Purely Personal

Northland Age, Volume 6, Issue 33, 7 May 1937, Page 5

Purely Personal

Miss C. Holder of Kaitaia is visiting friends in Christchurch. Mr. C. G. Vaughan of Kaitaia is at present an inmate of an‘Auckland ncspital. Miss Daphne Coulter has returned to Kaitaia after an extended visit to Te Kauwhata. Messrs. D. Hudson and A. C. Dodds of Kaitaia were in Auckland this week on a business visit. - Mr. and Mrs. Bradley, who have been visiting Kaitaia, returned today to their home in Auckland. Constable H. A. Hodgens, of Auckland and formerly of Mangonui, is visiting this district. Mrs. Hodgens is accompanying her husband. Miss Dorothy Puckey l'eturned to her home in Kaitaia after undergoing an operation in Auckland. Miss Puckey is well on the i - oad to recovery. Mr. Norman L. Gurr of Kaitaia was married in Auckland last Tuesday. • The lady of his choice is the widow of the late Mr. Francis Francis of Auckland, Mr. Gurr having first met her at Oamaru, the home of her parents, when he was a young man. Mr. and Mrs. Gurr have arrived in Kaitaia, where they will make their future home. COMING EVENTS Monday, May 10, and Tuesday, May 11—Kaitaia Dramatic Society’s production, “Eliza Comes to Stay.” Thursday, May 27.—Awanui Football Club’s Dance. June 24 Anglican Ball. A meeting of the Kaitaia Town Board will be held on Monday next at 7.30 p.m. * * * * Back to the Gum Fields A large number of natives in the Far North have gone on to the gum fields now that the price has improved and it is expected that there will be large shipments from Parenga in the near future. * * * * Mangonui Dance A dance organised by the Civic League was held in Mangonui on Friday evening. The music for the dance was supplied by Mesdames Anderson and Smith, Miss M. Wrathall and Messrs. E. and T. Harris. The duties of m.c. were carried out by Mr. R. Dibble. During the evening the usual buffet supper was served. A monte carlo waltz was won by Miss M. Forsyth and Mr. R. Wrathall. * * * * When Gorse is Not a Pest The following extract from an English newspaper shows that there are places in this world where gorse has not become the pest it is in this country. An application was received from a resident seeking permission to gather a small quantity of gorse from the Common, and it was recommended that permission be granted subject to the gorse being taken td the instructions of the Parks Superintendent. * * * * Territorial Camps The members of the 15th N.A. Regiment that attended the regimental camp at Dargaville have returned home. These included Major Scott of Takahue, second-in-command, and Rev. E. Blackwood Moore, chaplain. The 11th N.A. Mounted Rifles have now gone into camp at the same place, the members from this district riding through to Okaihau where they entrained for Tangowahine, riding from the latter place to the camp.