ROTORUA NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 283, 28 November 1919, Page 7

ROTORUA NOTES.

- ■-- —— TOURIST LEAGUE REFORMED. j (From Our Own Correspondent.) ROTORUA, Thursday. As the Government does art wemd£ posed to do anything to in makmg Rotorua a little more lively for tourists and .holiday-makers, it has been decided to agatn resuscitate the Rotorua Tourist which has, owing to the war, been lying dormant for come considerable time! Owing to the energetic efforts Z Mr. J. N. McLean, and a j stron- active committee of business men, j the Tourist League was previously instrumental in providing music, sports, concerts, fetes, etc.. for the entertainment of the numerous visitors. Ihe tide having once more set in Rotoruawards, it i 3 strongly felt that something out of the ordinary must be done to make the stay of guests and visitors much more enjoyable and pleasant than ( has been the case in the past. A meetinn- of the league and those interested in" its objects is to be held during the week, when ways and means v*ill be considered to again revive this very muchneeded organisation, and it deserves the unlimited support of our leading citizens, so that Rotorua will be worthy the name of New Zealand's premier tourist and holiday resort. Other moves in this direction are also being made, a sports club and athletic society being formed this week, having I as its aim, holding of sports meetings, cricket matches, gymkanas. etc % A strong committee, with _Vlr_ K. J. Rennie as the energetic secretary, has been formed, and should cater for a need which has been much neglected in the past. The Rotorua Rowing Club is also j getting back to its normal membership, j it being hoped to put into training some j five teams for the different events and regattas planned for the summer. Proprietors oi the boardinghouses and hotels are faced with the difficult problem of not how to obtain their guests and boarders, but to get sufficient staffs to enable them to supply the ever-in-creasing number of people now arriving. Chefs, pantrymaids, kitehenmen, porters, | waitresses, are all wanted, and wanted •badly. There is a sptendid opening for an up- I to-date cafe and dancing hall on the i Continental system, with balconies ior teas, luncheons, suppers, etc., overlooking the dancing floor. There is an applica- j tion now before the local authorities for I permission to erect a building suitable ; for the above. Before the plans are ] passed it is hoped that the building, if I erected, will be a valuable addition to I our attractions. i The famous sanatorium is now being ! used solely by civilian patients, being back on a pre-war basis. The soldierspreviously occupying the different wards are now quartered in the commodious King George Hospital. As the sanatorium is for patients, who, at the best of times, are not strong, it would be much nicer, and conduce to a happier frame of mind, if it could be made just a little more comfy. A few cushions for different couches and chairs would be veiy acceptable to those undergoingtreatment. A very fine edition of the Wonderland of Rotorua has just been issued, with some splendid views and photographs of the different thermal sights and wonder- of the district. This splendid ! collection, which no tourist should omit j purchasing, is copyright and published by K. G. Marsh, being printed br the Brett • Printing Co. ' * | The Dowling club membership continues to grow apace, and at the present rate oi progress promises to be one of the premier clubs of New Zealand, and I with the new greens to be opened as soon as ready, will have the largest number of playing greens of any club, the annual tournament will be one of the most successful held by the club, as °Z?l _ ■£ c . re ? r * nun *ber of entries it -?„_n .Id l a Uvo secti °n=. being pracbe?n" y -_. tt ' O _ toUrn T ents ' the tot one oemg already nearly filled Staying at the Grand Hotel are Mrs and Miss Gorrie (Auckland), Lieut Commander Burke, D.5.0., and Mrs Bur™ Mr. and Miss James (Sydney) vt* (Auddand). Mns. Spaul and mlHouston (of Dunedin), both left on Wednes day for Waitomo and Welling, S was the of a trap accident result ing m a severe fractwe of the ank c Smit_°t^ St r blin = and causing £' Smith to be thrown out of the Sonv^yl