Wednesday, March 28, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 28 March 1928, Page 4

Wednesday, March 28, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL

We are informed on good authority hat a commencement of the work on ;he Pohuehue deviation will be ruade :his week by the Main Highways Soard. The following request for a projrainme was received by the secretary )f the Waikworth Athletic Club : — < Kaikohe, March 16th, 1928. Please send me a programme of your spoi ts, tor I want to enter in the chops, and also what block you going to use, for L'm very sorry to say that I don't mow where that place is—for a rough juess its somewhere near Auckland. With thanks, jours, Tohu Peneha." Seedless to say the request was complied with, also pointing out that Warkworth was a rising township and of easy access. Delegates from the Rodney and Albertland Tennis A<>sns., will confer at a meeting to be held,at Kaipara Flats on Oct. 6th next, re the amalgamation of the two Assns. Capt. Wyatt has granted permission for ti military service to be held in the hall at Kaipara Flats next Sunday evening after the territorials have assembled there preparatory to entraining on Monday morniug for camp) I Eetirements at an early date from the Government service announced are :—Mr A. E. Fowler, CommiHsiontr of Taxes, aud MrJ.D. Gray, secretary of the Department of External Affairs. A "Jumble Sale" in aid of the Presbyterian Church is being held in the Matakaua Hall next Friday. The sale commeuces at 2 in the afternoon, to be followed by a concert and supper in the.evening. The annual meeting of the Warkwoitn Hockey Club originally convened for this evening has been postponed until tomorrow evening (Thurs* day.) Mr H. Roper, Tadio dealer aud electrical engineer, draws atteution iv his change advt. to the " Tuugstone f) battery, which he can now supply to his clients. This is a British product. Mr John Fisher, the president of the Waikato Show, was very outspoken in a speech in Hamilton the other day about farmers and finance. He said : " The farmers are prosperous to day. Some people say they are hard up, but I say they are not. just look around to day and see how well they all look here," and he added, .*• the County Council of which 1 have the honour to.be a member has had all its rates paid up." Mr C. O. Ketterer, has kindly donated" a three'guinea medal for most points in cycling eveuts at the sports in Waikworth on 7th April. The Warkwoith Oddfellows notify in tills issue that their aunual dance will, be held on May Ist. This is always a popular function with the daneiugfolk. So make a note of the date. A short notice sale is advertised by the N.Z. Loan A^Meic. Agency Co. Ltd, on behalf of Mr A. 1.-Wallace of Tauhoa. It is to be held next JPri dajraiiu1 commences at 12 noon. The autumn meeting of tUe Wha* ngarei Kacing Club commences next Saturday at Konsmgton Park. Ex* cuteion train arrangements are adrer tised. "