LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 725, 28 December 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

I Busy Motor Camp Since the week-end the arrivals at the Rotorua Municipal Motor Camp have averaged in the vicinity of 70 cars daily and last evening nearly 300 cars were at the camp. Altho'ugh accurate figures are not available there are probably 1000 persons camped in the area. Uoiemployed Girls "In these days when it is difficult for girls to get positions, even after passing the matriculation examinations, I hope that, rather than hiave the girls at a loose eind, parents will send them iback to school whsrever possib'le, so that th'ey may he given useful subjects that are crowded out hy the matriculation work," said Miss A. C. Tizard, M.A., principal of the (WLnganui Girls' College, at the breaking-up ceremony. Warning to Bathers Tihough each successive summer in (Hawkes Bay hi'ings rumouls of sharks ifi ifiie iieighboiirhood of Napier, and eaqh riiuiour invariahly car- • ries differing diiriensions o'f the intruders, &.■ sustained period of hot weather does ibriiig t'he risk of 'visits from these sinister fish. Oini Sunday moming there was current a rumour (s|ays the Tfihune) that a fairly large ■shark was seen about 30 yhrds from •the edge of the beach almost immediately in fforit of Ihe Napier Mtlnicipal BatHs. Inquiries made on Sun: day afternoon from a. man who said he actulally saw the ' shark gave the impression that in view of the sultry weather, and the possibilities bf sharks coming inshore at this time of the year, swimmers should hot venture too far out. Dominion's Tourist Servioe .The opinion that the general rnethods of the Government Tourist Department could be great-ly improved was expressed by a visitor from, Loindon, Mr. H. Voorzanger, in an int-er-view in New Plymouth. There was no elasticity ahout the prograntmes he said. He had been to one resort for 16 days, to .another for two, and to another for five days. "I was quite ready to leave the first after lifhree days," he continued, "but I had to stay out my time. Here in New Plymouth I would like to have stayed longer, but I have to go off to-night. Again, they give you little or no peace at the leading resorts. They lare always wanting you to go on trips, and when you do not appear keen they enlarge upon the wonders of the prospects. There are many like myself who would rather be left aloine to malce their way ahout the country jus-t as it pleases us." Cattle Bogged The loss of 22 head of cattle was nafrowly averted on Saturday (afternoon at the Waitangi Bridge, when th'e animals became bogged in the mud bordering the Ngaruroro River (says the HaWkes Bay Herald). A gang of man- eet to work with ja hreak-doyn lorry and ropes and succeeded in pulling them out safe and sound, although many of the beasts were upto their neck in the slime. The animlals, belonging to. Mr. L. E). Harris, who has a farm at Clive, h'ad been placed in a paddoclc adjacent to the mud flats. Another mob was being driven along the road and these appiarently attracted the beasts, which endeavoured to join the mob hy means of crossing the mud to the road. Owing to the soft nature of the silt, however, they quickly became bogged. The task of pulling them out was not an easy one and the men engaged put in much hard work in saving the animals. Owing to the soft nature of ihe. mud, th'e men themselves' were in dlaaiger of becoming engulfed. Athletes to Meet An dnteresiting sports meeting will be istaged on the Government Grounds en Friday evening next between 7 and 8.15 o'clock when Rotorua's best athletes will meet Auckland and Wellingiton rujnners in a series of scratch races. H. Steele (Rotorua) who is in brilliant form, will meet Wlelphy and Fifrlong (Wellington) in a 100 yiards dash. This should he a race well worth' seeing. K. M'atthews, who ran well dn the 440 yards on Boxing Day, will be pitited in a 440 yards race against Brice Crow, the Wellingto'ni runner. Schneideman will again attack the hop, step and jump record land as he displayed good form o,n Boxing Day he is likely to go close to attaindng his objedt. Mat Bell, C. Head and Bill Grey will race against the visiting . cyclists and should give a good account of th'emselves. In the high jump Christophers will compete against Perry (Wellington). Petersoin, Sheaf and Herewini will he matched against Phillip Perry in field evenlts. A collection will he taken up at this meeting to defray expenses.