News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 19 February 1942, Page 2

News Of The Day

Boy Injured Garry Kelly, aged five, son of Roy Kelly, Kailaia, suffered a fractured arm and dislocated wrist as a result of a fall at school. His condition is satisfactory.

Whangarei Cricket Draw The Whangarei cricket draw on Saturday is: Albion v. Services, No. 1 ground; Central v. School, No. 3. Remaining Old Boys players have amalgamated with Albion. * * * + Wandering Horses For allowing three horses to wander on a main highway, Mrs. Len Hcta was fined £ 1 and costs at a sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Kaikohc on Wednesday. * * * >:• School Children Settle Down Rust Lane, Whangarei, resounds at various hours of the day with the shouts of over 200 Intermediate High School children. The pupils have settled down to their studies now and are working well under the rather strange conditions. Central Park has proved very popular and the pool is ci'owded whenever the children have permission to swim. * * * * Sc out Week The Boy Scout week to be held throughout the Dominion is of primary importance at this time, when New Zealand’s forces must be marshalled. The week is being held with the idea of interesting all boys in the Scout movement. Whangarei is taking its share in the week and on Saturday a field day will be held at Hora Hora. The usual Scout activities will be displayed. ,5 * * * Drought Breaks Six weeks of dry weather have left their mark on Northland pastures, which, in many districts, are bearing a sombre brown appearance. Even paspalum has made little growth and there seems little prospect of adding to the fairly substantial hay crops harvested in spring. Already the decline in dairy output is at least 10 per cent. Yesterday’s heavy showers were welcomed with relief. Though perhaps not enough to do a great deal of good the rain will prove beneficial in breaking the long drought, and its effect can be seen already in bright lawns and pastures. In some country areas the rain was much heavier than in the town, and so swollen did the Otaika creek become that workers on their way to Portland lor night shift were delayed half an hour by flooding. The rainfall at Whangarei for the 24 hours was .56 of an inch.

Small incomes enjoin the necessity of practising economy but whether your income be large or small Henry Wilson’s famous prices will make it go further. Don’t miss the stocktaking reductions in the showroom specially marked down before final inventory. W.lO