LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 547, 2 June 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

An Old Servant , Last evening the Rotorua Borough Council decided to pension ofE.Qfte of its draught horses as it had reached the age of 33 years. Rotorua Baker's Success Two outstanding successes have ; been won recently by Mr. T. John- j stone, baker, of Rotorua, at show exhibitions. At the ,Bay of Plenty Winter Show held at Whakatane, Mr. Johnstone won the first prize for the best loaf in the show and for brown bread while at the Waikato A. and P: Association's exhibition . at Hamil- j ton, he won the Bisley Cup fo'r the best exhihit of wholemeal bread. Tree Planting De Luxe Cr. J. Banks suggested to the Rotorua Borough Council last evening that the council should start a sch'eme whereby all notable visitors in all walks of life should each plant ia tree when they visited Rotor.ua. To these could be affixed hoards shawing' wh'o planted them. He suggested' that a start he made with the Whaka Road replacing the present gum trees. The mayor said that there already was a definite policy on hand which would |

be duly submitted to the Parks and Reserves Committee for consideration. Roads Obstructed A heavy. slip .on the Waioeka Road I again delayed traffic to Rotorua and. Gisborne yesterday, service cars finding it necfessary' to use the Motu route. Here a succession of minor slips also' occurred hut these were not large enough' to seriously interfere with traffic. The early morning service car to Whakatane yesterday was also delayed at various parts on the route by trees and other obstructions which had fallen across the road. The Month's Rainfall The prolonged spell of wet weather in Rotorua has caused many discussions concerning falls of previous | years. Figures taken from recordings at the Government Meteorological station in- Rotorua during May of 1932 and 1933 go t0 show that, although the total last month' was greater than during May 1932 the/ increase is not as great as is generally considered. Between 9 a.m. on May 1 to 9 a..m. on June 1 6 inches were recorded during the present year as against 5.60ins in 1932. During the past month rain was registered on 17 days as against 10 days in May, 1932.

Cow (Beef The Mayor, Mr. T. Jackson, explained to the Rotorua Borough Council last evening that the apparently large proportion of cow heef which appeared in the abbatoir manager's report included a large proportion of heifer heef. In future the words "and heifers" wlill he added to the word "cows" in the reports. The Waikite Team The Waikite Junior team to play Rotoiti B on Saturday, will he: — Ria, Herewini, Mitai, G. Jacob, B. Jacob, Hayward, Simon, O'Reilly, Hall Lane, Williams, Yates, Camphell, Trmihou, Anderson. Maori Party l,for Taranaki Three huses of the Rotorua Bus Company's fleet will leave Rotorua to-day conveying Te Arawa Tribal Rughy team and its supporters to New Plymouth where the team will play the Taranaki Maori representatives for possession of the Tainui Challenge Cup. After the match the party will travel to Hawera where a welcome has heen arranged for them, the return trip being commenced on Sunday morning.

A Dream Realised How often does one read in childhood days of the penniless lad who, living at the castle giates, has gone out to win fame and fortune and returned to claim the castle? Romances such as these for most people were shelved long ago. R. C. Rootes, of a Piccadilly (London) motor car firm however, has brought such a story to life. Ahout 30 years ago when Mr. IRootes was struggling to help his father at the little garage of Maidstone, he told his friends that he longed to make enough money to buy Rumwood Court, near Maidstone, one of the show-places of Great Britain. (Whenever he had any spare time he would go to Langley, a village nearhy I and revel in the beauties of the place and grounds. Now, after 21 years of hard work, he has bQUght the place from Captain Arthur Fraser Foster. DINE AT CLUBBS J For the benfit of those who dine in town we wish to announce that three home cooked hot meals are served each day in our heated dining room at most reasonable prices. Breakfast 7 to 9 a.m- Lunch, 12 to 2 p.m., and Dinner 5 to 7 p.m. with ,Grills at all hours and a concession granted to those who wish meals by the week. We specialise in pork pies cooked poultry and meats; also butter and eggs — Clubb's Restaurant, Tutanekai Street-*