News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 1 April 1946, Page 4

News Of The Day

KNITTING COMPETITION

Northland prize winners in the New Zealand Wool Board's grand knitting competition are:—Class 3: Mrs S. Woofley. Whangaroa. second. Class 4: Mrs J. E. White, Okaihau R.D.. first. NINE TYPES OF FISH Fishing outside the Whangarei Harbour yesterday a party of Whangarei dairy factory employees landed 81 fish of nine different varieties. The largest was a. kingfish of over 201 b, caught by Mr T. Broomfield. Fishing off Manganese Point in the Whangarei Harbour < u Saturday afternoon, Messrs J. Baker. L. Dobson and S. Hodge, from the launch Pipi, took well over 50 large snapper in a very short time

MORE -MARRIAGES, BIRTHS A considerable increase in the number of marriages and births in Whangarei is shown in the figures for last month and for the first quarter of the year. Last month there were 53 births compared with 35 in March last year, while marriages increased from 19 to 27. deaths decreasing from 13 to six. For the quarter ended yesterday 153 births were registered as against 100 for the corresponding period last year. Marriages increased from 42 to 60 and deaths from 31 to 33.

FAMILY BENEFIT

As from today the universal family benefit of 10/- a week becomes available. An amount of 10 - a week will be paid for each child under 16 years, or under 18 if still a full-time day pupil at school. It is payable irrespective of income. The benefit is payable from today only if application is made before the end of this month. In other cases, payment for this month will not be made, because the law provides that the benefit begins not earlier than the first day of the month in which application is received.

MANY PEACE STAMPS SOLD Sales of peace stamps commenced briskly at Whangarei this morning. The main counter of the post office, which was opened expressly for the sale of these stamps from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., was thronged with purchasers immediately after the doors were opened. At about 8.15 a big influx of high school pupils swelled the crowd and by 9 o'clock queues stretched to the doors. Throughout the morning large numbers of people continued to make their purchases. In many cases full sets of the stamps were bought and no doubt many of these will be sent overseas. Figures of today’s sales will be available tomorrow. Before the Auckland GPO opened this morning a large crowd was waiting to buy peace stamps. Sales were brisk. There was a similar position in the suburbs. Higher stamp denominations appeared the most popular, especially the 17issue.

Nowhere in town is there a better assortment of pyjama clo'hs to be seen than at Henry Wilson’s. Narrow and wide stripes in “clean” designs, materials in 30in. and 36in. Also a good selection in printed and plain winceyettes. Some of these are also double warp materials, which are especially good wearing. W 33