Page 11 Advertisements Column 7

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20385, 17 April 1928, Page 11

SITUATIONS WANTED. COMPETENT bread baker open for ENGAGEMENT ; country preferred; sober and reliable: references. —826 Times Office. „ reliable Bread and Small Goods Baker open for Engagement ; good references. —773 Times. rjlO BAKERS—Good TO BAKERS —First-class all round hand open for ENGAGEMENT: capable of taking charge: town or country.—Apply 830 Times Office. 14a P Experienced engine-driver, homing second-class ticket, desires POSITION. —Apply .843 Times Office. i*ap YOUNG WOMAN would like Domestic Work or Housekeeper for one or two persons.—Bß2 Times. 17a P WOMAN (Scotch), wants HOUSEWORK, Monday to Friday; thoroughly reliable; urg'ent.—9ol Times. 17ap ■\7"OUTH WANTS POSITION on Sheep X Station; good worker; used to high ■ country.—Apply, urgent, 002 Times. ■. CARPENTER WANTS JOB, town, country, anywhere; good at painting, papering; urgent.—B79 Times. 17a P YOUNG LADY, refined, musical, desires POSITION as Ladyhelp; town or country ; state wages.—B7B Times. l 7 FIRST-CLASS HAIRDRESSER . requires POSITION; permanent or relieving.— 887 Times Office, Dunedin. _l7ap HOUSEKEEPER. refined, Protestant, thoroughly trustworthy, competent, wants POSITION; preferably country; must be own mistress. —841 Times. I* a P TWO YOUTHS, mates, would like POSITION on sheep station, or dairy farm. Able to milk: would accept small wage to start.-rrßs9 .Times. l@ a P WANTED,- POSITION Married Ploughman ; . separate cottage; used to all implements; good horseman. —Apply 850 Times Office. l^ap Young lady would like position Companionhelp; will accept small wages for light duties; town or country. — 867 Times. _ ■ WANTED, POSITION Cowman-Gardener; experienced: references If required ; start '.immediately; state wages.—B7l Times Office. l? a P

About 150 Cornish miners have been employed during the last two and a-half years in constructing a concrete tunnel that is to form part of the Camborne drainage system, considered to be one of the finest drainage undertakings in England. Ten and a-half miles of pipes have been necessary to convey sewage to the sen, and the tunnel that runs through the cliff for 1033yds is Tft high and sft wide. Throe thousand tons of concrete were required for lining the sides, ami 83,000 concrete blocks for the roof. —The discovery of America, it seems, cost £503 all told. Christopher Columbus himself got only £42 13s. At the time he -was receiving £O4 a year as admiral of the fleet. and his expedition lasted from August 3, 1492, to March, 1493. The captains of his ships drew £4l a year, and his sailors from £4 los to £C.