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Southland Times, Issue 20940, 25 November 1929, Page 6

The Government Meteorologist issued the following information last night: Pressure is falling with the advance of an intense depression across the Tasman Sea. Indications are for moderate to strong winds northerly to westerly, reaching gale force at places south of Cape Egmont and Castlepoint. Seas (N.Z. waters) becoming rough on the West Coast and offshore south of Castlepoint, elsewhere moderate. In the Tasman Sea, strong north to west winds reaching gale force in the eastern Tasman Sea with rough seas. The weather is unsettled in the western districts with rain, especially in the South Island where there will be some heavy falls, elsewhere mainly fair at first, but haze and cloud increasing soon and later some showers. There will be warm temperatures.

Having thought that no ill-effects had been incurred in an accident over a week ago, John Muir, aged 44, of Tuatapere, went on with his usual work until Saturday, when he became ill and had to be taken to the Southland Hospital yesterday, where he is at present in a critical condition.

A theory that New Zealand ex-soldiers were temperamentally unsuited to carry on farming partnerships was advanced to the Returned Soldiers’ Rehabilitation Commission at Auckland by the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the North Auckland district, Mr O. N. Campbell. “Partnerships have been an absolute failure,” he said. “We have had many cases of men fighting together at the war and deciding to go on the land together, but it has not been a success.”

“Any girl who has a position in Dunedin should be thankful, and should withstand the superficial attractions of life in Melbourne,” states a business woman who has returned to Dunedin after a lengthy residence in Australia. Employment in the big stores was uncongenial, and poorly paid, and the shopwalkers were autocratic. Dismissals were made on the slightest cause, and the wages were further reduced by the “docking” of fines for such paltry offences as talking to a customer after making a sale. An advertisement for a junior saleswoman attracted a queue of half a mile in Little Collins street one morning, the first applicant taking up her position in the doorway at 6 o’clock.—Evening Star.

A high rate of speed for motor traffic was not regarded in the same light in England as in New Zealand, said Dr. E. A. Walker at the New Plymouth Rotary Club luncheon last week. Offending motorists, he said, ■were not penalized as heavily.- With an absence of speed limits it was nothing to see cars streaming along the Strand at from 35 to 40 miles per hour. Of the 800 deaths in London streets last year only 55 per cent, were estimated to be due to motor accidents, and nearly 40 per cent, were due to the negligence of the pedestrians. While Dr. Walker had beeh in England a man caught intoxicated in a car had been fined only £5 and had his licence cancelled for three months.

Yesterday was the Young People’s Anniversary Sunday at the Central Methodist Church and the Salvation Army Barracks. There were largo attendances at the three services held at the Methodist Church and the children, under the conductorship of Mr A, J. Service, gave special singing. Addresses were given in the morning by the Rev. C. J. Tocker and in the evening by the Rev. A. Mcßean. In the afternoon the service was held in the Jed street Sunday School; items were given by the infant classes and an allegory! "The Building of the Church,” was very effectively presented by the Young Women’s Bible Classes. Three meetings were held by the Salvation Army and conducted by Major Beasy, and special items and singing were given by the children. At the evening meeting over 100 children took part.

At a meeting of Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Club on Saturday, it was decided to entertain at a dinner visiting Jersey exhibitors at the Royal Show and that all members of the'dub should be invited to the function., Arrangements were left in the hands of the executive with power to act.

A boy of 16, who was charged with the destruction of two telegraph insulators, the property of the Postmaster-General, appeared in the Children’s Court before Mr W. H. Woodward, S.M., on Saturday morning and was admonished and discharged, conditional on his father paying for the damage done.

Robert Francis Bennett, charged in the Auckland Police Court on Saturday with keeping premises in Swanson street as a common gaming house, with a previous conviction and fine of £lOO for-a similar offence six months ago, was fined a similar amount by Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., states an Auckland Press Association telegram. Frederick Jones Dryland, a young man found on the premises, was fined £5 .

The general question of assistance for widows and dependants of persons killed as the result of the earthquake was considered at a meeting of the Central Earthquake Relief Committee, held in Wellington on Wednesday. It was decided to request the Commissioner of Pensions to investi-gate-the position in each case with a view to ascertaining what provision it would be reasonable to make out of the relief fund. The Commissioner of Pensions is to report to the committee on the matter.

Two distracted parents in a state of anxious suspense, with the assistance of several policemen and friends, hunted the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Show Grounds in search of their five-year-old son, who had wandered away from their care during the excitement of a passing attraction. The child was discovered several hours afterwards waiting patiently in his uncle’s car for their return. He had wandered practically from one side of the show grounds to the other, and had identified his uncle’s car, which was not the one in which he had been brought to the show.

