LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 10 November 1934, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

i Police Summer. Today was the first day of summer • —for the police. White helmets came | into vogue with the bright sunshine. | Collision Fatality. . When riding a bicycle in St. Mar--1 tin’s, Christchurch last evening, Mr 1 W. P. Cole, aged 27. was struck by a j motor car and received severe head injuries, from which he died soon after j admission to hospital. j Woman’s Head Injuries. j Concussion was received by Mrs E. j M. Woods, of 59 Cox Street, Herne j Bay, when she was knocked down by j a motor vehicle in Queen Street yesterday afternoon. She was taken to the Auckland Hospital in a St. John j ambulance, and her condition is fairly j serious. I Samoan Bananas. i The conti'act for the purchase of | Sampan bananas shipped by the Maui j, Pomare during the Calendar year, 1935, [has been let to Radley Bros., Ltd., of Christchurch. A statement to tfyat effect was made last night / by Mr Forbes, in his capacity as Minister of External Affairs. Gold Quartz Discovery. Following the reported find recently of gold-bearing quartz in the Grey Valley, news was received yesterday of another discovery up the Taipo Creek, between Kumara and Otira, by two prospectors employed by a Greymouth syndicate. They are now pegging the area. The discovery is reported to be very promising. Gallant Rescues. After being in peril for almost half an hour, Mr J, Baldwin, of Opawa, was rescued from the sea at Sumner yesterday afternoon. Another bather who went to his assistance got into difficulties, and two teams from the Sumner Life Saving Club had hard battles in bringing the men ashore. Both were exhausted and had to be resuscitated. Stock At Paparoa. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., held a very successful stock sale at Paparoa on Thursday. A line of Hereford pedigree bulls, on account of Messrs J. G. and E, T. R. Coates, ranged in price from 10 guineas to 20 guineas. Pigs were in very keen, demand again, weaners making 22/-. The remainder yarded were disposed of at prices on a par with recent sales. Snooker Tournament. The annual snooker tournapient between the totalisator staff and jockeys for the silver cup resulted in a win for I the former by 73 points. The following i were the respective contestants, the i names of the “tote” players being men{tioned first:—Sutherland v. McTavish. [Jewel v. Manson, Johnson v. Dulieu, i Yates v. Cammick, Sherwin v. Parson, Walker v. Fergus, Hunt v, McMullin. Chilled Beef Trial. A trial shipment of 130 quarters of chilled beef, the first sbnt from the works, . has left Longburn freezing works, Palmerston North, to be forwarded by the Port Denniston from Wellington to Britain. The beef consists of Polled Angus cattle, supplied locally. If the shipment is successful the number of employees at the Longburn works will be substantially increased. Band Farewelled. Quite a large crowd assembled at the Whangarei Town Wharf last night to bid farewell and best wishes to the Whangarei Municipal Silver Band, which ,left by the s.s. Claymore to participate in the Auckland- provincial contest which is being held at Carlaw Park this afternoon. Upon boarding the vessel the band fell in on the deck and played a lively tune, followed by “Auld Lang Syne” as moorings were cast. “Calcutta Sweep.” Acting under a suspicion that a vagrant who happens to make his appearance in Whangarei at race time and goes under the alias of “Calcutta Sweep” might possibly be in town against last night, the police made diligent search for him. It was demonstrated to their satisfaction that the visitor had not booked up at any of the local hotels, and no trace of him was to be fdund in the highways or byways. Destruction of Hawks. The hawks’ legs competition promoted by the Whangarei Acclimatisation Society amongst district schools again brought excellent results. The. society offered three cash prizes and five consolation prizes. For a pair of legs 6d was paid. The winning school was Purua, the children of which sent in j 340 pairs of legs. Riponui was next with 161 pairs of legs, and Whareora third, with 121 pairs. The object of the society in promoting the competition was for the destruction of vermin in the interests of the preservation of game. Band’s Appreciation. The Mayor of Whangarei has received the following letter from Mr H. Blagrove, honorary secretary of the Mt. Eden’s Boyd’ Band:—“May I on behalf of the committee and members of my band, extend to you our sincere thanks and gratitude for our enjoyable stay in Whangarei. We fully realise that so much depends upon the support given by the Mayor and councillors of the local body concerned to make any public function a success, and we know that you and the members of your council did not fail in your responsibility in that direction. The residents of your town also played their part, by their cordiality, good-fellowship, and | appreciation of our humble efforts to I make the Gymkhana a success. Those j ladies and gentlemen who so gracious- j ly billeted the members of our band and committee were worthy hosts in every sense of the word. Their kindly action made it possible for us to attend at a minimum cost, which was a vital factor in those times of low finance. Every one of us thoroughly enjoyed the visit, and I can assure you that we will not bo found wanting if our services are required on any future occasion.” j i Outstanding bargains for week-end j shoppers at Henry Wilson’s—36in. I Prints, 6d; P.K. Fuji Silk. 1/-: 36in. | Nobar Print, 1/3; Tobralcos, 1/3 yard; ( . 54in. Sheets, 4/11; 80in. ditto, 8/11 pair; j: Pillow Cases, 1/- pair; Nursery Flan-1 neletto, 6/11 dozen; Cretonnes, s£d; Curtain Nets, BJd yard; Cameo Pure j ‘ Silk Fully Fashioned Hose, worth 6/11, j: for 4/6; Men’s Fancy Socks. sd; Work- j i ing Shirts. 2/6, and Smart Thornproof | < Suits, 39/6. ]

Two Minutes’ Silence, In all the Churches of the town, His Majesty’s wish will be carried out that the two minutes’ silence shall be fittingly observed tomorrow. Services will commence at 10.45 a.m., and it is hoped that those not wishing to gather together for this purpose will refrain from noise-making at that time. White Pine Supplies. The secretary of the Sawmillers’ Association, Mr A. Seed, stated definitely yesterday at Wellington that there was no immediate fear of any genera! shortage of white pine supplies for container purposes in the dairy industry as a whole, although undoubtedly there was, and would be, an increasing shortage in supplies in particular districts. Milk anti Memory. “I forgot to stir the milk that day,'* said Elizabeth Dean in the Auckland Police Court yesterday, appearing on a charge of selling milk below standard. “I will treat you lightly, but you must stir the milk in future, so that all the customers get their fair share of cream,” said the magistrate, Mr F. K. Hunt, in imposing a fine of £l, with 23/6 costs. Dominion Manufacturers. The conference of the Manufacturers’ Association, which will be held in Wellington next week, will be opened by the Minister of Finance, Mr Coates, Among the proposals to be discussed will be the setting up of a permanent industrial commission and the provision of facilities to assist manufacturers in working out in those industries, where necessary, schemes for co-ordi-nation and other methods of further increasing the efficiency in manufacturing industries as a whole.