LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 6 February 1934, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

i Copies Of Treaty. Copies of the facsimile of the Treaty ‘ of Waitangi, printed on special parch- ! input, are on sale at the “Advocate” Office. ! i At 1 p.m.— ; The clearing sale to lie conducted at Portland, on Thursday next, by the [ New Zealand Loan . and , Mercantile | , Company, will commence at .1 p.m. • | Attention is drawn to an advertisei ment in this issue of a sale to be held ■ at Portland on Thursday, February 8, ’ at 1 p.m., by the New Zealand Loan • Company on behalf of Wilsons Port- ! land Cement Co., Ltd. Trucking yards I’are on the property and any stock i bought may he trucked free of cost. I i Cut a Oorper—- ( i On a. charge of failing to maintain ! [ , his position to left centre line of “Bank Street until he had entered the ! f ( l area of the intersection, when intend- i ' | ingto turn in to Dent Street, a fine of ' ' £2 and costs 10/ was imposed on John i Forsvth. at the Whangarei Police > ! i Court yesterday. ’: Drizzly Weather. ! The-muggy heat experienced yostor■day provided a warning that rain was i about, and so it proved this morning, • ! when a. drizzle set in which lasted all i j day.- There was still humidity. Do- • i spite the discomfort which such weath- | ) j or causes, it is not unwanted on farms, i;and should servo* to offset the dry . spell which was broken last week. Kaitaia Deserted. . A very large number of people, from Kaitaia and district attended the r Waitangi celebrations, and the town had a very desolate appearance yes- | terday. Business was conducted in jmost. places with attenuated staffs and 1 everybody avlio could went to the i celebrations. Had transport facilities j been better, a still larger number } would have gone, 1 ! Cafler’s Park Lighted. ij After, a nightlife of quietude,. Cafti lor’s Park took on a new complexion •jiast evening. Borough employees had 5 | recently installed three electric flood- » ! lights in this popular spot and last i J evening was the occasion of the initial » j switching on. . That the lights w}ll > ' lengthen the period keen swimmers are I |in the water is certain, and their ad- > ! vent Av.ill be welcomed on that account. Winter Show’Value; “The efforts of manufacturers to keep in close touch with the primary producer!? is perhaps-best exemplified by the annual Winter Exhibition, ” , Jsaid Mr J. A. C. Alhim, president of , the Auckland Manufacturers’ Associa- , j mittee yesterday. Other members cm- ( pbasised the fact that manufacturers } had no quarrel with primary producers. ■ ■ ■ ’ ■ Over 100 Appeals. t The hearing of over .100 appeals i | against the classification of land for ■jiliO purpose of rating will commence I I at the Whangarei Court tomorrow. The i i settlers making the appeals are all , j occupiers of land in the Hikurangi ! awamp drainage area. His understood j that appeals affecting the same areas will be grouped and hoard together. Despite this, it is anticipated that the hearings will take several days. Schools Reopen. The Whangarei High School and the primary schools resumed after the holidays yesterday and today respee,l tivoly. Until they settle down in a j da.v or two, however, the roll numbers j will not bo available. Many of the j • children are at Waitangi, Indications 1 lat the High School, though, are that I j there will be an increase in the roll, j and present impressions are that the j boys and girls’ hostels will have inI creased numbers. I 1 Prize Money Returned,

I The following letter received by the i secretary of the Whangarei A. and I*, f nciety, speaks for itself:—“lt will :;ive us great pleasure if yon will accept onr few shillings won* in prize money in the juvenile section at the show. We thought as you were so unfortunate with the weather it would help a little towards the funds of your society. Hoping wo arc favoured with better weather next nine.—Yours sincerely, Natalie and Barry Bussell (of Maungatapere). ” ,

Landing Fees Excessive. “I am very surprised to find that sueh an unfair-minded eouneil eould exist in sneh a progressive city as Wellington,” said Sir Charles Kingston! Smith at Auckland yesterday, in discussing the provision of municipal airports for towns in New Zealand. ‘‘The excessively high landing fees to ■which I was subjected there are a definite discouragement to aviation. I am quite sure the council has not given the matter the serious consideration that it is entitled to. Other cities have done this.” Waitangi Excursion Trains— The interest, which has boon aroused by the Waitangi celebrations has been exploited by the Railway Department, and excursion trains, run from j Whnngarei to Opna on .Sunday, yesterday and again today,' have been well patronised. Yesterday about 300 people left Whnngarei, and, with other sightseers picked up along the route, over 800 landed at Opna. Early this morning, another largo train set out, starting off with about 250 passengers. It was a tremendously long train, but this is explained by the fact that all | the carriages used on yesterday’s excursion were brought to Whangarei ! last night, and it was necessary to. take them back to the various stations this morning. ;

