LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 517, 28 April 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wild Bird in Town Visitors from city areas to Rotorua were interested to hear a Mopoke, who nightly takes ;up his position in the railway plantation, and sends out his familiar call. Fire Board Representation j The Rotorua Borough Council has decided to hold over the names of i the eouncil's representatives on the j Rotorua Fire Board pending the election of the new council. Cold Weather The minimum grass thermometer • reading recorded at the Government j meteorologist station in Rotorua on Wednesday morning last was the lowest for many months. The reading was 25.7 degrees. Sale of Popples The sale of poppies held last Saturday by the Rotorua Women's Club in conjunction with the Rotorua 'branch, N.Z. Returned Soldiers' Association, resulted in a total "of £26 16s being collected in addition to a donation of ten shillings. At Reporoa, the sale of poppies realised 14s. Am,ateur Athletic Dance. At a general meeting of the Rotorua Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club to 'be held in Mr. A. de Luen's shop, Hinemoa Street to-niight, 'a committee will be set up to arrange a dance for the purpose of presenting championship and other trop'hie3 won during the season. * A Good Bag Fishing in Bay of Plenty streams is reported to be good at the present time. Fishing in the Waioeka, one young angler, Mr. Ernest Pratt, of Opotiki, on Easter Saturday took five fish weighing individually nine, six, five, five and four pounds. Deparfcment Thanked' At a meeting held during the week the executive of the Motutara Golf Club decided to convey its appreciation to the Tourist Department for extending the time limit in connection with the reduction in the cost of annual tickets to club members for play on the Government Grounds course. It was stated that this concession had enabled the required number of 50 tickets to be secured. It was also agreed similarly to thank the department for granting free use of the course on the opening day, Easter Monday. Foundation Members' Chance The executive of the Motutara Golf Club decided this week that certain foundation members of the club, who have overlooked the payment of their subscriptions should have an opportunity of paying these fees before incurring the liability of the payment of entry fees to the club. These fees may, therefore, be paid on or before May 8 by those who are registered as fpundation members without the payment of the entry fee. Douglas Social Credit The study circle of the Rotorua Douglas branch held its usual meetmeeting at the Dolly Varden tea rooms on Wednesday evening. Discussion centred on the question of whether profit was justified and whether i't would be payable under the Douglas proposals. These discussions alwa-y3 arouse lceen interest and on this occasion it proved particularly interesting. Trotting Permit Word has been received that the Waikato Trotting Club has accepted the offer of the Taranaki Trotting Club's permit which was handed in by that club when it decided not to race owing to the paucity of nominations. The Waikato club intends to apply for a date. sometime in June, possibly the King's birthday, for its winter meeting. Mr. R. T. Reid has donated a cup for the meeting. "Eob White" Quail During the coming shooting season it has been decided entirely to proteet Virginian quail, although the more common Australian and Californian varieties may be shot without limit. The Vigninian variety is very rare and so far as can be ascertained is to be found only in the vicinity of Wairoa in two small districts. One of these also, has recently been largely cleared of scrub with the result that the birds have disappeared. The Virginian quail, in America, is known as the "Bob White" owing to the peculiar natur© of its call, which very closely resembles a continuous repetition of this name. Hayforks and Trout It is understood that two natives who were operating upon trout in the Waitete stream yesterday afternoon with hayforks, were disturbed unexpectedly by representatives of the Internal Affairs Department with the result that their fishing implements and their cateh were impounded and they themselves will, in due course, malce an appearance before the court to answer charges of tak"ing trout by illegal methods. Labour Campaign In continuation of the campaign at present being conducted by the Labour Party, Mr. J. Thorn, national secretary, will address a public meeting in Rotorua on the night of May 1, in the Lyric Hall at 7.30 p.m. The title of the address will be "Misleadership by Finianciers." For' autumn wear, winter and golf we are now showing a new range of the very latest and smartest styles. Malcolm's prices are right and the quality has to be of the best before we offer it. Malcolm's Shoe Store, Tutanekai Street (near station).*

ness but physical fitness and moral courage that he is revealing in this quite unnecessary addition to his crushing load of unescapable labours. An hour or two of thrust or parry with an "100 headed" press conference is a magnificent demonstration on the part of a man who was struck down some years ago by an ailment which would have invalided most men for life, and while it lasts miist strengthen the tonie which his countrymen . still need. But for their sake, if not for his 'own, we may hope that Mr. Roosevelt will see that it does not last too long; J