LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 41, 26 October 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Join Watson’s Bork Club and obtain all the latest fiction. Coming on November Ilth. — The holly Revue and Play at the the A and P Hall. Funds in aid of Kaitaia Memorial Hospital. To miss it is to regret. Insurance Office of Australia, Ltd., for all classes of accident, fire and marine insurances. H. R. McCarthy, agent. Bell & Matthews (as agents for J. C. Hutton, N.Z., Ltd.) notify that. they are now prepared to receive prime baconers from 120 to ISO lbs. Clients please advise so that shipping space may be arranged. H. R. McCarthy is a cash buyer of fungus. Highest prices given. H. R. McCarthy, late of Bell & Matthews, announces that he is a cash buyer of calf skins, hides and sheep skins. Highest prices given. Cartages paid. Salt supplied. Temporary premises R. Dean’s section, next door to Mart. Enquiries left at Dean’s will receive prompt attention. White Island Fertilizer best for potatoes, maize and all root crops. Book your orders now with H. R. McCarthy, district agent. Just arrived new shipment of Parisian ties. Inspect them at Noble’s. Bell & Matthews are cash buyers of calf skins, etc. See advt. for prices. The Anglican services for Sunday will be Kaitaia if a.m. and 7.30; Awanui2p.m; Pukenui II a.m. A boy is desired to assist with milking machines. Methodist services will be held next Sunday, 30th inst, as follows : —Fairburns II a.m; Oiuru 2.30 p.m; Mangonui 7 p.m. A T< nuis Ball is to be held in the Fairburn-Kaiaka Hall on November 4th.

The Commissioner of Taxes draws the attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in to-day’s issue that the due date of payment of Land-tax for the current year is on Monday, the 7'h day of November, 1927, and that the demands will be posted on or about the 31st day of October.

Owing to the generons sprinkling from the watering can of Jupiter Pluvius over the weekend and Labour Day, all plans arranged by the people in the Northland had to be abandoned. The opening of the Peria Tennis Club takes place on Saturday, November sth. Members from various clubs are cordially invited to attend this function.

The King’s Chef, Mr. Cedard, with Their Majesties’ gracious consent, has supplied to the Empire Marketing Board the following recipe for an Empire Christmas Puddingslbs. of currants, slbs of sultanas Australia, slbs of stoned raisins, 2 lbs of cut candied peel South Africa, of minced apple Canada, slbs of bread crumbs, 2j£lbs of flour United Kingdom, slbs of beef suet New Zealand, 2%lbs of demerara sugar West Indies, 20 eggs Irish Free State, 2ozs. ground cinnamon Ceylon, ground cloves Zanzibar, T%ozs. ground nutmegs Straits Settlements, I tcaspoonful pudding spice India, 1 gill brandy Cyprus, 2 gills rum Jamaica, 2 quarts old beer England. Recipes for a sauce and for brandy butter, also made exclusively from Empire ingredients, to accompany the pudding have also been supplied by his Majesty’s Chef. Copies can be obtained free on application to the Empire Marketing Board, 2 Queen Anne’s Gate Bldgs., London, S.W.I. Through the agency of Colonel Bell, M.P., the Public Works Department has agreed to give £2 for every £1 spent on the erection of a new bridge to replace the derelict structure in Redan Street. The prizewinners at the Kaitaia Cricket Club’s 500 drive last night were: —Mrs Watts and Mr F Mitchell (ist); Mrs Marks and Mr C Elliot (consolation). Mr Fred Evans of Houhora won the box of chocolates.