New Wireless Service. ! A direct wireless service between London find Shanghai was opened to the public service yesterday. Abnormal Heat. After a week-end of blazing sunshine, Christchurch today experienced one of the hottest days for 5 years. The, city sweltered for a time under a temperature of 59.4, which eclipsed by 1.4 the previous highest register this summer. Fire Brigades' Cong'xese— The 54th .annual conference of the United Fire Brigades’ Association of Now Zealand will be held in Hamilton next month. The delegates will assemble on March 4. The business of the conference will commence on ■ March A, Superintendent A. Boon, of New Plymouth, president of the association, # wi!l preside. Tailor’s Shop Robbed. ICarangahape Bead, Auckland, in winch there have been many burglaries during the last few weeks, was the scone of another similar crime early yesterday morning, when the shop of Air H. Wilson, tailor and outfitter, was broken into and a variety of stock valued at about £SO was stolen. The discovery was made by a constable. | Recognition of Bravery. ■ Recognition of an act of bravery by Mr Sydney L. Bouzaido, of To Papapa, was made at a meeting of the Onehnnga Borough Council last evening, i when Mr Bouzaido was presented with a. framed letter of commendation from the Royal Humane Society for having rescued Air Hiram Le ATarquand from drowning in the Alanakan Harbour on February 27, .19,12. Capsize Over Bank— I j In the ea.rly hours of Sunday morning, when returning from a dance in Opouatia Hall, about 20 miles from Tnakau, a motor lorry owned and driven by Air W. Thompson, of Opouatia, capsized a bank. One passenger, Air Charles Dromdool, of Tunkau, received a broken wrist, and two others suffered minor injuries. The lorry turned over on its side and slid down for about 50 foot. Horse Bolts With Gig— An accident occurred on the Ivaimai Rond ou Sunday to Air and Airs Tc. Where, who were driving a gig towards Tauranga, when the horse took fright and bolted in rounding a corner. Airs Tc W-hero was thrown out on to tlie road, but ATr To -Where managed to retain his hold of the reins and eventually pulled up -the horse: Mrs To Where suffered concussion, and severe lacerations to the scalp and an injured knee.Xucidemt at Puhipuhi— William Frederick Stirling Parsons (Air Johnson) and George Wood (Mr Trimmer), both charged with fighting with each other iiu. public place at Puhipuhi on December 28, 101.1. were, each fined £l and costs at the Wha ngaroi Police Court, before Mr G. N. Morris, S.AL, this morning. "Hercules Jordan (Air T. H. Steadman) and A, T. Jordan (Air Briggs), both charged uitu behaving in a threatening mania a public place, at Puhipuhi .on the same date, wore dismissed. Procession of Cars— Of necessity, disregarding the recommendations of the A.A., a motors ing party, with business at the camp, proceeded towards Waitangi between the hours of five and six yesterday afternoon. At that time the .traffic was commencing to stream' southwards, and between Kawaknwa and Waitangi 175 cars were passed in the hour. Between Pakaraka and Waitangi, a distance of only 11 miles, 115 cars wore passed. Despite the narrowness of the road, and .the inconvenience caused by the outgoing traffic, the lifiht Lnglish car made good time. .

Tennis Player Surprised— Throe tennis balls for the price of a pair nearly! That is a comparison between prices paid by New Zealand and Australian players, according to a remark made at a meeting of the tournament committee of the South Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association, The member concerned said that Miss N. Lloyd, captain of the touring Australian women’s team, had mentioned that her party was rather surprised that New Zealanders played only with firstgrade balls. In Australia the first-class players were content to use a ball which was retailed at I/O each, and, as they used throe balls, the cost of a set was 4/0. In the Dominion players had to pay 4/- for a pair of balls, Full particulars of train alterations and excursion fares in. connection with the Auckland Royal Show on Bth, oth and 10th February are advertised in this issue. ’ 527 A sale of considerable magnitude, comprising Harts Ltd. (in liquidation) stock is in preparation at Henry Wilson’s. This event is being timed to commence on Friday morning, and full particulars will be published in this paper. The sale will comprise many new and startling bargains, and it will include nothing that is not both serviceable and seasonable. Plenty of men’s clothing to be sacrificed. Watch for it.