News of the Day

Northern Advocate, 11 August 1938, Page 6

News of the Day

LOST—REWARD. Lost in Whangarei today a number of sheets of printed matter headed “Information.” Finder will be rewarded on returning to Information, c/o "Advocate.”

flokianga Bar “Taniwha.” A Whangarei resident, recently returned from a trip to the Far North, was speaking to Natives of the legend of the Wairoa River log, which is supposed to float upstream as a warning of impending danger. The log, he said, was well-known to' the Natives, who also mentioned to him two taniwhas, one of which was in Lak< Omapere, and the other had its home near the bar of the Hokianga River. This latter monster, the Whangarei man was told, had been showing signs of activity recently by suddenly sending three extra large waves, shorewards, no doubt with the intention of washing unwary fishermen from the rocks, * * • ■ Gale At Russell. Heavy westerly winds and pounding seas on the Russell waterfront throughout Tuesday ended in the evening with ,a howling gale and a deafening rain storm lasting some two hours. The barometer dropped considerably and a bitterly cold night followed. No damage was done, only a heavy seaweed deposit and a litter of broken branches showing as a result of the gale.

Interest In Visiting Yacht. That considerable public interest is being displayed in the visit of Captain H. Jeffery’s yacht Land’s End to Whangarei in the course of her world cruise, is shown by the number c«f visitors who have been on board during the little vessel’s stay at the town wharf. Any hour of the day sees at least one or two cars parked on the waterfront, while interested residents respond to the skipper's cordial invitation to step aboard and inspect both the decks and the fittings of the snug interior for themselves.

Quiet Days At Town Wharf. This being the off-season in the shipping world, these are quiet days at the Whangarei Town Wharf, and there has been little of note in the cargoes landed. Early this morning the Coronation, bearing the usual general cargo from Auckland, berthed at Whangarei, en route to Kerikeri on her northern run. The Watchlin Line Port Whangarei is expected on Monday from Tauranga and Lyttelton, with general cargo from southern ports.

FIRE occurred this morning in the No. 1 Morgan east section of the Liverpool State mine. The miners are idle to-day, but it is'hoped to extinguish the fire in time to resume work to-morrow.

Military Parade. There was a good attendance of Territorials at the usual fortnightly parade of the Whangarei machine-gun troop of the North Auckland Regiment last night. The evening was spent largely in Vickers gun instruction, an interesting feature being practice in taking the gun forward for action in preparation for teams’ competitions with the Mounted Rifles. A few members of the Mounted Rifles and Motor-Cycle Platoon also paraded.