News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 10 February 1940, Page 4

News Of The Day

Serious Charge. Appearing at the Mauhgaturoto Court yesterday before Mr Ferner, S.M., on a charge of rape, Lloyd George Doel, 26, of Kawakawa, pleaded not guilty and reserved his defence. He was committed to the Auckland Supreme Court for trial, bail being allowed in one surety of £3OO or two sureties of £l5O each. # & & * Shipping Delays. High seas on the west coast have delayed shipping. The Northern Steamship Company’s vessel Ronaki is being held at Hokianga until Monday. The steamer Hokianga, scheduled to sail for Hokianga from Onehunga today, will probably be unable to leave owing to the state of the Manukau bar. * * * * Boys Set the Pace. The jqb of shifting 60,000 books of ! the Wellington Central Public Library from their old home to the palatial new building was performed yesterday by 514 boys from Rongotai College. They did it in four hours. Had the boys not assisted, elaborate planning and long labour would have been required. The library will be ready for the official opening on Tuesday. * * * * Waiotira Ladies Thanked. Very real appreciation of the efforts of the Waiotira ladies’ committee in catering and housing the troops of the N.A.M.R. and the N.A. Regiment during their recent week-end bivouac is expressed by the officer commanding the Northern District. Conveying these sentiments in a letter. Captain H. P. Conyers-Brown, Whangarei area officer, also added the heartiest appreciation of officers and other ranks of the! units concerned. ♦ * £ * Northland’s Ideal Farming Weather. Ideal farming conditions persist in Northland, where the flush of feed at present exceeds that in early spring. Stock are in the best possible condition and production is being well maintained. Very satisfactory returns are being obtained for pigs, which, with so much milk available, are being developed quickly. Tire rainfall for -the past week was .74 inches, spread over three days.

The attention of members of the Whangarei Municipal • Orchestra is drawn to the fact that practise is being resumed in the Town Hall next Monday evening. 485 * 3 * * The Army Department advises by advertisement in this issue, that 69 recruits are required to fill vacancies in the Royal New Zealand Artillery. The period of engagement is five years, which may be extended. Applications should be made to the nearest Defence Office by noon on February 16. 466

j Awards. At a meeting of the court of directors of the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, headquarters Christchurch, ft was unanimously decided to award a framed certificate each to Messrs D. R. Bissett and J. R. Purchase for their plucky action in rescuing C. W. Megson from drowning in the Otaika ,River on September 7, 1939. 3 * * * Excellent Response. An excellent recruiting response had been made by No. 3 railway relay gang, which is responsible for relaying a section of the line North of Auckland. Of the 13 men. five will be leaving for camp with the Railway Construction Company on Monday, another is joining the Air Force next month, and another will join the machine-gunners. t,i ' tit * * Tiny Movie Stars. Imagine seeing your own baby on the screen! —a tiny movie actor! This opportunity is offered to Whanparei mothers by the St. John Ambulance Baby Contest, for which entries are now beipg taken at the Plaza Theatre, or in the men's department at Messrs. J. W. Court’s Ltd. Prizes for Whangarei contestants are £ls, £lO, £5, £3, £2 and £1 for the six leading babies, which will be selected by popular vote of patrons attending the Plaza Theatre during the screening period. Leading bab’es will qurutf; for the Dominion title. * i* * ’ m Vacancies exist in the N.Z. Naval Forces for Stokers, Seamen Boys. Short Service Seamen, Assistant Cooks, Assistant Stewards, Artificers, etc. Particulars are advertised in this issue. 464 * * * * End-of-Seascn Specials at Henry Wilson’s: Silk Vests, 1/3; slips, 3/G; nights, 4/6; pyjamas, 4/9; scanties, lid; print frocks, 5/6; striped silk frocks, 6/6, and smocks from 3/6.