Local & General

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5327, 13 February 1947, Page 4

Local & General

1 -v , To-day's Weather Forecast The Government M-eteorologist has issued the following weather report and forecast: — Situation : A belt of liigh pressure is j^entred across the Tasman and New Zealand. A depression is lying over the North Island. Forecast for Rotorua: Fresh south winds. Weather cloudy, with isolated showers. Temperatures warm. Yesterday's maximum temperature in the town area was 75.7, compared with 69 degrees on Tuesday. For the 24-hour period ended at 4 p.m. yesterday, the rainfall was .05 of an inch.

Parliamentary Session Parliament will meet in June, the normal time, said the Prime Minister, Mr. Peter Fraser, yesterday. The date will probably be the last Wednesday in the month, June 25. Gift For Cripples A man entered the office of the •Auckland hranch of the Crippled Children Society recently aiid without discussion or explanation wrote a cheque for £3028 for the general purposes of the society. Lodge Sports Picnic ! A sports picnic by the Loyal Rotorua Lodge M.U.I.O.O.F. is to be held at the property of Major Hannah, Te Ngae Road, on Sunday next. A full and ccmprehensive programme of events has been arranged. Details ■ of the function are being' advertised in the "Morning Post." "Keep a Good Kitty" ' While Mrs. Nash was taking- a bath at the main bath building yesterday ■ morning, the Minister of Finance sat watching the bowling tournament. A visiting bowler,. who recognised him from photographs, approached and • asked had he learned anything by watching the players. In a flash came the reply: £Yes, keep a good kitty and keep it full." Air Force Selection Committee A selection committee of the Royal iJSfew Zealand Air Force will be in Rotorua to-night to interview prospective entrants for the R.N.Z.A.F. Squadron-Leader Todd, head of the committee, will answlr inquiries from A.T.C. cadets, reservists and parents at the A.T.C. hall near the Ritz, from 7.30 p.m. Entry will be mainly m the technical trades. i Handicaps Overcome j It was related yesterday by Mr. T. J. B. Mason, honorary secretary ' of the Waikato-Rotorua braneh of the • Crippled Children Society, that a lad who, up to the time of his being taken in hand at the age of 18, had never done any work, now owned his own ! motor garage. Another hoy, now 22, who also had found no outlet for his native abilities, had passed his degree examiantion in pare mathematics with honours, antLwas described as having one of the finest mathematical brains in his university. Sale of Health Stamps The eanvass of the business area of Rotorua by representatives of the the Women's Club to promote the sale Wjomen's Club to promote the sale of Health Stamps is nearing completion. The saies to date are vefy satis.factory, over £100 worth in all having been disposed of: It is hoped to continue the saies from a table in the Post Office public space as volunteers to do the work become available, • and | this, together with the completion of the eanvass ih the 'business ai'ea ! should bring Rotorua's total contri- : bution to this worthy cause to a very 1 creditable figure. j National Savings | For the week ended Saturday last, i National Savings investments equalj ling or exceeding the weekly quotas, J were recorded in 302 out of the 335 j qu'ota areas. All the principal centres ! were successful, and with the aid of J surpluses recorded at many places, all i distfict objectives for the week were ! fully attained. The attainment of the | full annual quotas was recorded during the week by Tauranga, Wellsford, j Rangataua and Waitotara. In the | Wanganui PoStal District all the local annual objectives have now been obtained, this being the first postal district in the Noiffh Island to do so.' Of the principal cities, the investments in Dunedin to date amount to more than douhle the full year's quota.