THE Inangahua Times. SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Inangahua Times, 17 May 1930, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Canberra Press telegram says the Federal Cabinet has agreed to allow Horatio Bottomley to come to Austra lia for a three months’ lectu*ing tour.

Women are proving formidabh rivals to men in Britain as window dressers. After working for tw. years or so on a smJl salary as ; learner, a woman window-dressc may make from £3 to j£\o a week

A Hanover Square ssvf that he has had the surprise of tis life this autumn. It is the elder y women who still insist on having short skirt;and the young girls who cl imour foi those that are touching the flo r. “A skirt can’t be too long to please a girl.” he added.

At a meeting of of the an fJ.Z. Bank was held on May 10th. Mi Percy Reginald Higgins, of Sydney Barrester-at-Law and Chairman of th« Standard Portland Cement Co. Ltd., was appointed to the Directorate of the Australian and New Zealand Banking A meeting was held at We3tport or Thursday evening with a view to forming a lime company. There was a large attendance, and the prop, sal wap favourably considered. Eventually e committee of five was appointed to enquire into the various matters connected with the formation of a lime company and report to a further meeting. A total of 900 shares was taken up in the room.

Indiscriminate shooting is going on in parts of the Wanganui district. A sportsman who returned from a deer stalking trip a day or two ago stated that a farmer had discovered a carcass | of a roan bullock with three bullet holes | in it, and a sheep with a broken shoulder, which had been caused by the j impact of a bullet. “ There is a flat I surrounded by hills in this particular locality,” the sportsman said, “and the farmer is afraid to cross it because of the amount of wild shooting that is going on.” Carrying her swag, having walked to Wanganui from the north, via the Hun terville district, a woman called at p Wanganui residence last week in search of work. She was well spoken, apparently had a good education, but was

destitute. She refused the two or three shillings offered her, but said her services were available for the sum of 12s 6d a week She Baid that she had had very little success in finding worn, domestics from Britain apparently having taken at a smaller wage, the position which otherwise would have been vacant.

| “ Greater prevalence of diabetes, I with a corresponding increase in the I death rate for this disease, appears to I be the price paid for any advance in I the standards of living of the people.” I states the “Abstract of Statistics.” I “ As the country emerged from ihe pioneering years to the level of modern civilisation, so has the death rate from ! diabetes continued to advance, in spite of the proven success of certain palliatives. The number of deaths from diabetes in 1929 was 201. this being a record for the Dominion, although the death rate of 1.43 has been exceeded on two occasions—in 1918 and 1919. ”

Bloomers in wool and fleecy lined. Best assortment in Reefton at Thorpy’s Broadway. l

I So much of loss, so little gain. | In hours of joy for years of pain ; I So much distrust of days to be ! And such is life’s epitome. So much of suffering and grief, [ * hich we in anguish must endure, So much content and glad relief For colds in Woods’ Great Peppermii Cure 2

I Those who require the very latest I ideas in Glassware and Crockery should I inspect T. C. O’Brien’s large and I varied stock. General Furnishings and Linoleums can also be seen at this wellf known general store, and all these will bear comparison in price and quality with any procurable elsewhere. The address is Broadway, Reefton. tc

I At the big Winter Sale of manufac- | turerer’s overstocked lines, commencI ing on Saturday, May 10th, you can I buy ladies tweed pleated skirts at I 3s Hid, ladies jumper suits 69 lid, I ladies' felt hats 3s lid, mens’ p;j| lovers 5s lid, boy’s pullovers 3s llid, ladieß’ cashmere hose Is lli*. hig.-i [grade corsets 2s ll£t Look-out for price list. See the windows. { borpy ’* Economy Warehouse, Reefton, Westport and Greymouth. 2 1

Mr W. F. Brett, Countv Engineer, who visited Maruia on Thursday, states ■hat the road is ir, excellent order in u at road make ptw’l-'-* ’ltp to Murchison. the time taken being not much more than that previous’v nnfuoied by the Lyell route. The road has been widened in places as w°!l as the surface I being put into excellent condition.

At the Marlborough races at Blenheim yesterday, the con-ludi <g race, the Delta Handicap was won by Royal Game, Maui 2nd, and Chopin 3rd. The other starters were Goblin Market. Make Up and Arch Arrow- The totalisator handled £5,197 against £7107 last year. Rain fell heavily last night, the downpour being the heaviest for e very long time.

prestige of our business may be gleaned from the following Agencies Men’s hats, John B. Stetson (Philadelphia),.— ‘Le Chapeau Mof3 sant * —.(the famous French product) ; the 4 Battereby ’ and 4 Sutton.’ superb English felt; tl e 4 Borsalino * (Italy) and the colonial 4 Rex.’ as well as the beautiful 4 Kayßer ’ and 4 Corticelli ’ silk hose. These high class goods befit the well-known firm of J. W. Chalk and Co. 4