LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 667, 20 October 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tenms Opening Arrangements are well in hand for the official opening of the tennis seaT son whieh -takes place to-morrow at L45 p.m. The eoutts haVe been well topdressed during the winter and are looking in particularly good eondition and much keenness is being" evinced by players. With many important fixtures in view the season promises to be a particularly interesting and strenuous one. Remanded Until To-day 'On ihe application of Detectivs- ' Sergeant J. Thompson in the Magis- ! trate's Court yesterday moming a re- I mand untd'l to-day was granted' wihen 'a labourer, Berniard McCauiey,. aged 27 years, was charged with wilfully destroying by fire tw0 hutmients valued alfc £48, the property of the National .Timher Comtpany, Ngongotaha. Minor Charges (Pleading guilty to riding a cycle without lights lafter dark, B. E- Hartwell- was fined 10 s and costs 10s in the Rotorua Court yesterday moming by Mr. S. L. Paterson, S.M. On the dnformationi of Traffic Inspector Ford, G. M'ai-tin was fined £1 and" costs 12s for riding a horse on the footpath in Ranolf Street. A1 prohibition order was issued against Martin Sydney Semfmens, by consent.

Radio Announcement In the advertisemenlfc columns of j thi® issue it is notified that Mr. D. I W. M|. Tapp, a well-knowtn Rotorua radioi tedhnician, has heeome associated with Mr. P. Butler of the "Byko", Tutanekai Street, and Rotorua agent for Stewiart Warner, C.Q., and Pacific radios. Mr. Tapp will act as teeh■nician and service ofilcer for the radio departmjent and will be in alfctendianice every afternoon from 2 p.m. All radio repairs will be undertaken, valves tested and analysis j made free of charge. j Labour Day Holidays •In accordance with its usual pra.ctice, the Rotorua Retail Traders' Association, has decided to declare a h'oliday for business people on Moinday, Daibour Day, October 23 and in addition, Tuesday, October 24. Shops •of all memhers of the assoeialfcion will therefore he closed on these two days. Not Missing In connection with the report leananating from New Plymiouth wherein it was stated that the whereahouts of a young man with relaltives in the Rotorua district was oausing concern, it is explained that the report apparently arose through some misconception as the young man in question hafi merely left to take up a posilbion in the country and had arnanged to send for his belongings later. Rugby Dance The final function of the Rugby season will take place at Tamate- . kapua, Ohinemutu, to-morrow evening, when a dance will be held at whieh a presentation of trophies won by clubs during the season will be made by the president, Mr. T. S. Robertson. In addition to dancing a 500 tournament will also be held and for this feature good prizes are offered. Spout Bath Improvements Renovations and painting work now completed on the eastern wing of the Spout Baths at Whakarewarewa, has given an exceptionally in~ viting appearance to the building. The passages, cubicles and baths have been repainted and new fittings provided in each bath. While this work was being undertaken, the eastern portion was closed to bathers and only the western end used. Further work on the building will be suspended until the conclusion of the Labour Day week-end after whieh the renovations will be completed.

I The Depression and Mental Disorder ! In a part of his annual report dealj ing with the causation of mental dis- . order, Dr. Theo. G. Gray, DirectorI General of Mental Hospitals, says: — i "One would be tempted to expect that j the distress arising from the prevailing economic difficulties would be rei flected in an increase in our admisj sions. Actually the total admissions, | including voluntary boarders, are ten less than in the previous year, and one can only surmise that the spirit of altruism, whieh is always at j its height at periods of national dangj er and anxiety, is working as it did ! during the war years. The great oc- ! casion is one of real stresses whieh i leave no room for petty vanities, and ! morbid imaginings and introspections ; there is a call to action, an exaltation of the community spirit and a selfdiseipline whieh tends to sanity."