LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northland Age, Volume 26, Issue 9, 23 June 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Big 1 eductions in all lines at Cammish 4SI Co’s during stocktaking which ends June 30th. Particulars of Messrs Uourkcand Houston's cleating sale at Herekino are in this issue * Remark by a witness at the Kaitaia Court last week: “The first fine weekin I was wet.” Liu * select ladies’ coats, latest colours at Noble’s. 3e:> grass mats 5/9 at Noble’s. Th- next sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Kaitaia will be on August 19. The attendance at the Valley Football Club dance last week was somewhat mar- . red by the weather, but those win attended Ini a most enjoyable time. For Chiidi en’s Hacki:Ongh, Woods* Great Peppermint Cure. Brunswick Encords, all the latest hits at Watson’s, Kaitaia.

Accordiug lo a statement at the Magistrate’s Court last week, the Kaitaia Town district representative on the Hospital Board is not, under the Order in Council eligible to sit. The election of the town representative took place on I April 14, wherears the Order in Council authorising the election was not gazetted until April 20. However, Mr. Archibald’s seat will bcacinc vaeant in September when an election will be held in conjunction j£th the Town Board election. W ill the person who4aid Kaitaiadances were “tame” please call round to the A. Sr P. Hall on Friday next ? In relinquishing control of the “Age f the editor desires to thank the many esteemed correspondents lor their valuable help and the public generally for loyal support given him . He feels confident that the same generous support will be accorded his successor, who will see to it that the “Age” continues to l)e regarded ■is .1 reliable source o.‘ information on gen iul and district matters. Speaking at Peria last week Mr. Henry i\ eg vaid that seven years ago there were ohm seven Maoris supplying cream to the

Oruru factory. To-day there is 31. an j indication that tlie Maoris are going in ‘ c\ntsivdy for dairying. W cods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Tor Coughs and Colds, never fails. While motoring from Kaeo recently Mr and Mrs. J. Walton of Oruru, met with a ; serious accident as a result of their car going over the bank on what is known as j White Hills. The car turned over several ' times, and in the circumstances the occu- ! pants had a marvellous escape from more I sci ious injury. Mr. Walton had several rib* broken and was badly bruised, while Mrs. Walton escaped with a severe shak- j ing. Both are at piesent in the Kwaakawu Hospital and are progressing favourably, j Despite the fact that the Kaitaia branch j of the A.A.A. was committed to a big ; expenditure in prize money for the last j motor spoils, the meeting showed a prof--11. This must be regarded as satisfactory. Mr. Me Ennis, Public Works district engineer and chairman of the No. I Highways Board was in Kaitaia .on Saturday and met members of the County Council ' in connection with Government grants required by the Council. The applicaton for a new school build- ! ing at Peria is to be considered by the Education Department as soon as cases on the first and second urgency lists have ‘ been dealt with. The ladies of the Presbyterian Guild heM a successful sale of work at Kaitaia 1 ou Thursday last, over £}o being raised. They desire to thank all who assisted, i In connection with the disallowing of soldier settlers’ votes at the recent Hospital Board election, the County clerk staled on Saturday that a local body could not override an Act of Parliament which required that European electors I must have a clean rate sheet for three j years back and Maoris for four years back before being entitled to vote. Per- j sons whose rates were six months in arrears were not eligible to vote. M. C. W. Harris has commenced a mot- ! or service from Kaitaia to Kaeo which connects with Pearson’s service to Otiria j Junction. Cars leave Kaitaia on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. arriving at Kaeo for tea and leaving Kaeo for Ohaeawai, leu-aiiig overnight and catching Auckland train next morning at Otiria. The return trip is made after the arrival of the up expresson Tuesdays and Thursdays, Kaeo being reached at 8 p.m. Commencing to-morrow week, Messrs K don &: Pollock will run a motor service to Otiiia junction and return via Kaeo The timetable appears in this issue. A map of the visible universe, uoon which the astronomers of the world have bc< n working for twenty-five years is almost complete. It will contain every star which can be found by the most powerful telescope. The number will be less than 100,000,000. Some of the stars which will be represented have never been seen by the eye of man and probably never will be seen. They are caught and recorded by the photographic plate which is more sensitive to light than the retina ol the human eye. At a meeting of the Rugby Union on Monday night inquiries were made into the circumstances under which players were ordered on on Saturday last at Kaitaia and Victoria Valley. Both referees reported that the penalty already inflictmet the case, and the Union abided by their recominedations. The Kaiiaia City Football Club wish to thank the Ladies Committee and all ! those who assisted in connection with I making their dance a successful and en- ' joyable evening.