LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 701, 29 November 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

GoocS Trolling Catches Trolling in Lake Tarawera and Lake Rerewhakaitu .over the weekend two Auckland anglers,, Messrs. J. Gribhle and C. Gouk, took 16 fish in the former lake. and 23 at Rerewhakaitu. These two anglers had uniformly good results during a week spent in the district, the largest fish taken being a 71 po under, taken in Lake Rotoiti. Knocked Down Iby Cycle Wihen proceeding to school in company with a number of her classmates yesterday morning, Amy Pi- : h'ani, a Maori girl, aged 12 years, was J knocked down by a motor-cycle ridden hy Tini Maniapoto, of Parakairangi. The accident occurred at a bend of the Te Ngae Road obscured by a high hedge ahout two miles from Rotorua. The child was conveyed to her home by the motor-cyelist and later transferred to King George V. Hospital. Apart from lacerations her condition is not serious. New Asphalt Courts Authority h'as been received hy the district ma.nag.er of the Tourist Department (Mr. L. J. Bayfeild) for the > construction of four. asphalt tennis courts to the north of the, main drive in the Government Grounds. The courts will replace thlose which have not ibeen in use for some years, otwing to the breaking up of the surfaces. It is understood that the work of laying down the new courts will no'tl be commenced before J|anuary next. A Successful Fishing Trip Another particularly good hag was taken hy Messrs Humphries, Latwrie and Purcell fijshinig the Waikato River at Atiamuri over the week-end. This party which recently took 57 fish at the same place for three rods, on this second occasion, took 54 fish averaging 21 lbs and with the largest of the catch weighing 6ilbs. All but two of the fish w-ere in excellent j condition. The hag was taken by spinning and on the fly. A Wiarning Gne day last week a man called at the residenee of a well-known Dunedin citizen and asked the maid if her mistress was at home (states the Otago Daily Times). On being told that she was out, he said he had eome from the Water Department of the City Corporation to examine the taps, and made to enter the house. The maid had a suspicion ahout the truthfulness of her visitor, and, de.spite his persistence she said he could not enter the h'ouse until her mistress returned. Closing the door, she rang up for a girl friend to come from a neighhouring residenee to keep her company. The man hung about the place for a time, and finally departed. Inquiries were made later on from the Water Department, and it was ascertained that no inspector had been sent to visit the house. Following improvements to the paths and bridges the Waiotapu Thermal Reserve has been taken over by Capt. Walker, late of Tikitere, and is now open to visitors. The Waiotapu Reserve is one of the most interesting thermal areas and at the same time one of the least known in the locality and its opening provides another outstanding tourist attraetion for the district. The following scale of charges is being made: Adults ls 6d and children 9d (conducted) ; ls and 6d respectively (unconducted). Views of t Le Lady Knox Geyser and mudflats, 6d. The* Lady Knox is playing regularly at 10 o'clock every morning and is undoubtedly one of ti 2 finest geysers in the district*