OTAGO RUGBY LEAGUE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21018, 6 May 1930, Page 7

OTAGO RUGBY LEAGUE.

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. weekly meeting of the executive ot the Otago Rugby Football League was last night. Mr J. Kennedy (vicePresident) occupied the chair. Clearances from the Pacific Club to the Rangers, Auckland, were granted to I'. Legan and F. Butler. a P p l!, ca 1 t ' 0 / 1 from the Christian Brothers Club for the regrading of R. Cusack as a junior player was refused, as the rules provide that no representative player can be regraded. * The town clerk wrote stating that a ground at Logan Park had been allotted to the League for, training purposes together with the use of one room in' the new pavilion recently erected by the council. The ground was on the most recently formed portion of the park, on the side' of the lawn tennis section. —Held over until next meeting for the attendance of the president. Mr J. Simon, hon. secretary of the Otago Amateur Cycling Club, wrote inquiring if the League was prepared to assist the club again uy providing a trophy for two or three races to be held during the intervals at football matches.—lf was decided to take no action owing to the lack, of interest shown in the events in the past.A message was received from the New Zealand Rugby League calling for nominations for the selection of the South Island team. It was stated that three selectors were required—lt was decided to forward thenames of .Messrs P. Turnbull and E. Watson to the New Zealand .League, It. was decided that the charge for admission to tile Caledonian Ground be the same as it was last year. i DRAW FOR SATURDAY. The following is the draw for Saturdays matches:— Senior—Pacific, r. City, on the Caledonian Ground at 3 p.m. (referee, Mr L. Marlow); Athletic v. Kaitangata, at Kaitangata (Mr Sims); Christian Brothers, a bye. dunior —Christian Brothers v. Pacific, ™ the Caledoman Ground, at 1.30 p.m.(Ntr Whitty); Athletic v. Kaikorai, on the Oval, at 3 p.m. (Mr Vial),

The Hawaiian Islands are becoming more nl popular as a resort for tourists from all over the world, and the inismess of entertaining them is now the third industry ” of Hawaii, following after the sugar industry and pineapple raising. In 1929 the Hawaiians entertained more tourists than they ever have before, according to a survey made by the Hawaii Tourist Bureau. It is estimated that vacationists spent over 11,909.000 dollars in the islands during the voar, and the tourist industry showed nil 11 per cent, increase over the previous year. A total of 22,190 spent their holidays in the islands and 20,000 more tourists stopped off for one day in Honolulu en route to other ports.

—The nearest approach to perpetual motion is an “earth-driven electrical clock,” which has gone for 10 years without winding. Once fixed, it keeps going, says its inventor, until the works wear out.