The Ashburton County and Borough Councils have agreed to purchase jointly fifty acres for the formation of an air port, with another forty-three acres available free for five years, with the option of purchase. This is the first local body-owned air port in the South Island. So states an Association telegram. In reference to the above telegram an Association message from Blenheim states that the claim that it is the first local body airport in the South Island cannot be substantiated. Blenheim Borough Council opened the first municipal airport in the Southern Hemisphere two years ago.

Ladies’ Smock Coats 5/11 and 6/11; new Overalls 2/11; Rubber Aprons 2/9. For value shop at Wicks’ Hose and Vest Shop, Dee street. Inspection invited. Visit our Christmas gift parlour at rear of main shop, Grand corner. Here you will find novelties galore. See the range of latest handbags at Charles Lewis’s. —Advt. If quality means nothing to you, any make will do, If you want the best you must insist on getting Thomsons “Purity” Waters. —Advt. Those raven locks streaked with grey, point to the relentless march of time. Price’s Albanian Hair Restorer will bring back the natural colour. Get from your chemist, or, post free for 3/- from Price’s Pharmacy, Riverton.— (Advt.)

Latest novels 6/- each. “A Tangled Web” J. Moffatt; “Isle of Illusion” George Gibbs; “The Beautiful Moment" C. Mac Nicol; “The China Venture” Dorothy Graham; “The Six Shooter Kid” Robert Horton; “The Branded Wolf” Robert Ames Bennett; “The Spine” Hugh Imber; “The Crying Pig Murder” Victor MacClure; “Southern Fires” J. G. Sarasin; “Filibuster” D. Dyke Acland. Procurable at Hyndman’s, Dee street, Booksellers. —Advt.

The ladies of Southland are very cordially invited to inspect the very fine range of Hosiery made by Godwin Hosiery Co. in N.Z. They are of outstanding quality and value and wear really well, Dorothy White Plaited Hosiery being a very hard wearing line. Only at Mutual Fur Co., Tay stret. (Advt.)

The latest idea now is to buy a robe length of Printed Satin and with the aid of a Butterick pattern —make a stylish frock “at home.” Thomson and Beattie offer 50 assorted printed Satin robe lengths of 33yds. each—floral and modernistic designs' on Navy, Black and Brown grounds. The Jubilee price is 19/C each length. Butterick patterns from 1/6 to 2/- each.—Advt.

A special purchase of Crochet Books has enabled us to sell the following at the reduced price of 1/6, 1/8 posted: The Craft of the Crochet Hook; Home Art Fancy Stitchery; Beautiful Crochet; The Modern Crochet Book; Destinctive Crochet; The Cult of the Needle. Also a fresh supply of Mary Card’s Crochet Book, No. 4 2/6, 2/9 posted. N.Z. Book Depot, Esk Street, InvercargilL—Advt.

CLICK WENT THE KODAK. Bring your films to BROWN, THE CHEMIST, and get better results. Bright, snappy prints that will not fade or discolour. That’s the kind we make. Prices right too. Let us examine your camera and see that it is working correctly. Only takes a few minutes. We will polish the lens also. BROWN’S PHARMACY for best service. See our window display of cameras.—Advt. “The mystery of mysteries.”—Scott. It certainly is a mystery how we catch colds in summer. But we do, and such colds are, if anything, more annoying and distressing than winter ones. Be wise and keep that good old specific—Baxter’s Lung Preserver —by you right through the summer months. You’ll need it. “Baxter’s” quickly soothes and relieves the worst cough or cold. Tones up the system, too, against further attacks. Get a bottle from your chemist or storekeeper. Generous-sized bottle, 2/6; . large, economical size, 4/6; bachelor’s size, 1/6.—Advt. THE SYSTEM OF MANURING. Time and money can be saved to the Farmer by making searching inquiry into the ingredients of the Fertilizers he contemplates using. In applying Fertilizer, a Farmer should seek to return to his land the valuable constituents removed in milk and mutton, and a Little consideration on this point should convince him that there is no sense in putting on his land what is already there in plenty. The outstanding feature of Crossed Keys Fertilizers is the fact that they contain the -essential proportion of Blood and Bone, and little more need be said on this point. The same remarks apply to topdressing, and realizing the ever increasing demand for this class of Manure, the Southland Frozen Meat Company are taking the precaution to produce a mixture that will give the desired results and demand a repeat order.—Advt.