WEATHER FORECAST

Northern Advocate, 28 April 1944, Page 2

WEATHER FORECAST

I list riel. Forecast: Modern i c l" fresh .south-westerly winds, i< iniiiig to non *j • westerly tomorrow. Weather mutiny line hut isolated, bricl saowers iiossime m high country. 'i'empera cures moderate. Further outlook: i u-easiunnl showers likely on Sunday. Whannnaki School Committee The following school commit tec wts elected hy Whnn.-mnki household* rs: Messrs. S. Pugii (chairman), 1.. Peters (secretary), N. Pugii. IP u'aeifoid, .7. Palmer. Citrus Fruit Diseases An extension to the Orchard and Garden Diseases Schedule published in last night's Gazette provides for control of a number of diseases of citrus fruit not formerly brought under control of the Act. Veterinary Surgeons The Veterinary Surgeons Appeal Regulations gazetted yesterday provide machinery for appeals in cases 'where registration is re (used to an applicant or where a registered surgeon is removed from Hie register. Appeals will be against a decision of the Veterinary Surgeons Registration Board and will be heard by a stipendary magistrate and two assessors, one appointed by appellant and the other by the board. Whangarei Girl Guiees The existence of a world war and its effect upon the minds of adolescents have served to bring home the value of youth organisations designed to promote the spiritual, moral and physical well-being of boys and girls. Tnis week the Whangarei Girl Guide Association is being brought, prominently under notice, for in addition to the annual meeting, there will be held a rally on the High School grounds and a combined outing by Guides and Scouts at Mair Park. These assemblages, which arc- open to the public, will doubtless create much public interest. # * Maungntapere Dance Solicit lug- suppi'i'i l'li- iis ciUi-.uii in iiic Whangarei 1:• 1-1 patriotic baby appeal, lin. Whuliiiri palriotie baby commit lec spu isot'ed and arranged a dance in the .VI amigutapei'e Hall last nijrlii. For non-flan ■••• ei'si, a card evening in a room in whiaii a log lire blazed, was arranged and \va. well patronised, while dune.' tunes Wi-re varied hint well eliosen. Door i:'ikin.gs amoniiled 111 L'l2. while lie- .-.tin*- aiiloUi'was also eolleeli d h>' raffle liekels. S *1(1 w hile the dance was in progr* ss. A mule for a number of jars of fruit was won hy Mr. 1». Stevens, witile the Monte Carlo dance was won by Miss K. Hunson aim Mr. 14. Mark wick.

Kaikohe Hospital Parley A favourable hearing was given Hie combined ‘tepulalion of W oim it’s insrilutes .and the local (.'hamher of <V*'n-inert-e. whi**b met tin- Minister of Health (Hon. A. 11. Norilmeyef) at Kaikohc y*-s----lerda.V do discuss the local hospiial |*ro!jlelm 'l'lie Afhiistce had prc\iotisly I! i -

speeted the military hospital, now lyinir idle. The Town Hoard chairman (Air. U. S. l’enney) presided. Speakers for the Women’s Institutes were Alesdaun's Johnston, Ai. H. FrieUer and W. II Moor. .Mrs. W. Uraham spoke for tin* l<»<-•• 1 W.D.F.K. and Air. W. Siewan for Hie Chamber of Commerce. The member tor the district (Mr S. W. Smith) and lieKaikohc lepres.dilative on tin* UdV of Islands Hospital H**ard (Mr. H. M. Williams) well? ill nllcinl.lilee.

More Members on Power Board For the first time, I-lokianga and Whangaroa Counties will be represented directly on the Bay of Islands Electric-power Board when the local body elections are over on May 27. Not reticulated for supply of power as yet, both counties were two years ago transferred from the board's outer district to its inner area. Two members will represent Hokianga, placing it on an even footing with the Bay and Mangonui counties, while one will be elected by Whangaroa. There will now be nine members round the board table instead of six.

Nordmeyer In North The Minister for Health (Hon. A. H. Nordmeyer). accompanied by Dr. Watt. Mr S. W. Smith. M.P. for the Bay of Islands, visited Kailaia on Wednesday to meet the Mangonui Hospital Board. The meeting was heid in committee and no report could be given. The Minister said he would make an announcement to the Press at an early date, and that he would communicate with the board before the local body elections. The Minister and his party left Kaitaia for Kneo in the afternoon to meet members of the Whangaroa Hospital Board. Today he met the WHangarei Board, concluding his tour of Northland.

Whangarei Airman in Drama The first New Zealand Ventura which participated in the dramatic air-sea rescue of the crew of an American plane off Japanese-occupied I3a!la!e Island, south of Bougainville, was piloted by Flying-Officer E. Miller, of Whangarei. not Auckland as incorrectly cabled yesterday. Son of Mr and Mrs Hugh Miller, of Portland, and formerly of Kamo Road, lie was educated at the Whangarei High School, where he gained distinction as an athlete. He won junior representative Rugby honours for Whangarei. At the time of his enlistment he was employed in the Public Trust Office. It was Flying-Officer Miller's plane which located the distressed Americans and kept guard over them while another New Zealand Ventura went for assistance.