LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Northern Advocate, 30 July 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It was decided at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the Whangarei High School last evening to represent to the Whangarei Borough Council that the name of School Lane bo changed to Lupton Avenue, as a tribute to the ex-principal.

"Teachers do not read enough of modern educational literature. I found

that to be the case when I was an inspector," said'Mr A. B. Charters, principal of the Whangarei High School, when urging at the Board meeting last evening that there should be a teachers' library instituted at the school.

The stonework retaining wall behind which spoil from the river bed is to be puntped to make the esplanade and road opposite the town wharf has been commencod from the end of Victoria swing bridge, and the dredge will soon be able to raise the level from the mudflats to that" of the roadway at that end of the town wharf basin.

To-morrow the pheasant shooting season closes throughout New Zealand. Sportsmen recently returned from the Opokeno district state that cock pheasants are still plentiful there, although decidedly gun-shy. From other districts reports are that the birds have been considerably thinned out by the shooting during the season just concluding.

Entries for the Whangarei Kennel Club's Dog Parade close to-morrow. Tho sc-hedule, which provides for every class of dog, is obtainable from the secretary, Mr J. D. Mitchell, in Harrison's Buildings. Already a good number of dogs have been entered and it is expected that with those still to come in a very good parade will result.

Most business men in Whangarei have at some time or other received curiously worded letters from Maori customers. The latest is one received by a men's outfitter from a Maori in the backblocks inquiring whether he could purchase a suit which 'had been put by for him. The quaint conclusion of his letter was: "If you have sold it, it would be a late thing for me to write you this letter so. Your effeetonate customer."

The second practice of "The Quaker Girl" under the auspices of the Waiata Society took place lust evening in the Whangarei Presbyterian Hall. The attendance was much larger than at the first practice, the tenor and contralto sections both being strengthened' The

members decided to hold the next practice on Thursday of next week, Tuesday evening being occupied by the visit of the Waiat-a Society's Male Choir to Hikurangi. The choir will meet at the Presbyterian Hall to-morrow

evening.

In reply to representations from the Whangarei Borough. Council urging purchase by the Government for scenic purposes of portion of the Waro limestone area, the Hon. A. D. McLeod, Minister of Lands, has telegraphed that since his appointment he had gone into the matter and he considered the Government's offer a very fair one. AH scenery reserves were more or less of a national character, and it was the policy of the Government to subsidise efforts of local bodies and residents of districts in regard to preserving them.

A motor-car driver who did not appear to answer a charge of driving a car too fast round the Bank corner, got something of a shock when he strolled along yesterday to the sloicitor who had appeared for him and asked casually how much he had to pay for the breach. At first he misunderstood the reply, as he said: "Oh, ten bob and 7s costs. That's not so bad." When informed that Mr Tate, S.M., had made the fine £10 and costs, the erring driver sat back and took more notice of what he was being told. His comments were forcible, but amongst all the threats of what he would do repetition of

speeding was not included

When the Hon. Sir Maui Pomare, Minister of Native Affairs, was ia Whangarei last he gave a sympathetic hearing to an application made by the Maoris for a grant of £2000 towards the cost of building a Maori hostel. It is likely that a grant will be made, and plans 'have been prepared. Mr W. M. Fraser has expressed his idea that a good site for such a building woul.l be on one of the reclamations on the opposite bank from tho town wharf. If the concrete structure were made to conform with the design of the oldtime wharepuni and the concrete moulded to represent the ancient carvings and painted, Mr

Fraser considered that such a building on tho waterfront would bo not onlv

useful, but ornamenta!

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