LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 2 May 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Victor Burgess, aged 12, a schoolboy at Walton, fell when leaving a classroom yesterday morning and was picked up dead.

Receipts for the Whangarei Public Library in March amounted to £44 9/10, compared with £32 12/7 for tho same month last year. The average dailv circulation was 29(5 volumes.

The results of the local municipal elections, and those of elections in other parts of the Dominion, will be posted up outside tho “Advoexlo office as thov come to hand to-morrow

evening

The trustees of the New Zealand Institute for the Blind, Auckland,, have been advised that the late Miss. Elizabeth Atkinson, of Cambridge, has bequeathed £125 to the institute, and the late Mr Henry George Gibson, of Ha worn, has bequeathed £SO.

The end of the first day of the 1933

shooting sojiHon saw sportsmen, generaUv, «jinto satisfied with tin* day’s results. While a few limit .hags wore obtained, the average was lower. Sportsmen report that there are good numbers of pheasant about, and that duck are al<-o plentiful in the right plaees.

At lunch time .yesterday, a schoolgirl, Joyce Alice Elvidge, daughter of Mr. and Sirs. George Elvidge, East Street, Papakura, was knocked down by a motor car. She suffered a broken collarbone, head injuries and shock. She was. admitted to the Auckland Hospital, ami her condition last evening was reported to be fairly serious.

During the month of March the following stock was killed at the Whangarei Municipal abattoir: —Cattle, 170; calves under lOOlbs, 17; 100 to 20Olbs, (i; 200 to JOOlbs, 2; sheep, 725; pigs under 1501bs, 4.°>. One cow, and one pig were condemned as unfit for human consumption. The revenue for the month was £157 Os lod.

Mr A. S. Richards, M.P. for Roskill, and Mr E, Lark, president and organiser of the Auckland Unemployed Workers’ Association, addressed a largely attended public meeting at tho Criterion Theatre, Hikurangi,. on Sunday evening. Roth dealt extensively with the effect of recent legislation as it affected the unemployment problem in New Zealand.

A special order accepting dedication of Mansefield Terrace was carried by the Whangarei Borough Council last night. In answer to an inquiry by CT. Holmes, the Mayor said that it had been agreed between the Borough Council and the Bounin Catholic Church authorities that, on the street being dedicated, the strip running down to the Convent would be handed over to the borough, on consideration of the provision of a. proper footway. The Mayor and town clerk wore appointed to further negotiate with the church authorities. Today Mansfield Terrace is a borough street.

“Fvona” Harrows from £5 ;">/• find Topdressers £24 7/(i are advertised in this issue by Messrs. F. T. F. Evans and Co., Wellesley Street West. Auckland. Full particulars will lie forwarded immediately on request. 490 An advertisement appears in this issue for Messrs. ,S. L. Rimmer, Ltd., Box 17(i(), Auckland. 2/- Tea is announced at, .12/- for 01b tins and 2/0 'Pea at 10/- for 01b tin. All post free. Quality is guaranteed and you will be well satisfied with this delicious tea sent direct from the importer, 407

Henry Wilson’s Monster Bale of Henderson's stock, bought at 4/9 in the I>onml, continues to be the centre of great business activity. Immense savings on all classes of drapery and clothing are being made by thrifty buyers, particularly on winter goods, such as underwear, blankets, rugs, flannelettes, flannels and winter dress materials. Ladies should not miss the new season’s millinery in all the latest shapes and colours. A selection of 550, priced from 1/11 to 3/11. .

Tn a lot tor to ilio Canterbury Mann

faotnrers’ Association recently, the Tit. Hon. .1. 0. Coates stated that while (here' was no doubt some farms wore being conducted on unooonornio lines,

no otllcial investigation into farm ini; costs would be undertaken.

The death of a child, Joseph Curran, aged 18 months, who received severe scalds on the neck and shoulders on Sunday evenin'*, oocurred in the Anckland Hospital yesterday morning. The child was play ini;' in the kitchen of the home of his parents in Cook Street, Auckland, when he tipped over a kettle of boiling water.

Drastic action to induce the Government to provide firing for the New Brighton District High School, near Christchurch, was suggested at the annual meeting of householders. It was decided that the incoming committee be asked not to spend money on firing, and when the present tiring was used to request parents to keep their children from school until such time as the Government sent firing to the school.

■Speaking at Bemnera last night, the Mayor of Auckland, Mr 01. W. Hutchison, said ho had seen a ticket sponsored by the Protestant Political Association which had been put forward without his knowledge. He had always deprecated the introduction of sectarianism into party politics, and regretted very much that the association had seen fit to introduce its influence into this election, in which he considered it had no place whatever.

j Prizes awarded at the recent Flower 'Show may now ho obtained on applicaI Hon to the treasurer, Mr. A. li. Kcarue, ! Wallace’s Buildings, Cameron Street, i Tho next Social .Evening with Lecture ! will ho hold on Thursday, May .11. (i(iG Ladies! Get your Coat Length from Hondy’s, All the new shades and designs sold in Coat Lengths, with fur collars to match. “The best place for Ears’ ’ —Geo. Bendy, High-class Ladies’ I Tailor, Cnr. Bank and Vine Streets. The Universal Machinery Mart. Parnell Rise, Auckland, is advertising in this issue several articles of both new and second-hand machinery. Attention is drawn to the detailed implements on page I of this issue. dOB