News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 13 January 1941, Page 4

News Of The Day

Painter Breaks Arm. Mr. A. Greenbury, painter, of Kaikohe, was admitted to the Kawakawa hospital on Saturday evening suffering from a broken arm. * * * * Overdraft for Hospital Board Authority for an overdraft of up to £3500 for the period from January 1 to March 31 has been received from the Health Department by the Whangarei Hospital Board. * » * * Passenger Traffic High. Passenger traffic is maintaining its increase on northern lines according to the Whangarei stationmaster (Mr F. J. Hoddinott). He said that trains were still well packed, the only signs of slackening being on the up-express on Saturday. ■t * * » Repairs to Annexe * It had been found that the blocks under the maternity annexe at the Whangarei hospital were in a serious state of decay, and in urgent need of renewal. The difficult work of renewing the blocks had been proceeding for some time and is now almost completed. * <« * * The Patients First At an informal function at the meeting of the Whangarei Hospital Board today, the members were entertained by the chairman (Mr J. A. S. MacKay). Miss Cookson proposed a toast “to the patients, first, then the staff, and then the welfare of all.” This toast was honoured by board members. * * * * Christmas Cheer Appreciation Appreciation for the Christmas greetings and tokens of good cheer given by the board to the hospital stiff was expressed by the kitchen staff to the board at its meeting today. A letter signed by all the kitchen staff was received and in this, after thanks were conveyed, the staff wished the board members every success in the New Year. * 4* * % Seagull Golfer As a party of golfers was playing on the Shandon links, Wellington, a seagull swooped down on a ball on the sixth green and soared away with it to the seventh green, where it gravely examined its find. A. Minifie was the player whose ball was removed by the inquisitive seabird, but, under the rules of golf, he was allowed to drop another ball on the green without penalty.

tj. # ijt # Excellent Conduct of Hospital Congratulations were extended by the Whangarei Hospital Board to the assistant medical superintendent at the hospital, Dr. McKechnie, and his assistant, for the excellent conduct of the hospital during the absence of the medical superintendent (Dr. Hall) on his annual leave. The chairman (Mr J. A. S. Mac Kay) said at the board meeting today, that* there had been no hitches during the period of Dr. Hall's absence. Very serious cases had been brought in to the institution and successfully dealt with by Dr. McKechnie.

Delegate Nominated ‘ Nurse Solomon has been nominated by the student nurses at the Whangarei Hospital as their delegate to the Registered Nurses’ annual conference, to be held next month. * * * * Kaikohe Court Remand. A Maori, Frank Kahe Wiparata, 20. appeared in the Kaikohe Police Court before Mr. W. Shaw, J.P., on a charge of breaking and entering a dwelling by day and theft of £7. At the reqyest of the police, Wiparata was remanded for a week. Movement in Sheep. A noticeable movement in sheep is reported by the Whangarei railway staff. Lambs are providing a particularly heavy traffic. The beasts are being consigned from all parts of the North to killing works. It is expected that the Kamo sheep fair tomorrow will add greatly to the number of sheep being moved by rail. * # * * Another Russell Excursion. So successful have been the Whanga-rei-Opua excursions conducted by the Railway Department this season that a similar trip is planned for January 26. Arrangements are now in hand and it is expected that the excursion will be similarly well patronised. “The Auckland boys now in camp at Kensington will find the trip an excellent means of putting in a day and of seeing the historic Bay of Islands, provided they can arrange leave,” commented an official at the railway station today. I X* W * 4* Cricket Postponed. For the first time since the season commenced, Whangarei cricketers were held up by the weather on Saturday. Teams assembled at the Reclamation Ground for the start of the supplementary competition, but just before 2 p.m. a further heavy shower put play out of the question. The Auckland Territorials now in camp at - Kensington are anxious to enter a team in the competitions, and this may be feasible until the championships resume next month. * * * * Hospital Statistics A decrease in the number of patients in the Whangarei Hospital during December, when compared with the previous month, is shown by the returns received at the hospital board meeting today. At the end of there were 71 patients, inefuding 15 in the annexe, as compared with 129 (15 in the annexe) at the end of November. Patients admitted during the month totalled 243, including 39 to the maternity annexe .

Bike-Lamp Stealing. One young woman of Whangarei, who is in the habit of riding her bicycle to the pictures Saturday nights, has learnt not to leave her lamp attached to the machine. A week ago she found that someone had removed the battery from her electric cyclelamp while she was in the theatre. Last Saturday night she had the whole lamp stolen. “It looks as though they are graduating slowly,” she remarked. “Perhaps they’ll take the front wheel or the whole bike next time.”

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