News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 21 August 1943, Page 2

News Of The Day

Van conversion Chaw Charged with converting to ins own use a motor-van, Uui property of the Now Zealand Government, Samuel Akevarna Davis, ill. a soldier, was remanded by Mr. F Watters, J.P.. on the application of Detective G. S. Miller to appear in the Whangarei Court on Monday. Pati'ioiic Cilt Parcels, A further 120 eases ecntaininp, 720 unadiroKsed pill parcels have been sent forward bv the Northland Patriotic Coni nthtee. Each parcel contained one tin each of cake, fruit and syrup, barley sugar, cream, liver salts, coffee and milk, oysters or .jam, two handkerchiefs, stick of shaving soap, cake of toilet soap, packet ol aspirins, packet of razor blades, throe packets of chewing glint, and one pack ol playing cards. » * *, *

Spring is Here! Signs that spring is Imre are growing; more and more .apparent in bang.aie!. Flowers are in bloom and trees are shedding their winter bareness, replacing it With enat s of green. With Un> exception of last week-raid * the weather fe.r the week has been mild a lid warm and Seems to indicate ifeil Spring is not far distant. Rain has fallen in Whangarei fm four days in the week tor a total of L’.ll inches. Heaviest fall Was on August 11. when 1..V1 inches of rain was recorded. * * * Puzzle—Find the Owner "Wo put the bridge up. the P.W.D. take the bridge down. I collect the timber for safety storage, then a farmer says he has paid tire PW. for the timber and it is his. What do I do next, and who owns the timber?" Anyone able to answer this problem please get in touch with the Mangonui County. One of the members would be glad to learn the answer. ... * <« Iron Shed Treasure The Waihavaha Domain Board, the chairman of which is Mr. W. Steed, is normally one of those bodies that exist in name more than in fact. At the Mangonui County Council meeting, a sudden surge of business galvanised it; into life and. as a result, the board finds itscif with finances it hardly knows how to deal with. A large iron shed, left unused for a considerable period, was recently offered for sale and no fewer than 10 tenders were received. ranging in value from .CG lo £2s'lo'-. anti with a total value of £153/15/-. The highest fonder— optimistically a cheque to the; amount was enclosed—t.vas acepted and with much facetious comment as to how the funds were lo be administered the Wahiarara Domain Board subsided once more into oblivion.