News of the Day

Northern Advocate, 9 August 1938, Page 4

News of the Day

Air Mail Arrival The first “all up” air mail, despatched from London on July 28, is now due at Auckland on the 12th instant by the Kairanga from Sydney.

Diggers of Vine Street. It was not the lure of precious yellow metal which led to extensive excavations in Vine Street yesterday, but merely, as implied by consequent questionable odours, the efforts of borough council workmen to deal with a blockage in the main sewer.

School Sports In Russell. An invasion of Russell occurred on Monday afternoon, when all the pupils and teachers of P.aihia school arrived to take part in the Rugby football and basketball matches between the two schools. Russell proved victorious, the girls winning the basketball by four goals to nil and the boys having a 16 —ll victory on the Rugby field. ♦ # * * Rotary Club Luncheon The speaker at the Whangarei Rotary Club’s luncheon today was Captain H. Jeffrey, owner-captain of the South African yacht Land’s End, which berthed at the town wharf this morning in the course of a world cruise. Captain Jeffrey gave a very entertaining account of the voyage of the yacht since leaving Durban last September. His speech was along the lines of an interview published in another column of the “Advocate.” * * * W See Ghe Indians, Rugby Park, Whangarei. August 17, 2 p.m. 815

Deaths At Hospital. Twelve deaths occurred at the Whangarei hospital during July. Apart from two measles victims, the deceased were all elderly people. ♦ * ♦ * Accident With Slasher, While working at his home in Kauika Road during the week-end, Mr L. T. Pi'ckmere had the misfortune to cut his left arm severely with a slasher. He was taken to the Whangarei Public Hospital, where it was found necessary to insert several stitches. Mr Pickmere’s condition is satisfactory and he expects to be out of hospital in a few days. » * • • Flying-Fish for Peter. No description of Captain H. Jeffrey’s South African yacht, Land’s End, now in Whangarei, would be complete without reference to the ship’s mascot, Peter, the cat, who is one of the members of the original crew from Durban. Captain Jeffrey said this morning that Peter is the only member of the crew to get fresh fish. In the Trades, when small flying-fish come over the low rails and fall to the deck, they are fair game for Peter, but he is the only fortunate one in this respect. ♦ ♦ Film of World Cruise, In the course of his world cruise, Captain H. Jeffery, owner-captain of the South African yacht Land’s End, which arrived in Whangarei this morning, is keeping a record of his travels by means of a cinematographic film. This film, some 3000 feet in length, will be shown tonight to the Whangarei public in the Royal Hall, When a silver coin collection will be taken up in .aid of funds of the Whangarei Cruising Club. Captain Jeffery regards what little assistance he can give a local organisation in this manner small compensation for generous hospitality he has everywhere been afforded.