Local and General

Northern Advocate, 29 November 1937, Page 6

Local and General

Cyclist injured. Mr Matthew Watene. of Otaika. fell from his bicycle at 4.30 on Friday afternoon and fractured his left collarbone. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday morning and is making good progress. Broke Telephone Insulators. Five children, two groups from different localities, appeared before Mr G. N. Morris, S.M.. at the Whangarei Children’s Court today, to face charges of committing mischief by breaking telephone insulators. In each case the parents were ordered .to pay for the damage, and the children were admonished. National Party Meeting. The meeting of the New Zealand National Party advertised to take place in the Whakapara Hall at 2 p.m. tomorrow will not now be held until Thursday. December 2, at 8 p.m. The ladies’ branch in Whangarei will meet at the Town Hall supper room at 2.30 tomorrow afternoon instead of 7.30, as previously advertised. Three Mile Bush v. Spingfield. The record of the newly-formed Three Mile Bush cricket club to date is three games, three victories. Yesterday at Springfield, Three Mile Bush made 70 (E. Weston 27, McDonald 16) and 81; Springfield replying with 22 and 56. L. James, for Three Mile Bush, collected six wickets for 10 runs in the first innings. Charges Adjourned. Charges of fighting in a public place the Otakairangi Road against Thomas Ramsay and Robert Forsyth Dwyer, were adjourned at the Whangarei Police Court today. Mr E. A. Harrison said that his client, Dwyer, was still in a bad state of health, and was prevented by his medical adviser from attending the Court at present.

Good Fishing. A sea of cobalt blue and a temperature which made swimming a delight, enticed hundreds to the seaside at the week-end. Oner'ahi beaches were thronged with happy parties, while pleasure cruisers were favoured with ideal conditions. Off Guano Rock, those aboard Weston Bros.’ Jeunesse and Mr L. Adams’ My Girl, enjoyed splendid • sport among the schnappef 'and hapuka, while good fishing also cgme the way of Mr O. Mann’s Bernice, at the Chicks.

Extraordinary enthusiasm still marks Henry Wilson’s sensational liquidation sale, now briskly proceeding. The firm’s sales are always looked forward to by the whole buying public of Northland, as a certain source of genuine bargains from every department in the Store.