From Our Correspondent at HEREKINO

Northland Age, Volume IX, Issue 68, 4 June 1940, Page 3

From Our Correspondent at HEREKINO

Purely Personal Mr. and Mi's. Dan Lunjevich have returned from a very enjoyable holiday. Mr. T. Bowman has left for a short holiday in the Waikato. Mr. Joe Berghan is spending a holiday in Hamilton. Mrs. L. Urlich and small daughter Loma have returned home after holidaying in Kaitaia. Miss Ivy Posinkovich, Kaitaia, is staying with her uncle, Mr. I. Posinkovich. Messrs. B. Murray, K. Yates and R. Budd have joined the Burnham Camp ; Messrs. Buster Bowman, E. Bateup and Joker Gordon have gone to Trentham. Mrs. M. Bowman, Auckland, is staying with Mrs. R. J. Bowman. Miss Mountain is back after spending the term holidays at her home. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lunjevich returned home after a trip to Wellington and Auckland. Cards and Ping Pong Evening Last Wednesday an evening was held in James’ Hall, cards and ping 1 ong being the order of the evening. Although a very rough night with heavy showers, quite a number of people arrived and everyone enjoyed themselves. It was decided to hold these evenings every Wednesday in aid of a good cause.

A new type of thermo-electric rotary razor burns off the whiskers, leaving the face cool and clean. ☆ * * It is reported that in an Irish rural electricity station there is the following notice: “To touch these wires is instant death. Anyone found doing so will be prosecuted.” fr * * At Steffenback, in the Swiss Alps, there is a bridge that is erected every spring and taken down every autumn. Avalanches form a constant hazard during the winter months. * * * A Lancashire grocer was ordered to refund a farthing overcharge to a customer on her butter ration, and was also ordered to keep a stock of farthings. * * * Russia’s magnificent new building for the Academy of Sciences contains a library with four million volumes, and space for eight departments institutes and museums.