LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 22 March 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Fatal Injuries. After receiving severe spinal injuries through being struck by a falling carcase of beef on the steamer Port Thai mors on Tuesday, Air Art hair E. Fa vis, a wharf labourer, died in the Wellington Hospital yesterday. Record Dairy Entries. Butter and cheese entries, claimed as a W’orld record, have been received for the daily section of the Waikato Winter Bhow in May. The total this yeai- is 121-1, including 7(il butler and 4;'3 cheese, ihe previous record being 1101 in. 1032.

Bernard Shaw and Speaking - , '‘Wo wan ic'd to give .Bernard Bhaw an opportunity to speak,” said Mr 11. \V, Hutchison, Mayor of Auckland, and secretary of the A.A., speaking at a meeting - of the Whangarei agency of the association last night, when referring to a function sit which Mr vShaw had been present. ‘‘He doesn’t, as a matter of fact, need much encouragement,” Mr Hutchison added.

Whangafei V, "Bay' oT Island?, | Arrangements have boon completed 1 for the visit of a Whangsroi represen- j lativo cricket loam to play Bay of ; Islands at Okaihan during Easter week- 1 end. The game will extend over two 1 days. | Northland Banner. I I n the dual of the North Auckland, Bowling Centre's full-rink competition j for the banner played at Dargavillo I yesterday, Williams’ team ( Dargavillo) | boat Piggott’s (Wliangarol j by ‘Jill points to id). | i Dues Written Off. j The total amount written off this ' year by the One Tree Hill Borough ■Council in rates on Crown properties and penalties, £04;", is equivalent to a rate of Ud in the £l. according to a i report’ received from the town clerk, , Mr A. Lesse, at a’meeting of the eonn- j oil last evening. j Wharf At Chatham Islands. The now wharf at Waitangi, the 1 principal settlement at the Chatham Islands, was completed on March * r >. The cost is £E’.,OOO. Air F. Langboin, district Public Works Officer, who returned to Christchurch after inspecting the wharf, said that though it was | a good job constructionally, it would, j not always be usable ’ on account of | the swell which at limes is eticonnj tered in the bay. i j ( I ! i i ( ! | i

j Church. Attendances. j “It was very pleasing to me to note | j the increased church attendances at; | many of the centres,” said Archbishop I A.verill at Auckland last evening, afj ter returning from a week’s tour in ■ North Auckland. “In several cases I the accommodation was insufficient lo | allow all who came to the services to | enter the churches.” The Archbishop i proposes to visit further North Auckland centres on his return from General Synod, which will open at Napier on April 2. I’Thrown And Injured. j A serious accident bcfel Mr .1. M. j Reid, of Hukatere, the only settler on the Ninety Mile Beach, Air Reid was .returning home from Awanui at dusk when his hoj-se shied at an object on the beach and, the saddle turning, Mr ■Reid was thrown on to the hard sanii, injuring his : hip, while the. frightened horse galloped away. Trawling up the beach above the tide Mr Reid endeavj cured to attract attention by means of j lighting matches, but it was not until ill o’clock that a passing motorist, Mr Dean, of Awanui, noticed the injured man and conveyed him to Kaitaia for medical attention. Names Of Rivers. Another feature the A.A. intends to add to its signposting service is the naming of all reasonably-sized streams over which bridges pass. Such a service will add considerably to the interest of motoring. Many comments’ wore made at last night’s meeting of the ■ Whangarer ■ agency : of the association in regard to the excellent signposting of the association. Mr Hutchison said that comments had been made by visitors from Xew South Wales on the wonderful number of signs in the Auckland area. Sign-posting in New South Wales was not: of the same standard, N.A. Regiment in Camp. Now attending the annual camp of the. Ist Battalion, North .Auckland Regiment, at Narrow Nock, are the following officers and men from Whangarei—Major A. D. .Tack, ALT., (second In command), Capt. At, H. Sheriff, ‘Lieut. .T. Batchelor, Sgt. S. C. Withers, Opl. L. D. Halle! t. and Pis. ,T. Langridge, F. Hill, A. J. Lllloy, D. Boreham and T. G. Knew. Approximately 100 trainees from Dargaville, under Capt. M. de R. Petrie, joined the party at Waiotira. The comp will break up on Saturday, On their return the Whangarei members will concentrate on machine gnu Instruction, in view of a probable challenge from the X.A.M.R. i Night shoots will bo held on the hew range if possible.

