Last Look Round —

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 474, 2 October 1928, Page 13

Last Look Round

Call to Minister A meet in fl of Hamilton K&st IY« sb; - terians decided unanimously List vt . - ing to issue a call to the Rev. Jam- s Hi slop, who is at present at Te Arohif • • • To Contest Manawatu Mr. TI. J. McMaoaway has d« nniteV' decided to contest the Munuw itu s* t at the forthcoming ©lection as an Independent Reform candidate. Loan for New Plymouth The New Plymouth Borough Council last evening adopted a report «*t tl - electric lighting committee mending a loan of £76.500 for the i tension of light and water services. Suses to Middiemor# During the progress of th N« Zealand Ladies Golf Championships at. tho Middiemor© links the Pas.-eng r { Transport Company. Ltd., is .uniting a service direct to the links. l'ar '- j eulars are advertised Cables to Sweden Advico has been received from :.»•> Secretary, General Post Office, to li; ' effect that daily-letter and week-end icttcr-cuble messages may now !••• forwarded to Sweden. The rates aro las follow; 1 Daily letter-messages: 9d i v. oi i. I with a minimum of 15s. Week-or.-1 letter messages: 7id u word, with I minimum of 12s W. New Minister At Howick On Friday afternoon the Rev. 1* M* t Intyre, of Southland, will be inducted, by authority of the Auckland I*resb> - j tery. into the Howick charge. | Tho Rev. S. E. Hill Will PTW h | tho ceremony and other ministers tak- | ing part will be the Revs. IV. Gilmour, ! D. D. Scott and F. B. Barton. In tho evening a welcome social will be held in the Sunday school hall. United Party Branch A meeting of friends and supporters of Mr. John S. Fletcher, the. United Party candidate for Grey Lynn, was held at Point Chevalier last night. The candidate addressed the meeting, after which a branch of tho United Party was formed, and a strong committee, under tho chairmanship of Mr. McMillan, was set up to organise the Point Chevalier district. Fall From Horse While taking a short cut through the bush to visit some friends at Avarua, Mrs. M. Wright, of Tautoro. had the misfortune to suffer a compound fracture of the right arm above tho elbow through her horse slipping when going down a hill. Her calls for assistance were heard by her friends, who rendered first aid, and conveyed her to the Kawakawa Hospital, where she is progressing favourably. •* * * Special Race Train* On the day of the Auckland races, October 6 and 8, special .race trains will be run to Ellerslie at frequent intervals during the morning and afternoon. The Auckland-Frankton express will, on October 6. stop at Green Lane and racecourse siding and on October 8 a special train will be run to l'rankton. The times of the Auckland-Whangarci trains have also been changed to suit racegoers. Further particulars may bo obtained at railway stations.