confidence Encouraging signs of the improving conditions in Australia are evidenced by the revival of tourist traffic from the Commonwealth to New Zeaiand; During the past few month's number s of Australian tourists haWvisited Rotorua, there being several parties] in the town at the present time. Tennis Opening' The official opening of the Rotorua Lawn Tennis Club, unfortunately postponed on account of bad weather last Saturday, will take place at the club's courts in the Government grounds tomorrow afternoon. The season's activities will be opened with an address by His Worship the Mayor, Mr. T. Jackson, at 2 p.m. Possihle Meteor Display Civilised man lets off his fireworks and produces imitation meteors on November 5, but the heavens however are seheduled to produce the real thing in the way of meteors on November 12 and 20. To'see these Leonid meteors as they are called, early fiSing may be necessary. The famous meteors are connected with Temples Comet, discovered in 1866 and astronomical observers will be on the lookout for the possible return of this | celestial wanderer, although it may possibly have disintegrated by this time.

An Island Niewspaper Even in the most out of the way corners of the world, enterprise still flourishes like the green bay tree. A Rotorua resident yesterday brought to the office of the "Morning Post" a copy of the Norfolk Island Weekly News, a 12-page "newspaper" produced and circulated among the isolated community of Norfolk Island. The island does not yet run to the expensive luxury of a printing press but ingenuity has triumphed over this handicap and the island weekly has been quite fairly and legibly printed on a mimeograph machine. The pub-v lication carries a number df advertisements all obviously "home drawn" and 'even runs to the ubiquitous cross-word puzzle. A full page advertisement notifies the events for the spring meeting of the Norfolk , Island Racing Club, with its chief event, the Norfolk Plate carrying prize money totalling £11. Overseas news is given in brief with reports of local events, the meeting of the Exeeutive Council, aua an'interesting account of tlre conditions on the island in 1834.

Praise for Nurses. High tribute to the work of the staff, particularly of the nurses, at the Porirua mental hospital, was paid by Mr. L. O. Hooker in the course; of an address in New Plymouth on Friday evening. These girls, be said, were specially H-ained and had to be e specially gifted for their arduous tasks. ^ They were the sohl of patience and ldndness, and it was absolutely amazing to see them deal with/ even the most troublesome patients. They were astonishingly efficient. Ladies ! Have you seen the latest, the very last word in style and comfort for summer footwear, the Grecian and Charleston sandal. Plain white • and brown. Two-tone combinations of red and white, blue and white, green and white and brown and green. Just the thing for street or sports wear. Make a point of seeing these to-day at Malcolm's Shoe Store, Tutanekai St.* Spring time is tonic time, Fisher's Iroix Tonic is beneficial in all nervous and depressed conditions and poorness of blood. Suitahle also for children* Golfers. See our rubber Golf Shoes 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 assortment of Men's Shoes, all fittings and prices to suit all. Our range of childpen's shoes also will meet the approvkl of parents requiring a strong shoe at a reasonable figure. Try Brown's, J Tutanekai St., next time you buy. *