LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 21 April 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the University sports at Easter, Miss Blanche Orr, of Whangarci, won the of) yards race for ladies in the splendid time of .‘l2 seconds. The name was wrongly published in the city reports.

One of the finest wapiti heads that has boon secured, is a sixteen-pointer obtained by Wairarnpa sportsmen near Te Anna. Tlie head measures "»S indies in length, and has a spread or HO indies.

Joan Tooth, need three years, whoso parents live at Albany, was admitted to the Auckland Hospital yesterday attorn non, suffering from symptoms of poisoning, suspected to have been caused by the eating of toadstools. ' Her condition is fairly serious.

One of the oldest and soundest houses in the Te Aroha district, owned and occupied by Messrs Tt. H. and N. F, McOabe, Waihou, has been completely destroyed by (ire. The residents were asleep when the fire was discovered by Mrs It. IT. and they made a hasty exit. All attempts to rertcue furniture or effects were futile.

Another stampede of thrifty shoppers wilt take place to-morrow at Henry Wilson’s, the occasion being the third series of offerings in connection with the firm’s monster sale of It. L. Henderson’s Te Awanmtu stock, valued at £2B9ij and bought at, 4/9 in the pound. Right throughout the sale similar wonderful bargains will be offered. See half page advertisement in this issue.

While prospecting in the Mount Arthur area, Mr 0 .Fawcett ami lift son, Mr R. Fawcett, of Nelson, fonml ton now caves, and in thorn (ho skeletons of seven adult moas and two chickens, also several pieces of shell. On the floor of one of the eaves, ho said, ho could distinctly define the imprint of the now extinct bird’s foot.

Mr Hewlett inquired at the Whangarei Harbour Board meeting today, as to the amount of coal shown on the statement. To him, 764 tons appeared a small quantity when the mines were apparently busy. The chairman explained that a large proportion of the coal produced at Hikurangi was supplied direct to the Railway Department. Next month he ; anticipated a greater tonnage would be carried by

The Minister of Lands, the Hon. E. A. Ransom, replying to a question by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce as to how long the process of winding up the Kauri Gum Control Board was likely to take, said tllcro had been a delay as a result of the destruction of oto-L by fire in .Inly last. Legislation necessary for the abolition of the board and the levy would probably be introduced in the next session of Parliament.

Air A. Richardson, of the Bay of Islands, has bought, the well-known auxiliary yacht, 'Vanity, owned by AhR. D. Neal, of Auckland. Ah Richardson, who has had extensive yachting experience in South American waters and on the English (roast, 3s having new sails made to an altered rig for the Akinity, He intends to take the yacht north early next month. He will cruise along the northern coast, and will visit Auckland periodically.

Vessels entering the port of Whangarei last month numbered 54, the total registered tonnage being 7860. The figures for Alarch, 1032, were 56 vessels with a total tonnage of 8029. Trade by sea, with the figures for last March given in parentheses, were: —Imports 15604 tons (14144), exports 4005 tons (54313). Cash received was practically the same, £877 2s 2d last month and £BB7 8s 10d in March, 1932. The board has a debit of £5005 2s 10c! on its current account at the bank. The Onerahi wharf showed a working credit of £4.3 18s 2d for the month.

“What has happened to the junior knock-out cup?” Air Lou Davis in- ( quired at the meeting of the AVhangarei Rugby Union last night. The chairman said that unfortunately the location of the cup was unknown. The trophy .was a large one and difficult to misplace. Mr T, Conaghan: “Was it sunk down in the gold rush?” Air W. C. Coote: “Or in a vat.” Afr Steele: “Hikurangi has three cups.” Delegates spoke in favour of strict enforcement of the rule concerning signing for trophies. Further efforts will be made to trace the missing eup, which otherwise rvill be replaced.

The annual report of tlio Auckland waterworks engineer, Mr A. I), Mead, Avhich was presented to the City C'ouneil last evening, stated that of the total of 11,121,000,000 gallons supplied, 260,000 were, distributed. .on . route to the city, 1,936,000,000 by gravity from the service reservoirs and 924,000,000 by pumping to high levels. The average daily consumption was 8,554,000 gallons, the maximum 11,362,000 and the minimum 6,171,000. The quantity of water supplied from the Auckland dams in the year ended March 31 showed a decrease of 57,000,000 gallons compared Avith last. year. This Avas accounted for by the AvithdraAval of the Mt. Roskill Road district, containing 4500 people, from the city supply in •Inly and the shutting ■ doAA T n of the King’s Wharf pOAA r er station.

A meeting of the executive committee of the Noav Zealand and Australian Chiropractors’ Association was held at Wellington during Easter week to consider the resignation of Mr .T, A, Scott, M.A., now of Wellington, Avho had resigned from office Avith a aucav to retiring from active work. Members Avere present from Auckland, Napier, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson, Christ-

church and Oamaru. At the unanimous request of the committee, Mr Scott agreed to continue in office for a further period, and he has again taken up his duties as president and secretary of the association. Mr J. M. Craig, of Christchurch, Avas appointed joint secretary. Mr -I. P. -ColAvill, of Wellington, avlio has capably officiated as acting-president, has resumed his position as vice-president.

Xo mention was made in tlie report presented to the Whangarci Rugby l’nion last night to the potato growing experiment in the new ground at Rugby Parle. Mr Collins explained that the omission had been a deliberate one. With the idea of helping the men coneerned and the union, the committee had offered the ground, a.fter it had

been ploughed and worked, for planring. Seed, line and manure wove provided free, and, after a lot of persuasion, the relief workers planted the potatoes. The crop was hood np once and then left, so that when the season ended the ground was in a terrible mess. The men were also reluctant to undertake the digging, and when they did they picked the best out- of the crop, 'flic* ground had been left in a had state, so that the hope for autumn sowing of grass was not possible, Mr Collins said that the area would be. worked in the winter and sown in Iho very early spring.

Ladies! Get your Coat Length from Hendy’s. All the new shades and designs sold in Uoat Lengths, with fur collars to match. "The best place for Furs”—Geo, Hendy, High-class Ladies’ Tailor, Cur. Bank and Vine Streets.

Blind and partially blind .children 'disporting in the water at the Tepid Baths is not nn vmnsnnl sight, and visitors to Die baths experience a shock of surprise on learning that the youngsters are splashing about with such confidence are not of normal vision. Quite a considerable number of blind children have learned to swim and many have qualified for certificates of competence under the tuition of Mr. T). B. Anderson, who has made a ■specialty with this class of pupil as a | labour of love. Mr, Anderson’s workin this direction was the subject of appreciative comment by members of the Auckland Swimming Centre at its meeting last night.

The team which the Whangarei Fire Brigade sent to the Brigades Demonstration at Te Aroha covered itself with honours. The rescue event was won by Firemen A. Waterman and I?. Dempster, who put up an exceedingly fine performance, defeating Taumarnnui by 4 seconds. The Whangarei representatives were second in the four men motor event; dth in the five-men disabled hose; sixth in the three-men disabled hose; sixth for the Champion Shield; sixth for the Cambridge Shield; and secured £9 in cash prizes. Hearty congratulations are extended to the team, which have once again demonstrated the prowess of the brigade’s personnel.

Particulars of train arrangements on Anzac Day, April*’!!;'), arc advertised in this issue. .‘ICO On page one of this issue Mr, K. Riley, of 22 Swanson Street, Auckland, advertises a special offer to all motor cyclists of full open strong canvas waterproof Leggings at 7/B and 1.1/fi per pair. These will be sent post free. -101