NGUNGURU NEWS.

Northern Advocate, 4 May 1923, Page 2

NGUNGURU NEWS.

® ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENON. On Friday last there was a remarkj. able appearance in the sky. Jpst after the sun arose, a white cloud folp lowed in its wake from which there emanated long white streamers spreadirg to every point of the compass, like the feathers of an open fan, across the blue sky, the ends reaching as far as the eyes could see. The absence of wind 1 ( was noticeable at the time, but to--1 wards noon the clouds gathered and it k threatened rain, though none "fell. The 5 wind sprang up from the nor'-east and several gloomy days followed- There ' was a shower on Monday evening. To--7 day (Wednesday) it is still cloudy and > threatening to rain. The wind has. been - in the same quarter every day for" the > past week. parex TAL apathy. r The election of a School Committee ' came off on Monday night. Very little ' interest is taken by the parents of the • children attending the school and it ' would surprise many to know the amount of persuasion required to obtain the number of householders necessary to form a committee. The duties i are not arduous, and the meetings every three months, but the chairman will find it difficult to raise a quorum at any of them. GENERAL AND PERSONAL. 1 The Maoris are busy digging kumers and have a fairly good crop. The Ngunguru Football Club has not shown any sign "on the ball'-' this season so far. More's the pity, as' there were some good players amongst them last winter. It affords a day's j i amusement, as well as keeping up the prestige of the distri-.t. Mrs Hughes returned on Saturday, . also Mr Austin. He came' to sketch some of the beauty spots around and 1 was delighted with ,th? scenery and intends to come again later on. He left j on Tuesday. Mr Bishop arrived cn Tuesday, and \ Mrs Armstrong on Saturday. • 1