LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIII, Issue 9749, 14 December 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In the Wellington ‘'Magistrate’s Court, John Tuhi, who was charged with murdering Herbert Henry AV rl !?nt at Johnsonville, was further remanded until December 20. •

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce Committee supports the Christchurch protest against private advertisements in postmarks, but does pot. object to advertisements of a-national character. ■■>" >

The yarding of fat-iambs, at Addington yesterday comprised 1464. head, compared with 661 last week. This was the first sale of. the season at which exporters operated,•; ' The market opened keenly, and exporters found butchers’ competition! for prime Jambs somewhat in advance, of their limits. However, as the sale proceeded, a bigger proportion of the entry fell to the companies, and in the aggregate they secured well ip towards the half of the total entry, principally-the. medium and lighter weights. 1 Over all, prices were about lOd per lb, butchers’ purchases being a shade over, and in some cases about 10H. A- remarkably fine draft was forwarded from J. A. lhom 7; son (Duhsandel), 104 making 32s to 39s 6d. Seven made the top price, eight 38s 9d, ten 38s sd, ten 37s 3d, and 57 36s lld;' :> " i .

At its meeting on Tuesday the Otago Education Board had the fpllowmg resolution before it from the Retail Booksellers’ Association of New Zealand “That tlri practice' indulged m bv certain teachers in primary schools of indicating to the pupils where school books should be purchased be brought under the notice of the Education Board in order that such practice may be stopped.” Mr L; Sanderson remarked that it was certainly unfair tor teachers, often unthinkingly, to indicate to the pupils the kind of exercise books they had to get.; There was not much difference in the; kind of panel in the various books, but there were cases where children would search the town for an inferior article because the teacher had told them they had to get that type of book.-. The Otago Daily Times” states that it was decided to pass on the resolution to the Teachers’ Educational Association.

At the Addington sale yesterday the following sales of fat stock were made on behalf of Ashburton County vendors : —Cattle—For V. Wright (Laghmor), 8 steers at £9 to £l2 10s; D. G. Wright (Windermere)!, 4 heifers at £5 to £8; R. Hawke (Lowcliffe), 6 cows at £2 15s to £5; Ashburton client, 9 steers at £8 10s to £ll ss. Ewes (shorn) —For J. H. Robertson (Ashburton), 27 at 26s 3d to 29s 9d; H. Lamb (Valetta), 20 at 27s 4d; H. R. Wilkinson (Chertsey), 43 at 24s 3d to 2is_3d Ewes (woolly)—For D. W. Eden (Mayfield), 27 at 31s to 36s 9d; C. Eden (Mayfield), 24 at 34s Id to 36s 3d. Wethers—For A. C. Cameron (Chertsey), 60 at 30s to 34s 7d: H. Lamb (Valetta), 42 at 29s 9d to 32s 9d; RobtOaklev (Rakaia), 59 at 30® t° 31s 10d; J C. Lochhead (Rakaia), 72 at 26s lid to 31s 4d; A. J. Wilson (Methven), 121 at 23s to 30s 3d: H. R. Wilkinson (Chertsey), 14 at 30s; Ashburton client, 38 at 25s 3d to 275.

Difficult to choose Christmas presents? Not this year. _ The choice is more varied and beautiful than ever before, as may be seen bv the window displnv at R-l Totty’s, Chemist, Burnett Street. There may be seen exquisite caskets of Perfume anr Powder from the Best London and Paris;Perfumers; Mirrors, Brushwa.ro, and Manicure Sets from the Best British Manufacturers; Bathing Caps in Dainitest Fashions and Colourings, and Best Gift of all—a Camera for the whole family from grand-dad to the wee kiddies. All "this beautv to choose from, and . . . prices are down, dome and See.—Advt,

On behalf of Gordon William Moore, one of the successful candidates in the “A. F. Smith Scholarship” examination, Mr W. J. Moore has advised the board that he himself intends to compensate his son, and that he desires the board to use the fund in any other way that it thinks fit. The board has therefore decided to award a scholarship to* the candidate third on the list, Mollie Watson Irwin.

If O. Henry were alive and in Auckland to-day he would assuredly find | romance and material in plenty for a | book full of stories, as witness the fol- j lowing comedy from real life, says the “Star.” “Excuse me, but would you do me the favour of reading these two letters, since I cannot read?’ 7 The words were addressed to a young man as he alighted from a tram at the end of the first section. The supplicant was a well-dressed man of about 35. While the letters were being read to him he listened eagerly, and certain details had to be repeated so that he would get a good, gnp of their significance. “My Lonely Boy,” commenced j one of the epistles, and what followed ; ♦made it clear to the reader that it was obviously an answer to a matrimonial advertisement. The lady had “£75 saved up” and was longing' to meet somebody nice. Would the lonely boy meet her outside a certain grey pile at the foot of Queen street at 7.30 the following evening ? She would wear a brown costume, and he might be good enough to wear a white flower on the right-hand lapel of his coat, so that she could distinguish him. Ihe other letter was on similar lines, but —as this is a true story—it would not be fair to divulge the secrets which the “lonely boy” - told the youngman concerning the writer of the billet-doux. He meant to meet the lady of the brown costume, and repeated the ap _ pointed time over and over again. He was grateful to the stranger who had obliged by reading his letters for him, and in expressing his thanks, he explained that he had been reared m the country and had’ not enjoyed all the educational advantages of the oity youth! It was also explained that a friend had obliged in writing the advertisements.

Once more the of time brings Christmas nealri Thoughts bend toward distant friends. What better gift -■ for them than your photograph! Personal, inexpensive, and convenient, your; photograph is the ideal solution of the problem “W>hat shall I send.” — Bunz Studio, Burnett Street.—AdVt.

. .Carson’s Super Service. —If you own a valuable. car you will require that all adjustments ane made by a thoroughly qualified , mechanics ■>:Carson’s Super Service provides the bright kind of workmanship. Bring your next job to tjiis,.garage,; and you will see that here you .get,,,satisfaction. _ Modem methods and up-to-date machinery ensure economical results.—Advt.