LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 5, 22 June 1927, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Paper Dress Carnival in aid of the A and P Association funds is to be held on July Bth. Quite a number of novelties are to be introduced including a waltzing competition, Mesdames Wilkinson and Gcard are organising the venture and this should be a guarantee that it will be a success.

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Anglican services for Sunday will be Kaitaia II _.m. aud 730 p.m. Peril 2.30 p.m., Awanui 2 p.m. Mangonui 11 a.m. H.C.

The Roman Catholic services on SauJav morning will be Kauaia > a.m., Awanui 10 30 a.m

New Zealand defeated Durham by five wickets. The Maorilanders are QOing well.

Ail the temporary men attached to the local staff of the Post amt Telegraph Department have had ttr.ui servicesdispensed with. One man with ibirteen years service is numbered among the stain. The Department is carrying out a po'icy which is no: in the best ini,rest of the country but it doubtless is anolhtr indication oi “Political Expediency."

A reminder is given about the Presbyterian bale ot Work to be held on Friday la the Church Mail. Alt Kinds of things fta* oe sold, ,-titeration ana evening sessions. This function commences at 12 o’clock.

The Puro-olr aves Auckland for A»anm as from me 23th mat o:> Saturdays instead ot Mondays.

“i’he Girl of The Limberlost”, will be screened te-morrow night at the local theatre.

At the St Saviour- Social Club’s evening on Thursday Mis*, Majoric Holder whose wedding to Mi E King, takes place to-day w«» <hr recipient of many useful kitchen utensils, iueie was a very large number ol people present including Mr and Mis A Homer wno were also nearuly welcomed back to Kalian.. Tne Key Johnson and Mcssis F Hoidei and A Holder rendered appropriate speeches. Mr Maclennau’s vocal item “Kasniuiri Song" irom the iannul Love Lyucs, was greatly enjoyed, ioc musicaas were Mis K H JoUuson Misses iSatlntn, Lreue, Matthews ana Mr G Matmewsof Aurere. Mr H i<owe ably tiffed the lOic ai M.C.

The Mangonui County, Kaitaia Town Board and the Public Works Department have ceased operations for the winter. Qiite a number of men have been thrown oui of work and it will be difficult fo; them to secure employment just now with everything at a stand still.

Buy a ticket now for the fcrth-coming Paper Diess Carnival in aid of A and P funds A Good time promised,

Thanks to the untiring efforts of Mr W Vickers and Mr J N Berghan reinforced by the Public Works Departmen t there is now a through metalled roil to Hirekino Irom Kaitaia. This event was duly celebrated tu fine style recently at Herekino where members of the County Council and Colonel Bel 1 M.p. were in attendance. Tne social function was a gteat success and the road is equally so.

Attend the A and P Paper Dress carnival to be held in the A and P Hall on Tuly Bh. Good prizes will be presented lor best costumes.

There is some heartscarching locally over the us.- of some tweniy-one proxies at the annual meeting of the Mangonu* A & P Association on Saturday evening. The txercning of ihe3e proxy votes resulted in several candidates foi election to the Executive being defcaied, whereas without th-.se votes they would have beer, elected. On the other band one or two ejected would not now be occupying a

seat oi the Executive. It is on the cards that a gt tral meeting wii! be held to consider tne question of permitting the use of proxies. The Minister lor Public Health has appiovrd of the estimates >:med toi the current year by the Mangonui Hospital Board. He wa. .nfovmed that on the coropic ion of the Kauaia Hospital the estimated expenditure would probably drop next year. Wo regret tuat owing to pressui. on our space we hav e been compelled to hold over our repor sof the cases heard before Mr. Levien b.M, in the Kaitaia Court last week.