LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Northern Advocate, 7 May 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The. funeral took place at Otaika to-day of John Pickering, a gumdigger from the Entrance, Waipu, who died in the Whangarei hospital. A report of the last meeting of the stewards of the North Auckland Trotting Club will appear in to-mor-row's issue. A pleasing instance of desire to aid in town beautincation was illustrated when a citizen, famous for his fine garden, sought out the j Beautifying Society's gardener to mll timate that spare plants and bulbs | were available. j An accident while cutting tea- ( tree at Waipu Cove on Wednesday ('evening resulted in Mr v Tim McLeod receiving a nasty cut across the >in- ! step. His wound was dressed by a nurse and he came on By car from Waip'u yesterday and was placed under surgical treatment by Dr. Campbell.

Consent of the Governor-General in Council has been received hy the County Clerk authorising the raising of a loan of £2900 for the proposed new Waiotira outlet road of about 3J miles from the Waikiekie railway station site to within eight chains of the Moewhare road turn-off. The State Advances has agreed to advance the loan at 41 per cent., and the Public Works will undertake the formation, metalling;, and rolling prior to handing it over to the council.

The guessing competitions held in conjunction with the recent. Dog Trials at Kamo drew many entries and the results are remarkably good. Mr T. o'Carroll of Maungakaramea, guessed the exact weight of 3 mixed sheep, 171 lbs, and of the fat bullock 463 lbs, and won those two events. The pen of 3 wethers weighed 203 lbs, and that weight was calculated by Messrs H. Macdonald of Kauri, F. Murdoch of Whangarei, and F. Nutsford, of Paparoa. Mrs R. Finlayson of Aponga, won the competition in connection with the fa< cow, her guess being ilb short of the correct weight, 392 lbs

The mission conducted by the Rev. Val Tr'igge in the Whangarei Methodist Church was brought to a close on Wednesday evening. Large and interested congregates greeted th» minister on Sunday last and the interest did not flag on Monday and Tuesday, the latter day being devoted to the story of the missioner's life. The united choirs were again in evidence and the Salvation Army valuable help. The closing meeting was unique, as after the devotional exercises, the missioner called for testimonials, with the rev suit that a large number voiced their appreciation of the good work done in the mission. At the close of the sorvice ? the sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered by the several minsters of the town, antf about 120 of the new converts and others participated.