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Presbyterian services for Sunday : Mangonui it a.nr., Fairbun 2 p.m., Kaitaia 8.30 p.m. Pi', acher, Rev F. J. Ferry. Anglican services for'Sunday: Kaitaia 8 a.m. H.C., It a.m. H.C., 7.30 p.m. Victoria Valley 2.30 p,n. Awanui 8 p,m. Note — Evening prayer will be at 7.30 instead of 8.30. Men’s Flannel Trousers in grey and fawns, at Noble’s. Bell & Matthews (as agents for J. C. Hutton, N.Z., Ltd.) notify tn.it they are now prepared to receive prime porkers and baconers at Awanui. Next receiving day, Monday, 2ist inst. Stock sales are advertised to take place early in December. Just arrived new shipment of Pirisian ties. Inspect them at Noble’s. The Mangonui Hospital Board held its monthly meeting at the Council Chambers to-day. Mr J W Moore’s new garage in Commerce St., is nearing completion, Messrs Geard and Stensness are the contractors. Owing to pressure on our space we are holding over several interesting items, also a letter to the Editor for our next issue. Coloured Madras and curtain nets, guaranteed fadeless, pretty delicate colours. Inspect them at Noble-’s. Competitors taking part in the local Show which takes place on Friday, the 18th inst., are again reminded that the following alterations have been made in the Horticultural Society’s Schedule Class 116, 12 varieties pansies, to read Ist prize ss; Class 117, 6 varieties pansies Ist prize 3s; Classes 19 to 27 available to children under 14 years. ‘‘Stealing Marlborough’s thunder” might well be applied to a recent issue of the Northlander, a newspaper published at Kaitaia and describing itself as the ‘‘organ of Progress and Democracy in the Northland,” says an Exchange. “It makes a feature of “boosting” North Auckland and as a part of this campaign publishes a large photograph showing a big harvesting of oats, the presumption, of course, being that the photograph was taken in its o<"n district. Actually it is a Marlborough photograph, in which five well known Blenheim settlers engaged in harvesting operations can be easily recognised” Bluff is a good thing until it is called. The “Age” has frequently advised the “Boosting Biuffer”of the North that it cannot fool all the people all the time. A monster Fair and Baby Show is to be held in the A & P Hall on Saturday Dec. 10. A number of prizes are to be donated and there will be competitions galore. Messrs W. Gead and G. Stensness were the successful tenderers for the renovating of ths Kaitaia Public School. I
Auckland Woolsale November 24th. (Special to Age) The first Auckland Wool Sale of the season takes place on November 24th. The boats which left Awanui to-day will be last to connect with this sale. The Kaitaia office ot the North Auckland Farmers’ Co-op Ltd. report that the quantity of wool handled by them in this County this season constitutes a record for the first wool sale.
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Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 47, 16 November 1927, Page 4
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