Points From

Northern Advocate, 28 April 1939, Page 2

Points From

The News

AN Australian womens hockey team is to be invited to visit New Zealand for a tournament in May, 1940, according to a decision at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Women’s Hockey Association. It was decided to postpone any decision as to where the tournament should be held until after applications had been made from the affiliated associations.

,t MIDDLE-AGED man, Mr Albert Fox, was found hanging in a shed at the back of unoccupied premises at 52 Leith Street. Dunedin. Mr Fox, who had boarded at the adjoining house, had been missing since last Wednesday,

TT has been ascertained from a reliable source that boring with special plant was commenced early in tho week near Oncknka. Progress at the rate of 50 feet has been made daily, and a depth of 200 feet has now been reached. The drill is passing through what is said to be good quality ore all the way.

VyHEN the anchor of the steamer Aymeric was being raised at Wellington preparatory to the ship sailing for Lyttelton, the warping shaft of the windlass broke. The vesdeparture was therefore delayed until Saturday, when it is expected that repairs will be finished.

W. R. B. Oliver, Director of the Dominion Museum, Wellington, has been elected a British Empire member of the British Ornithological Society. is regarded as a high scicn-

!ific honour, and is conferred in recognition of outstanding work in ornithology.

JQIGGING under his house in the suburb of Seatoun, Wellington, Mr N. W. Thomas came across the bones of a moa buried in the sand. They were in an excellent state of preservation. and have been identified by Dr. W. R. B. Oliver. Director of the Dominion Museum, as one of the larger species, found mainly in the South Island. Mr Thomas has presented them to the museum. The bones were found at a depth of nine feet.

TN a 12-round boxing contest, before a crowded house, at New Plymouth last night, Percy Kelly, 9.12, of Auckland. beat Tommy Loveridge. 10.0. of New Plymouth, on points. Kelly revealed himself as the more accomplished boxer, and was too clever for his opponent, whom he dominated in the last two rounds, after a featureless opening. * * DECISION to form a guaranteed price association was made at a meeting of 50 South Canterbury farmers at Waimate. A resolution was carried that the Government be asked for a guaranteed price for meat and wool, to enable farmers to pay their living costs and to give them a standard of living commensurate with that of other sections of the community. * * • • A MEETING was held in Dunedin yesterday to set up an executive to control emergency precautions under the scheme submitted by tho Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry. Conveners were appointed for the different sections, and were authorised to co-operate with the various departments of trade, industry and public activities, with a view to setting up suitable executives in each section.