LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northern Advocate, 25 July 1935, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Sheets—-And Sheets,

A topical retort was made by a member of last night’s meeting of the Whangarei Racing Club; “Does anyone want a balance sheet?” asked the chairman. A Voice: “Waterproof sheets would be more in keeping.”

New Spark Arresters,

Following complaints last year of fires - being started in Taranaki by sparks from railway engines, a new type of spark arresters has been forwarded to New Plymouth by the Railway Department. Two engines have already. been fitted

N. Wairoa Pig Industry. At the annual meeting of the North-? ern Wairoa Pig Marketing Association, Mr, Frank Wordsworth presiding, it was announced that a final sum of 3-8 d was being paid. The Dargaville Association had handled 4115 pigs for the season, which was a slight increase on last year’s' total.

Water Main Bursts.

The rainfall in Auckland for the month to date is 9.40 inches, which is close to the record total of 9.59 inches in July, 1917. A water main, carrying the supply from the city side of the harbour to Birkenhead burst at Westmere this morning,- and water gushed to a height of 60 feet while the supply was cut off, without serious damage. New Theatre. For the opening of the Princess Picture Theatre, under the name ■ by which it is to be known in future, “The New Princess,” the members of the County Council, Kaitaia Town Board and Mangonui Hospital Board have been invited to attend on Friday night as the guests of the proprietors. Use For Old Churn. “Our old butter churn was practically condemned, so we sold it,” said the chairman, Mr. W. J. Byrne, at a Tariki Dairy Company meeting. “It could not be used for making butter, as it was practically condemned, but it is s 1 ill in the cow trade. They are using it for treating hides in a tannery,”

At Westfield.

The effects of the recent heavy rains over the' Auckland district were very noticeable at the Westfield sales yesterday, when, for the first time since June of last year, no stock arrived from the North, As a consequence, there was a shortage of cattle, and those farmers who have been able to get their stocks to the market were rewarded with a sharp advance in price levels. .

Injured Man Identified,

' There is improvement in the condition of Mr. Patrick Creedon, aged 49, of 150 Melford Street, Auckland, who suffered severe concussion and a gash in the left.,,, leg when struck by a delivery van, while crossing the road near die junction of Cook Street and Grey Avenue, cn Tuesday; night. - The injured; man was admitted to , the Auckland Hospital, but his identity was net, established until yesterday morning.

The Passport Floated. A woman passenger aboard the liner Acrangi who dropped her handbag overboard shortly before the vessel sailed for Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon < had the rare good fortune to have the passport that it contained returned to her, though the bag was lost. Before the bag sank it opened and the woman’s passport floated out. It was recovered by one of the ship’s quartermasters with"a bucket on the end of a rope.;

An Anomaly. The difference between a 1 schoolboy in a country district riding a bicycle to school over a long distance and one riding a horse was critically mentioned by a delegate to the annual conference of the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union at Wellinglcn. She said her son rode a bicycle to the nearest secondary school some miles away. He received no travelling grant. But, she said, if he had ridden a horse to school, a grant would have been' made.

Saleyards Empty: Benches Bare. The two auctioneering firms, Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and the North Auckland Farmers’ Co-op., Ltd., were scheduled to hold stock sales at Pakotai yesterday. The cattle did not get there —neither did the auctioneers. The latter tried devious means, and they gave up the effort after traversing about 40 miles of treacherous roads. Dalgety’s representatives returned to Whangarei, which made the total mileage covered, about 85, and advised their Kaikohe representative, who went from there to Pakotai only to find the saleyards empty and the benches bare. The Whangarei representatives had gone via the Houto and reached Parakao, five miles from their destination, but here flood waters held them up. The sales will be held at a later date.

The Empire Ex-Service Association has two cases of distress for which they would be glad of any left-off clothing. Parcels may be left at the County Office or ring phone 2332 to have parcels ■collected. 516

These are for those who know values at Henry Wilson's sale of Thomas’ stock: Ladies’ Raincoats from 8/6; Ladies’ Smart Warm Coats, were 85/-, for 29/6; Ladies’ Fleecy Bloomers, 1/3; Wool Vests, 2/6; 54in. Sheets, 5/6; 80in. Sheefs, 8/6 pair; Wool and' Silk Hose, 1/11; Pure Silk’Hose, 2/3; Men’s Oily Canvas Coats, 22/6; and Boys’ Oily Canvas Coats from 14/11.