LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 4 January 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Owing to heavy rain and lowering clouds. the eclipse of the sun was not discernible in Whangared this morning. • Eleven visiting launches and sailing 1 craft were moored at the Town Wharf basin this morning. Before noon the Jeunesso left on her return run to Auckland, after a cruise in the harbours of the Far North. The results of the State Maternity examinations held in December ast, are now to hand and disclose that Nurses A. M. Hunt, S. B. Collier and C. Ross, the only candidates from the Whangarei Public Hospital staff, have passed wi£h first-class honours

• Owing to the unfavourable weather the annular eclipse of the sun today was not seen at Auckland.

A London cable announces that the eighteenth universal week of prayer organised by the World’s Evangelical Alliance has begun successfully.

At Gisborne the New Zealand twomile championship cycling race resulted: J. Henderson 1, W. Mackie 2, S. McCann 3. Time: smin 55sec.

A Berlin cable message states that the Soviet has prohibited boxing in Ukraine, declaring that It does not improve the workers ’ health and awakens rough, low instincts.

In view 1 of the Government’s decision to give not a single franc in the form of a dole for unemployed, the municipality of Paris has drawn up a programme of relief work involving £5,500,000,

A noted French aviator, Commandant Weiss, is sotting out early in the year on a flight from Paris to Dakar, Buenos Ayres, New York); England, and back to France, thus crossing the Atlantic twice.

Following the secret election of an extremist executive of the British Teachers’ League, a number of delegates withdrew in protest. Mr Morgan Jones, Parliamentary secretary of the League, and other officials realigned.

Herr Von Luar, for many years a trusted employee of Krupps’ locomotive department, was arrested (says a Berlin cablegram) on a charge of espionage on behalf of France. It is alleged that he attempted to commit suicide while awaiting examination.

The end of the holiday season was marked yesterday by very heavy traffic on (the railways, the greater number travelling southwards. The express from Opua was packed, and two trains which left Whangarei Tor Auckland were also crowded with holiday visitors homeward bound. Today the traffic was practically normal.

. Yesterday the Auckland owned launch Molina met. with engine trouble when off Banger Rock on the run from the Bay of Islands to Whangarei. A crank broke and smashed the case. The disabled craft was taken in tow by another Auckland launch and was brought to mooring at .the Whangardi Town Wharf.

The British Admiralty is issuing an appeal to amateurs who may pick up the Renown’s low wave messages, either in Australia or England, not to try to call up and tell the Renown, or they will upset' her plan for keeping up a two-way wireless contact during the entire voyage. The menace which wandering stock is to motorists was exemplified on Sunday night on the main north road between Kawakawa and Towai, Mr A. Eceles running into a cow which was grazing on the highway. One of the lamps on the car was broken, but, fortunately for the unknown

owner, the beast was not killed.

According to a Paris cable, Claridge, driving an eight-cylinder twolitre Miller car, covered 50 kilometres in 15 min 32sec, and 50 miles in 24 min B.B7see, beating Captain Campbell’s world records. Therefore Eldridge went on to do 100 kilometres in 1787.91 seconds, beating Major Segrave’s record. Eldridge averaged 132 miles per hour.

For some years the Kermadec Islands, which are included in the Dominion of New Zealand, have been uninhabited, but information has been received that inhabitants are now located at the northern side of Raoul, or Sunday Island, to the north-east of the group. It is intended that inhabitants shall post a flag on a staff at Fleetwood Bluff if they desire assistance from a passing vessel. '■

Acknowledging the Lord Mayor of London’s New Tear message, the King says; “With unswerving faith in British character, I heartily share the belief expressed in your message .that with united efforts, and the spirit of mutual confidence and goodwill in our widespread industries, we shall see a gradual but sure restoration of trade and commerce in our beloved country, to the benefit not only of the British Empire, but of the whole world.”

