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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 4 May 1928, Page 4

A good number of travellers from Taranaki district took advantage today of the railway excursion fares which commenced yesterday. The usual accommodation was taxed to capacity when the south express reached 1 Hawera this morning and an extra carriage was attached to carry the Hawera passengers joining the train. “America, has begun to take far more care of its historical associations,” said the Rev. P. Rule, who returned to Christchurch on Wednesday from a trip to Arizona, to a representative of the “Press.” “For instance,”, he said, “the ‘Old Kentucky Home,’ ’.’ made famous in the celebrated song by Frazer, has bean carefully preserved. It has been bought by the nation and a scenic reserve lias been constructed round it. in one portion corn has been planted so that, in the season, one can see it waving in the breeze as is indicated in the words of the song. Inside the hut is the very table at which Fraser sat when he composed the song, and the flute upon which it was first played “Another historical object is the log cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born. This lias been surrounded with a beautiful marble structure.”. The Wellington Acclimatisation district is becoming known as the best opossum areas in New Zealand, and fresh inquiries are constantly being reoenved from trappers (says the “Post”). One of the latter, who was proud of a take of 500 skins for two men in another district, was rather surprised when he was told by the Wellington Acclimatisation Society’s secretary (Mr. Cl I. Dasent) that the take for 365 trappers last season was 56,000 skins, the best take being that of 1200 by two men in the season of .six weeks. The 319 skins taken from two men who were recently convicted of illegally having skins in their possession at the Upper Hutt Court, and were fined £4O (for possession) and £2O (for illegal trapping) respectively, were sold at auction yesterday, and realised £l2B, the best skins fetching 14s 2d and the worst Is lOd. AT WESTAWAY & CO. Coatfrocks Solve the problem for Winter. Noav Fabrics, new styles, suitable for every hour of the day. Practical, dressy. You’ll [find just what you are looking for in this interesting section. We have a full range of sizes from S.IS.W. to X.O.S. Also a nice range of Fur Necklets, Capes, and Stoles, in Skunk, Fox, Bear, Wolf, etc, all the newest shapes. All marker at our well-known low prices. McGruer, Bone S Co. Ltd. have just opened their new season’s Butterick Patterns. These include newest styles in costumes, coats, jumper suits, afternoon and evening frocks; new patterns for school blazers, boys’ suits and pyjamas, boys’ shirts and trousers. Large assortment of new transfers. Butterick’s Quarterly and Delineator are now reduced to 9d each.—Advt.