News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 24 May 1939, Page 6

News Of The Day

Gunshot Wound. ’ The accidental discharge of a shotgun while out shooting resulted in Kenneth Hansen, aged 17, of Mamaranui, receiving injuries to his foot which necessitated his removal to the Northern Wairoa Hospital where one toe w*as amputated. His condition is satisfactory.

Kaikolie Town Board Vacancy. As only one nomination has been received for the seat on the Kaikohe Town Board, made vacant by the resignation of the chairman, Mr W. Shaw, Mr G. G. McNickle has been elected to the board. Mr McNickle has resided in the town for the last 11 years, and has always taken a keen interest In local affairs.

Junior Hockey Team Formed. A hockey team has been formed by Hikurangi boys. They will compete in the competition for the junior grade, which will commence on Saturday week. This junior section is being gradually built up, and with the inauguration of the junior competition, it is likely that greater interest will be aroused. Hikurangi boys’ team has been allotted red and black hoops as its colours.

There is no HnancJal aim which cannot be attained through Life Insurance —no financial obstacle it cannot overcome. Information gladly given by Neal Armit, A.M.P. Society, Whangarei. Al 4.

Australians for N.Z. Railways. The superintendent of Workshops for the New Zealand Railways, Mr E. T. Spidy, has engaged nearly 100 men in Sydney, and the first group will leave for New Zealand this week. Only three of the 15 coppersmiths required have been engaged.

[ A.M.P. Directorate. The election of two directors for the A.M.P. Society resulted in the return of Mr J. H. Meeks (77,913 votes) and Sir Frederick Tout (72,992 votes)., The unsuccessful candidate was Mr J. E. Garvan, who polled 14,338 votes # ■X Challenge For Lost Shield. The Whangarei Ladies’ Hockey Association has held the Hanriam- Shield for so long that to challenge them for it is almost a matter of course, At its last meeting the association received a challenge from Rodney for the trophy. It Wad apparently been forgotten that Whangarei lost the shield to Dargaville last season after having held it for 12 years. •x * x Government Loan Attracts. Attractive terms are offered by the internal loan of £4,500,000, subscriptions to which are now invited. The lists will close on or before the 31st. The Government has met the money market in its first approach for new money during its 3£ years in office. Provision for supporting the market is an important consideration in respect to the long-dated 4 per cent stock at £96, repayable at par' on May 31, 1958. A compensatory provision to the short-dated stock, issued '

at £99, and repayable at par on November 30, 1948, makes it acceptable at par for the payout of death duties. Yields on the new issue are: 1954-58, £4 7/5 per cent; 1948, £4 2/7.

Splints From Fruit Box. Nothing daunts a St. John Ambulance man. When Jack Amos, third grade Rugby footballer attached to the Kamo Club, broke 'a leg while playing 'at Kensington Park on Saturday, the medicine man in attendance lost no time in summoning an ambulance, While the vehicle was larriving, he eased the injured boy’s leg with padding. His chiefdifficulty, however, lay in securing splints. No to be defeated, he soon had a fruit box, which he broke for the purpose, and, by the time the ambulance arrived, the player’s injured leg was securely fastened between the makeshift splints, thus making his journey to hospital more comfortable.