Local & General

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5292, 3 January 1947, Page 4

Local & General

To-day's Weather Forecast The Governmeht Meteorologist has issued the following forecast: — Situation: An anti-cyclone eentred in North Auckland covers New Zealand. An extensive depression . lies to the south of Tasmania, and pressures are falling over the South" Island as a cold front approaches Southland from across the Tasman. Forecast for Rotorua to , midN ^ night: Winds moderate westerlies to north-westerlies, Weather fine and hot. More Thefts From Cars Five further thefts from motor cars all of which were parked near the Municipal Theatre, were reporteS to the Rotorua police yesterday. End of Philomel The Naval Department in Wellington h'as agreed to accept the offer made by the Strongman Shipping Company, which recently purchased ' the H.M.S. Philomel for scrapping, | to have the hull towed out into deep ■ water and sunk with fitting ceremony. Mr. Strongman told the de- ' partment that the hull would be left i intact after the dismantling work was completed. Teams for Hastings The Rotorua Marching lAssocia- : tion, it is understood, will be represented by at least two teams at the New Zealand championships to be held at Hastings in February. These are the Ngongotaha and Pirates teams, which have displayed consistently good form during the short period the association has been in existence. The display at the Park yesterday again emphasised the need i'or a proper course for these competitions. Skiffs Swamped All three competing boats in the youths' fours at the New Plymouth Rowing Club's regatta held off Ngamotu Beach to-day were swamped in the choppy sea and the crews were thrown into the water about a mile off-shore. All of the oarsmen were rescued by the starters' launch and by a boat from an overseas ship in port, but two skiffs were badly damaged. The Aramoho Glub's skiff was brolcen in twoand will be written off completely, and the Wanganui Union Club's boat was badly holed. French Costume at Sumner 1 A bathing suit in the French style exhibited at a Sumner, Christchurch, gala last week, attraeted considerable interest. After the parade of entrants in the bathing beauty contest a mannequin, introduced as "Miss Paris," wallced around the stage in a two-piece blue costume, which was greeted with warm applause from the crowd of several thousands. Shirred from- the eentre on to the h-ips, the shorts of the costume were considerably briefer than any at present seen on New Zealand beaches. The brassiere was supported by a single shoulder strap.