THE OPOTKI NEWS Monday, November 13,1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 258, 13 November 1939, Page 2

THE OPOTKI NEWS Monday, November 13,1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Crtckei. £ There will be no cricket competitions •Ton Sunday next, the Cricket Assecia„tion having decided to have a bye at ./the end of each round. J. The o.v. Alotu will leave Auckland 'for Opotiki to-night and is expected |to arrive in Opotiki on Wednesday ■.morning. Temperatures. North Island temperatures on Sati tirday morning at 9 o’clock were as ’follows: Gisborne and Napier G-l degrees, Cape 'Palli.ser 63J Cape Maria , Van Dieman, Tiritiri arid Tauranga 62, Auckland 61, Opotiki 59 and Wellington. 58. Visitor’s Ankle Broken. Air. B. Morlev, married, of Auckland. had the misfortune to break one of his ankles while engaged in demonstrating a tractor in Opotiki. While .oho of the big irotn tractor wheels was being loaded the wheel fell on Air. Moriey’s foot breaking his ankle. He was admitted to the Opotiki hospital for attention. Flower Show. ; The additional class in the Opotiki Horticultural Society’s show to be lield to-morrow night, previously an- • nounced as being 'blue or goldi flowers, fihould read: Large bowl blue and gold flowers. Other classes to be added are as follows Decorative section; Small bowl flowers, any variety. Best. posy. . Cut Flowers: Be.st specimen, any other variety. Wintry Conditions. j A heavy rain shower fell in Opotiki yesterday afternoon bringing the total to date for November to .66 in. The fall for the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. to-day was exactly ‘ the same as that recorded for-the 24 ending at 9 o’clock on Saturday, morning. A- strong wind Sprang up during the night coming Iyer the ranges in strong gusts. Gardens have received a good thrashing About. Fruit has not yet reached the stage where heavy damage can - be done.