LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northland Age, Volume 28, Issue 2, 9 December 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Join Watson’s Book Club and obtain all the latest fiction. The Anglican services for Sunday will be Kaitaia 8 a.m. H.C., 11 a.m. and 8 p.m; Awanui 11 a.m. H.C. and 8 p.m; Oruru 2.30 p.m., and Mangonui 8 p.m. Methodist services for Sunday: Fairburn 11.30 a.m., Victoria Valtey 2.30 p.m., Kaitaia (Library Hall) 7.30 p.m, Preacher, Rev H. S. Kings, Kaeo. Presbyterian services for Sunday, December ll Kaitaia II a.m. The Rev. A. L. Milur, M. A., of the Central Mission, will driver an address on “Soutn \ihina.” Kaitaia 8.30 p.m. Rev. G. A. Naylor. Owing to alteration of Xmas holidays, the»Awanui Sports will be held on Tuesday, December 27 th. The Rev H. S. Kings, of Kieo, will conduct the usual Methodist service at the Library Hall, Kaitaia, next Sunday evening, nth inst., at 7 30. Readers are invited to be present. Xmas Hams and Bacon “Swan’. Brand. The best on the market Qrder from Bell & Matthews.

Several early clip-, from the North caught the first Auckland Wool Sales and reiiiseu good prices. Shearing generally is now in full swing, ibis week flocks of sneep have bf en driven through Commerce St. on the way to be shorn. “There is a remarkable lack of legislation on the matter of local bodies’ loans,” declared counsel in the Supreme Court in Wellington. "Lack of legislation did you say?” queried Mr Justice MacGregor. "It is quite a novelty to hear that there is a lack of leg.slation on any subject in New Zealand ; there seems alway to be an excess.”

The Victoria Valley Athletic Club will hold its Sports Meeting on February 18th 1928. The launch “Wynne” under the able direction of Captain Stan Holder and First-mate Arnie Wilkinson cruised down the Awanui Harbour on Sunday. It is rumoured that these fishermen are taking part m the big game fishing events this season. Last Sunday a motorist out at the Ninety-Mile Beach stru k some soft sand and got into difficulties. The timely arrival of another motorist saved 11* situation and the cur was extucated from its sorry plight. The New Zealand Rugby Union on Tuesday evening decided that in future the names of all holders of the Ranfurly Shield, no rnaiter how short the period, shall have their names inscribed on the shield. The Kaitaia District School concert takes place on Friday, the 16th inst., is being looked forward to with great interest. Strenuous practice is being indulged in by the pupils and the leacners are endeavouring to make tnis venture a huge success. Th* Xmas running of the Clansman appears in this issue.

A company has been incorporated under the o.me of Nobles Ltd, and has taken over the business of the late Mr A C Noble. Ail kinds of ladies, gentlemen and children’s wear is stocked, and readers are assured of the best attention aud complete satisfaction. New seasons goods are being opened up, and turiner supplies will constantly be coming forward. There were no death sentences in Scotland last year, although there was a considerable increase in crimes against property with violence. The North Auckland Farmers’ Co-op., Ltd,, have a lull range of wall papers arriving on Tuesday next. Apparently it is not only human beings who go on strike in having to work overtime for a case in which a typewriter had expressed a protest by stopping altogether was mentioned by his honour Mr Justice Ostler in the Supreme Court, Napier, the other day, when he apologised for his typewriter making a noise like a “threshing machine - ’ remarks the Tribune. One counsel contended it was “worse than that.” After doing work at Napier, then going to a lairly heavy session in Gisborne, the typewriter apparently did not relish the idea of working overtime in Napier again, so had to be discarded. At a meeting of the Kaitaia Tennis Committee on Weds 38day evening Mr Mason, the secretary of the Club, was appoi 1 ad sole selectnr of players to .se part in matches, He will also control the Club Ladder. Public houses in England ~nd Wales have decrease! oy nearly 20,000 in the iast 22 yea.s. There are now about 99,478 “oulicenses” in the country. Donff forget the Girl Guide and Brownies’ event which taxes piace on the 20th 1:1st. An Xmas tree, and party at tne A & P H .11. Ali children free, and kidci'es up to II years will receive a gift. Come and have a good time. A Classical Shakespearian motto for the Prohibition Party has been suggested by the words ot Lady Macbeth—" Out, out, dammed Spot.”