LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 497, 3 April 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gallant Rescue An hei*oic act 'by ap. Edgecumbe school boy, John Hia,wken, 10 years of age, son of 'Mr, iand Mrs. A. -Fl. Hawken, in saving ia younger boy, Andirew Jespersen, from. drowning in the Rangitaiki River one day last week, is deservintg of adequate recognition, says the Whakatane Press. It appears that the younger boy whik playing .on the river. bank about half a mile from school, while on his way home, fell down the bank into the river. Attracted by the noise of splashing in the water while passing the spot, John Hawken isaw young Jespersen coming to th'd surface and immediately dived an and hrought him to safety. It was not till several days later that the scboolmaster, Mr. Patience became aware of the incident, and he took the first opportunity of givinig1 suitable recognition of John Hawken'ts indtiative and bravery when the school assembled. Angling Bags Good .... During the week-end anglers have had good bags on the whole. Mr, Annan, fishing ia,t Waitete, landed 10 fish all in the best of condition, and Gol. Mellor and two other rods, fishing at Misision Bay, caught 18 fish averaging 411bs. Two Ngongotaha rods had an exoeptional bag of 12 fish from a locality .which they , did not divulge. The smallest of the catch was 7ilbs and the largest 911bs. The fish were in the very hest of niekj&nd were very level. Humblei Guidance ■ "If New Zealandersi hiave not got as many brains as maggots they .der serve to he in the difficulties they are in at present," said Mr. A.r ;E. Rohinson," speaking at the ratepayers meeting ia.t Taneatua on Friday night. He had just quoted. a maggot iniside an apple to illustrate the people of New Zealand who were, he contended, surrounded with plenty of everything with the exception of money which, after all, was merely a means of distributing that hountiful , supply, "Would the miaggot in the apple, " he asked, "starve when it had plenty of apple all round it?" Painful Journey Sid Waititi, a Maori, aged 33, wh'o was admitted to the Opotiki Hospital with a dislooated knea on Saturday evening, had an unenviable trip. Living near Cape Runaway he was hrought through to Opotiki by his son in a bahy car and in addition to the roughness of the road making the trip a painful one, the car had to be towed through the IRaukolcori river by a bullock team. The swelling of his leg has now been reduced, however, and the patient has practically recovered. Farmers and Cars

"Go outs-ide and look at the row of expensive cars. Does that look as though the farming fraternity was hard up>?" asked Mr. A. Peebles, when speaking at the meeting in favour of derating farm lands held at Taneatua on Friday. "The fact that a man has an expensive car does not mean that is well off. I know quite a number of men with expensive cars that are very hard up," replied the chairman. Generous Qffer A generous offer of assistance towards the Mayor's unemployment relief fund has been made by Mr. M. Miller, who is in charge of the amusement enterprises at present established in the town square. Mr. Miller has offered to donate the whole. of the fountain shooting gallery which is one of his chief attraetions to the fund and also to donate the whole of one night's takings on the sideshows to the ;same purpose. The. sideshows will remain. in Rotorua until after Easter so that the offer may be regarded as a most substantial one. Rotoiti Sport Some good catches of trout from Lake Rotoiti have been reported lately. r Mr. Adolph fishing on Thursday with fly, took three fine fish, one 5|lh, one 61b and one 111b. The latter was a beautiful male fish, 27. inches long. Mr. Poies, of England, who is a regular fishing visitor, was successful in taking some fine fish, one topping 8ilb, and another 9|lb. Mr. Turner, another regular overseas angler, caught 13 one day with an average weight of 5ilb, and several turned the scales at 61b and 71b. Band Contest a£t Hamilton A feature of the South Auckland Brass Band Contest to be held at Hamilton at Easter will he .the. .performance of the march "Invercargill" by the massed bands, under the haton of the adjudicator, Mr. George Buckley, of Auckland, on Easter Saturday. M.C.B.S. Not mystic words, but words that convey many admirable things for shoppers. Firstly, Malcolm's Cash Boot Store, more cash heing saved, more comfortable boots being sold, more' customers being satisified, more convinced by seeing, /maids' and children's boots and shoes. Malcolm's can't be superseded.— -Advt.