LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 643, 22 September 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Traffic Breaches Twd eSses of tTcaches of theTi'eavy ■tnaffic regulaljiong Were preferred agiainst otviiers of mptor trueks hy Traffic Insjttectof D. M. Fdrd iii rtlie Rotorua Magistfate's •C'dlirt ydstefday morning. On a charge of overloading W. J. Grallani was fined £1 and costs 12s, whilfe for overloading land exceeding Wis classification Allan Warren was fiiidd £i and costs 10s •on each charge. Trout Fry Liberations With the Upproach of the ojlening of the trdut fishing season libdrations of ffy from the hateh'eries in the Rotorua area are proceeding apace. During the past few days 100,000 fry have been liberated from the Ngongotaha hatchexjr ahd a start I is to he made with the liberation of ! a further 600,000 to-day. To date ap- [ proximately 1,500,000 fry have been liberated by the department in tbe various lakes and streams of tbe district. Commissions on Fishiiig Licenses The Department of Iiitetnal Affairs has decided t'o reduee tbe commission payable to agerits for the sale of trout fishing liceiiseS in the Rotorua area from 5 per cent. to 2S per cent. This adjustment will bring the commissions to the same rate allowed for the sale of shooting licenses. The Rotorua area is the. only distriet where such commissions dre payabld, the acclimatisation societies in other parts of the Dominion providing no similar compensutions to their agehts. Friendly Societies' Ball The decision of the United Friendly Societies to liold a ball in Rotorua is ereatiiig much interest and a large attendance is anticipated at the Ritz Cabaret next Wednesday evening, September 27. In addition to special decorations and novelty dances, provision has been made for old time and modern music by the engagement of both the Ritz band and Epi Shalfoon's Melody Boys' orchestra. . A good supper will he provided and non-dancers will be catered for with a 500 card tournament.

Interest in Wrestling Match Already great interest has been created by the annonncement that Hal Rumberg and Count Varga are to meet in a wrestling match at the Rotorua A. and P. Show Pavilion on Saturday, September 30. On Wednesday evening Hal Rumberg had a thrilling match with Patterson at Whangarei and won on a disqualification after the assistance of the police had become necessary to eompel Patterson to release a strangle liold on Rumberg. For the next | match in Rotorua the services of Mr. Sidford, the prominent Auckland re- ! feree, have been secured, and book- | ings will he opened early next week. ) Jewish New Year i Yesterday begali the Jewish New Year. Jewish chronology is based in i the assumption that the world was I created at the time of the autumnal [ equinox, B.C. 3761. Hence the year just beginning will be 5694. A Jewish year may have any number of days from 353 to 385, and the date j of its commencement varies from year to year, although it is always within a few weeks of the present date. The ushering in of the New Year is observed with great solemnity by the Jews, with a eulmination in the Day of Atonement. Saturris White Spot The large white spot which has made its appearance on Saturn, a spot which in size is approximately one-tentli of the planet's diameter, was observed with the 9in Wellington City Council telescope at Kelburn before cabled advice had been received from elsewhere about the phenomenon (says the Post). Since then a small white spot has been observed preceding the large one. Observations of these spots are being continued, and will be valuable in making deductions about the planet's rotation. Satum has been described as a "painfully dormant" planet, but the appearance of these spots would point to the taking place of some great changes •on that far-off planet. Saturn this month is visible in the morning sky.