LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 434, 19 January 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

'Whakatane Representatives At its meeting on Monday evening the Whakatane Borongh Conncil appointed the Mayor, Mr. Sullivan and Cr. Jarrett to represent the council at the municipal conference, which is to be held in Rotorua in March. Examination Success In the annual examination for L.L.B. and Law Professional held in November last by the University of New Zealand, J. S. Alexander, of Rotorua, obtained a pass in Constitutional History and Law. Work Progressing Good progress is being made in the concrete footpath work in Pererika Street, the path being now finished almost to James Street. Further attention is also being given to the grassed portion separating the cycle track from the roadway. Yesterday's Fire Insurances on the building and furniture in the residenee of Mr. W. Cooper, in Seddon Street West, destroyed by fire early yesterday morning, amount to £400 on the. building and £100 on the furniture. The risk was held by the Yorkshire Office. Little remains of the interior of the building, only the outer walls being left still standing. Farmer Tourists Coming On January 27 the party of 77 Australian farmers at present in the Dominion will arrive in Rotorua and will leave again for Auckland by train on January 30. The party will come from Napier and after inspecting the geyser valley at Wairakei will be carried to Rotorua in five. buses by the Rotorua Bus Company, a stop being made at Whakarewarewa to enable the party to inspect the thermal region. They will afterwards be transported to their hotels and the following day will be taken on the Round Trip. Mr. Marshall, of the Christchurch Government Tourist Office, will accompany the party. Tennis Tournament A tennis tournament will be held on Anniversary ■ Day, January 29, between members of the Rotorua High School Old Pupils' Association on the eourts in the High School grounds, which have been kindly made available by the headmaster, Mr. W. G. Harwood. L New Swimming Club It was recently decided to form a Rotorua High School Old Pupils' Swimming Club with the intention of promoting interest in the Old Pupils' Association activities and competing at the fortheoming carnivals of other clubs. The names of intending mem- ' bers are now being received by the secretary. "Advance Rotorua" Movement A public meeting has been arranged to be held in the St. John's Hall tomorrow evening to consider matters m connection with the "Advance Rotorua" movement. All interested are invited to attend in addition to the delegates of the various organisations which have already signified their willingness to co-operate. During the evening the Mayor, Mr. T.. Jackson, will address the meeting. A Botanist's Paradise. "The native bush is regarded by expert botanists as being the most attractive and botanically interesting in the whcfle of the world," said the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, at the opening of the A. G. Simpson Domazn, ICaiharangi (reports the Rangitikei Advoeate) . "Something like 85 per cent. of the whole of the natiye bush plants arq to be found only in New Zealand and in the islands adjacent to her coast. They are exceedingly beautiful as compared with the native bush of other countries. New Zealand is a botanists's paradise, but it will not enjoy that reputation unless the bush is preserved."

Carrot Finds Ring The earth yielded up its harvest foi a Wakari resident in a most unusual., but very welcome, manner at Christmas time, say sthe Otago Daily Times.About 12 months ago a valuahle ring to which its owner had a special sentimental attachment was lqst. It reappeared| a few days ago in a piece of carrot at the family dinner table. The father of the family came npon a hard substance in a portion of the vegetable which he was eating, and it was found to be the lost article of jewellery. Apparently it had been lost in the kitchen garden, lying coneealed until a carrot, after the manner of its kind, grew itself around the ring and became sufficiently fat to absorb it altogether. Even when the vegetable was cleaned for cooking no traee of the ring eould be detected in the unbroken flesh of the root. Told the Wrong Folk. "In the motor business in the early days I found that my great trouble was that people who bought cars from me always insisted on coming baek and talldng about them, whether they ran well or badly," said Mr. S. F. Edge, pdoneer motor manufacturer, in his address at the luncheon given him hy the United Kingdom Manufacturers' and New Zealand Representatives Association. "So I found that I was always losing a little money all the time. Eventually I explained my diflieulty to a wealthy Americail who had just heen telling me about his 1 tour through Europe in the new car he had bought from me. I pointed out that if he would tell his friends about the car if it ran well and( me about it only if it ran badly T would be saved a great deal of time and would protfably make a great deal more money."