Local & General

Northern Advocate, 31 October 1936, Page 6

Local & General

Miss Batten Thanks Kaitaia

Replying to a congratulatory telegram from Mr J. T. B. Taaffe, chairman of the Kaitaia Town Board, on her safe arrival after her flight from England, Miss Jean Batten sent the following telegraphic message; “I was deeply moved by your congratulatory message, for which I thank you.”

Bidibidi. Parasites. The North Auckland Associated Chambers of Commerce are to write the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research for more information concerning the bidibidi parasite. “A farmer on the flat does not know the difficulty which a farmer on the hills has,” said Mr N. F. Guy (Kaikohe).

Alleged Offences at Whangarei. A labourer, Albert Edward Arthur Hamilton, aged 30, was charged before Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., at the Auckland Police Court, with stealing goods valued at £1 2/6, the property of Henry Wilson, at Whangarei, on March 25, and obtaining credit •by fraud at Whangarei and Auckland for £5 16/and £1 0/6 from Eric Richard Wells and John Foster, respectively. The I accused was remanded to appear at Whangarei on November 2 on two charges, and at Auckland on Novem--1 her 19, on the other. Venue of Meetings. , “You will remember there was some discussion as to where the annual conference would be held next,” said Mr j J. Thornton to the quarterly meeting of the North Auckland Associated Chambers of Commerce at Kaikohe on j Thursday. “The benefit of the chamj ber is that it travels around each ‘centre and so creates interest.” The j meeting decided that the various i chambers, be written to asking that j delegates be prepared to come to the ! next meeting with definite views as | to where the next conference was to I be held.

Further Remand. A further remand until November 14 was granted at the Whangarei Police Court this morning in the case in which Frederick Claude Henry Reinhardt is charged that at Whangarei on November 16, 1935, he did commit forgery by making a false document to wit, a hire purchase agreement purporting to be signed by one Thomas Mahoney, knowing the document to be false and with the intention that the document should be acted upon as genuine. Bail of £IOO self and one surety of £IOO was allowed. Mr C. H. Chissell, J.P., was on the bench.

By advertisement in this issue the Defence Department invites applications for recruits in the New Zealand Regular Military Forces, other than Air Force. 302

i Veterinary Surgeon’s Appointment. j i On Thursday at Kaikohe the North 1 | Auckland Associated Chambers of } | Commerce decided to write the Gov- j j ernment expressing appreciation of the appointment of a veterinary sur-1 j geon for Northland. i

Railwayman’s Fatal Fall. Falling 30 feet from a beam, where he was working at the Paekakariki locomotive shed, Mr. James McLean, a carpenter, married, living at Lower Hutt, was killed outright. Mr. McLean, who was aged 31, was employed by the Railway Department.

Stick Pierces Child’s Throat, Painful*? injuries were received by Wallace Mullinger, aged 13, the son of Mr and Mrs W. Mullinger, Palmerston North yesterday afternoon, when he fell on a stick, which pierced his throat while he was at play.. He was admitted to the Palmerston N%rth Hospital. His condition last night following an operation was not serious.

The Supreme Court. Reference was made at the quarterly meeting of the North Auckland • Associated Chambers of Commerce at Kaikohe to the establishment of the Supreme Court in Whangarei. A resolution to be forwarded to the Government noting the Chambers’ satisfaction in that the Supreme Court 1 waS now an accomplished fact, was tabled.

Here’s a sure tip fop: the “Sale Stakes” —You can put your shirt on Henry Wilson for the biggest, best and brightest bargains. Bargain-hunters know that when Henry Wilson announces sale every item offered is a sure winner.

The Railway Department Advertises in this issue particulars of train arrangements and cheap excursion fares in connection with the Whangarei Races on November. 5 and 7. 306