LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 638, 16 September 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Russian Pianist's Recital The famous Russian pi^nist, Paul Vinogradoff, wko recently delighted Rotorua audiences, will make' a welcome re-appearance for one performance only at the St. John's Hall on Monday evening next. Reasonable prices will be charged, with special reductions for students. i I C.T.A. Coiicert As time draws near, interest in the concert t0 he provided by the Auckland Commereial Travellels' Association Concert Party in assistance of I the Rotorua Dental Clinic funds at ' the Majestic" Theatre on September 22 is increasing and a large attendance is anticipated. The ohject is a worthy one, and deserves every support which can be afforded it. Whaka Sewerage Further connections to the Whakarewarewa sewerage system were commenced iby the Rotorua Borough Council yesterday. Already a good number of connections hiave been made and further are expected to be undertaken shortly. To-day's Rugby •On aceount of the absence of the Rotorua junior representatives at Te Awamutu there will be no Rpgby matches at Arawa Park this afternoon. At the High School grounds, however, the iinals of the inter-house-competitions will be decided, interesting games being anticipated.Our Butter Consumption "Do you know that our consumption of butter in New Zealand is 371b per head per annum? In England it is 121b per head per annum, and yet they talk about a quota," said Mr. Penniket at a meeting at Opotiki. Demand for Crayfish Now that the value of Mercury Bay as a cray-fishing ground has been proved, a demand has sprung up for crayfish, and recently there was in the district the representative of another packing company, who interviewed the fishermen with an offer to purchase at a price a half-penny in advance of that which was being paid at the time. The proposal is tc weigh and pay for the crayfish at Whitianga, and to transport them to the company's factory by launch. Vigorous Growth As the result of the recent mild weather a vigorous growth of grass is now noticeable on top-dressed pastures in the Taurange County. Old Water Wheel An old water wheel near the Wilton Road entrance to Wilton's Bush attracts considerable attention from visitors (says the Wellington Post). This water wheel is between 60 and 70 years old, and was the property of the late Mr. Wilton, after whom Wilton's Bush is named. Water was stored in a concrete basin at the back if the wheel, and whe'n it Was released the wheel turned a chaff-cuttef. The wheel has not been used for 25 years or so. Some time ago a farmer wanted to buy the wheel for use in connection with a milking machine, but the present owner of the wheel, Mr. J. Zortea, refused to sell, preferring to leave the wheel in its present position as a curiosity and a link with a bygone period in Wellington. Fly In The Ointment "I have been farming for 40 years and I have never seen so many .twin lambs," said a farmer to a Wanganui Chronicle reporter recently. "Everything is right with the farmer but prices," he added. "It has been a good winter,.. there is plenty of feed, the stock is in the best of condition, but the prices of wool are missing." Recent indications from Sydney however may cause this farmer to view things differently. The Sheep and the Chamois "Chamois" leather does not come from chamois, but from sheep. That was one of the things demonstrated to the Minister of Lands, Mr. E. A. Ransom, when he visited the Woolston tanneries. It was explained to him that although long ago chamois leather came from the skins of chamois and deer, nowadays practically all of it came from slieepskins. The skins were split, and the flesh side of the split skin was used to make the soft polishing leather known for household purposes as "chamois." True chamois leather was used only for special purposes.