LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11683, 23 February 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

What a man gets opt of a job depends a great deal on what he puts into it. As a result of the earthquake, local body elections have been postponed in Hawke’s Bay. A resolution, strongly protesting against the decision of tli e , directors of the Bank of New South Wales to pay dividends in. Australian currency wa's carried at a meeting eonvened by the Wellington Stock Exchange. and attended by some 50 shareholders.

Replying to a press criticism of the high price of bread, Air Burton, president of the Master Baker’s Association declared that no reduction is possible until at least the end of the year for which period, the Government has fixed the seal© price ot wheat.

Air W. D. Taylor, who very generously donated two beasts for one of the guessing competitions at the recent Rahiatua A. and P. Show, has decided that the proceeds from the sale t hereof (L 8 10s) shall be equally divided between the earthquake relief fund and the Pahiatua A. and P. Association.

Faced with a. substantial reduction in its income, the country has no alternative but to cut its coat according to its cloth. This point was made clear by the Prime Minister. Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, when defending the Government's proposals for meeting the economic situation at a deputation from the Alliance of Labour, which waited upon him in Wellington to protest against reductions in wages. Confidence that reduction in costs would be reflected in a reduced cost pf living was expressed by Air Forbes, who felt sure that the programme he had. outlined in his recent pronouncement would be in the best interests of the country in the long run.

An announcement of special interest to the ladies from Airs Donnelly, hairdresser, Palmerston N., appears in this issue on page 4.

Quite a number of people have accepted our invitation to call and inspect the new English Saloon that we have on exhibition, and without exception they have been amazed at the exceptional value that is built into this car at such a reasonable price. We have still another surprise for you. From January 26th we will have on exhibition one of the latest and most up-to-date British 6-cylin-der cars to be offered in New Zealand. Alade by British people, from British material, an engineering triumph for British brains and the whole manufacture financed b.v British capital. Inspect this all British Saloon at Donald’s Garage.*