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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 10 February 1938, Page 6

Ladies’ Frocks at halt sale prices See our windows for these bargains—selling Friday, 9 a.m.* McKay’s Half-price Day. Ladies’ Afternoon Frocks in smart navy and white florals. Sal** price 39/6, selling Friday 9 a.m.. 19/11.* Half price day. Trathen’s * Ladies’ Bathing Suits all wool, W and 0.5.. for 5/- (the sale price was 9/11). McKays Half-price Day t/.•Half prices. Trathen’s to-morrow.* Doors open 9 a.m.! To-morrow will bo Half-Price Day at McKay’s. See windows to-night.*

Anglo-Amciican Pact The impression that Australia was not unduly apprehensive about the negotiations for an Anglo-America.i trade pact was gathered by Sir Josiah Stamp, the noted English financi il authority and economist, who passed through Auckland this week by the Monterey, from Sydney. In his view Britain would be able to effect a pact without embarrassing Empire relationships. Sir Josiah said that for some years he had advocated such an agreement, sine 2 he believed it would constitute the first step towards the solution of an international deadlock in trade Britain and the United States were ideally situated to give such a lead to the world. Italian Opera Company The announcement that an Itali in opera company would tour New Ze iland at the end of the year, after t had spent about six months in Australia, was made' at Auckland this week Sir Benjamin Fuller, governingdirector of Fuller’s Theatres. Limited, said that he had received a cablegram from the Ministry of Fine Arts, Rome, during the afternoon, confirming an arrangement for the opera company tc arrive in Australia at the beginning of June. II: Would commence its New Zealand season next Christmas. Colonial Service Careers The British Colonial Office is anxious to induce young New Zealanders to take up careers in the Colonial Service, according to Sir Richard Rankine, K.C.M.G, until recently British Resident in the Zanzibar Protectorate. Sir Richard said in an interview that there were undoubtedly opportunities for young men of the right type. There were in the service already two New Zealanders in Nyasaland, three or four in Uganda, and two or three in Zanzibar. “I hope that gradually we will induce New Zealand boys to take up a colonial career,” said Sir Richard. Low-priced Peaches

Owing to the prevalence of brown rot in stone fruit, mostly from the Hawkes Bay district, there was a decided slump in the prices realised for peaches and plums at the Wellington city markets yesterday. Peaches were selling at between 2s to 3s a case. Even at that price the shopkeepers bought sparingly, as affected fruit does not keep. Unlicensed Hawkers The matter of hawkers came up at the monthly meeting of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce. It was stated that efforts had been made for years to induce the Wanganui City Council to impose stricter control on this type of trader, but practically nothing had been done. ’Wrnganui is the only centre of importance in New Zealand which does not enforce substantial license fees on hewkers,” declared one speaker. Marton was quoted as insisting on the payment of a £5 license fee. The chamber and the Retailers’ Association intends taking the matter up. R.S.A. Contingent For Sydney Though the 470 men chosen from the ranks of returned soldiers in New Zealand to travel to Australia to take part in the sesquicentenary celebrations had paid their deposit money, it had been found that not all of them were able to make'the trip and 150 more were required, said Mr J. Spence, secretary of the Wellington branch of the N.Z.R.S.A. on Tuesday. Vacancies were available in all classes on the Monowai. No difficulty was anticipated in securing the full number of men required to make up the strength of the contingent, and it was proposed to take the first of the applications from returned soldiers who had not hitherto sent in their names Financial Success Financial success attended the national swimming championships at New Plymouth in January, the credit balance being £lO3 10s 7d, according to the balance-sheet presented to a meeting of the Taranaki Swimming Centre at New Plymouth. The centre received letters of appreciation and congratulation on the running of the championship carnival, the New Zealand council describing the event as an unqualified success. Such an outcome was the result of n wonderful effort for the first Dominion championship carnival to be run by Taranaki, said the president, Mr F. J. Eggleton. The championships in themselves had been successful, and it was pleasing to have a correspondingly good financial result. The attendances were better than those at some of the largei centres. Congratulations and thanks on the manner in which the championship meeting was conducted were extended by the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association

Government Court at Exhibition Arrangements for the erection and staging of the Government pavilion at the New Zealand Centenary Exhibition, which will open in Wellington in November, 1939, are well forward, according to the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Hon. D. G. Sullivan. In an interview he said that the committee appointed by the permanent heads of departments had met on several occasions, and intended to recom mend that departmental displays should illustrate agricultural and industrial development, transport and communication, defence, and social and cultural services. One of the suggestions was that a system of pressure ventilation should be used in the Government Court similar to that used by the Railways Department in sleeping carriages, which was designed to obviate dust nuisance and maintain an even temperature. The provisional lay-out of the court included a post office, and a tourist and railway booking office. “Ail departments ” Mr Sullivan said, “are working enthusiastically to make the Government court one of the exhibition s outstanding features.