News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 15 March 1944, Page 2

News Of The Day

Kaffudic Health Stamp Sales An increase of nearly 500 per cent \yas evident, in the Sales of Health Stamps in Kaikohe for the period (Gctober-Febru-aryj for whicli the novel "Royal Triangles” were issued. The actual sum raised was ',£lß/17/!). The previous year’s total was £4,

Accommodation Was it proposed to provide suitable accommodation in Auckland for members of the Disabled Soldiers Re-establishment League, to enable vocational training to be successfully undertaken? asked Mr A. J. Murdoch (Oppn.-Marsden) in the House of Representatives. Mr Murdoch said the present building, a temporary one, was quite inadequate to allow full scope for the services of a staff of 40 instructors.

Rotarians at Bowls Whangarei and Dargaville Rotarians met at bowls yesterday afternoon in connection with a recently instituted competition embracing several sports. Two rinks from each club competed and honours were oven, Rotarian O. Williams (Dargaville) beating Rotarian B. R. Miller (Whangarei) 80 to 10 and Rotarian F. Auld (Whangarei) beating Rotarian W. B. Morris (Dargaville) 23 to 14.

Whangarei Man Missing A middle-aged man, Sam Carpenter, a three-quarter caste Maori, lias been missing irorn his home on Lirneburners Creek, Whangarei, since Saturday evening. He was seen by children on the Kioreroa hills on Sunday but since then no trace ol' him has been found. About 47 years of ago, lie was dressed when last seen in a black shirt, dark trousers, black boots and white straw hat. He is short and stout in build. Inquiries are being made by the Whangarei police.

Kaikohe Hospital Rating A 10-year increase of 550 per cent in hospital rating was disclosed by the Kaikohe town clerk (Mr K. W. Harold) at this week’s Town Board meeting. Mr Harold said he had provided the Minister for Health with a schedule for the period 1933-43, in which the hospital rate for Kaikohe town area climbed from £llO to £6OB

Parking at Fire Station “The entrance must always be kept clear,” remarked the chairman of the Kaikohe Town Board (Mr. G. S. Penney). when il was decided to accede to the Keikohea Volunteer Fire Brigade’s request to place a “No Parking” sign outside the station. The brigade stated that cars, trucks and timber-lorries had in the past used that part of the street for parking purposes. 1

Just a Little Bit Tough

It may have been pure coincidence —but it was a pretty mean one at the best. To think of the returning officer, sitting there in the old hall in a back-country pollingbooth, waiting for not more than a dozen electors all through a beautiful summer day—and opposite, in a corner, stood a 10-gallon keg and two five-gallon kegs. Law-abiding citizen as he was, towards the end of the day he paid them a visit—they were empties!

For British Relatives Addressing a women’s meeting the leader of tire United Kingdom food mission in Australia and New Zealand (Mr. W. Bankes Amery) recommended private people to send to their relatives in Britain dried milk, tinned meat, jam. preserved fruit and lemons. Lemons should be packed green, coated with vaseline, wrapped in greaseproof paper and shavings. and the stalks retained. G'n fine motion of Miss D. E. Menzies, the meeting unanimously expressed the opinion that the people of New Zealand should do more than they were doing to help the people fo Britain by submitting to an extension of the rationing system, and asked that the Government be urged to give effect to the views ot the meeting.