LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 562, 20 June 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Up to the Averagei » "What sort of a game does he play ?" asked a delegate at last night's Rugby Umion meetdng when the regrading of a player was asked for. "Oh, isamie ia.s fth'e OjtherS, prfetty rough," was the reply of another delegate. Assessment Court Sitting ' In connection with the objections to the valuations recently made, there is to be a sitting of the Assessment Court in Rotorua, commencing on July 1, when the court will deal with objections from the Rotorua borough and county, and the Whakatane and Tauranga districts. Attacked by Stag An unusual feat of strength and determination is reported by Mr. E. Earle Vaile as having oecurred on his property at Broadlands on Sunday Finding himself confronted by a large twelve-pointer stag, which was the first encountered on the property, a native employee was attacked by the animal and having no cover had to 1 meet the attack singlehanded. In j I this he was successful and eventually I succeeded in tackling the beast and lcilling it with a sheaf knife which he had in his possession. Oue of the Essemtials "How is your team off for jerseys?" Wias the question asked of a delegate at the Rotorua Rugby Union meeting last evening. "Not too good but we're worse off for boots," was the reply. Search for Rifle Range During the week-end, Colonel J. E. Duigan, O.C., Northern Military Command, and Lt. V. J. Innes, N.Z.P.S., made a thorough inspection of a number of sites in the Hemo Gorge and Atiamuri Road area with the object of finding a suitable place for a machine gun and rifle range. At pre- _ sent there is no indication of the nature of the report that they will present to headquarters, but it is understood that some difficulty in finding a suitable spot within easy reach of the

town was experienced. Saies of Horses The improved prices for horses have been responsible for considerably more activity in the huying and selling of this much neglected .animal during the past few months. Several mohs hqv-e been brought from the East Coast recently for sale and one of the largest of these was trucked at Taneatua yesterday for Cambridge. What Chance? "Suppose we give the Minister the ch'anee to offer us £500 as he did some of the other organisations who turned it dow.ni? suggested a delegate at lasfj evening's meeting of the Rotorua Rugby Union. Woman Injured As a result of a motor accident in the Mamakus on Saturday evening, Mrs. Perkinson, a married woman of Te Puke, was admitted to King George V. Hospital, suffering from a dislocated hip. Mrs. Perkinson was one of a party of six, but none of the others was injured when the car left the road. Her condition last evening was reported to be satisf actory. - Rutty Roads A small deviation which has been in the process of construction on the Rotoma-Te Teko Road, has now heen completed and has eliminated two bad corners and a stretch of badly rutted road, including an old wooden hridge which was badly in need of repair. This is an improvement in a stretch of road that badly needs improvement. This length.of road from the. Rotoma Gorge to Te Teko has again deteriorated and is in an extremely rutty condition. This piece of road is one of the worst stretches on any main route in New Zealand. Nominations for Waikato Reps. . The foliowing Rotorua Rugby play•ers have heen nominated hy the selec. tors for the Waikato Representative Rughy team v. Bay of Plenty. A. Solomon (forward, Waiariki) ; Te Parei (forward, Rotoiti), T. Morrison (hack, Waikite), M. Morrison (hack, Waakite). Whooping Cough Epidemic Whooping cough is very prevalent at the present time in the Taneatua district and the classes at the district school have heen seriously depleted as a result. Cleanmg Chimneys There is considerable speculation in the Rotorua and Bay of Plenty areas in connection with a certain chimney cleaning preparation which has been sold from door to door by two itinerant salesman. It is claimed that the paekages containing this preparation, when placed on a hot fire, give off certain chemicals which transform the soot into light flakes which are drawn out of the chimney by the draught. Careful instructions are a-iven that wrannings surround-

ing the preparation are not to be removed. One or two venturesome souls, however, have removed them and have found that the contents very closely resemble a sheet of zinc. It is possible, however, that these sheets do possess the properties attributed to them.