LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Patea Mail, 9 May 1941, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Those requiring building material, especially wallboards, asbestos sheets, roofing' materials, concrete products, iino and rubber flooring-, or paints, -hould- communicate with C. P. Millward and Co. Ltd., Wanganui, who will furnish prices etc. The two old mates chanced to meet in the Auckland domain and got talking about the old days. “I ’member the time,” sal one, "when you could buy a prime leg o’ mutton for a bob.” “Ah,” said the other, “and I mind the (ime when beer was six ponce a pint and ’bacca sixpence an ounce. Not this here toasted ‘bacca ’most everyone smokes now, of course.” “Not likely,” agreed hamate, “Toasted is different to other ’bacca. I been smoking it this dozen years —and can you beat it?” “There's nothing to touch ill” declared the other with emphasis, “and mind you, it couldn’t do you no ’arm not if you smoked a pound of it a week. That’s what toasting does!" This being carried unanimously, tinpair lit up and toddled off in quest cl “ ’arf a ’audio.” Toasted certainly has an irresistible appeal for smokers. Look at the demand for all five brands: Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshoad), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish. Eivcrhead Gold and Desert Gold. Yes : and look at the imitations—and avoid tkemt

A young man requires any kind of casual work. Any person found trespassing on the property of Mr. E. D. Cole, Kakaramea with or without dog or gun, will be prosecuted. E. A. Adams and .Sons have an important announcement in this issue with regard to Mother’s Day, which falls on Sunday next. The Eussian dictator, Stalin, it is said, rarely receives foreign diplomats, so to Moscow correspondents Ids conference with Matsuoka was a surprise. Big it had evidently been planned, says an American war correspondent, for Matsuoka had brought with him a present (a priceless 13th century handembroidered screen) for Stalin as well as one (an antique gold and silver embossed lacquer box) for Molotov. A novel method of gaining practical experience in economic buying and social poise is to be adopted by senior girls of the Kowhai Intermediate School. As part of the special domestic science and personality classes Avhich are being organised by the principal, Mr. J. F. Wells, part of the old domestic science building is to be converted into a model kitchen and dining room. Here the girls will prepare and serve meals made from materials largely purchased by themselves. The meals will be served to guests, including parents, teachers and pupils invited by'the girls.