AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 152, 30 June 1927, Page 8

AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

WHAXGAREI BKAXCU.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WHAXGAREI, this day. The annual meeting of the Whangarei hrarc'n of the Auckland Automobile Association was held last night, Mr. Reynolds nresdiin-'. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. "G. W. Hutchinson, secretary._ and Mr. R. Champtaloup, service oficer of the ' A.A.A., who expiained at length the bere- ! Nts conferred by the association, both for j members as well as the general public, and the social service for institutions such ias those for crippled children. He I emphasised that the sign posting carried r>u: | in the north" was now completed, meeting ! a much-needed want. I Mr. Champtaloup, service officer, said the ; decision of the Minister of Finance not to ! raise this year's quote by £300.000 for hich- | way maintenance meant that only £200.000 j was available from the Public Works fund. Much of this had already been spent, and | transference of this £300.000 was necessary jif road upkeep was to be maintained, lteJ ierring to the maintenance account, Mr. i champtaloup stated that the d»cision of the j Highways Board to' increase the subsidy to ) ■ >'in the t, would in time deplete the | working balance of £700,000 to the < - redit of ihi* account. I.nless some new tinanee | proposals were adopted the reads would go ■ hack. The following committee was e'et jiip io assist: Mr. j. Bachelor (local . « han.-irei agent). Messrs. 11. r. Ife'uworth. ,J- •• Day, I- j. Kamsey. J. Walker. R. A j i' J.'' '; ar ?, ph " U - A ' K - Frank-. ! /" J. C. M. Harington, t\ C. Cut-

Twelve years ago John Donaldson a steel-worker, of .Stockton-on-Tees, was taking his son's dinner to his place of work when he suddenly became blind For twelve years he remained totally blind. Some weeks ago he was running uater irom the scullery tap when he dis"covered he could see with one eve. He returned to the kitchen and delimited :amil . v b >" recognising them all except one son who had gone bald since his latner s blindness. are vou 5" he asked, and was overjoyed to learn the stranger was his owii son.

. k'ttiwake gull, ringed 011 the lee for identification purposes in the Fame Islands, Northumberland, was recently retaken 111 Labrador after a flight 0:' about 3400 miles across the Atlantic.

Fresh colds and chills, unless tackled at once, may lead to a difficult cotish or bronchitis. Use Kazol freely and it will give immediate relief.—(Ad.)

Smith and OaugTioys great winter clearance fair, now in full swing. Wondeiiul bargains 111 all departments.—Ad.