Local & General

Northern Advocate, 8 June 1936, Page 4

Local & General

Hospital Board Chairman Re-elected. Mr. J. A. S. Mac Kay was to-day reelected unopposed to the chairmanship of the Whangarei Hospital Board. Hockey Stoppages. Play in the hockey match between Mata and Ramblers at Springfield was held up on three occasions.. F. Blaise (Mata) received a hit below the eye with a rising ball, and two of the Ramblers’ players taking several minutes to recover from hard knocks.

Successful Rugby Club. The Whangarei Old Boys’ Rugby Club had a highly successful .afternoon on Saturday, carrying their colours to victory in all grades, and winning, in all, five matches. Their juniors and third graders were successful for the first time this season. On the aggregate the Old Boys scored 95 points and conceded only 23. Wauriki Poisoning. A number of Northern farmers report stock losses through wauriki poisoning. The wauriki is a small, green leafed, plant which grows on flats, particularly in marshy land. Its flower and leaf are very similar to those of the buttercup, and in creeping habits is like the strawberry. Usually it disappears from pastures towards the end of autumn, but this season is growing more luxuriantly than ever —attributable to the dry spell—and, with close cropping, cattle on some properties are eating more of it than is good for them. The wauriki has a burning effect on the mouth and throat, and immediately after eating it stock make for the nearest waterhole. If caught early they may be saved by liberal doses of oil, but one farmer in the Kaitaia district has lost four heifers during the past month.

These are for those who know values at Henry Wilson’s —Pillow Cases, 1/- pair; 54in. Sheets, 6/6; 80in.. 9/11 pair; Coloured Towels (large size). 2/6 pair; Cretonnes, from 5Jd yd; Colonial Flannels, l/9i yd; 36in. Winceyettes, 10*.d yd; 36in. Curtain Nets, were 1/4J, for yd; Ladies’ Wool and Silk Vests, were 4/6, for 2/11; Wool Jumpers, from 4/11; Men’s Nap Trousers. 3/9; and 3 pair Woollen Socks for 1/11,

Approved. * The Whangarei Hospital Board today received a letter from the Minister of Health approving of the board’s acceptance of Mr. A. C. M. Finlayson’s tender for the Kamo Springs farm. Hospital Patients. Patients remaining in the Whangarei District Hospital at the end of April totalled 89. those admitted during May numbered 174, discharged 177, died 4, remaining in at end of May 82. Donations to Hospital. The Whangarei Hospital Board today thanked Mrs. Anderson (Whau Valley), the Women’s Institute, and the Portland Institute for donations of three cases of lemons, books and magazines and magazines respectively to the institution. Vegetables and Fowls. During May 1018 lbs. pumpkins, 424 lbs. marrows, 469 lbs. carrots, 100 lbs. turnips, 426 lbs. parsnips, 206 lbs. silver beet, 66 lbs. lettuce and 150 lbs. choko, a total of 2859 lbs., were supplied to the Whangarei District Hospital from the hospital gardens. Seventy-eight fowls and 51 dozen eggs were also supplied.