Points From The News

Northern Advocate, 14 January 1939, Page 15

Points From The News

recently completed aerodrome atj ■Whareora, Tauranga, was officially i opened today by the Minister of De- 1 fence, the Hon. F. Jones. The Minister was accompanied by the managing director of Union Airways of New Zealand Ltd., Mr. N. F. Falla, and the manager of Union Airways, Mr. F. Maurice Clarke. *'a • • A FOSSILISED seal skull has been sent to the Auckland Museum for identification. It was recently discovered in a cliff face at Ohope Beach, Whakatane, 20 feet from the top. Apart from being slightly larger than the skull of the seal species, which are still known in New Zealand waters, measuring 11 inches in length, the skull is identified as distinct from extant species, mainly by a different arrangement of the teeth. Mr. A. W. B. Powell, of the museum, said the head apparently belonged to an extinct species allied to the existing southern fur seal. ;•« * >;« r? A N eight-roomed residence, owned j by Mr. B. F. Corrigan, with all its contents, in Brassey Read, St. John’s 1 Hill, Wanganui, was destroyed by fire yesterday. A gale made it impossible for the brigade to save the wooden building. The occupants had left at midday on the .day before for a holiday. i> * s * A s the result of falling down a flight j of steps in a house at 26 West End Road, Herne Bay, Auckland, late last night, a widow, Mrs. Jessie McLeod, aged 61, received injuries from which she later died. Mrs. McLeod received! severe concussion and head injuries j and her death occurred just before] midnight. } « * * • APPARENTLY blown inland by the force of the gale, a large albatross was seep to land in the backyard of Mr. D. O’Brien’s property at Mangamutu, near Palmerston North, yesterday. The bird, which measured Bft. 2£in. across the wings, showed little fear cf men, and although it pecked at them when they came near, they managed to catch it and take its wing measurement. So far. the albatross has made several attempts to rise from the ground, but without success, and its involuntary hosts are at a loss to know what to do with the bird.

Hamilton Visitors Injured. Hamilton visitors to Northland, Mr and Mrs Albert Williams, were admitted to the Whangarei district hospital following a motor accident on the Waipu Road. The car went off the road just south of Waipu and relied down a 7ft. bank. Mrs Williams suffered severe abrasions to a leg and Mr Wililams received back injuries arid a deep cut on the left hand. The car was extensively damaged. This morning the condition of both patients was reported to bo satisfactory.