News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 10 May 1939, Page 4

News Of The Day

Pert Whangarei Lands Southern Produce. About 140 tons of Southern produce arrived in Whangarei yesterday by the Watchlin Line vessel, Port Whangarei. With the shipment was a large quantity of Southern potatoes. The vessel cleared the port last evenig with a small quantity of Northern produce for the south.

Bacon Will Not Fly. * r, A proposal that c'arcases of pigs in. the Northland B'acon Pig Championship should be flown from Kaiapoi has proved to be impracticable. Mr C. P. Butler, secretary, reported to> the executive of the* A. and P. Society that it had been found that the cost of flying the carcases would' amount to over £2OO. - The project Was too costly to prove practicable.

Ducks Fly High; Not Enough Water. Although there ' appear to tee plenty of duck in the Hikurangi Swamp region, they are flying high. Spdftsmeh Consider this due to the small amount of water lying in the district. Should a ftdod occur, the ducks are expected to come down to the surface of ‘the water, A good hag l was secured oh Monday, however, byd Mr H. J. Hirst and a companion. In i. a short time they had 10 birds to their credit, ahjd they are hoping . that more rain falls shortly to faring.! the birds ifato closer range. Pheasants in the swamp area are considered to be unusually scarce this season, few shooters reporting good bags.

Illegal Takihg .of. Ttfhferfaas. y , On account of the poaching and illegal sale of toheroas from the Ninety Mile Beach, the Marine Department has appointed the sergeant of police at Kaitai’a an inspector of fisheries' under the Fisheries Act, 1908, Persons are warnCd against the unlawful kale of the shellfish and also the taking of greater quantities than are, allowed by the regulations. It is al§6 an of- . fence to dig toheroas with a spade of a greater width than four inches.

Free Exchange Wanted. ;' At a meeting of the Otago Provincial Council of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, the following resolution was carried: “That this meeting endorses the report of the Primary and Ancilliary Producers’ Association, and urges that representations be made to the Government pointing out the necessity of action being taken bn the lines recommended, which, put briefly, involve the allowing of the exchange rate to swing free,”

Harriers Turn Out.

Although only a small muster turned out on Saturday afternoon, hopes for a good season are entertained by the Whangarei Harriers Club this year. Last week’s run was from Otaika Road across country to Port Whangarei Road and thence back to Whangarei, a distance of 3£ miles, and regular outings are to be held every Saturday afternoon, commencing at 2 p.m.

Cheap Rent in Whangarei.

Surprise was caused by a witness in a civil claim in the Auckland Supreme Court yesterday when he told counsel that ho was a farm hand living near Whangarei, and paid rent on a house of five rooms to the extent of only 5/a week. Mr Justice Fair asked him whether it was a reasonably good dwelling, and, on being informed that it was, he told the witness that his statement was rather a remarkable one. “You would go a long way before you found anything like that here,” he said with a smile.

Special values at Henry Wilson’s— Pillow cases, 7d each; 54in. sheets, 6/11; 80in., 9/6 pair; cottage weaves, ll|d yard; winceyettes, HJd yard; silk winceyette, 1/9 yard; ladies’ wool vests, 2/11; warm interlock vests, 1/6; children’s winceyette pyjamas from 2/11; ladies’ winceyette nights and pyjamas from 3/11.