News of the Day

Northern Advocate, 27 May 1938, Page 4

News of the Day

New Members For Board of Native Affairs. The appointment of Messrs. J. S. Jessep and H. M. Christie, M.P., as members of the Board of Native Affairs, is announced in the Gazette. jl; J»: * # Girl Thrown from Horse. Crossing a bridge at Tangcwahine, Miss N. Jerebine, aged 17, was thrown from her horse. She is in the Northern Wairca Hospital with a broken elbow-bone.

Officers For Royal Society,

At the annual meeting of the Royal Society of New Zealand, held yesterday, Professor W. P. Evans was elected president, and Professor P. Marshall, vice-president. A posthumous award of the Hector Medal was made to the late Bishop Herbert W. Williams. The Hutton Medal was awarded to Dr. David Miller, of the Cawthron Institute.

Hon, J. A. Lee to Visit Whangarei. Information has been received by Mr. R, H. Allan from the Under-sec-retary for Housing, Mr. J. A. Lee. to the effect that the latter will be. in Whangarei on June 2 arid 3. Mr. Lee will speak in the Town Hall on the evening of June 2, and on the followj ing afternoon will perform the official opening of the new State houses in the borough. .i. % . * * A Big Expense. After considering two letters from the Lands Department setting out its requirements in fencing, etc., in respect to roads taken through Crown lands, the Mangonui County Council passed a resolution that a letter be sent to the Minister of Public Works drawing his attention to the requirements of the Lands Department, which would mean considerable expense to the council. In one case the cost would be £293. :'t !*» * J*t W.C.T.U. Visitor. ? i An interesting visitor to Whangarei* this week-end is Mrs Hugh Casper, I J.P., of Auckland. Mrs Casper, who| occupies a leading position in the? Women’s Christian Temperance Union $ movement in New Zealand, was a Do-1 minion delegate to the World Conven-t tion at Washington, U.S.A., last year,? and later visited London in time to| see the Coronation. She arrives from| Dargaville to-day, and will address? meetings as advertised in this issue. • In the course of her addresses, she! will describe the work of the W.C.T.U. | in some of the overseas countries she? has visited, J

Flowering Fruit Trees. On a farm in the West End, Okaihau, two apricot trees, which were planted over 10 years ago, are now flowering for the first time. ❖ J?* sjc To Be Sold?

On the motion of Cr. Hoskin, the Mangonui County Council referred to the chairman and engineer the question of the disposal of the old wharf and shed at Mangonui. a< * * * Auckland v. Northland Rugby. The Auckland Rugby Union has approved July 23 as the date of the annual Rugby match with North Auckland. The game will be played at Rugby Park. A tentative fixture was also made for Auckland to play .North Auckland at Whangarei on August 24. .ift • . H* * * No Main Highways Extensions. By means of a Main Highways Board circular the Mangonui County Council was informed this week . that the board was Unable generally to extend the present highway- system and recommendations should relate only to adjustments which had special merit. The present main highway system had not been brought up to the necessary standard and so much remained to be done that all available funds would be required for work on the existing main highways. >:« & ' * *

Tribute to. the Late Mr. J. T. Munro. Tribute to the work of the* late Mr, J. T. Munro, for many years Customs officer at Whangarei, was paid at the annual meeting of the Whangarei Harbour Board. The chairman, Mr J. A. Finlayson, referred to the long i period of association between the late Mr Munro and the board. Mr Munro’s father had also been intimately connected with harbour board affairs for many years, said Mr Finlayson. Board members stood in silence as a token of sympathy with the relatives of the- deceased.