BREVITIES.

Northland Age, Volume VIII, Issue 32, 29 March 1912, Page 4

BREVITIES.

Mr. Logan will visit Kaitaia on Monday next, April Ist.

The full program m* of ths Mangatcts Sports is published this week.

Wanted by Mr. Reuther, of Taka hue, a good staunch harness mare.

The Bank ot Australasia will be closed on Monday and Tuesday in Easter week. The popular Roilyn Writing Pads (Copyrighted), 6d and is each, from all storekeepers. . Mr. Arthur NcljfJrgeiaf tpok some good pictures gathering at Peria this week./ His Excellency The Governor will be at Whangaroa on Wednesday, 3rd April, for a short visit. Mr. Bray is once more amongst us. He is holding an auction sale at the flax-mill to-morrow, Anyone want some good tools ?

The Bishop of Auckland (Dr. Crossley) with ths Revs. Hawkins and McWilliams left by tho Clansman last night for Russell.

Don’t miss your chance, but enter your name for the “ Age ” competition before May Ist. Write to the Manager for lull particulars.

There is every prospect of a good day’s sport at Mangonui on Easter Monday, as the entries are likely to be large and the prizes are on a liberal scale.

We call particular attention to the time-table of the Clansman during the Easter Holidays, and also that the Apanui leaves Auckland on 9th April, instead ot Bth.

The basket social held at Harris’ hall to-night will mean a net profit to the Sports Committee of over £io. The highest priced basket ’ was £3 1 os. Gumdigging is not such a bad life when enlivened now and then by hops.

The result of the weight guessing competition at the Oruru Show was : Weight of sheep i2o£lbs ; Messrs. J. A. Finlayson, Jeff Merton and D. Kitchen each guessed i2olbs. Mr. J. A. Finlayson guessed the exact weight of the fat cow, 7891115, Mr. R, D. Foster being second with 790111 S

The Education Department have informed Mr. Nelson Burns that the erection of a school and dwelling has been authorised for Taeniaro, and the work will be commenced immediately on completion of the job the Department’s foreman builder is at dresent engaged in in the Rotorua district,

The report of the Bank of Australasia shows that a bonus of 10 per cent has been paid to the staff. A dividend of 14 per cent, and a bonus of 3 per cent, to shareholders has been declared. The sum of ,£50,000 has bsen added to the Reserve, £20,000 to the Premises Account, and £16,073 cariied forward. 111 a Whangarei orchard the discovery was made that in three out ®f every five codlin moth cocoons the grub had been eaten by a parasite which has now bsen identified as the insect introduced some lour years ago from California by Mr. Boucher, the assistant Director of Horticulture. In all probability these enemies to the codiin moth will have an important bearing on the apple and pear industry in the future. The " Auckland Weekly News ” is publishing a series of Nature studies by one »Te Pana.” We believe we have read some of this gentleman’s ink splashes aforetime, and if his contributions to the “Age ” savoured of the gritty gumfields and glasses that weie long, the smack of the salt sea breeze in the articles in question should be conducive to more effusions in tbe glass line. Anyhow the sketches will be worth reading, we wot. We hope to publish a series from “Te Pana ” later. We notice that an entertainment is being got up in Mangonui for the hospital piano. We cannot say that we are altogether in sympathy with the object of the entertainment, although we wish those who are giving it every success and feel sure the public will have a good show for their money. What is the piano for? If it is for the patients, wo suppose it is to induce them to stay at the hospital when they are fit to be discharged and can imagine the doctor having to summarily turn them out. Or we can imagine, when some grand concert is in view at Mangonui, some young lady having a violent attack of nerves and going as a patient to the hospital to practice for the concert. It would he most soothing for the other patients to have music all day whether they wanted it or not. Possibly we are on the wrong tack. The piano is for the nurses, in their spare time, and if so could not a third b-> appointed so that the instrument should not get stiff from disuse ? \ scheme was started to build a mater Dity ward. Where is it ? ,\ , . llllbj lance was l*i he fought. Where is it ? Thers will soon he eno'ugl, money to buy a piano. W.ll it remain at that, like the other two objects ? Wo hear that this winter a subscription done, is to he got up to buy a motor cai for the use of the hospital staff.