Local & General

Northern Advocate, 9 March 1936, Page 4

Local & General

Rotary Luncheon. Colonel Clayton, a member of the Vancouver Rotary Club, was the speaker at the Whangarei Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon today. He made a very entertaining and witty speech, into which he packed a great deal of concentrated philosophy. French-Canadians.

Speaking at the Rotary Club’s luncheon today, Colonal Clayton, of Vancouver, spoke enthusiastically of the amicable manner in which French and British lived together as Canadians. In the unthinkable circumstances of Canada desiring to join the United States, the French-Can-adians, three millions strong, would present a solid opposing front. They knew that under British rule they got what they could not get under any other flag.

Large Muster. With the exception of one member who was confined to his bed, and another who was in Napier, there was a full muster at the Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon today.

Milk For Hospital. The Whangarei Hospital Board today accepted the tender of A. C. M. Finlayson to supply milk to the institution at the rate of 9d a gallon, and cream, at the rate of 9d a pint.

Building Society,

At 7.30 this evening in the Whangarei Building Society’s Office, £BOO will be disposed of by tender. Tender allotments now work out at between 3 and 3£ per cent, interest, approximately.

Maoris And Rotary. “A race which can produce men like Dr. Buck, f the late Sir James Carroll dnd the late Sir Maui Pomare, should be represented in an organisation such as yours,” said Colonel Clayton, a Vancouver visitor at the Rotary Club’s luncheon today.

Hospital Patients. . The medical superintendent reported to the Whangarei Hospital ; Board today that patients remaining .in the institution from the end of Januai’y totalled 72, admitted during February, 155, discharged, 142, died, 3, remaining in at end of February, 82.

Exactly! “You have such upright country in New Zealand,” said Colonel Clayton when speaking, to Whangarei Rotarians about the mountains and. hills that had astonished him in the Dominion, “that it should be easier for you to be decent people than we who live in our flat homeland of British Columbia.”

Suppli e s To Hospital. Fifty-one fowls and 102 dozen eggs were sent to the Whangarei District Hospital during February from the Old Peoples’ Home. From the hospital gardens were sent 8701bs. cabbage, 4201b5. carrots, 15171b5. tomatoes, 6931b5. marrows, 601bs. lettuce, 4831b5. onions, 4161b5. silver beet and 12 dozen lemons.

Poorly Patronised.

Poor support from the general public rewarded the Railways Department in their enterprise in running a day excursion from Hikurangi to Auckland and back on Saturday. The train left Hikurangi at 5.45 a.m. and Whangarei at 6.20 a.m., arriving at Auckland at 11.30 a.m. The return was commenced at 11.20 p.m., the excursionists disembarking at their destinations again early on Sunday morning.

Readjusting Salaries. The Whangarei Hospital Board decided today that the house committee should go into the whole question of adjusting salaries, and report to the next meeting. In regard to the position of sister at the maternity annexe, it was reported that the present sister had resigned owing to ill-health. Mrs Donaldson considered that the position was worth more than £139 at present paid. The board decided to re-adver-tise the position at £l5O.

The Magic of Laurier. Remarking that the French element has produced some of Canada’s finest statesmen, the doyen of whom was Sir Wilfred Laurier, Colonel Clayton, of British Columbia, related an amusing incident ,to the Rotary Club today. Sir Wilfred Laurier' was venerated by all classes, especially the backwoods French Canadians, by whom he was regarded as all powerful. When the news of the death of King Edward VII. and the accession of King George V. was received, a backwoodsman who had heard the announcement at a settlement related the fact to his companion in a far away hut when he returned home. “Yes, King Edward is dead,” he said “but there is another one on the throne—called King George.” “Oh,” remarked his companion seriously, “King George appointed, is he? My word, he must have had a big pull with Laurier!”

The Railway Department draws attention to an advertisement in this issue regarding train service alterations in connection with tne Waiotira Show on Wednesday, March 11, 844

Still more end-of-season specials at Henry Wilson’s: 54in White Sheeting, 1/3; 80in ditto, 1/11 yard; Coloured Towels, were 2/11, for 1/9 pair; Tea Towels, 7d each; Pillbw Cases, lid pair; Smart Marocain Frocks, were 21/-, for 8/11; White Bemberg Frocks, 4/6; Silknit Bloomers, lid; Silknit Princess Slips, 3/6; and Pyjamas. 5/6.