SPECIALLY FOR ROUGH BOYS.

Messrs George and Kerisley make a speciality of boys' clothing. The firm stock only the most reliable makes, which no doubt accounts for the fact that hundreds of parents buy their boys' clothing at the Economic. They know from experience- that they can depend upon the wearing qualities, whilst the prices are always the lowest. •

Special lines now showing, include: — A new shipment of boys' and youths' knitted jerseys — for winter wear, in navy, cardinal, and cream, in all sizes at Is lid, 2s lid, 3s 6d, 4s 6d, 4s lid, and 5s 6. Strong all-wgool ribbed stockings, extra spliced knees, seamless toes and heels — the kind that wears well; — in all sizes at Is 3d, Is 6d, Is 9d, 2s and 2s 6d pair. Boys' strong navy serge knickers, in all sizes, only 2s lid pair, these are absolutely the best value ever offered in. Wanganui. Boys' extra strong saddle tweed knickers — made specially for George and Kersley, and not procurable elsewhere — in all sizes at 5s lid to 7s 6d pair, these are specially recommended for "hard wear."

A desperate. bargain here: — Boys' navy serge sailor suits for winter school wear, in nil sizes at 4s 6d to 8s lid.

Boys' and youths' winter overcoats in dark colourings, all sizes at 7s lid, 8s lid, 10s 6d, and 12s Gd, these are all right, eh? Warm caps for boys and youths, in navy serge and tweed at 9d, Is, and Is 6d. Boys' and youths' knitted gloves, for the cold mornings that are coming, at Is, Is 3d. -Is 6d, and Is 9d pair. Boys' strong tweed Norfolk suits, in dark colourings, thoroughly well made and finished — a really tip top suit, at 9s lid, 10s 6d, and 12s 6d.

Tho highest raiufalls recorded in the North Island during March were: — Rakamoana (Napier) 6.52 in, Wainui-o-mata reservoir 6.97 in, Lower Hutt 6.30 in, LyeJl Bay 5.31 in, Summit 5.55 in. In tho South Island, Westport is easily first with 6.07 in.

There were 528 money order offices open in the colony at the end of the March quarter, as against 504 at the same date last year. The number of savings bank offices open at the same date was 511, as compared with 489 on 31st March, 1904.

An American paper to hand by the 'Frisco mail devotes half a page to a special illustrated article under the heading of "King Dick Seddon would annex South Pacific." The article in question deals more particularly with the Premier's views on British interests in the South Pacific and' the urgent need for British annexations of the Islands. Mr Seddon is designated "the uncrowned king of New Zealand, and the greatest man to-day under the Southern Cross."

The demand for Government discount stamps appears to increase very slowly. For tho March quarter the stamps sold only totalled a value of ,£786, as compared with ,£750 for the same period of last year, while the quantity redeemed increased from .£679 to ,£716. Only six postal districts (Auckland, Dunedin, Napier, Thames, Wanganui, and Wellington) patronise the stamps, Wellington being an easy first with ,£735 worth sold and .£663 worth redeemed. Wanganui only went in for them to the extent of sixpence worth.

The Otago Daily Times' Waikouaiiti corespondent writes:— "A useful experiment with lime has just been completed in the public school gardens under the supervision of the master (Mr J. N. Stewart). Two beds were sown at the end of last November with rod clover seed, one of the beds being limed, and other conditions being alike. The clover was cut fivg months after the seed was sown, the result being on the unlimed bed at the rale of 3 tons per acre of dried clover, and on the limed bed 3 tons 15 cwt — a fourth more. The children were very much interested in the experiment, and no doubt will see the advantages of such treatment when they start farming on their own account."

A miraculous cure has been effected by the cold weather at Paulhaquet, Auvergne, France. John Rougier, 54 years of age, an agricultural labourer, lost his speech in 1887 after a severe attack of typhoid fever. At this time he was a parish school teacher, and naturally was compelled to resign his position and seek other work. The other day on going to work as usual he was suddenly seized with faintnoss, owing 1 to the eitreme cold, and -would have been frozen to death had not some passer-by come to his assistance and restored him to consciousness. It was then found, to the great surprise of everyone, that he had regained his powers of speech. The doctors of the district have forwarded a -report of this extraordinary case to the Faculty in Pari6.

A very interesting oil painting has just beon received by the Sydney Free Public Library for temporary custody. Tho painting represents a view taken from, Vaiicluse, and supposed to belong to the period between 1840 and 1850. Mr Charles E. Lang, who inherited the picture from his father, Mr Gideon S. Lang, an old Australian colonist, has always understood that it was painted for his father by an exconvict named Wainwright; but the library has in its possession a coloured reproduction of this same picture by Day and Son, of London, which indicates that the original painting was done by an artist named Peacock. There is sufficient internal evidence in the picture to decide its approximate date, but there is nothing to .show the artist. , ,

As showing the interest taken in the Wanganui Hospital by local Chinamen we might mention that a sum of .£2O 3s has been collected by them and handed to the secretary of the Hospital Board. The amount was subscribed as follows: — Kwong Lee £2 2s, Lock Young 55., Shing Lee and Co., .£5 ss, Wong Chong ,£1 Is, Wah Lee .£l, Sue Yang 2s, Sue Yee Sing 4s, Low Ming 2s, Cheong King 2s 6d, Kong Quon 2s 6d, Kum Yew 2s 6d, Wong Hang 10s, Kong Vow 2s 6d, Chin Wing ss, Low Kun Yea 3s, Low Yang 6s, Lee and Bing (garden) £3 3s. J. N. Bing £5 ss. We may say that the liberality of the Chinese means that the institution will benefit to the extent of £44 6s 7d, which includes the Government subsidy of 24s in the £. The generous spirit manifested by our Celestial friends does them credit.

Notwithstanding loud complaints regarding the shortage of accomodation on the railways at holiday time, it would Beem that the general public themselves aro sometimes responsible for the overcrowding they grumble so loudly at. On Easter Monday a special train was run from New Plymouth" to Patea for the benefit of those who wished to attend the races at the latter place, and the Railway Department's officials at New Plymouth, gave notice that no passengers would bo carried on tho mail train for intermediate stations, but that these could go on by tho special. As it happened the express was very much overcrowded, and bitter complaints were mado of the Department's neglect in not providing more cars. At Patea, a largo number got off, which relieved the pressure somewhat, and it then transpired, that large numbers from th© northern stations had got the better of tho Department, by booking for Waverley, which enabled them to travel by the express to the destination for which they wore really bound. It is to be hoped that these cuto individuals had tho decency to keep quiet on tho score of the Department's shortcomings, after thus nullifying the latter's efforts for the comfort of the travelling public.