NEWS OF THE DAY

Northern Advocate, 29 October 1949, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Weather Forecast .

BOWLS OPENINGS

Maungatapere and Rawene bowling clubs opened the season today. The Northland Centre was represented at Maungatapere by Mr E. J. Dingle. A telegram of good wishes from the centre was read at the‘Rawene opening. The new Maungatapere ladies’ club also opened.

A depression is south-west of New Zealand. A cold front is moving eastwards across the Tasman Sea and Southland.

Forecast to 5 p.m. on Sunday: Moderate north-west winds. Weather dull and mild, with some scattered light rain, chiefly in the west. Further outlook: Same showers and fair intervals.

Thermometer, 3 a.m. today .. 61dcg\ Barometer, 3 a.m. today 30.3

RAINFALL

At 8 a.m. today .OOin. October fall to date 96in. October average 4.72 in. Year’s fall to date 43.48 in. Year’s average G3.79in. TIDES Town Wharf Sat... 29: 1.31, 2.04; Sun.. 30: 2.27, 3.1; Mon.. 31: 3.28, 4.2. Whangarei Heads, deduct 43rn; Ho* l.ianga, add 2h 11m; Awanui, deduct 3m; Mangonui, deduct sm; Bay of Islands, deduct 14m. SUNRISE, SUNSET Sat.. 29: 5 19. 6.50; Sun- 30: 3.13. 6,51. Mon., 31: 5.17, 6.52. phases of the moon OCTOBER. Full Moon 7 .5.25 p.m. Last Quarter 15 4.06 p.m. New Moon 22 9.23 a.m. First Quarter 29 5.04 a.m.

SCOTT KEEN V. J. Scott's actions prove his enthusiasm for cricket. On Thursday evening, after reaching Auckland in the morning, he practised with his club, YMCA, and today he took the lieid for it in a match with suburbs at the Dcvonport Domain. Scott finished fifth in the averages of the New Zealand team. In 40 innings, once not out, he scored 1572 runs at an average of 40.30. He hit four centuries.

MANY SCITOOLFISH Large numbers of schoolfish have been reported off the Whangarei coastline during the past few days. Passengers on south-bound aircraft yesterday afternoon had the experience of seeing many schools of fish scattered between the Hen and Chickens and Kawau Island. Some of them appeared to be as much as an acre in extent. The fish were probably kahawai and trevalli.

farmer injured Knocked down in Stanley Street, Whangarei, last evening. Mr Alfred Ogle. 58, farmer, of Rangiahua, suffered fractures of the left shoulder blade and three ribs on the left side. He was taken to the Whangarei Hospital. His condition is satisfactory and ho is expected to feturn home tomorrow. The car involved in the accident was driven by Mr J. D. Bull, of Auckland.

n A NKR UPT DI SCI! ARC.ED An engineer, Alan Wright, of Whangarei. was discharged from bankruptcy in Auckland yesterday by Mr Justice Stanton on the application of Mr Vialoux.

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