LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 711, 11 December 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Well-Known Athlete Coming .Those attending the carnival amateur sports meeting at the Government Grounds are promised an excellent programme as the Rotorua Cluh has already received good entries, among these being some of the best performers in the Dominion. A strong team of athletes, including L. Schneideman, the New Zealand hop, step and jump record holder, is likely to come from Wellington providing some arrangement can be made regarding accommodation. The secretary of the cluh, Mr. G. H. Weir, would therefore be pleased to receive offers of billets for this team during its stay in the town.^_ A Xmas Appeal The untiring efforts of the 'Rotorua Women's Cluh will bring happiness to many homes again this Christmas. An appeal in to-day's issue should commend itself to everyone. Christmas means so much to the kiddies and every penny donated will be spent on actual Christmas cheer, and every gift received will bring joy and gladness into the homes of the recipients. When you are making your own cake or pudding, make another for some one else. Your Christmas will be the happier for it. Saturday'g Bowling The following matches in the Rotorua Bowling Club's percentage fours competition were played on Saturday: McLean, Newburn, Brackebush, Butt (s) 23, beat Wright, Morgan, G. Foster, Shepherd (s) 14; McGechie, Cooney, Neshitt, Pearce (s) 21, beat Hastedt, J. Brown, Lasenby, Knaggs (s) 20, Anaru, James, Thompson, A. French (s) '28, beat C. Roberts, Rowe, Gardner, Hesketh (s) 8; W'atson, Hall, Brownie, Budd (s), 25, beat Lynds, Duff, Hutchings, Fowkes (s) 23; Newmarch, McGuffog, G. French, Corbett (s), 24, beat Gresham, Dawson, W. Jones, Bertram (s) 12. Parlane, Fletcher, Queenin, Lindsay (s) 25, beat Geach, Paul, Grace, 'Wlash (s) 19; C. Anaru, Caton, McDowell, Herd (s) 33, beat MciElroy, Cottrell, MoMeekin, Richards (s) 24; Chambers, Managh, Tyson, Nash (s) 23, beat Bates, Mason, Millner, Watts (s) 15. Serious Charge At Auckland on Saturday, Walter G. Balzer, aged 47 years, of Rotorua, was arrested and charged with an oft'ence against a male. He was remanded to appear at Rotorua on December 15. Mounting Charges A lady resident of Palmerston North recently purchased some articles in China which would be valued at about 30s. Admittedly she did expect to have to meet extra charges before the goods came into her possession, but little did she imagine that the final cost would amount to £5 19s 6d. In the first place the price she was charged was £3, to which was added 15s by way of exchange. The next addition was made on account of Customs duty, which amounted to £1 6s lld, while the postage was 18s, and the insurance 3s. Lectures on Maori Race Mrs. Edwin Chartrand (formerly Miss M. Sturm, of New Plymouth) is now living in Honolulu and is giving a series of lectures on the history of the Maori people, relating especially to Taranaki, and their customs and music. Mrs. Chartrand reeently made a eontract by invitation with the Hawaiian Broadcasting Board. The lectures are interspersed with special Maori records supplied by the New Zealand Publicity Department and are creating great interest. At th'e recent Pan-Pacific science dinner Mrs. Chartrand gaVe a short address ! on Maori history and customs. Dairy Farmer's Retums The statement that he had reduced his mortgage to his dairy company by £200 per annum during the past two years was made by a Maori judgment debtor at the Magistrate's Court at Wtemganui. Despite the fact •that a low price had been prevailing for butter-fat, he said that his oriI ginal advance of £850 had been reduced by nearly half during- the past two years.