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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5359, 17 February 1916, Page 5

An important trade development has just taken place in Wanganui, all the bakers having amalgamated their business with the object of reducing the price of bread. This is said be partly achieved by the delivery’ carts working certain streets only, thus preventing overlapping and runs Wing operated by half a dozen different delivery carts. At. the same time another important loature of the new development is the introduction of the onsh system: no credit/ whatever is to W given, and to start with the bread is being reduced to As 3d per dozen coupons, with a further lowering of price as .soon as cironinstances permit.

'I In' enthusiasm of some of the young men for hitting a ball about on a certain country tennis court has given rise, says an exchange, to the impression that they have not yet been made acquainted with the fact, that a war is in progress. Some of tbo settlors iti that district were far too polite to offend the susceptibilities of the budding manhood thereabouts bv suggesting such a tiling as enlistbut with a sincere emlfl*\t|gir to' do something in that desirable direction .they reserved on a- unique plan. II so happened that on a recent afternoon when sundry young men turned up in flannels and carrying their racquets, they found the net posts pulled up ami a rather conspicuous notice hoard on the court, which stated: “Closed until after the War." This gentle and courteous lunt may possibly boar good fruit.