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Southland Times, Issue 21384, 4 May 1931, Page 6

Last evening the Government. Meteorologist issued the following weather report and forecast: An anti-cyclone has been crossing the Dominion to-day, while a moderate depression has been advancing over the southern Tasman Sea. Winds freshening. Northerly winds backing to southerlies in the south after about 20 hours and later southerlies becoming general. Seas (New Zealand waters) moderate generally but rising south of Cape Egmont and about Cook and Foveaux Straits. Tasman Sea, moderate to strong northerly, backing shortly to southerly winds. In eastern Tasman Sea moderate to rather rough seas. Weather still mainly fair at first, but cloud and haze increasing generally and showers developing soon in western districts and in northern and southern extremities of the Dominion.

At a sitting of the Children’s Court on Saturday, before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., a youth, aged 16, for riding a bicycle after dark without a light and without a rear reflector, was admonished and discharged.

The first meeting of the White Ribbon Band of Hope for 1931 was held in Jed Street Hall on Friday, May 1, when there was a fair attendance of children and adults. During the evening the meeting was favoured with the following items: Recitations by Miss Betty Hay and Allan Macdonald, a song by Miss F. Olds, and a pianoforte solo from Miss J. Macdonald. The Temperance examinations for juniors, intermediate and seniors were brought before the notice of the children. Four new members had their names put on the roll. It was decided to send a note of sympathy to Miss Smith, the president, on account of her prolonged illness. The meeting closed with the Benediction.

Interjections relating to the question of unemployment were hurled at most of the speakers at a meeting of the Christchurch Citizens’ Association the other evening, Cr. J. W. Beanland, chairman of the Works Committee, coming in for a good deal of attention. When he remarked that the city would be far better off if there were no unemployed, one of the interjectors called out that there was a shortage of 500,000 men in Russia. ‘‘Well, why don’t some of you'unemployed fellows go there?” rejoined the candidate. The reply came without hesitation: “I’d go there to morrow if there was a ship to take me,” declared the man. Cr. Beanland suggested that in that case the interjector would be well advised to get in touch with the Prime Minister.

This generation has never before had the chance to hear a current issue of vital interest seriously debated oh the eve of the poll, and it is fitting that this opportunity should be offered in connection with, the Half-Holiday question this evening at the Civic Theatre because in the wealth of correspondence, the exchange of circulars and the multitude of unofficial arguments there has been such an accumulation of data and argument that voters have become confused. The Invercargill Debating Society has chosen two teams to debate this question and it is an open secret that each trio of debaters has had the assistance of the prominent traders on its side in the preparation of argument. This means that the teams will marshal the facts and arguments and present them to the audience. The teams will be: Saturday—Messrs A. J. Deaker (leading), Price and J. C. Prain; Wednesday: Messrs I. D. Jack (leading), J. L. Cameron and M. M. Macdonald. At the close of the debate the members of the audience will be asked to vote. A varied programme by members of the Invercargill Orphans’ Club will complete the evening.

It is understood that blackleg has made its appearance along the coast (says the Taranaki -Herald), and that during the last few days several weaner calves have died from the disease.

“He told me he never used a horn, but made an imitation with his mouth; he reckoned that was enough,” said the Heathcote traffic inspector when prosecuting a motorist in the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch.

“After all this is a mixed school and a woman can be of great assistance by bringing forward the woman’s point of view,” stated Mr A. M. Bisley at the annual meeting of householders of Hamilton West School on Monday night in emphasizing that it was highly desirable to have women serving on school committees.

The largest star fish ever handled by the Wanganui Museum authorities was. presented to the institution by Mr M. Winter, of Wilson street (states the Dominion). The exhibit measures about 24 inches across and is of the variety cocinasterias calamaria. It was dredged up in 20 fathoms of water off Nukumaru, north of Wanganui.

“Of the 53 States which belong to the League of Nations the representatives of at least 46 use the French language when speaking at gatherings in Geneva/’ said Sir James Parr in the course of an address to members of the Auckland Rotary Club. Whereas English and French were both official languages of the League, English was spoken by the representatives of only six countries.

