NGUNGURU.

Northern Advocate, 15 December 1916, Page 1

NGUNGURU.

Shipping: The Lady Eva came in and took a barge load of green flax for Whangarei. Mr Holloway held divine service in the public hall on Sunday. There was a good attendance. Everyone was pleased to see Mrs Holloway about again after her long illness. It is some nine months since the last service was held here. "—A farewell picnic to Miss Giffney, matron of the Whangarei public hospital, who is leaving by the Maheno for the seat of war, eventuated on Monday. A large party of nurses, with Mr and Mrs McKinnon, motored to Kiripaka where they were met by Mr Shoebridge's launch and conveyed down the river to what, is known as Picnic Bay, where the party landed and spent a most enjoyable day, amid 'he familiar scenes of M : ss Giffneys childhood, which made it more en. j.iyable to her. She also took the opportunity to visit and say good-bye to many old friends, and receive their kind wishes for her future welfare. Her brother is with the mounted forces in Egypt. The return journey in the cool of the evening, completed a happy day. Mr Shoebridge received a letter from his son, who was wounded in the battle of the Somme, saying he is quite recovered from his wounds. He has 'eft hospital and has three weeks' 'cave, during which he will visit various places in Britain, Before returning to the firing line. —(Flour has gone up, but whether as the result of fihat or not, the baker who supplies Ngunguru with the staff :)f life, has decided to close his bakery, much to the annoyance of housewives, who will henceforth be compelled to bake their own bread. As a rule home bread-making is a lost art. Mr ©lott made a maiden and success trip to Tutukaka to-day, and the laundh behaved quite up to expectations. The s.s. 'Gael made her usual nonthly trip with settlers' stores to Tutuka"ka on Thursday morning. Mrs H. 'Ferguson has gone on a visit to Whangarei. Mrs Miller, of the Ngunguru hotel, is away on a holiday with her family and sister in Auckland.