Local & General

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5290, 31 December 1946, Page 4

Local & General

To-day's Weather Forecast The Government Meteorc-logist has issued the follo>ving forecast: — Situation : A deep depression is centred off the West Coast of the South Island. Forecast for Rotorua to mid- , night: Moderate to fresh northJ west winds strong at times in exposed positions. Weather overcast I with scattered rain becoming more j widespread to-day. Temperatures j mild. | The' maximum temperature "in the jtowi. yesterday was '62.2 degrees, as ! eompared with 67.8 degrees on Sim- | day, and; 53.1 degrees on Saturday. I There was a frost of '2.5 degrees re- : corded on Saturday morning. j _ i Arbutus Men on Leave A number of the members of the crew of H.M.N.Z.S. Arbutus are spending Christmas leave in Rotorua. Number Plates Changed The fact that he liad found the number plates of his motor car substituted for others," which were loosely attached to the Vehiele, was reported to the Rotorua police on Sunday by Mr. L. G. Pudney, of Holland Street. The police have found' that the substituted plates belong to-a car owned by Mr. T. Keepa, -which was stolen from Auckland on the night of Deeemher 82. A Vurry Guid Idea Something ne\v In ChrLtmas cards was received by the Mayor of Dunedin, Mr. Cameron, from a Melbourne businessman who visited Dunedin some months ago, It i.s signed "A Scotch Christmas -Card," and bears the following greetings: "W'ishing ye a Merry Christmas and A Guid New Year— 1947, 1948, .1949, 1950, 195-1, 1952, 1953, 1954. If ye're lucky ye might get another in a.960." » / This Week's Coupons Ration coupons availabie for the week ending January 5 are: — Meat (ration Is 6d weekly, H coupon 3d; i otheYs, 3d; child's ration, 9d,\ J coupon, 9d). — Nos. 9 and 10. Butter (ration 6oz. weekly, each co-upon 8oz.). — Nos. 9 to 12, availabie until January 19. Sugar (ration 31b monthly, each coupon 12oz.). — Nos. i 9 to 12, availabie until January 19. Tea (ration 8oz. monthly, each coupon 2oz.). — No-s. 9 to 12, ~ availabie until January 19. Eggs (special ration for children). — No. 10, availabie to. January 5. Mass Baptisms Swimmers lef t the water at the Thorndon Baths at 11 o'clock yesterday morning as about 309 delegates to the convention of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, now meeting in Wellington, assembled for a cere? •mony of baptism by immersion. Nearly 20 candidates in bathing dress after hearing a short instruction, went one by one ,i|nto the water, where they were immersed by Mr. J. Tait, of Christchurch, as a symbol of consecration to Jehovah. The ceremony was under the- direction of Mr. A. Downey, of Christchurch. Army Motor-Cycles Criticism of the sanctioning -by the Army Department of the issue of warrants of fitness for Army motorcycles being sold to the public when the vehicles do> not comply-with the regulations, was voiced by the Napier borough traffic inspector, Mr. A. M. Oliver, Mr. Oliver said that large numbers of these motor-eycles were being sold to young men, who were nnaware that they were breaking the traffic regulations by riding the cyeles in their present condition. "It appears that warrants of fitness for these cycles are being issued indiscriminately by the Army authorities ea* by some finn for the department," he said.