Local & General

Northern Advocate, 13 June 1936, Page 4

Local & General

| Crippled Children. j A public meeting is shortly to be called in connection with the forma{tion of a local auxiliary of the Crippled Children’s Society. Silver Band at Kaitaia. The Whangarei Salvation Army Silver Band will visit Kaitaia this weekend, and will play in the main street between 7 and 8 o’clock tonight. A party of 16 left Whangarei this morning. They will commence their return journey on Sunday night. Trophies For Dogs. Displayed in Mr H. Menzies’ shop window in Bank Street are a series of cups for the dog show to be held in conjunction with the Whangarei Winter Show at the end of this month. The cup are numerous and handsome and would be a fine addition to any dog’s trophies. There is a fine cup for the dog gaining the most points in the show and also others for the various classes of dog.

The North Auckland Farmers' Coop., Ltd., are holding a clearing sale for Mr. J. Rowley, Hukerenui, on Monday next. The cattle comprise a very choice line of pedigree and high grade Jersey cows and heifers. Full details will be found in another column of this paper. 961 Timely replenishment is the secret of good homekeping. Now is the time to buy ladies’ winter vests at Henry Wilson’s, at remarkable bargain prices. The famous ‘ - Sensola’’ interlock vests 1/11; also heavy unbleached cotton Vnecks, sleeves, shaped waist, W. and O.S. sizes, 1/11; silk and wool vests, 2/11; and wool vests for 2/6, There is a comprehensive assortment.

Frost In North. Four degrees of frost were recorded at Kaitaia on Thursday night. Another Frost. Whangarei awoke to another frost this morning, though not so hard as yesterday’s. Nevertheless, the ground was coated with white for some time after the sun had risen and shaded parts retained their mantle for some time after that. High School Reunion. The Whangarei High School Old Pupils’ reunion celebrations concluded today. The annual meeting will be held tonight, and this afteroon hockey and basketball matches between past and present pupils were played. The annual Rugby match was postponed as the old boys players were taking part in the regular competitions.