LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 565, 23 June 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Double Anriiversaries ! Today, FrMayj, is the Prmoe )of Wales birthday. H|s Royal Highness was born on June 23, 1894. Yesterday was the twenty-second anniversary of the coronation of King George V. White (H,eroii jSeen The visit of a white heron, one of ! the rarest of New Zealand birds, is reported at the mouth of the Tarawera River. The bird has been seen on several occasions and onee ibecame en- I tangled in the nets of some fishermen, j who were netting in the shallow Water. [ Another one of the speeies has recent- | ly ibeen reported on Lake Pupuke on | the North Shore of the Waitemata J Harhour. Borough Tree Nursery Appreeiation of Mrs. G. Urquhart's loan to the (Borough Council of portion of her property for a tree nursery and for her attention to the trees was expressed by the Rotorua Borough Council on Wednesday evening and it was decided to replace some of the soil used. Free Tea A service car proceeding on the "Waioeka Road fronn Gisborne on Wednesday afternoon, ne'arly ran, into a large chest of tea. in the middle of the -road. The driver picked it up and brought it in to Opotiki where the service car agent managed to locate the .stone which had sold it and so get into touch wiith the: owner, a Gisborne man, who was more than pleasedl to have his property restored. Answered "Why wasn't this matter hroUght up hefore V' asked Cr. Banks of the Mayor at Wednesday evening's meeting of the Rotorua Borough Council. The Mayor: It was not brought up hefore because the council had not the I legal power to do so.

I Qualifying Hunters For the purpose of allowing owners of horses to qualify them for the Rotorua Hunt Club's race meeting on July 29,. the master, Dr. H. Bertram, has set down a special meet at Ngongotaha on Saturday. The meet will be at 12.30 p.m. at the Ngongotaha Post Office. In order to qualify a horse for hunters' events it must be present at fiye meets and the ownr er obtain the necessary certificate from the master. Golf Course Drainage A commencement has been made by the Tourist Department with the work of draining the surface water which accumulates on the Motutara Golf course during wet weather. Trenches are to be cut across the fairv/ays affected and the water drained "across the roadway into the lake. Two Calls in Succession The Rotorua Fire Brigade received two calls within half an hour shortly after 5 o'clock last evening, both being the result of chimneys which had caught alight. The first occurred at Brents Bathgate House, but before the brigade arrived, the flames had been subdued, while the. second call was to the residenee of Mr. E. Pratt, Whaka Road, where the flames were quickly suppressed by the. brigade. No damage was caused in either case. Levy by Instalments An Auckland message during the week stated that the Otahuhu Welfare League had been advised by the Unemployment Board that it was now permissible for relief workers to pay quarterly instalments with stamps at any time dUring the quarter. As notified in the "Post" at the time the system has been in operation in Rotorua for some months and many relief workers have adopted this method of easy payment by instalments. i Son's Day at Rotary At the usual weekly luncheori of the Rotorua Rotary Club next Monday an invitation has been extended to members to make it a "son's day." Each member is invited to bring his son to the luncheon, or if necessary to adopt one for the occasion.

Preparing Croquet Lawns Now that the croquet season has concluded the greens in the Government Grounds are being topdressed by the Tourist Department. The greens should be in fine condition for the South Auckland tournament, which is to be held in Rotorua early next year. Labour President's Visit Considerable interest* has been raised in Rotorua in the forthcoming visit of the national president of the New Zealand Labour Party, Mr. F. Langstone, member for Waimarino. Mr. Langstone is generally recognised as one of the party's most able platform speakers. He will outline the revised policy of the party among other things, but to electors of any persuasion, his address should prove. interesting. Mr. Langstone will speak in the Grand Theatre next Wednesday evening. Climbers' Fall A science master at Windemere Grammar School, England, Mr. L. W. Brown, had a narrow escape from death while climbing in the Lake District recently w.ith a 14-year-old seholar at the sch'ool, Morris Nixon. They were aseending Easter Gully, at Coniston, when Brown slipped and fell about 40 feet. Dixon braced himself for the jolt on the rope, and. fcir nearly a quarter of an' hour pluckily held on. Th'e boy's shouts for help were heard by a number of climbers in the next gully, who rescued Brown from his perilous position.