LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 22 August 1929, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A meeting of the committee of the Whangarei Boy Scout Association was held last evening. Examiners were appointed for the beekeeping, friends of animals and artists .and musicians’ badges. The date of the annual meeting in October was decided upon. The Hora Hora Football Club was again successful with its dance, hold last evening in the Y.M.C.A. hall, the guests of honour being the Hawke’s Bay football representatives. Well over 100 couples attended. A full report mil appear in Saturday’s issue.

“The Labour Government has created a Ministerial portfolio to deal with unemployment in Great Britain// said Sir Andrew Russell on his return from London. “It would seem that something similar will have, to be done in regard to immigration. Up to date the immigration and unemployment problems have been everyone's job and no one's, but that will have to be altered."

■Bagpipes that were played on the march of Sir Colin Campbell to the roj lief of Lucknow in 1858 may now be scon in the Otago Early Settlors' Museum. They belonged to the late Mr D. M. Fea, qua have been presented by his widow. The gift puts Dunedin, into direct contact with an outstanding historic event, for the relief of the Lucknow garrison was practically the final act in the Indian Mutinv.

If it is a Good Suit you want, then leave your measures at the Shop Where the Good Suits are Made, Suits Tailor-made to Order from 8 Guineas. —Geo. Hendy, High Class Tailor, 27

Bank St., opp. P.O. The Magic Five is a superior English Eadio Receiving Set, Full particulars from J, W. Dobson, Banff Street, Whangarei,

The Supreme Court on the 17th inst. granted probate of the will, of Henry Nowell, late of, Whangarei, gentleman, to the Public Trustee (the executor named in the will).

For .stealing £BBS. Alfred Ernest Craddock,' aged 60, a former land agent, was today sentenced, at Christchurch, to reformative treatment for years, by Mr Justice Adams,

Messrs Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd., have received a cable, dated August 21 ( from London, which roads: New Zealand butter 174/-. Cheese, white 88/-, coloured 90/-. Both markets more act-

Mr H. A. Young, S.M., after hearing evidence in the Trillo taxi case at Christchurch, reported yesterday, said lie thought, he had better consider the legal authorities quoted to him, and reserved his decision.

Probate has been granted of the wil. of Samuel Bradley, Onchunga, whose estate was sworn at under £70,000. All bequests are private to a number of relatives. Bradley was a noted sportsman, his racer Impulse winning the Easter Handicap at Auckland in 1891 and .1893, and the New Zealand Gup in 1894.

The musical programme for the famous Janet Gayuor success, “The Street Angel,” at the Town Hall tonight, will include Schubert’s beautiful “Ave Maria,” Rupee’s theme song, “Angela Mia,” Gounod’s “Ave Maria” from Bach, and Tcsehmaker’s Neapolitan serenade, “O Sole Mio,” known commonly as “Beneath Thy Window.” At the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court, for snatching a bag from a wo. man at the Addington racecourse and stealing a sum of money, Phillip Edward Fowler, a labourer, was sentenced to three months’ gaol by the Magis l trate, Mr H. A. Young. Harold Hard.grave, alias King, alias Haigh, for the theft of £2 and false pretences, was; sentenced to 18 months’ gaol.

All yesterday afternoon and while Whangarei slept last night, telegraphic engineers laboured to bring the telephone service back to normal. The desiccating air machines arrived, and wore put to work on the dampened part of the main north cable, but it was fqund necessary to break up a portion of the line. Practically all connections were back to regular routine this afternoon.

Sixty-five attended the complimentary., dinner given by the North'Auckland Rugby Union -to the Hawke’s Bay visitors last evening. Mr and 'Mrs Haines, of the Settlers’ Hotel, saw to it that the. fare was of the best, and convivial speeches and musical items added, to the enjoyment of the evening. The Hawke’s Bay team was farewelled by a large number at the station -when the express pulled •out at/ noon, 1 and the North 1 Auckland team left for headquarters at Dargaville at two o’clock.

It was stated in a cablegram from Melbourne published recently that “Australia is paying £7,000,000 a year more than she should, simply in the interests of a home-grown article which is now getting into the hands of southern Europeans.” There is an embargo 1 ' in Australia on the importation of what, is terWd black-grown sugar, and there is also an import duty of £0 6s 8d a ton, but this duty is not operative so long as no sugar can be imported. Just how heavy the protection on the sugargrowing industry is in the Commonwealth can be realised from the fact that in Townsville, Queensland, which is one of the largest sugar-dealing towns In Australia, the 701 b bag, Al, is quoted at 275. In Dunedin the same quantity and quality of sugar is quoted by the grocers at 12s 9d. These is no protective duty on sugar in New Zealand) but fheve is a primage duty of 1 per cent., which is now r to be increased to 2 per cent.

An aftermath of a great record season’s trading just concluding at Wilson’s is the large number of leftover oddments, throw-outs, slightly soiled goods and remnants. These have all been marked down to clear at ridiculous prices with a view to speedy disposal prior to Spring Goods opening direct ex steamer Port Alma. The wonderful bargains await you. Come!