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Northern Advocate, 5 February 1926, Page 4

Following upon the conference re*eently between the Hon. G. J. Anderson, Minister of Marine, and local bodies and settlers at Russell relative* to selection of the new wharf site, it has been decided to settle the controversy by means of a referendum, i Yesterday evening a son of Mr A". W. Bradley, of Kauika Road, sustained a severe facial-'.injury While he was a spectator at the swings in Mander Park. The lad-was taken to Montazals Hospital, where it was found necessary to put a stitch ; in his_. upper lip. At the Bay of Islands Gun C lubes’ shoot at Kaikohe, Vi May, of Ohaewai, won the open ’ handicap sweepstake, Luke Webb, of Helena Bay, being run-ner-up. W. Russek and A. L. Bradbury, of Hukerenui, -syere next in order. W. Coxhead, of Rawene, won; the chief event, the Bay of Islands; cup. A. Snowden, of Hikurangi, and' W. Forsyth, of Hukerenui, divided third prize, money in the Bay of Islands’ handicap. T. McKegg, of Hikurangi^ beat L* Webb in the championship slioot. The Hukerenui team, eomprisj ing R. Nelson, A. L. Bradbury,- B. For*; syth and A. Snowden, drew with V. I*. Eisenhut, Vince May, 0. R. Runcimari and V. Wright, of Kaikohe, the; teams competition, and J. Johnson, ofj Hukerenui, won a silver cup presented’; by Mr MeEwin, of Auckland.