LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 18 July 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

\t, New Plymouth an old-age pensioner pleaded guilty to makmg fa se statements of income, thereby obtain! * a larger pension than that to vnu.li he. Jt f-Shfiy ...titled- The Mepstra: . issued -a warning to P® 1 ® 16 . necessity for absolute honesty m muk ing a return of income. He cancelled the defendant’s pension for a term of six months. —Press Association.

In response to a petition from a number of settlers the Post Master General has authorised the opening of a te ephone exchange at Tadmor. flic work is to be put in hand when ~o applications for exchange connections have been signed. . "Travellers by horse-drawn vehicles aro finding the bitumen roads in the Taranaki district difficult to travel on. During the summer there is dust on ttio road, which enables the bores to obtain something in the nature of a foothold hut. the weather has washed the road dean, consequently horses slip and lan when least expected. There lias been an epidemic of clothesline robberies at Balclutha of late, and also a few instances of whisky and coal stealing. Dog poisoning lias now been added to the programme of the miscreants, and the residents are becoming alarmed. Two valuable dogs have been poisoned while On the chain at then owners’ properties.

To secure sufficient hardwood piles and totara timber for the completum of the hew wharf at New Plymouth within a reasonable time is proving a very difficult matter for the Harbour Board. l ie original contractors did not deliver the full quantities within the specified periods but, as some timber was still being sent, to cancel the timber contracts immediately and enforce the penalties was not regarded as wise. llie original contract tor the piles was cancelled and the new contractors undertook to give delivery within two months.

The Waimea Gun Club announces in this issue a dance to he held in. the Appleby schoolroom to-morrow night. Amo a shoot in the afternoon.

Great interest is being shown in the forthcoming Plunket masked plain and fancy dress ball to be held in the Paramount Theatre on 7th August. One of the most attractive features of tile evening will be the Cotillion waltz, which will open the ball, to be danced by seven period sets. Special accommodation lias been provided for onlookers.

Tim public of Brightwator and surrounding- district are looking fonva-rd to a good time to-morrow night, when the Marania" Wai entertainers will give an Eastern character eutei taiuxnent. The programme consists of songs, duets, quartettes, hakas, violin solos, etc. The proceeds are in aid of the hall funds. , Bought at half price! 30 Ladies Winter Coats in Velour and Gabardine, Nigger, Navy and Mole, all ted dear at 65/-. McKay’s Sale.* Sacrificed! Ladies’ Afternoon and Evening Frocks, all shades/42/- to 63/-. Ready-to-Wear Pull On Hats, all shades, 4/11. McKay e Sale. Children’s Velvet, Teddy Bear, and Felt; Pull On Hats, all going at 2/11. McKay’s Sale.* Children’s all Wool Vests with long or short sleeves, formerly 5/6, now 2/ii. McKay’s Sale.* Resumed! ITreo instruction daily in paper work. Lamp shades, lloweis, tabic decorations, hat and frock making. VV. McKav and Son.*

It is said that a man who causes two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before is a public benefactor. It that be true—and true it assuredly is—what is to be suiu of those who established a successful local industry, which finds employment for many hands in the country? Look at what the poor gum lands of the North and the barren clays .of Nelson, at one time considered wormless for agricultural purposes, are now producing. ) They furnish the manufacturers with the ravy material for our local brands. And so excellent is this product that no smoker should fail to give it a trial. He is in for quite a new type, a toasted tobacco, mere fragrant, less nicotine, and therefore healthier. A wonderful improvement compared with the lion-toasted tobacco. There are three grades, Riverhead Gold very mild, Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) of medium strength, and those who prefer a full body will appreciate Cut Plug No. 10 the Bullhead label.*

The Auckland Star of 8/9/23 reports that, Finns Insignis planted 29 years ago, to stop drifting sand, by the Christchurch City Council, wei'6 Cut. and sold to millers!, the waste being sold as firewood. The Council netted a clear profit of £SOO per acre. Plant, Pmus insignis. H. G. Kingsland, Foiestry Specialist, Wakefield.* OAWBCN’U, Kuerten, rate leading Hotel on the Went Coast. Patronised b? H.R.H th« Prince of Frsncie H PrneHebffr-''

Tourists I Look! Round Trip! 76 miles for' 12s fid! Enjoyable day s outing—through beautiful t»ppl© bvuds —by Emm?’ Motor Service. ’Phone Office, ■sf9 Hrrdy-street-*

All amusing incident occurred in a DunedTu street last week, when a butch* or threw away a piece of meat, which was immediately attacked by a cat, adog, and a duck. The cat bit the meat, while the dog bit the cat, which stood in the road with a back resembling that of a camel. The duck then commenced to peck the dog, which soon ran away. Tims the duck became owner of the meat.

The bursting of one of the new water mains in Tasman Street early this morning considerably inconvenienced householders in that portion of the town while repairs were being carried out. The Superintendent of the .Mental Hospital wishes to thank the Girls’ Dramatic Club for allowing n number of patients to witness a dress rehearsal of “Quality Street.” A social evening in connection with the Ladies’ Missionary Auxiliary of the Congregational Church was held in the Schoolroom last evening to welcome Miss Hilda Small, of Samoa, who is home on furlough. There was a large attendance, and short addresses were given hv the chairman. Misses Moffnti and 'Buigent, and Mr Phelan. A stirring address by Miss Small on the educational, social, and spiritual aspects of missionary work in the Islands was listened to with deep interest. Native dresses, curios, and specimens of fancy needlework were exhibited. An enjoyable programme was provided by Miss Carpenter and Mesdames Goodman and Jury. Miss Small will conduct special missionary services, morning and evening, at the Congregational Church next Sunday.

A concert party from town will visit the Stewart Estate, Redwood’s Valley, on Monday evening next, and give another entertainment on the lines of that which was so appreciated by the residents on a former occasion. There will be a dance in conjunction with the concert. The function is under the auspices of the Redwood Football Club, and will be held in 'the Stewart Estate Packing Shed.

Attention is drawn to the Brownie Troop which is being formed in All Saints’ Schoolroom, in connection with the Girl Guides. Girls from 7 to 11 are invited to join. Mr A. Gould announces particulars of the hourehold furniture, etc., sale on Thursday, 22nd inst., on account Mr W. G. Carpenter, Seymour Avenue. See auction advertisement.

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Nelson, announce in ibis issue, sale of preparty at Sherry River, also live and dead stock. Fuller particulars will be advertised later.

Saturday Morning Special 1; Pictorial Review Magazines, back numbers, 6d each. Good reading.—McKay’s.*

Saturday Morning! Velour Hat Ribbons in Rose, Blue, Fawn, and Grey, to clear at 2d and 3d yd.—-McKay’s.* Schoolgii’ls Oilskins, all sizes, 14/6. McKay’s Sale.*