LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 27 May 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

To-morrow will be the last day for receiving entries for the WhaWinter Show, to be held on June 7, 8 and 9. Mr W. A. Parker's office Bank Street, will be open to leeeive entries until 9 p.m. to-mor-row. At the Whangarei Magistrate'; Court this morning, before Mr H. C. Her.ip.hlll, J.P., Edward Staunton appeared upon the third occasion in a fortnight charged with drunkenness He hud been fined yesterday morning for hi.? second offence, so he was sentenced to six day's gaol. Inspector Emnierson, ct the Whangarei Police, received n teJe-α-ram to-day from ■? ihor mell at Te Hapu, stating that Tomoti Tana had been killed at the Pouri Pouri gum works this morning by a boiler explosion. The affair is being , investigated and the Coroner has been informed of the occurrence. The annual meeting of the Whangarei Agricultural and Pastoral Society will take place to-morrow afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock, in Mv Harris , board-room. A s the year"s operations rest largely upon the policy outlined at the annual meeting it is hoped that there will be a good attendance of members. Yesterday afternoon the second hockey match in the men's section of the Whangarei Hockey Associaton's Thursday competitions was played at the Whangarei ground between Hula and the new United team I and resulted in a very easy win fo>: the former, the experience of the i players an the older club enabling I them io run up a big score. I The following vessels should be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night.—Awanui —Niagara, Canadian Exporter, Koro miko, Kaikora,, Kaitangata, Maheno. Riverina, Moeraki. Makambo, Admiral Codrington, Manuka, Port Sydney, and Leitrim; Auckland— Navua, Otaki and Kaiapoi; Awarua —Waikawa and Waihora; Wellington— Wahine, Maori, Port Pirie, Remuera : Tutanekai, Katoa, lonic, Matatua, Surrey, Waitemata, Piako. Mapourika, Westralia, Waimate, Port Darwin, and Manurewa; Chathams— Kaikoura. At the present time there is a particularly fine line of ladles' striped blouses at 6s lid each, on view at Mr R. G. Hosking's drapery and millinery establishment in Cameron Street, which together with a special line of exceptionally good heavyweight Jap siik blouse s at 14s lid. h?s attracted considerable attention of lady customers. Mr Hosking has a really excellent range of dainty blouses in crepe-de-chine, ninon and coloured silks, and they are all well worth inspection. Colonial flannel costumes at 7 guinea s and a great y_ariety of ladies and maids woollen j jumper s and coats in all shades ' at pi-ices from 22s 6d combine in . making the establishment an inviting 1 place for a visit this week.* I A well attended concert took place last night in the Waikiekie Hall in furtherance of the scheme to obtain funds to provide a motor car foi the u. : .e of the Church of Englaml clergy in the district. The concert v.Ms the first of a series it is intended to hold thi-oughout the district, and despite the unpropitious weather conditions which had a detrimental effect upon the attendance, the sum of £3 was collected at the door, which together with subscriptionmade the Waikiekie contribution tc the object in view £20. The concert party, consisting of Madam Brainsby, Mis-.es Downs and Drew, and Messrs H. R. Wood, M. Clarke, J. A. Sandford and the Rev R. H. Johnson : journeyed out by car, and had the experience on Packman's Flat of hav ing to get out and help to' push the vehicle throug-h the mud. • Don't neglect your piano. Ring ur> Dobson. Tunine: and Repair Specialist., 'phone 192.