1 A.A. Northern Patrol. A tribute to the work of Air. J . Skow, A. A. patrol stationed at Whangarei was paid at the meeting of the Whangarei agency of the association 1 last night. Air G. W. Hutchison said that all the reports from the ’ North in regard to Air. Skow had been i highly eulogistic, particularly in con- - nection with his work at Waitangi. A - letter had been received from the . secretary of the Waitangi Trust Board, in which was stated that the Governor-General had asked that his appreciation should be expressed of the manner in which the traffic had been i* ’ handled. Several other members at the meeting voiced their approbation fof the patrol’s work and the promptj ness with which their needs were | attended to. I 1 Amateurs Por Auckland. j On account of the absence of several j members of the club, who are participating in events against the Australian visitors at Auckland on Saturday, there will bo no meeting of the Whangarei amateur athletes this week. Advice has been received from the Auckland centre that 0, R. ATorgaii has been placed in the 100 and 220 yards invitation fields, in which lie will be opposed by the Australian champion. A. R. Wilson, runner-up in the mile event at the New Zealand championships, will try conclusions over this distance with Harwich iu a ' special match. Ollier Whangarei athletes competing at the mooting will be I. Byrnes, L. Wlustanley (sprint events) and N. McKay (high jump and field events), i Several club officials will travel with j the* team, (ho members of which will j leave by cars mi Friday afternoon. I ! The fame established by Henry Wilson for bargain giving is universally recognised, as shown by the big success of the sale of Hart 's stock. Alen’s Smart Ties, 'ld; Afcn’s Neglige Shirts, 2/(1; Boys' Tennis Shirts, .1/0; Alen’s Singlets, fid; Alcn's AVoollcu Socks, I! pairs for .1/9; Linen Tea Towels, fid; 54in Sheeting, 1/-; 80in Sheeting, 1/0; Heavy Towels, 1/4 pair; Silk Hose, 9d; and' All Wool Roslyu Dress Alaterials, 2/11.

World Dairy Congress. New Zealand will not he officially represented at-the World’s Dairy Congress, to be held at Milan and Dome from April .‘lO to May 0. The last conifcrence was that held in Copenhagen 1 three years ago, and on that occasion The accredited New’ Zealand - delegation jwas the inspector of Xew Zealand I dairy produce in London, Mr W. j Wright. The, view has been taken by i the authorities that the sending of ! delegation .for this year’s congress, j seven from England, is not justified. 1 1 . I ' ! Monetary Commission. | After taking evidence on 17 plans I put forward in six days, the Parliamentary Select Committee sot up to investigate monetary affairs concluded its Auckland sittings yesterday. In , addition to the schemes submitted by : i persons w’ho gave, verbal evidence, a 1 number of suggestions wore put forjward in written form. The committee ] will resume its sittings in Wellington i jon April 10, and it is probable It will, ; be occupied for three weeks, i I ; The Deer Menace. j ! “I am convinced that any slacken- 1 j ing in the destruction of deer, especially in the South Island, mnv beconm a I *■ J ' j national danger,” said the Hon. J. A. j Voting at Christchurch yesterday. *’ ‘ A programme of deer destruction has been mapped for several years ahead to keep up the pressure in the district where the damage is serious.” Mr Young added that when this season's work ended in about five weeks’ rime it was estimated that about 0000 deer would have been killed since the be i ginning of the summer. |G.B. S, Praises Caves. . j High praise for the beauties of the iWaitomo Caves was expressed by Mr , George Bernard Shaw, in an interview at Hamilton yesterday. Mr Shaw said * that when a man like himself saw ' sights such as the Waitomo Caves it * was sufficient to blot out all memories * of the more usual sceneries. Xew Zen- - laud, he said, possessed a wonderful ■ scenic attraction in the Waitomo Caves, and he was amazed to hear that many Xew Zealanders, especially those living so close to the caves, had never seen them. They ought to be ashamed of themselves.

Ragwort Pest. “I am afraid the Maori is not the only offender as far as ragwort is concerned,” said Afr H.-. Wilson, chairman of the Raglan County Council, yesterday. . The pnkeha is really the big offender. The, Alaori has been placed in an unfortunate position through the white man bringing the pest to his country. The Alaori is the last man we should tackle; wo should go out after the chief offender, the Pakelia, who deliberately lets ragwort grow’.”