LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 392, 29 November 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

St. Andrew's Day Service » To-morrow (Wednes day) being StAndrew's Day there will be ;Holy Communion at St. Luke's. Chureh at 7 a.m. and a service of Intercession for Missions at 10 a.m. Waikato Trots Particulars of the issue of cheap excursion fares to Claudelands and train arrangement.made by the Railway Department in connection with the Waikato Trots on Saturday, December 3, are advertised in this issue. Entrance to Whaka A suggestion has been made that a new entrance to the Whakarewarewa reserve should be constructed from the Fenton Street terminus. There are no great difficulties in the way of constructipg a suitable irack and it would obviate the necessity for passing through the- native pa. Some of the guides living outside the" pa are strongly in favour of this course, but the change would he almost certain to meet with much opposition.

Prisonersi Steal Car The oscaped .prispners, Arthur Albert Clayton and Graham Vfilfred barton, who made. their get, awiay from Waikeria Pfison Camp.on Saturday afternoon with the ;aid of a motor truck, stolen , from the Power Board at Leamington, ahandoned the, vehicle at Okoroire on •Sunday,. and helped themselves to Mr. F. J. R. Goodwin's five-seater touring Chrysler, The stolen car . is painted greygreen and carries the number -50-770. So far as the 'Rotorua police knew last night the -men had not been traced. Speared Fish Anglers who have been fishing the Waitete stream repqrt that dead fish, speared with forks or propged spears, have been noticed in the water quite recently. On various occasions complaints have been laid in regard to poaching activities in this area, and it is evident that these have not yet been suppressed. Unfortunately the greater part of the harm has already been done so far as the present season is concerned, as the fish are now dropping back to the lake. Suspected Typhoid Two residents of Wairepukau, Mrand Mrs. James Caseyj were hrought into King George V Hospital yesterday by ambulance. Their illness has not yet been definitely diagnosed, but they are under observation for typhoid.

A Prickly Ersding The danger incurred hy cyclists in riding on the wrong side of the roadway will long be remembered by a Maori who made an undignified entry i in a clump of blackberry bushes in { the vieinity of Lake Rotoiti last Sat- j urday afternoon. The cyclist was . rounding a corner on the road when a motor-cycle and a sidecar suddenly approached and the unavoidable collision resulted in the cyclist taking an unwilling header to a prickly destination. Luckily nohody was hurt, but both the cyclist and the- tourist passenger in the sidecar were considerably shaken. Ngnogotaha Sports Extensive arrangements are being made by the Ngongotaha Recreation Sports Committee- for the sports meeting to be hekl at Ngongotaha on Saturday next, December 3, and the meeting promises to be one of the most successful entertainments of its class held in the district. Included in the programme are horse, chopping, track and novelty events and for these generous trophies are being awarded. Axemen are reminded that entries for the underhand and maiden chop close with the secretary, Mr. G. J. Burney, j Ngongotaha, at 5 p.m- to-morrow.

Combined Manoeuvres The boom of big guns and the drone overhead of a Defence Department aeroplane attracted the attention of residents of Rotorua yesterday afternoon. The reason was the commencement of training of the artillerymen at present encamped at Arawa Park when a combined practice of gunnery with the aid of wirelessed directions from the reconnoitering aeroplane was carried out. Live. shell practice will take place on Thursday and Friday in the vieinity of Atiamuri. New Road Opened. The Te Teko-Murupara-Te VVhaiti new road is now open for tourists. This road gives a round frip1 of about 120 miles from Rotorua, via the lakes, returning through the Kaingaroa Plains. There is very nice bush along the route and thel run is a very pleasant one for motorists. This road also gives an alternative route from the Bay of Plenty to Hawke's Bay via Waikaremoana. Eventually the road will go through the Galatea Estate. \ Popcorn Growing. A suggestion that some Gisborne farmer should undertake5 the growing of popcorn to fulfil an order of half a ton was received at a meeting of the PoVarty Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Association. The writer was willing to supply the seed. Members expressed themselves ignorant of the requirements of popcorn growing, but it was remarked that some of it had been grown at Manutuke. The let'* .r was received, it heing stated that any person interested might make further inquiries.