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Northern Advocate, 27 November 1937, Page 5

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/CHIEFLY because of dissatisfaction 1 at being changed to different looms through shorter working hours, 27 girls employed on piece-rates in the weaving department of the Onehunga Woollen Mills, Ltd., failed to resume work yesterday after a meeting in the lunch hour. It is hoped that a conference will be arranged on Monday between the union and the management.—Special. * * >;•• * A STORE-SHED at the Southdown freezing works was burnt down at about 7.50 o’clock last night, creating a spectacular blaze, says an Auckland message. The shed was built of corrugated iron, with a timber framing, and the principal contents were paint and oil. The damage is estimated at about £2so.—Special. * * * * ripHE whole of the electrical equip- ■ ment and plant of the Station Hotel, Auckland, was put out of commission through an outbreak of fire which oc - curred shortly before 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Although only minor structural damage was caused, the services of the hotel were disorganised for some considerable time.—Special. * * if- * A N ordination service will be held in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Auckland, to-morrow morning, when several candidates will be ordained by Archbishop Averill. Among those to be ordained deacons will be Mr J. C. Guinness, L.Th., who will come to Christ Church, Whangarei, as assistant curate. —Special. * * * * fJTHE sum of £233/17/5 was raised in 1 Auckland yesterday by a combined street appeal in aid of the funds of the Royal Life-Saving Society, the Surf Life-Saving Association, the Victoria League, 'and Navy League. This amount will be divided .equally among the four bodies.—-Special. « * * * /CONCUSSION and head injuries were suffered by Miss Ida Newell, aged 50, of 819 New North Road, Mt, Albert, who was knocked down at 1 p.m. yesterday by a tram in Queen Street. She was taken to hospital, and her condition is fairly serious.—Special.

40-feet cruiser-launch Lamorna, 1 built in Auckland for Mr J. Blundell, of Napier, arrived at Taupo at 11 a.m. yesterday, after a trip on a heavy trailer. A roundabout route was followed to avoid bridges, owing to the great weight of the launch and trailer combined. —Special. * # if coming into contact with A the propellers of the Awatea during the voyage from Sydney, a whale was killed. The blades of the starboard propeller struck the flank of the whale, and blood stained the sea for some distance in the wake of the ship. The Awatea arrived at Wellington yesterday.—Special.

T\7WHILE securing mussels under a ** wharf in Timaru Harbour yesterday afternoon, a middle-aged man, Mr George Taylor, slipped and fell into the water. He did not come to the surface again. The body was recovered by harbour board employees half an hour later. —(P.A.)

AN identification parade of young men was held at the Wanganui Police Station yesterday, when Mrs Una Thompson, the victim of an assault in the early morning of October 3, was present. The result of the parade was negative, as far as identification was concerned. Before leaving hospital, Mrs Thompson had intimated that she thought she would be able to identify her assailant. —(P.A.) * * # * practically the first time this season, strawberries were marketed in really good quantities at the Auckland markets yesterday, and it is expected that from now on supplies will continue to increase. Wholesale rates for the popular Captain Cook variety yesterday raged from 1/5 to 1/7 a chip, for choice quality lines, and the best Margueries realised from 1/4 to 1/6 a chip.