News Of The Day

Northern Advocate, 2 April 1946, Page 2

News Of The Day

ANOTHER FERTILISER SHIPMENT Another complete shipment of fertiliser arrived at Whangarei from Auckland this morning on the Northaril Steamship Company's motor vessel Motu. The 149 tons of manure was being discharged today end the Motu is to load cement at Portland before returning to Auckland. DONATIONS TO HEALTH CAMP Acknowledgment of donations to the Children's Health Camp at Maunu were made at a. meeting of the management. committee yesterday. These included: Magazines and fruit from Mrs Potts: vegetables from Mr Buckley: fruit from Mr McGai.ghan. Mr Webber. MV J. Atkinson and Messrs Turners and Walder; illustrated papers from Mrs McKinney and eatables from the lOOF lodge. The Rotary Club was also thanked by the committee for arranging an outing for the children by launch to Urquhart's Bay. £950 IN STAMP SALES

Sales of peace stamps at Whangarei ! yesterday totalled £950. This information was supplied by the Chief ] Postmaster (Mr R. E. Sissons), who i said this morning that extra staff had been employed to cope with the rush for stamps yesterday. Many complete sets of stamps were sold and these were still being sought today. Kaikohe sale 1 - - vesterelay totalled £BS.

A BRITISH COMMANDO CAMERA One of the first Commando cameras to be publicly exhibited in New Zealand has arrived in Whangarei and is on view in Sargent's Pharmacy, Bank Street. This perfect little service model is creating offense interest, and as it will be on view for a few days only, photographic enthusiasts should not miss the opportunity of inspecting it. A cordial invitation awaits all to call in at any time while the model remains on view. 94

Nowhere in town is there a better assortment of pyjama cloths to be seen than at Henry Wilson's. Narrow and wide stripes in "clean" designs, materials in_3oin. and 36in. Also a good selection in printed and plain wineeyettes. Some of these are also double warp materials, which are especially good wearing. W 33