At the’ Kohukohu sports on Boxing Day Master G. Bonner, a Kohukohu lad about 15 years of age, and a maiden runner, starting off the 9yds mark in the 100 yards handicap, covered the distance in 9 4-5 seconds and won easily. In the 120 yards cup race, starting off the 12yds mark he breasted the tape in 11 l-ssec. In the mile race, McGee, of Kawakawa, beat McFarlane by less than 6 inches, both runners finishing as if they were having a 100 yards sprint.

A new price list from Messrs D. Meikle and Co.’s New Stores, opposite the Town Hall, appears in this issue on page three, and readers should on no account fail to see it. Truly a New Year celebration in value giving which will please every body.

The servant of all housewives: The Pallas Electra Vacuum Cleaner. Best of all. Cheaper than any other. May bo used anywhere. Can be fitted to any plug or lamp socket. Consumes less current than small electrical lamp. As efficient as high-priced machines. Price £B. complete with fittings and attachments.—District Agent, W. H. Poelman, P.O. Box 29. Phono 557 W., Whangarei.

Specials for this week at Wilson’s; 54in. Unbleached Sheeting Is 3|d, 80in. Is 4d; Coloured Towels Is lid pair, 24in. Linen Teatowelling 11-Jd, 54in, Unbleached Table Damask Is fid, 54in. White Ditto Is 9d, 40in. Pillow Casing 10id, and Ladies’ Coloured Cotton Hose Is. Shop at Wilson's, and you muse save money.

The 14-footer Betty, will represent Canterbury iu the Sanders Cup races, states a message from Christchurch.

Within three days of last week, the bodies of five newly-born babies were found in Sydney and the suburbs. The coroner holding inquests on two of these, one o~ which had been drowned and the other smothered, said that fhe number of newly-born, not wanted children, whose lives wore being sacrificed either through neglect or deliberately, was becoming a question of serious moment.

The concluding rounds of the Hamilton Club’s bowling tournament, in which a team from Whangarei skipped by Judd is competing, were played on Wednesday. Whangarei had two wins and a loss, making their position in the table, four wins and five losses. In the seventh round they tried conclusions with a team skipped by Bell, emerging victorious by 18 to 12. In the following round a 20—15 defeat was recorded against the Northerners by a team skipped by Burton, but in the concluding game, after a very close and interesting tussle, they gained a well deserved win over a team skipped by Sayers, after the scores had reached 19—15.

Two tanned and. care-free cyclists returned to- Whangarei on Sunday morning after having pushed and trundled their way to Waipapakauri and the Ninety Milo Beach. They spoke in glowing terms of the trip. Leaving Whangarei in Tuesday evening they reacted Mangakahia by nightfall. Next day they slept beneath the skies ten miles to the north of Rangiahna, and then pushing on though the long Mangamuka Gorge, penetrated to Kaitaia the following evening. The Ninety Mile Beach was visited, and then, rain threatening, tracks were turned homcyfa,rd by way of Peria, Mangonui, Kaeo, Kawakawa, through Whakapara and thence to Whangarei. The worst strip of road experienced was between Kawakawa and Whangarei, the route [in the whole being in very good condition. '

During the holidays a number of Whangarei car-owners enjoyed a round trip which would not have been possible a year ago. They ran to Dargaville and then by the new road across Here Here to Mititai, and through Tokatoka and Naumai to Ruawai. From that steadily rising township the route lies to Paparoa, through Matakohe, with the opportunity of branching off to Pahia en route. After leaving Paparoa the road runs through Maungaturoto and the Wadpu Gorge to Waipu, and by the splendid new highway back to Whangarei. Throughout the distance the roads are in fine order for motoring, the long straight stretches on the Northern Wairoa river flats being particularly pleasing to drivers. The distance recorded was 138 miles and the running was on metal all the way, 'the change and variety of the scenery making the trip a most interesting one. On the Ruawai flats the paapalum, mixed unfortunately ' with tall fescue, is so high that cattle are almost hidden by it. Without seeing the growth it is difficult to appreciate how rank it is.

Rapidly selling, and no wonder: Frocks below English prices.—Dobson’s Surprise Sale, Bank St. (opposite Farmers’ Trading Company.)