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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 244, 28 September 1922, Page 5

On the basis of the recently-published census figures, Canada’s industrial production amounts annually to approximately £BO for every man, woman and child in the Dominion. Mr H. Holderness, who was attached to the New’ Zealand Shipping Company’s head office staff at Wellington for some time, has received an appointment as acting manager of the company’s branch office at Dunedin. People who have lately come to the country from the Homeland say that this summer a groat change has taken place in men’s headgear. For many seasons past the soft-felt or velour hat was easily the most popular, but on account of the long continual use by the King, the bowler hat is being most extensively used, and after quite a- long period of eclipse it is coming into its own again. The King, who brings common sense to bear on most questions has also given many hints that the top-hat will, on many important occasions in the future, have to give place to the bowler hat, which from every point of view is one of the most serviceable hats ever worn, because of its hard brim and the easiness with which gallantry can be shown bo the gentler sex. With the edming of the bowler hat. it is also expected that short pointed beards will again come into vogue, because the bearded face suits a bowler better than the ! clean shaved one which usually gives a racy touch to even the most staid of men when crowned bf a bowler.