LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 19 July 1935, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Short and Sharp' ’Quake. A short, but fairly sharp, earthquake was felt in Opbtiki al 6.32 last night. No damage was- done. Ararua Road. Money has been, obtained for the removal of the slip, which is ■ obstructing traffic on the Ararua Road, and a start has been made with the repair work. When Is Labour Day? Some confusion has been caused in Auckland with regard to Labour Day, as some calendars give the date as Monday, October 21, and others a week later. The correct date, however, is Monday, October 28, as Labour Day was fixed by Act of Parliament in 1910 as the fourth Monday in October. To See Hockey Test. A large number of Whangarei hockey players and followers of the game will be visiting Auckland tomorrow to see the third test match between the Indians and New Zealand. Several players saw the game at Warkworth against Rodney and were much impressed by the wizard-like play of the visitors. The Whangarei Association has postponed all matches for tomorrow.

Crippled Children’s Fund. j At last night's meeting of the; Auckland City Council it was decided j to make a final donation of £IOO toj the Mayor's Fund for crippled chil-j dren. Gum Boots Purloined. Edward George Bradley, farmer, Tatarariki, married, aged 35 years, was charged yesterday at Dargaville with the theft of a pair of gum boots, the property of Mrs A. C. Hockey. Mr G. N. Morris, S.M., fined him 20/ and costs 39/. Line; Clear Again. Working throughout the night, about 25 railway employees succeeded in clearing the Main Trunk line which was obstructed by a derailment on Wednesday afternoon in. a- cutting near ihe Te Mawhai flag station, six miles sou’ll of Te Awamutu. Traffic was possible at 3 o’clock yesterday morning.

Trade and Shipping.

June exports from Whangarei totalled 7X63f tons, against 6145 tons for the corresponding month in 1934. Imports amounted to 225 G tons, compared with 10224 tons last year. Fiftysix vessels, aggregating 10,747 tons, entered the port, an increase on the figures for June, 1934, which were 54 vessels, totalling 8747 tons.

Longer Radio Session. The breakfast session at the National YA Broadcasting Stations is to be extended by half an hour, commencing on August 1. The session will commence at 7 o’clock, as at present, but will continue until 9 o’clock. The stations y/ill then be off Ihe air until 10 o’clock, when the iTiGr-nln'g session commences.

Haining Street Again. Two Chinese whose premises in Haining. Street, Wellington, were raided by the police yesterday, were fined £25 and £lO respectively, in default one month and 21 days’ imprisonment respectively. Four Europeans found on the premises were fined £2 in default 7 days’ imprisonment. The charges were brought under the Gaming Act.

Escape At Level Crossing. Struck by a train on Wednesday evening at the level crossing on the main road between Waipukurau and Waipawa, a car owned and driven by Mr. W. Goring Johnston, of Taumumu was hurled back across ' the road, down a bank, and through a fence. The driver had a miraculous escape, suffering only shock and slight injury.

Mishap On Launch.

A fracture of a bone in the shoulder and severe bruis'es were suffered by Mr. Peter Kriskovich, a fisherman, of Hobson Street, Auckland, when his coat caught in the engine of- the launch Rata on which he was working, about 3 o’clock yesterday morning, when off Little Barrier Island, He was taken to Auckland and admitted to’ the public hospital. School Holidays. The recommendation that the school term holidays customarily held in May should be in June instead, was cai> ried by a small majority at the annual conference of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union yesterday, at Wellington. It was argued that the change would suit farmers, and have the effect of evening the length of the three terms. Cows And Children. When a Maori debtor 'was being questioned by counsel in the Te Awamutu Magistrate’s Court yesterday, he said he was a farmer and , had 17 children and 15 cows. “That’s about a cow a child,” replied counsel. “How many acres have you?” Defendant said he had 119. “Thatls seven, acres a child,” remarked the magistrate, Mr F. H, Levien, amidst laughter. Discarding No. 5 Scheme. The Gisborne Borough Council has decided to discard the No.. 5 Scheme of employment, so far as general work is concerned, at the end of the month. The council heard a deputation representing the Unemployed Workers’ Movement, speaking fqr which Mr. R. Thorne said that the. deputation desired to urge the discarding of No. 5 Scheme labour on borough work, and support for the workers’ demand for a 10/- a week increase to all unemployed.

Wood For Unemployed. The Whangarei Harbour Board today agreed to allow unemployed to cut the dead s'.anding mangrove wood, amounting to about 50 tons, on the Kaituna reclamation. This action followed a letter received from the unemployment officer, at Whangarei, advising that an allocation had been made for the cutting of wood under the Number 5 Scheme. The wood will bo distributed by the Citizens’ ■Committee. The cutting is to be done under the supervision of the HarbouV 1 Board engineer.

Road To Opua. The Northern Patrol of the A.A advises that the surface of the Kawa-kawa-Opua road is in very rough condition. Many slips are blocking the watertables, and in several places there is just room for cars to get through. Part of the road which was washed away recently is being replaced and will not be completed for about three weeks. In the meantime, with care, traffic can use a detour route, but this necessitates fording a creek, and would not be appreciated by the average motorist. It is hoped that the slips will be cleared away before long, otherwise, with the watertables blocked, further slips will occur, making the roiid impassable.

Whahgarei Success, Competing against strong entries from all parts of New Zealand, Whangarei Bakeries, Ltd., succeeded in gaining third prize for block cake in the bakery section at the Auckland Winter Show. With such a large field competing, an achievement of this standard is worthy of mention.

Drainage Board Loan. The Auckland and Suburban Drainage Board passed a resolution at a meeting yesterday to borrow £30,000 for the proposed construction of a storm water culvert at Arch Hill Gully and the extension of branch sewer No. 9, which has been designed as an interception sewer for portions of the Avondale district and the borough of Mount Albert lying within the Oakley Creek watershed. The resotion is to be submitted for confirmation at a special meeting of the board on August 15. The board intends to put the work in hand immediately the resolution is confirmed.

Henry Wilson’s sale of Thomas’ stock draws to a close shortly, therefore in the intermin prices of all doubtful or soiled stock, remnants, etc., ladies’ coats, frocks and jumpers are decidedly in buyers’ favour. A visit just now will well repay anyone.