IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 18053, 22 August 1922, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

anniversaries. 1485.—Ricuard 111. killed. 1905.—Lord Salisbury died. 1919.—National Government dissolved. Ka'wcra business men combinin'!; to bring town and district into prominence. I*regressive Hamilton: Buildings to the value of £-735,780 constructed during ting past three years. Formation of Fire Board for InvoroargiU mooted. Poll on tiro Martaiwatu-Oioua Power Board’s proposal to raise -half-million loan for power reticulation carried by 1,141 votes to 94. Among English Prime Ministers, two created records. Sir Robert Walpole held the position for twenty-one years, and Mr W. E. Gladstone occupied it four times. Wren’s Free Offer. —Don’t miss this oppo» tnnity; 20 yards Cut-out Frieze given away during sale on every £2 purchase.—-[Advt.] Miss Pauline Frederick, the well-known film actress, has boon married at Santa Anna, near Los Angeles, to Dr Charles Rutherfords a Seattle physician. The custom of ‘'saluting tiro quarterdeck” in the British. Navy is a survival of the days when a crucifix stood there, to which everyone did reverence. Punch, as the name. of a beverage, is derived from the Hindu word “ panch,’* meaning five, there being originally five essential ingredients in the mixture. Try Williamson’s, 31 Priaoes street, with that troublesome watoh. It receives expert treatment, with no cure no pay guarantee. —[Advt.] ‘‘lf girls would skip for only a few minutes a day their health and good- looks would be greatly improved,” is the advice given by George Cook, the boxer. Singing a song without any instrumental accompaniment is a musical novelty which is becoming popular) the songs must bo, specially written to bo really successful. The' students in some American schools receive instruction—in tho form of lectures by famous professors—by wireless telephony. Quality of woollens alone does not make a fine suit or costume. Cut, fit, and the details of workmanship are important factors. Suits from £6 10s to £9 10s and Costumes from £8 10s. 6. S. Roberts, Stock Exchange (Whter street entrance).—£Advi] A powerful flame, which will bum under water and cut through a steel plate three-quarters of an inch thick at twenty inches a minute, is the invention of a French engineer. Chola women, of South America, axe stated never to remove a petticoat, clean ones being added as required; soma of them are credited with as many as forty of these garments. Although the King owns only one fully-licensed inn, the Feathers, at Dersinglmm, on the Sandringham Estate, as Duke of Lancaster, he is ground landlord of a number oi licensed houses. Obanism (355): There's dozens of different) brands, and some of them are risky. Taka my advice, take nothing else but the Oban’s Pre-war Whisky.—[Advt.] Those white stains which so often spoil tho baud or ribbon round men's hats are still a mystery to the makers, who say that quality has nothing to do with' it • tho best hat is as likely to be affected as tho cheapest. Two monkeys at the London Zoo recently stole from hank holiday visitors half a dozen pocket mirrors, one purse, a veil, a leather wallet, three odd gloves, one pipe, one watchohain, and one handkerchief. Have you seen the now patent lining manufactured by Hogg and Co, Ltd.,-Ro-berta street, DunedinP Most unique lining ever manufactured; in oak, red pine, Oregon, and Californian redwood) draughtproof, dustproof; run from dry timbers;' delightful effect in dining rooms, entrance halls. Call and see samples.—[Advt.]