LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 19 April 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

While the combines championship final in the North .Auckland tourney was in progress on'one court yesterday afternoon, a. battle royal was being contested on the adjoining playing area. This was the final of the men’s doubles championship of the Whangarei Club, and resulted in a win In throe straight, sets for Hayr and Johns, who outplayed Finch and Smith by 6—3, 6—4, 6—4..

A Wellington visitor attending the annual conference of the New Zealand Labour Party in Auckland, Mr Edward Kennedy, secretary to the Cooks and Stewards’ Union of New Zealand, received concussion and head injuries when he slipped . and fell down a flight, of stairs yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the hospital, where, his ..condition .was, regarded as fairlv serious.

Some inquiry has been made as to why nominations for the Whangarei municipal elections do not, close until Friday, whereas Auckland city nominations close today. The Act states that nominations must close not earlier than 14 days and not later than 10 days before an election. It is necessary to finalise candidature early in metropolitan, areas, where the task of preparing rolls and making preliminary arrangements is so great.

After having walked to Wellington in ten days, the Sacred Heart College boy, Neville McCarthy, “knocked up” in an effort to walk the. return Journey via the West Coast route. He got as far as Levin, when he had trouble with a knee which had shown signs of in the final stage of his long tramp down the island. McCarthy continued until he had covered 100 miles of his return trip in the scheduled time of 21 days. Then, on medical advice, he abandoned the effort to walk back to Auckland,

The Hospital Boards organisation of New Zealand will receive £332 as a result of the recent Danzig sweepstake. This advice was received from the secretary of the British and Foreign Concessions, Ltd., in Auckland. His information was to the effect that an amount cabled from Danzig for New Zealand charities had realised £332 in New Zealand. The executive of the Hospital Boards’ Association will distribute the amount, among the 4:1 hospital boards in proportion to last year's expenditure of the individual, boards.

The Avork of making legible parchment deed documents damaged in the Napier earthquake* which was successfully carried out by the Dominion Laboratory, is described in the latest annual report of the laboratory. As a result of the heat of the fire which occurred, the documents had dried out, shrunk and hardened to such an extent that it Avas not possible to move them Avithout cracking them. The problem Avas to restore moisture to the sheepskin of Avhich parchment is composed without damaging the skin of. destroying the ink. Advantage was taken of the fact that, alkalies have a very poAverful action in introducing moisture into the skin, and the parchments were successfully treated Avith a solution containing ].2 per cent of boric .acid and o,‘l per cent of caustic, soda, being finally stiffened Avith a 10 per cent solution of formalin.

Bargains unprecedented are offering at Henry Wilson’s Bale of Henderson’s stock. Read these: Ladies’ Coloured Cashmere Hose, 1/9; Wool and Silk Hose, 2/0; Girls’ Gym, Hose, were .'l/11, for 1/11; Children’s Soeks, 6d; Ladles’ Wool Vests, 2/0; Children’s Wool Vests, in all sizes, from 1/-; 27in. Linen Tea Towelling, 9-HI yard; Colonial Flannels from 1/4 yard;" 40in. Circular Pillow Casing, lUd yard; and OOin. Stout Bloomer Cloth,'ll-Ml .yard.

Attention is drawn to an advertisement in this Issue for Mr. 0. J. Durbin, Saddler, SO Albert Street, Auckland. The material and Avorkmanship in all work is-guaranteed, and repairs to leather of any kind will be neatly executed. 391

A feature of the interesting collection of ferns exhibited by Mr Redwood at the Flower Show is an elk-horn lorn. This massive plant bears a striking resemblance to the antlers of the elk.

The guessing competition at the \\ hail gave i Flower Show has a novel subject. It is a garden in miniature, artistically arranged in a tray, the work,of,a local boy. Well laid-out plots, a. few inches in, length, surround a tiny house and deep, green lawn. liven the paths are' sanded.

"Detective-Sergeant B. <l. Doyle and Detectives L. Wilson and Mahood left Auckland yesterday afternoon for Mercer bv car, to search for the revolver "which was used by the man who shot and injured Mr .Tamos Pennington Bates, garage proprietor, at Mercer on Friday night last. Early this morning, four constables, each clad in old clothes and carrying scrub slashers, left Auckland by train for Mercer to assist the detectives in the search for the revolver. If found, the revolver will figure as the most important exhibit in the case.

Rails and sleepers lifted by the Railway Department from the 11-mile section between Oxford West and Sheffield have been sold (says the “Christchurch Press.”) The rails will be used for bush tramways on the West Coast, and the sleepers for fencing posts. The best rails are bringing as much as £5 12/ a ton, and they are almost as good as new rails, the landed cost of'which is about £l2 a ton. Before dismantling the section, the Railway .Department sold sufficient rails and sleepers from it to pay for Hie work.

In his address at the conclusion of the Highland events at the Manngata-

pore sports meeting, the judge, Mr Hugh MacDonald, referred eulogist!cally to the dancing of Miss P. Morron, who, ho said, gave promise of, becoming very prominent in this class of the terpsichorean art. Miss Morron was successful at last Monday’s gathering in winning the points prize donated by Mr and Mrs Cairns, of Poroti. The cup presented by Messrs Walker and Hall, for the. men’s Highland Fling competition, was won by Mi Duncan McLennan.

An ancient, and most annoying hoax was practised last week by somebody, who informed eight medical men by telephone that a certain resident in Birdwood Avenue, Christchurch, was seriously ill, and asked for an immediate visit (states the “Christchurch Press. ”) They found, of course, that they had not been called in and were not needed. One of them had been so impressed by the message as to leave an operation case; another did not wait to put on his hat before dashing off in his motor ear. Two undertakers were also dent on fruitless errands, and a florist delivered two wreaths, Tiie resident of Birdwood Avenue concerned has only recently recovered from a nervous breakdown.

Messrs. .1). P. North, of Whangarei, and S. A. Penny, of Kaikohe, recently returned from a successful deerstalking expedition in the Wellington, Masterton and Taupo districts. Mr. North was successful in securing, amongst others, two very fine heads, one a 12-pointer and the other a 14pointer. Each of these was exceptionally even. The sportsmen were of opinion that the reports of the deer menace in the country visited were exaggerated, as in the various areas they stalked a scarcity was in evidence, soiiie days only three or four being sighted. On other occasions herds of hinds, averaging about a dozen, were sighted, but were left undisturbed, no stags being amongst them, this being due to the early part of the rearing season.

Ladies! Our new stock of Fur Collars have arrived. All kinds and shapes stocked. Collars and Cuffs from 1-1/6; Squirrel Ties, 42/6. —At Geo. Hendy’s, High-class Ladies’ Tailor, Corner Bank and Vine Streets.

The protection of your ideas may mean a fortune to you. Henry Hughes Ltd., 209 Dilworth Buildings, Auckland, obtains patents for people throughout the -world. All drawings and models are very carefully attended to. ' 381

A lecture on the Bada’i Cause will be delivered this evening at the Coronation Tea Rooms. The speaker recently visited centres in England, America, Palestine, Australia and elsewhere. The Baha’i Cause started in Persia in 1844, and no less than 20,000 of its adherents Avcre martyred. The teachings of its founder haA T e a universal appeal to Christians, .Toaa’s, Buddhists, Moslems, Christian scientists, mental scientists, etc., and are studied by many noted thinkers. Discussion will folloAv the address and all are cordiallv invited. 326