News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 26 January 1939, Page 6

News Of The Day

Dannevirke Entries For Pig Championship. Dannevirke entries for. the (National Bacon Pig Championship are coming in very well, according to a letter recently received at Whangarei from the Dannevirke A. and P. Association. The letter asked for advice concerning the type of tattoo to be branded on each entry. Mr C. P. Butler, secretary of the Whangarei A. and P. Association, said to-day that the association, with the aid of the Auckland'Farmers’ Freezing Company, Has evolved its own tattoo, which has so far proved 100 per ceht. successful. *£. * # Shops Not Asked to Close. A suggestion that. Whangarei businessmen might be asked to close at 11 a.in. instead of mid-day on the Saturday of the Whangarei A. and P. Society’s show was discussed by the show committee last night, Such action, it was decided, would not benefit the show to any great extent, whilst it would probably be detrimental to business interests. Consequently, no move in this direction is to be made.

Social Security Offices for Kaitaia? The SociaF Security Department has been making tentative inquiries for office accommodation in Kaitaia, but there are no suitable premises available. Negotiations were opened to purchase the old block of buildings previously occupied by the North Auckland Farmers’ Co-op., but nothing was finalised. It is understood that the department is now endeavouring to acquire the premises previously occupied by Messrs Ballantlne, opposite the Central Boardinghouse, Commerce Street. The office, when opened, will be staffed by four employees.

Visitors to Kerikeri. > ' Mrs M. R. Browne and her small son Julian, is visiting her parents, Captain and Mrs A. M. Emanuel, Kerikeri. Mrs Browne has spent the past 12 months in Persia, and made her home in Shiraz during the time her husband was making an astronomical • survey of the country. Whilst travelling to New Zealand, Mrs Browne had the unusual, but not very pleas- < .ant experience of an outbreak of fire! aboard ship, for she crossed from j England by the Rimutaka. She in- { tends staying in New Zealand for six 3 .months, and will then join her hus-1 hand in England. i • • r; • j

Experimental Farm Discussed. - The proposed experimental farm for Northland was discussed at yesterday’s executive .meeting of the Northland Pig Council. It was decided to hold over the question until the next meeting, pending comment from the Direc-tor-General of Agriculture and answers from various branches of the Farmers’ Union, which have been communicated with concerning the matter. , '

Show Committee Meets. , Members of the Whangarei Show Committee, which met last night, decided to hold a working bee at the Kensington show grounds on February 111 Matters relating to the forthcoming show were discussed. Among improved facilities will be a new pig wash, and more convenient .accommodation for the handling,of sheep.

Northern Bowlers’ Spectacular. Results A curious coincidence occurred on Saturday. At Victoria Valley, P. Panther, whilst batting, missed the ball with struck him on a pocket, ' in which was contained a box of wax matches. There was an explosion, and when the smoke had cleared laway the batsman was seen hurriedly salvaging his pocket. Practically at the same time on the same day, M. Crallan experienced the same'.misfortune while playing, at Tutekehua. It is not often a bowler gets such spectacular results.

“King!” Swallows Two Baits. ’ " Recently, Messrs. G. Maroon and J. J. Sythes, Government Audit Inspectors, had quite a unique experience in landing a fine 501 b kingfish, when fishing from the Opiia wharf. They were using live mackerel as bait, and [were sitting fairly adjacent to one another. One fisherman felt a tug and, on drawing in his line, found that the “kingi” had swallowed both baits arid was securely hooked with both hooks. The other fisherman had no indication that his bait had been- taken or that he had hooked a fish until his line appeared with the “kingi.” ..