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BREVITIES.

Seasonable weather? Very and too much so! It will pay you to inspect Leser’s fine stock of drapery.* , Cr. Wrathall absent from the Council table last Tuesday. ■/1 ... Ladies' fashionable jackets. A good variety at lowest at LeserV,* Mr, Vernon Reed M.Pi, expected in Mangonui on sixteenth. For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. 1/6 & 2/6.* Mr. J. T. Rowe a passenger for Auckland, and Taranaki, by last Clansman. Presentation to Mr. Houston in McKay’s hall on Thursday 16th inst., at 3 p.m. Clansman back on the run after docking and keeping much closer to time-table than the Aupouri. An advertisement in connection with “ Trephine ” appears in this issue. A clinking horse. Rev. C. Aker preached to a large congregation in the Mangonui Methodist Church last evening. Tenders are invited for the removal of fencing at the Oruru Sohool and for cleaning up the sohool ground. Whangarei Hospital Board are calling for applications for the position of Resident Surgeon to the Whangarei hospital. Claud Switzer, of the Mangonui P. 0., is once more hack in the township, apparently quite recovered from his recent severe illness. Said that the new telegraph line as far as Kawakawa will be completed by Mr. P. Lambly and his merry men in the course of the next three weeks.

Mr. Olney, the popular Chief Steward of the s.s. Clansman had to miss the last tr ip of the boat owing to a hurt leg. All who know him hope that he will soon be back on duty again. Mr. W. F. Thompson, the Government Valuer, will he in Mangonui on loth inst. Mr. Thompson’s visit is in connection with the work of the Government Advances to Settlers Department. The Secretary of the Mangonui and Whangaroa Acclimatisation Society informs us that there will be a meeting of the Counoil of the Society in the Mangonui Court House on Saturday 18th inst at 2,30 p.m. When in Mangonui on Tuesday last Mr. J. M. Reid paid to Mr. Hunt, the local P.M., the sum of £l3 15/6 for account of Mrs. John Wilkinson, being collections on that lady’s behalf in Ahipara and Houhora. The heavy weather laßt week seriously delayed the Chelmsford. The steamer left Auckland on Monday night, had to shelter in Whangamumu and again in Matauri Bay and on Thursday transferred her mails and passengers to the Clansman in Whangaroa harbour, arriving in Mangonui about two hours after the Clansman which left Auckland at 5.30 p.m., on Wednesday night.

Cr. Powell informs us that the Whangarei Charitable Aid Board have accepted tenders for the enlargement of the Old Man’s Home at Whangarei. When the Home is increased in size in accordance with this contract the accommodation will be nearly doubled. This should he advantageous to all concerned as applications for admission to the Home now have frequently to be refused and many who should be inmates are boarded out at great expense to the ratepayers. Mr, Colville, one of the new settlers at Kohumaru, paid ns a visit on Saturday. In conversation with us Mr. Colville expressed himself as very well satisfied with the land he has taken up. He expects to have two hundred acres of hush cleared and sown this season and is already considering tho proposition as to stocking the land. It seems that all the new settlers at Kohumaru are pleased with their selections and that they expect to do well once the clearing Btage has been passed. In the near future Kohumaru should be a source of cream supply for the Oruru Dairy Factory.

Consequent on attempting too much — a trip home and a few incidental peram-bulations—-Cr. Pearson suffered a relapse and on Tuesday, at the time of the Council Meeting, he was reported to he dangerously ill. From the hospital authorities we learn that to-day Mr. Pearson is progressing favorably but that for some two or three days (Tuesday to Friday last) he had been in a critical condition. All will wish Cr. Pearson speedy convalescence and for the sake of the public as well as his own we trust that ihe Councillor will with wisdom restrain his energies till the convalescent stage is passed and perfect health is attained.

A girl wanted. Mr, Thomas Reekie is advertising his apiary stock for sale. The life belts seen on the West Coast Beach by Mr. Wagoner are reported to be some obsolete ones thrown overboard by the Cornwall. The Farmers’ Union will hold oattle sales at Kaitaia and Broadwood on 23rd and 25th September respectively. An 1 advertisement in another column indi- ’ cates that a goodly number of cattle are offering. Kaeo people are taking steps to arrange for the building of a dairy factory in that centre and Mr. L. Hare, who is acting as secretary of tho movement, is negotiating with the various settlers for the necessary guarantees as to milk supply. Chatting on the subject of the Dairying Industry last week, with one who is intimately associated with the Oruru Factory, we were advised that had the Oruru Company to-day the opportunity preference would be given to home separation instead of the subsidiary creamery. The Chelmsford has not yet returned to Auckland. Our advices are that ths boat “ stuck on a mud hank ” in Awanui river and was thus delayed. The vessel is making a record trip this time for leaving Auckland last Monday she has not at time of writing completed the round trip to Awanui and back. Mr. Umsworth, of the New Zealand Insurance Company, Ltd., was a passenger for Awanui by the Chelmsford leaving Auckland last Monday. Owing to the delay in the steamer’s voyage Mr. Umsworth transferred to the Clansman on Thursday and journeyed north overland. He does not speak highly of the Chelmsford as a passenger boat. We would remind subscribers that the payment of their accounts would he esteemed by us. We have no objection to granting reasonable credit but there is reason in all things and it seems that some of our friendß have no idea of ever settling. Those who are now receiving accounts with the laconic intimation “Patience exhausted” thereon should note that, much as we may regret to have to do so, it will he necessary to issue a summons if payment is not made promptly. Mr. H. H. Dacre will, weather permitting, visit Houhora to-morrow or Wednesday. Mr. Daore wished us to mention that the words weather permitting are purposely tacked on to his notification and that he cannot guarantee that the weather, at present appearances, will ever permit the passage of liis launch to the Nerthern port. Residents of Houhora who are suffering from toothache must therefore hope that the weather will speedily grant permission for the relief of their pain. Onee he gets to Houhora H. H. D. won’t be long in getting to work.

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Northland Age, Volume VI, Issue 3, 6 September 1909, Page 4

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BREVITIES. Northland Age, Volume VI, Issue 3, 6 September 1909, Page 4

BREVITIES. Northland Age, Volume VI, Issue 3, 6 September 1909, Page 4

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