BREVITIES.

Northland Age, Volume 1, Issue 16, 29 November 1904, Page 3

BREVITIES.

A fikfar show on At the Masonic Ball tonight. Mr. W. J. Harris has been re-appointed * Ckronty Clerk. Next County election promisee to be a keenly contested one. B*rg*ont-Major Rodgers was a passenger to Auckland last week. Mr. Bray is well satisfied with hil business prospects in Whangarei. The new licensee of the Redan Hotel, K&itnia (Mr. Molloy) is now in possession. Awanui's schoolmaster, Mr. Hudson, has, we regret to say, been sick in bed lately. Mr. Vickerman, Government engineer, arrived in Mangonui last week on professional duty. Mr. G. Wilkinson, J.P., has been reelected Chairman of the Mangonui County Council.

Mr. Hubert Dacre, Burgeon dentist, arrives to-day on a professional visit, and will remain in Mangonui a fortnight. Rev. J. A. Lamond will hold services in Mangonui on December 4th at 7 p.m., at Oruru 2.30 p.m., and Fair burn 11 a.m. * Messrs. Povey and Jacentbo shipped per s«s, Wellington last week 170 fat sheep, destined for the Auckland market. Mr. Vaughan, of Umawera, Hokianga, ■ was re-elected Chairman of the Hokianga * County Council at the animal meeting of that body. The annual races at Waipapakauri are to be held on December 27th and 28th, the principal event of which will be the Cup of 20 soys. Owing to the Waipapakauri Hall being engaged for December 17th, the Snowflake Minstrels have altered their date to December 10th. The P.C.B. cable steamer Iris arrived in Doubtless Bay last Thursday from Suva, and subsequently resumed her voyage to Auckland. The police throughout the County have been appointed gum rangers under the Kauri Gum Industry Act, they hiking up v their duties forthwith. Councillor W. Thompson has resigned from the County Council. We understand that three candidates will face the poll at the by-election. The new road to the Cable Station will take the line of route as surveyed by Mr. % Lutener. It is intended to commence operations immediately. The Rev. Garland delivered a lecture last Tuesday evening to a fair audience in McKay's hall, the subject chosen by the reverend gentleman being Tennyson. The Awanui branch of the A.O.F. intend holding a meeting at Peria on Saturday, December 3rd, with a new to establishing a branch in that locality. The officials are now in occupation of the new post office building, which is completed and reflects credit on the contractors, Messrs. Matheson and Baldock. At Herekino last Monday a meeting was held with a view to organising a minstrel show, in aid of a hind to be devoted to the building of a fence around the cemetery. One hundred and seventy sheep, 54 bales of wool, 14 bales flax, 92 packages gum, and 51 boxes butter, besides a quantity of sundries, were shipped per a. B. Wellington last week. At the parade of the Mangonui Mounted Rifles last week an attempt was made to elect a captain, but failed, not one candidate receiving the required number of votes nocessary by law. Mr. Bray, now of the Commercial Hotel, Whangarei, arrived in Mangonui last Tuesday, and attended the annual meeting of the County Council (held on * ' Wednesday) in his capacity as a councillor. Messrs. J. Evans and Sons, the wellknown firm of gumbuyers, general storekeepers, and produce dealers, are still in the front rank in their particular lines. Our readers will notice the firm’s advertisement elsewhere. Subscribers are requested to notify this office as to any irregularity in the delivery of papers, giving us full particulars and enclosing the wrapper showing the several date stamps, which will enable us to have the matter rectified. Btw. - In another column (porta will find the programme of a two-days’ carnival which will take place at Parengarenga on 23rd and 24th December. The programme comprise, boat-racing, athletic (port* and hone-racing—in all 22 events. A marriage eventuated last week around which was shed a halo of romance, the bridegroom being, we understand, an ex-lieutenant engineer in the Boyal Navy, aud the bride a chief's daughter (Annie Wiremu, of Eenana), well-known in this district. By the Wellington last week arrived Hr. Mein, who is a new arrival in the colony. Mr. Mein is on an extended ■visit to Mr. Roebuck, who has lately settled amongst us. The latter and Mr. i Mein were together in South Africa during the Boer war. Summer has at last arrived, and with the improved weather have come flowers and butterflies, the chief of all being Butterfly Tea, which is still being packed by that popular firm, Messrs. Brown Barrett and Co., whose advertisement will be found in our columns. Our readers’ attention is drawn to the N.S.S. Coy.’s new time-table appearing elsewhere in this issue, and whioh will take effect from December Sth, on whioh date the favorite s.s. Clansman will rearnne running. Intending passengers durihg the Xmas holidays will also find information re fares, etc. y