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Northland Age, 18 October 1904, Page 2

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The Rev. J. A. McKay’s Hall, Mai evening. Mr. Meddmgy, ,\] visits Mangonui shortly business. Mr. Olivier of the Cable mother at present staying extended visit. We regret having to death of an infant child of E. Evans, Waipapakauri. Owing to pressure on our week we were compelled to ney Herbert’s “ Mustard and <<- Mr. Patterson, of the s.s. has been successful in passing nation for a Master Mariner’s cert^^^S The total area of the island (Cook Islands group), one of land’s outlying possessions, is 64,028 Mr, Black, of the Pacific Cable Doubtless Bay, returned last week the South, where he spent his vacation. " lf|B . OH Percy Burgovne, whose father held tho position of Native BchoolA™lf| at Te Kao, has been drowned at Urewera country. 'UH Judge Edger and staff have retufpfl from Ahipara, the Native Land CouphM which has been sitting there having ooxfl eluded its session. A motor-car on board a battleship M rather an* anomaly. However, Lor A Charles Beresford has taken one to sea with him on board his flagship Crosier. M At the port of Auckland 38,983 bales *1 flax were graded last year; atWellirn ■ ton, 72,348; Lyttleton, 3,033; PJjfl Chalmers, 3,447; and at the Bluff, 17,81 j The Mangonui Cricket Club held M annual meeting on Saturday evening 1 last, when it was decided to hold jfcM first practice of the coming season next | Saturday. At a public meeting held on Saturday last it was decided to reorganise the Mangonui Brass Band. A meeting is fixed for to-morrow evening, when new rules will be adopted. Attention is called to a meeting which will be held next Friday evening, at Davies’ Hotel, to form a committee for the purpose of carrying out the annual races at Cooper’s Beach. on New Year’s Day. In our issue of October 4th we mentioned that Messrs. Long and Johnston had acquired certain timber concessions in the North. We were it seems in error in coupling those gentlemen’s names as concessionaires. We notice that our old friend Mr. A. D. Clemett, late postmaster at Mangonui, continues to take an interest in school matters, he at present occupying the position of Chairman of the Foxto® School Committee. Mr. John Pennington Thomasson, of Woodside, Bolton, and of the firm of John Thomasson and Son, cotton spinners, Liberal M.P. for Bolton 1880-5, and executor of Mr. Cobden’s will, has left estate valued at £1,146,749. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carr, of Kaeo, have the sympathy of many friends in the loss by death from peritonitis of a little five-year-old daughter. We understand a second child, suffering from the same complaint, is on the road to recovery.

The Government schooner “Countess of Ranfurly” is at present engaged in carrying indentured labour from Niue (Cook Islands group) to Malden Island, under charter to a Melbourne firm en - gaged in working the extensive guano deposits at that place.

Among the applicants recently at a West London police court for sum monses, was a woman who asked for a summons for desertion. Her husband, she said, deserted her in 1869, and she did not see him again until the previous! day. The magistrate granted the sum-! mons.

At a meeting of the Cottage Hospital Advisory Committee, held last evening, Mr. Powell (this County’s representative) reported on the North Aucldand Charitable Aid Board’B attitude towards the movement, which is in every way favorable. Dr. McGregor is sending an officer immediately to report on the proposed site.

Tenders are invited by the Lands Department up till 12 o’clock noon, October 28th, 1904, for the purchase of the undermentioned timber, standing on Lot 12, part block XIII, Takahue 5.D.—434 Totara trees, about 234,000 superficial feet; 213 Rimu trees, about 204,000 superficial feet; 3 Kauri trees, about 19,000 superficial feet. Mr. C. J. Fulton, the Chief Fibre Expert, in his report, to the Minister of Agriculture, on the year’s operations, says:—That at the ports of Auckland and the Bluff large quantities of inferior fibre are received. This indicates the great necessity for giving practical instruction to the miller. Despairing of attracting people to church on hot Sundays, the Baptist pastor of Parkersburg, West Virginia, announces that he will preach during the summer from the local mountain-top, called “Devil’s Table.” He proposes to use a tremendous megaphone. The advertisement states that the service will* be followed and preceded by tight-rope and trapeze performances. Picnic parties are specially invited. The Snowflake Minstrel Troupe are! “ going strong” rehearsing for the sho\J they intend giving shortly. The trou jM intend chartering Gillibrand’s launch f M the purpose of visiting Kaeo, HohouA and Awanui, in each of which places fhfl will open. The date of the MangoiiH fixture will, be November 15th. TH other dates will be duly nctifigd. CcjH sidering that the whole procefls paid moo fee Cottage trust the raiblic will

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