Local & General

Northern Advocate, 1 October 1936, Page 6

Local & General

i Placements in Whangarei. ! Under- the Labour Department's | placement scheme up to 2G 9 36. the i Wbangaroi:—Permanent 43, casual 10, j temporary 23, making a total of 84.

jriunkct Ball. j The door takings for the Plunkel i Ball, held in the Wbangaroi Town Hall (on Tuesday evening, amounted to £26 i 6/6. Supper was provided by members | of the committee and friends, and the j organisation aimed at keeping all costs jat a minimum, although nothing was i stinted in providing a delightful evenI ing for patrons.

| Service Appreciated. | Many people availed themselves of I the service given by the “Northern | Advocate” last evening in connection I with the Manukau by-election. For I about three-quarters of an hour before i the final result was known at 7.45 a I small crowd had assembled outside I the office. As the progress results ; were posted, each signifying a decisive I lead for Mr A. G. Osborne, there were : murmurs of approval, indicating a I wealth of Labour element in the most i keenly interested. For an hour after jthe final result was known, the telei phone rang steadily. j Queen Carnival Suggested.

j There is a possibility that the WhaJ ngarei Rowing Club will organise a ■ queen carnival for the raising of I funds. At the annual meeting of the I club last night a recommendation was j made to the committee to take this | into consideration for the purpose of 1 buying new plant. Mr. R. H. Allan i said that it was true their memberI ship should be bigger, but in his ox- ; perience good plant had a lot to do | with this. Some years ago a large | sum was raised by the club in con- ! junction with the Cricket and Hockey I Associations. It was some time since j a queen carnival had been organised I and past experience had shown that i such efforts were excellent ways of

raising money. Rowing - Club Shed Site. A recommendation to the committee of the Whangarei Rowing Club to investigate the tenure it had over the present site of the club’s sheds w-as carried at the annual meeting of the club last night. Mr. R. H. Allan said that the original shed stood on the Bluff point and the area was secured by Order-in-Council. However, the shed was damaged by a passing scow and the building was moved to its present site. Naturally, the Crder-in-Council did not apply there and they were only on a year-to-year tenure from the harbour board. Although it was not likely that the club would be moved, there was always the possibil i ty, and he suggested that they should try and get the site fixed by Ordcr-in-Council.

Henry Wilson’s monster sale of a Hamilton stock is being marked by brisk business. It is not every day we can buy drapery and clothing at a wholesale price and under, especially summer goods before the season opens. Join the happy band. If thrift is a virtue, then it’s easy to bo virtuous at Wilson’s, for every penny spent will shew a saving of at least 30 per cent.

j Athletic Club Meeting Postponed. j The annual general mectihg of th? | Whangarei Amateur Athletic Club. I which was to have been held last j evening, has been postponed until next (Wednesday night.

Graduated Land Tax. A motion expressing the strongest possible exception to the reintroduction of the graduated land tax, as it would be very unfair in operation if it is levied without regard to ability to pay, was carried at the quarterly meeting of the Whangarei Sub-Pro-vincial executive of the Farmers’ Union.

j Acute Housing Problem. | The housing position is very acute iin Dargaville. It is reported that one | resident who was moving out of his j house after having purchased another j had 26 applications for the house he i was vacating. Those living in rentled houses are in fear that their houses ! w ill be sold. Several houses have I been erected during the past 12 (months, but it has not relieved the j position.

! Peculiar Growth in Oak. | Unorthodox in the extreme is the I portion of the growth of an oak tree |on the corner of Central and First : Avenue. The oak, which has been cut | right down to the trunk and a few ; feet of the main branches which are j at present, sporting a healthy covering jof green ' leaves, has two branches j pointing parallel. The peculiarity is j that a limb, two to three inches thick. I lias grown from one branch into the i other, giving the impression of the i first rung of a ladder. It is almost I perfectly knitted at both ends. | Lochore Memorial. i A representative and enthusiastic | meeting was held in the Presbyterian i Hall last night to consider a suitable : memorial to the late Rev. G. W. ! Lochore. who was minister of the ; Whangarei Presbyterian Church from i 1918 to 1929 —a period of II years. A i small sum of money has been in hand i for a tew years, and it was decided. : at the last annual meeting of the con- 1 ( gregation. that this should be used, j Several forms of memorial were con- j i sidcred. but no finality was reached

in the meantime. It was decided to open .a subscription list for three weeks, and to invite the friends of the late Mr. Lochore to contribute. It was recognised that Mr. Lochore was loved by many who were not members of the Presbyterian Church, so any who desired would be welcome to have a share in the memorial. A small com-

mittee was appointed to take charge of the list.