LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Northern Advocate, 22 June 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

One of the most interesting items of the Australian Pavilion at Wembley is said to be rf butter model of a cricket test match, showing Hobbs clean bowled, Oldfied behind the wickets, with Ryder and Collins fielding close in. Australia has secured a wonderful advertisement. At the Whangarei Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr E. W. Tate, S.M., a man named George Crompton Mansfield was charged with j the theft on June 20 of £16 5s from C. O. Eoscoe, and on the application of Detective De Norville accused was remanded until Wednesday. A charge of driving a . motor car at 3.30 a.m. in Bank' Street without any lights and with only one number plate was preferred against Carl T. Easmussen at the Whangarei Magistrate's Court, before Mr E. W. Tate, j S.M., this morning. Senior-Sergeant j O'Grady said that' defendant had a reasonable excuse, as he was driving an' urgent case to a doctor. Mr Trimmer, who appeared for defendant, confirmed the statement and added that defendant, who had not used the •car for some time previously, had Keen unable to affix the lights and number plates before using the car. He had endeavoured to telephone for a taxi, but owing to the floods all the telephones in the neighbourhood were out of order, and there was no option but to drive his own car. Under the circumstances the Magistrate dismissed the charge. Join our Christmas Club now.—Dobson's Drapery. 635

The police have in hand invesli ttion of a burglary which took place at the week-end at Mr C. Hewson's grocery store in Maunu Road. "I have a character, and that is why my word should be accepted," said a witness at the Napier Supreme Court. "So lhave we all," he was reminded by counsel for the defence. "That may be," drily responded witness, "but mine happens to be a good one.'' —'' Telegraph.' 7

The plans of seats for the performances of "Elijah" in Whangarei on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week are fit Blanshard's. The price of a seat in the dross circle or front stalls is 3/3 (including tax), and unreserveU seats in the stalls cost 2/- each.. Children will be admitted at half-price to all parts of the house.

Parades of the North Auckland Regiment, for new postings only, will be held in the Whangarei Drill Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, .Tune 24, and again, at the same hour, on July .1. A general parade of Headquarters Company will take place at 7.30 p.m. on July S. The 9tli N.A.M.R. will parade on .Tunc 2.", and B Company Cadets on Monday, .Tune 29, at 7.30 p.m.

On Saturday afternoon, in the Whangarei liockey Association's competitions, Huia, after walking part of the way to Mata owing to car trouble, was beaten by the local team by three goals scored by Miss Sloane, to one notched bv Miss Patterson. Mangapai beat Y.M.C.A. by three goals to one, and in the ladies' division, at Mangapai, Ramblers beat Mangapai by two goals, scored by Misses Bartlett and Hill, to nil.

A little while ago experts on boring for oil visited Motu in the Gisborne district and returned to Australia to report to their principals. Mr. A. Carter, of Whangarei, wrote to them suggesting that they should also inspect the areas at Hikurangi and Kioreroa, where there arc good indications of oil, and he has received a reply from Australia stating that the experts wll return to New Zealand to act upon his suggestion. Soloists, chorus and orchestra arc all working hard for the success of the oratorio "Elijah," which is to be given at the Whangarei Town Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. A particularly gratifying feature of the production should be the fact that the Waiata Society has only had to obtain one soloist from outside its own Otherwise the oratorio will be entirely

the work of Whangarei people—a praiseworthy local effort, entitled to a maximum of local support. The meeting to discuss the question of a local effort in behalf of the movement to erect a national memorial to the late Right Hon. W. F. Masscy will be held at the Town Hall supper room at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The meeting is called by the Mayor of Whangarei and the Whangarei County Chairman, and it is hoped that town, and country will be well represented, as it is desirable that any organisation which is set up should cover the whole district. Cameron's famous plants now on sale, including Cinerarias, Pansies, Carnations, Calliepsis, and Antirrhinums, all at 1/6 doz; Cabbage and Lettuce Plants, 6d; Cauliflower Plants, 9d bundle. The time to plant is now and the place to get them is Roscoe's, the Grocer, Cameron St. 250