LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 19 May 1928, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

One of the balloons, released- last Wednesday, was recovered at Parua Bay by a resident. It bore, the name of Mr J. Shucksmith, jeweller, who suitably rewarded the tinder, this niorning.

In the United States, in Canada and in South Africa, Friesians were the dominant dairy breed. In Britain during the last 20 years, the Friesians had risen to the highest of all breeds as producers of milk and j butter-fat, stated Mr J. P. KalaughJ er, at the Friesian demonstration at the showground yesterday. Major D. B. Blair, the president, occupied the chair at a well attended special meeting of the Whangarei Golf Club, held ,in the Chamber of Commerce board room last evening, when it was decided to renew the lease of the Mount Denby links for •a period of seven years, from the end of the present season. To allow for the added expenditure it was unanimously resolved to increase the men's, subscription by one guinea and that of the ladies by half a guinea. For persistent production, said Mr J. P. Kalaugher at the Friesian demonstration yesterday, no breed could compare with the Friesians. The dem-; onstrator quoted the case of an Otago cow, Burkeyje Sylvia Posch, wlwc'h in eleven and a quarter years' continuous milking produced 100 tons |of milk and four tons of butter and in that period had 12 calves. Her eldest daughter, Kosevale Burkeyje Sylvia, had already completed seven consecutive first class records, averaging 630 pounds fat and was now on her eighth record. MeQuay, the New Zealand ex-sol-dier who lost his memory for eleven years, is a passenger by the Maunganui which left Sydney yesterday for Wellington. He is accompanied by his mother, who went to Australia to claim her son after his identity had been established. Mrs MeQuay, before embarking, expressed gratitude to the New Zealand and Australian Governments, the Returned Soldiers' Leagues and asylum officials for their great help and kindness. She was g.> ing back to New Zealand with a much lighter heart than when she arrived, because her soldier son showed mucfi improvement. Two asylum attendants are accompanying t'hem.

The Commissioner of Taxes draws attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in today's issue that Returns of Income must be furnished not later than the Ist June. Forms of return may be obtained at any postal money-order office; they will not be sent to taxpayers from the office of the Commissioner of Tuxes unless written application is made .for them.

If you do not Know Dobson, the Pianoforte Tuner and Repair Specialist, your next-door neighbour does.— Ring Phone 192.

For Saturday, the last day of Shopping, there's a list on the right hand top corner of Page Three that cannot fail to interest you. Men's Pyjamas at o/ll Pair is only one of tlie lines! Read Meikle's Advertisement on Page Threel

In order to meet the demand for the scientific study of aeronautics, a lectureship in engineering as applied to aviation has been established at Canterbury College.

On Monday a start will probably be m«de at the quarry at Portland to load bores prepared in readiness for a shot which will dislodge about a year's supply of limestone. The charges should be fired about the end of next week.

As a sequel to the injury to an eye sustained by a young child, Lexie Wilson, of Donald Street, caused by being hit by a small stone while playing with some other children, it has been necessary to remove the optic. The operation was performed in Auckland.

Last week a Dalmatian was being questioned by the Official Assignee at Wellington, as to how his creditors had treated him. "They trusted me more than I would trust them," said bankrupt. When roars of laughter had subsided, he corrected himself*.' What he meant was had their positions been reversed, he would not himself have allowed the generous credit with which he had been accommodated.

The number oir unemployed on the Labour Department's register on May 19 was: —Carpenter .1, Cook (male) 1, Engineer (cert, ,Ist CI, 8.0. T.) 1, Farmhands (5, Gardener 1, Labourers 75, Miner 1, Motor Mechanic 1, Plumber 1, Salesmen 'grocery) 2, storemau 1, Timber Worker 1, total 92. Employers in the North Auckland District requiring labour are requested to make their requirements known to the District Inspector of Factories, Public Trust Buildings, Whangarei. Applications will be promptly attended to. The Whangarei Chess Club held its first series of games in the handicap competition, for a silver queen presented by Mr Beere, at the Coronation Tea Rooms on Thursday evening. There was'a good muster of players. The games resulted as follows: —Dorehill beat Beere; King beat Ross; Smith beat Murdoch; Mrs Holmes beat Smith; Mrs Holmes beat Beere; Parkinson beat Dorehill; Parkinson beat Mrs Holmes; Parkinson beat Beere. The handicap is that checkmate must bo made in a specified number of moves. *

At the Whangarei Courthouse this morning, before Messrs L. J. Brake and A. H. Curtis, Justices of the Peace, a visitor to the town was charged with casting offensive matter in a public place. Three persons gave evidence for defendant, who also stated on his own behalf that he had not committed the offence mentioned; and that the arresting constable had evidently arrived at a mistaken conclusion from his actions. The charge was dismissed, although the Bench expressed the opinion that the circumstances were very suspicious.

A considered opinion by a well known authority is always of interest. Here is the considered opinion of the new Ford Car by the well known English automobile authority, Mr J. Harrison, A.M.l.Mech-E., A.M. I.A.E:—"I have had ample opportunity to it urn the whole matter over in my mind; and, after mature consideration, I have no hesitation in saying that this new motor ear which Mr Ford has produced is the cleverest automobile ever built. Not a single feature of it is clumsy or out of date and much of it is many years in advance* of its time. Viewed from every angle the job is righ't. The finish and the material that enters into the construction vare both of a commendably high order, and the whole car is miles, ahead of anything in its price class."

Wilson's va'rues have long been a' revelation to competitors. Note these prices—s4in umbleaehed sheeting 1/3}, 80iu 1/9; fleecy bloomers 1/2, white blankets 21/- pair, all-wool fringed rugs 11/(i, white nursery flannelette 7/11 dozen, linen teatowelling B§d, and pretty curtain nets 1/6.