News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 26 December 1940, Page 4

News Of The Day

Governor-General's Activities The Governor-General (Viscount Galway) and Lady Galway visited wards of the Auckland hospital yesterday morning and conveyed seasonal greetings to all the patients. Later, attended by their family, they were present at the morning service at St Mary’s Cathedral. r- <f * * New Fame for Rotorua A soldier from Wellington who was “adopted” by four Wellington factory girls, sent them a cutting from the Egyptian Mail.. It was a picture of two biggame fishermen standing beside a marlin swordfish, evidently a New Zealand Government publicity photograph taken at the Bay of Islands or Mercury Bay. The Egyptian newspaper, however, had its own ideas, for the caption appearing under it was worded, “Marlin caught in Lake Rotorua.”

From An Air Raid Shelter This extract from a letter written in an air raid shelter in London is interesting: “I thought you would be thrilled to get a letter with the above address . : . I have an attache case with various oddments—a packet of chocolate (Adolf likes to come at meal time; I got no lunch at all one day, but we are not hospitable and we do not invite him in!), knitting, ration books, bank passbook, cash box with money and jewellery, sponge bag with soap, hankies, etc., books, a fan, a torch, and perhaps a letter, paper and pen ... We are very much amused at Dr. Goebbels saying that London was on lire,... We know that Grimm’s Fairy Tales come form Germany, also; the Tales of Baron Munchausen. It' is all so silly.”

Fast Shearing A shearing gang of six men, under Mr Tau Wilson, recorded an excellent performance recently on the Papanui estate, states the Taihape correspondent of the Wanganui Chronicle. They shore 1840 sheep in one day —an average of 306 sheep per man. The men were the recipients of congratulations on their achievements by Mr H. H. Harris, the manager of the station.

Christmas Services. Christmas services in Whangarei churches were well attended yesterday. At Christ Church there were over 200 communicants at the various services commencing with a midnight celebration. A united service was held in the Salvation Army Hall at 8 a.m., the preacher being Pastor Skinner, of the Congregational Church. There were big attendances also at St. Francis Xavier’s Roman Catholic Church. f * * *

The Christmas spirit is abroad at Henry Wilson’s drapery store. The feeling of goodwill' towards one’s fellows is manifest in customers, and usually takes the form of some useful gift. It is nice to be thus remembered by one’s friends. Henry Wilson, too, is grateful for the privilege of being the medium through which these happy courtesies are extended, and in turn wish one and all a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. W 9