LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 19, Issue 21, 17 March 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Social to the Fire Brigade.—The Town Board have accepted Mr Pickering's offer to provide for £lO the supper at the social to be given in honour of x the local Fire Brigade on 27th inst. . Considerable interest seems to be taken in the affair, and it is likely there will i be a big attendance. Double tickets are < 4s, and those for ladies are 1/6. ] Street Improvements.—Now that the \ new Commercial Hotel is nearly com- . pleted it is necessary that the footpaths j abutting on the building should be , formed and graded. The Town Board are faced with a rather difficult problem in the case of the footpath from the Eoad Board office, past the hotel, and connecting with the main street, owing to the uneven nature of the ground. At a special meeting held yesterday the Board decided to level the footpath in order to ascertain how its proper formation would affect the roadway. What is Avolo ? Try it! It makes toothache fly away. V. C. Venimore, Chemist, Havelock.—Advt. Complimentary.—At the conclusion of the service at St. Paul's, Canvastown, on Sunday afternoon the Eev. Mr Stace complimented the Church workers upon the excellent result of the annual sale of work. He said that, speaking personally,' it was most encouraging, after labouring amongst them for the greater part of five years, to find such a spirit of enterprise and unity as that manifested by the Church people and their friends at Canvastown. He trusted that the same good feeling and harmony might long continue to exist in this and other parts of his district. Saturday Half - HoLiDAY.-There is trouble among the business people of Nelson regarding the recent decision of a majority that all places of business affected by the Factories Act be closed on Saturday afternoon. At a meeting held on Saturday it was decided to circulate petitions as follows:—(1) those who favour Wednesday closing; (2) those who signed a former petition under a misapprehension, believing that they 1 were affirming their wish to continue closing on Saturday themselves, not 1 having any desire to compel closing-by ; those who wished to remain open on Saturday ; (3) those who, though in exempted businesses, find that they are losers by the closing of the retail shops affected by the new regulation.^ A fine stock of Cameras and Supplies is : on view in Zak's Photo. Window, Willis Street, Wellington.-Advt Havelock Temperance Society.—Quite a large audience faced the Chairman in the Methodist Church on Thursday * evening last, when the fortnightlv meet- ! ing of the above Society was held. Mr Trevithick presided. In an earnest ad- . dress he pointed out the advantages of ' local option in Victoria, and urged the people to vote solidly for no-license next November. Songs, recitations,etc.,were rendered by various local talent, which jj helped materially in making the gathering ' so successful. At the conclusion quite a wave of enthusiasm swept over the meeting when the Kev. Richards submitted a series of resolutions embodying the principles of interest, aggression, and determination. They were carried in J rapid succession by overwhelming * majorities. The next meeting will be - held on Thursday week, when a dialogue b will be staged. fc If credit is a convenience, " The Dres- - den " will gladly extend the advantages of its popular and liberal time-payment ' system so that you will be able to furnish , your home with a piano. You merely 1 pay a small deposit, and then instalf ments of 20s a month, or more. In no 3 other warehouse in New Zealand—or in Australia, either—are there so many ', pianos and organs under one roof as at 1 the Dresden Piano Co.'s in Wellington, l It is a wonderful stock to select from. f Then, too, there can be no bargaining ~ with the Dresden. Its first price is its last-and lowest. Thus, a child could 1 purchase a piano just as advantageously 3 as could a man. This is the essence of c fairness. No wonder "The Dresden' c possesses the confidence of the public. The Company's Manager in North Island 3 is Mr M. J. Brookes, \ The "Dominion" Medals—The Dominion medal which the Government 3 devised to delight the hearts of all 3 schoolchildren, and impress on them a 3 fact in history, is very late in making , its appearance. The medals were to 3 have been distributed by 28th February, } but it will be two months yet, according f to official computation, before they 1 dangle on the necks of school girls and are " swapped "by boys. Theexplana- " tion is that great difficulty has been * experienced in achieving a really satis- , factory design. The contractors, Messrs . C. Moller and Sons, have been at much pains in the matter, and are not to blame for the delay. A design has just 1 been approved, and in two months more 3 the medals should be available for dis--1 tribution. On the obverse will be depicted the King's Head, between the Union Jack and New Zealand ensign, 1 with an inscription round the border t "Dominion of New Zealand." The . reverse side will have a border of fern leaves, with the inscription. " Presented to the ! children attending the schools of » the Dominion," and round a circle, r " New Zealand proclaimed a Dominion, 3 September 26, 1907."-Wellington 80. . minion.