Local & General

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5318, 3 February 1947, Page 4

Local & General

To-day's Weather Forecast The Government Meteorologist has issued the following weather report and forecast: — Situation: Pressures are high over New Zealand and the Tasman Sea, with anti-cyclonic centres in the sonth Tasman, north-east Tasman, and. east of the North Island. A shallow trough of low pressure lies across the South Island and appears to be moving very slowly northwards. Forecast for Rotorua to midnight: Light to moderate and variable winds. Weather fine, with cool night and very warm day temperatures. Boy Drowned in Trough A 21-months-old boy, George Henry Neville, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Neville, of Whenuapai, \tas drowned in a trough on his parents' farm yesterday. School Year Commences The school year will begin to-day for primary 'sehools in the Auckland Education Board's district, and secondary sehools, including the Rotorua High School, will open to-morrow. Tlie Wanganella The position of the stranded Wanganella ' was unchanged last night. Preparations for further efforts at salvage are proceeding -on hoard and the tugs were tied up yesterday. The weather at the weelcend was cairn and the prospects for to-day are favourable. Gaming Commission' The Royal Commission on racing and gaming is to liold its first puhlic session in Parliament Buildings on Wednesday morning, after sitting privately to-morrow. The commission consists of Mr. Justice Finlay, Mr. W. H/ Freeman, S.M., and Mr. J. W. Heenan, Under-Secretary of Internal Atfairs. Evidence will be talcen from all interests who wish to give it, and the Racing and Trotting Conferences and the churches will he represented by counsel. Fire Through Water A guest at a Rotorua private hotel yesterday drew the attention of the proprietor to a smouldering linen runner on his dressing table. The heat had ohviously been generated by the refraction of the sun's rays through a full water carafe on the table. A hole ahout one inch in diameter had heen burned in the cloth when tfle guest discovered the incipient fire, which might have had serious results in a few minutes more. This inefdent reflects the danger of grass fires being caused by empty bottles. A New Novel Mrs. D. E. Stevenson's latest — "The -Four Graces," Concerns Tilly, Elizabeth, Sarah and Adeline, the four daughters of a country' vicar, and extremely pleasant to know. There is, of course, a strong love interest_ in this superbly-told story, which' !s available to members of "The Westminster Book Cluh," Hinemoa Street, Rotorua. Join to-day and keep up-tc-date with all the latest books arriving direct from overseas. Life membership 1/-.*