News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 15 December 1938, Page 8

News Of The Day

With Best Wishes Christmas presents’of a more practical nature than formerly are being selected in Whangarei this season. Stores dealing in a wide range of goods and catering for the most ykried of tastes report business already in excess of last year but they are also meeting dn increasing tendency to shop earlier. The more expensive goods and articles which can be put to practical uses are a pronounced feature of the popular choice. : ' S W ♦ * Health Stamp Campaign. The sale of health stamps to assist in raising funds for children’s health camps was commenced at Whangarei today. Members of the Whangarei J Health Camp Committee conducted aj special stall at the entrance to the Post Office, and this is to be continued for several* days.

Druids' Fictile. ,The recent launch excursion to Urquhart’s Bay was the subject of a favourable report at the fortnightly meeting of the Whangarei Druids’ Lodge, No, 38, on Tuesday night. It was agreed that in the outing should be 'an annual fixture. » • • V Northland Industrial District. An invitation has been extended, through Mr J. G. Barclay, M.P., for the Minister of Labour, the Hon. P. C. Webb, to visit Whangarei early in the New Year to discuss the constitution of a separate industrial district for Northland. This move has been advocated by both unions and employers’ organisations within the province. ♦ * « Mid-Northern Reps. The Mid-Northern team to play High School at Akerana, commencing at 10 a.m. on Saturday, is: S. Wallace (captain), R. White, Tracey, D. Campbell, M. Sheehan, P. Sheehan, J. Hedley, M. Rouse, J. Rouse, Moody, A. Snowden. Twelfth man, A. Mclnnes.

Malted Milk for Maori Pupils

Arrangements are under way for supplying malted milk to the phpils of the Motuti and Mangamuka Native Schools, reported the health inspector to- the Hokianga County Council on Tuesday , ~ •f• • . Model By-Laws for Hokianga. The Hokianga County Council, meeting. on Tuesday, resolved to adopt in toto the model by-laws submitted by , the New Zealand Counties’ Association. These will come into force throughout the county on April 1, 1939. The resolution will be confirmed at the' next meeting of .the council on February 14, 1939. The ppunty clerk, Mr H. Chappell, explained ' that by adopting these new by-laws to replace the old laws, which were now obso>lete, the county would have a better form of government. The by-laws would give considerable assistance to the health inspector in the execution of his duties. * * • * Condition of Workers’ Huts The condition of the huts occupied by the county roadmen at Broadwood was the subject for some comment by the inspector of health in his report submitted to the meeting of the ' Hokianga County Council on Tuesday. The report stated that insanitary conditions existed and that although the huts were only temporary, it was necessary that sufficient privy accommodation and an adequate water supply be provided. Overcrowding would also have to be considered, and if families were to be |hoUsed, larger accommodation was necessary.

Car Caught by Tide A motorist who drove his car just a trifle too far on to the beach at Chase’s Gorge this week, was caught by a long sweep and it was only a matter of seconds before the car was buried to the running boards. With the tide coming in the position looked hopeless, but long and wide planks which had just been brought to a house by a carrier a few minutes before, were hurriedly rpsiied to the scene where after much fervent dig-’ ging and the willing assistance of a number of toheroa-gatherers the cc r was pushed to safety. A breakdown waggon was sent for but its services were not required when it arrived at the beach.