News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 26 May 1941, Page 4

News Of The Day

No Further Meningitis Cases The weekend has been clear of meningitis cases, the last having been reported on Friday, when a patient was brought into the Kawakawa hospital. The outbreak appears to be on the wane and right through has been confined to a comparatively small area in the Bay of Islands county.

Accident to Boy

A fracture of both bones in the left forearm was suffered by ’ Albert Wedge, aged 11 years, who resides with his parents at Hikurangi, when he fell from a tree while playing. The accident happened yesterday afternoon, and the boy was brought into the Whangarei hospital, where be is progressing favourably.

A Day Out for Field Goals Saturday was a day out for field goals, so far as Whangarei Rugby was concerned. First, in a ioui’th-grade match, a Maunu player put over a field goal, but, unfortunately for him, the referee blew his whistle for an infringement before the ball went over. Not to be outdone, the boy put over another within a few minutes. In the senior match, an Old Boys’ player dropped a splendid field goal, while an Old Buys’ junioir did the same feat in the junior match.

Income Tax by Instalments Replies have been received by the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce to inquiries whether there were still facilities for paying income tax in advance by instalments, formerly made possible by the issue of certificates from post offices. A letter from the Associated Chambers of Commerce states that, while certificates are not at present procurable, the Commissioner of Taxes has stated that they will again be available in two or three weeks on the same basis as before. A separate reply from the commissioner states that payments in advance may be made by forwarding amounts direct to the Land and Income Tax Department’s offices, or by making deposits in the public account at the Bank of New Zealand and forwarding the Treasury portion of the bank receipt to the department. Interest at the rate of 2 per cent, will be allowed in respect of payments in advance from the sixth of the month following the date of payment to February 6, 1942.

Watersidcr Killed

Fatal injuries were received by Mr. Frederick Brooks, aged 56, waterside worker, of Miramar, in an accident on the Wellington waterfront on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Brooks was struck when a stack of cases in a shed fell. He received an injury to his back and was taken to hospital, where he died at 8.30 p.m. /

Fatal Fall From Wharf

Artificial respiration failed to revive an elderly man who fell into the harbour from the Birkenhead ferry wharf shortly before seven o'clock on Saturday evening. He was identified late yesterday as Mr. James Luke Archer, aged 67, a widower, of Birkdale. Mr. Archer was injured in the fall and suffered abrasions to the face.

Used Gun Wrongly Reaching into a tree to dislodge an apple with a shotgun, lan Osborne Duncan, aged 18, of Havelock North, was killed when the gun discharged. Duncan was returning from a shooting expedition with a party of young men. When passing through an orchard he tried to knock down an apple, holding his gun by the barrel. After the accident it was found that he had received the full charge in his body.

Small School Attendances Although the primary schools reopened today after a three weeks’ vacation (two weeks the usual May holidays and one week on account of the meningitis outbreak in the Bay of Islands district), the attendance of pupils was small. This perhaps was largely due to a misunderstanding on the part of parents as to theopening day, many thinking that the schools did not reopen till Tuesday. The prevalence of whooping cough is another cau|se. Illustrating the small attendances, at Whau Valley out of a school roll of 220 only 82 children were present this morning. The High School does not open till tomorrow, Tuesday.

Resourceful Soldier

Mrs. D. Dalbeth, of Dargaville, is in receipt of a message from her husband, Tpr. D. Dalbeth, which has come to her in a very unique manner. It appears, that Tpr. Dalbeth picked up a card on one of the wharves in a South Wales town and, writing a message on it, placed it inside the wire binding on a case of goods addressed to New Zealand, with the request that the finder would forward it to his wife at Dargaville. The card, which measures five inches square, was found when the goods arrived and was posted, as requested, by the recipient of the box, Mr. Witty, of Dunedin.