LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 5 November 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Last night .05 inch of rain fell in Whangarei, just .sufficient to assist in taking the hard surface from the race trade at Kensington.

The executive of the Whangarei High School Old Pupils’ Association will meet on Monday, e whcn general routine business will bo discussed.

The Whangarei Cruising Club is holding the first races of the season to Taurikura on November 14. The official opening of the club for the new season was intended to have been held on Labour Day, but was abandoned owing to bad weather conditions.

A total of six marriages was recorded in Whangarei for the month of October, a decline of three when compared with the figures for October, 1930. For October, 1929, the number was the same as for October this year. The figures for births and deaths were published earlier this week. The Whangarei High School Magazine, which was delayed in publication this year to enable a full report of the jubilee proceedings to be included, has been issued, and is to be posted out to old pupils shortly. The present school section has been reduced in size to enable more space to be devoted to the jubilee. A number of interesting old school photographs are included among the illustrations. The bore being sunk at the Awanui dairy factory to secure an additional supply of water is now down to a depth of about 300 feet. Water was secured at 260 feet, but not in sufficient quantity, and then rock was struck at 280 feet. When it looked as if the bore would have to be abandoned a softer stratum was entered and there is now every hope of a plentiful supply of water being secured.

Tomorrow morning Mr G. W. Hutchison, secretary of the Auckland Automobile Association, will commence a tour of North Auckland. After visiting Whangarei, he will travel through the Mangakahia Valley to Kaikohe, and from there via the Mangamuka Gorge to Kaitaia and "Waipapakauri. The inland route will be followed from Waipapakauri, via Houhora, to Tepuki, and a call will, be made at Pandora, Spirits’ Bay. Mr Hutchison intends to visit Kapowairua, at the north-eastern end of Spirits’ Bay, where a new road, which has not yet been visited by motorists, is under construction. The return trip will be made via the Ninety Mile Beach, Hokianga, the Waipoua Forest and Dargaville. Keep Tour Piano Tuned Op True. — Bing up Dobson, Phone 192.

The Mining Amendment Bill was reported to the House of Representatives yesterday from the Goldfields and Mines Committee without amendment.

The special race train from Auckland this morning comprised nine coaches and brought a good complement of patrons to the Whangarei Club’s spring meeting.

Mr J. G. Barclay, official Labour candidate for the Marsden seat at the forthcoming general election, has commenced liis campaign in real earnest and has addressed meetings at Whareora, Mangapai and Mata. The totalisator is figuring as a barometer of the times at the Kensington Park racecourse today. In the first race the investments were £3914 less than for the same meeting in 1930, £IOO9 less for the second race, and £4Bl 10/- less for the third race.

There have been sensational developments in mining at Puhipuhi. Several applications for miners’ rights have been filed, and in eacli instance objections to their granting have been lodged. A special sitting of the Warden’s Court will be held on December 1 to settle the matter.

A number of members of the Reform League have just completed a hurried tour of the Bay of Islands electorate in support of the candidature of Mr Allen Bell, the official Coalition candidate. Very successful meetings were held in Kawakawa, Kaikohe, Kae), Kaitaia and Kohukohu.

As the result of a truck crushing him against a wall as it was backing into a loading platform yesterday, Mr Kenneth Ray Lott, aged 29, employed by the Waikato Transport Company at Auckland, received serious injury to his spine. He was removed to the Auckland Hospital, and his condition is reported to be fairly serious.

There was a distinctly surprising result in the Primary Schools’ cricket competition yesterday, when at the Reclamation Whau Valley defeated Onerahi by 50 to 21. For the winners, Selion mad© 18, MacKenzie 9, Glark 8, and Mac Kay took seven wickets. Tom Mason captured seven wickets and McLeod made five runs for Onerahi.

According to a return submitted to the House yesterday, on the motion of Mr. W. J. Poison (Independent—Stratford), the percentage of students obtaining secondary education in State high school who paid fees in 1930 was 2.32, The amount of the fees was £6300, The cost of secondary education for the year which ended on March 31 last was £399,229, exclusive of the cost of new buildings, equipment, furniture, sites, etc.'

Auckland delegates of the New Zealand Freezing Workers’ Union informed the works manager of Auckland companies today that the men who previously were forbidden to accept engagement would now accept it. No reason was given. The New Season’s Millinery at Henry Wilson’s, bought at half the original price, is selling fast. Other extra special values are: —Smart Tennis Frocks, 8/6; P.K.A. Fuji Silk Bloomers, 3/6; Silk Knit Bloomers, 2/11; Ladies’ Vests, 1/6; Pure Silk Hose, 4/6; 80in. Unbleached Sheets, were 16/6, for 11/6 pair; 72in. Ditto, were 14/6 pair, for 10/6 pair; and Horroekses’ Pillow Cases, 1/2 pair.