The work done by relief parties has been invaluable to the Taupo Road Board. All the roads in the township are a chain and a half wide, but many of them had not even been cleared of scrub. These have now been cleared and formed, at very little expense. to the board. This will be very gratifying to a considerable number of people who own sections in Taupo. The rates are 2d in the £1 on the unimproved value, and besides the unemployment grants the board has spent more on roads than the revenue from rates. About a dozen medical men own sections in Taupo, and about half of that number have built, cottages, at which they spend every vacation.

“Just before the end of the century there was a great outcry in the Dominion against the importation of goods which had been manufactured under sweated labour conditions, for our own factory legislation had just been put into force,” said Mr W. H. Hagger, Conciliation Commissioner, in the course of some reminiscences in Christchurch the other day. “It is interesting, in view of the present campaigns, to remember that in 1906, at the Christchurch Exhibition, we had on display a special exhibit of these goods, with a view to calling the attention of the people to them, and encouraging New Zealanders to buy New Zealand manufactures, which were produced under conditions favourable to the workers.”

It is better to be sure than to be sorry. Buy a reconditioned used four-cylinder Dodge car—tried and proved—with twelve months’ guarantee against defective parts, at the used car sale now on in the Dec street showrooms of P. H. Vickery Ltd., Invercargill.—Advt.

Big purchase of Manufacturers’ Surplus Stock at prices well below cost. Prices unheard of. See advt., Carter’s Surplus Stock Clearance, front page. —Advt.

Saturday Special! 20 per cent discount off all our young ladies’ coats on Saturday only, 39 to 44 inch. Shop Saturday at Miss Noble’s, The Baby Shop, Dee street. — Advt.

Famous makes of New Zealand-made silk hose of “Bonds” and “Selwyn” in gunmetal shade 4/11 pair. Wicks' Hose and Vest Shop, Dee street. —Advt.

Wool suits for the wee chap in cream and colours, priced from 9/11 to 22/6. See these at Mis Noble’s, The Baby Shop, Dee street. —Advt.

Because they have never tried them, people are unaware of the excellence of hot lemon, hot ginger, hot limejuice and hot loganberry juices. If they are supplied with “Thomsons Special” they are sure they are getting the genuine juices. When the weather is cold order Thomsons hot pure fruit juices.—Advt.

IF WINTER COMES You will need a HOT WATER BAG Fresh Stocks to hand at STEWART’S PHARMACY. Where every Bag sold is guaranteed. —Advt.

BIG DROPS: Edinburgh, The Holy Land, Isle of Man, in water colours, 3/6 have dropped to 2/-; English Prose, Jane Austen’s, Emma, Sartor Resartus (World’s Classics, leather) 5/-, have dropped to 3/9; Jane Eyre, Ingoldsley Legends, Silas Marner (Nelson’s Classics) 2/- have dropped to 1/6; Latest popular 2/6 novels have dropped to 2/1, 3 for 6/-; Artistically Framed Pictures 7/6 have dropped to 6/-. Everything reduced at the N.Z. BOOK DEPOT LTD., Esk street. —Advt.

T. AND B’S. PRICES CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN LOCAL PRESENT DAY WAREHOUSE PRICES. With T. and B’s successful purchase of a Wellington warehouse’s complete stock of new season’s coats Southland women may look forward with pleasure for the opening day of the rousing coat sale which starts early next week at “The Greater Exhibition.” Every coat Is splendidly made from new season’s face cloth and tweeds in popular styles and colours—all lined with silk and most important of all every coat is fur trimmed. Watch our windows for coat bargains.— Advt.

Superior quality northern musquash coats are sure to advance in price within the next two months, the price of skins having gone up at the last two sales in London, but this will uot have any effect upon our stocks which were bought when prices were at rock bottom. Inspection of our range of musquash coats is cordially invited. The Mutual Fur Co., Manufacturing Furriers, Tay street.—Advt. QUALITY COUNTS IN DRUGS: Quality in drugs is only emphasized by vital remedial activity. It is for activity that the doctor orders medicine. If the quality is not here, there’s no support to his work and no benefit to his patient. For prescriptions that contain the highest quality drugs, BROWN’S PHARMACY should be your Pharmacy. GEORGE H. BROWN, Chemist, 125 Dee street.—Advt. “To suffer wet damnation.” —Tourneur. Autumnal rains are here again, wet and chilly, ever threatening you with a wretched cough or cold. Keep that wonderful specific, Baxter’s Lung Preserver, always by you. Take a dose whenever you suffer “wet damnation” to ward off all chances of coughs and colds. Possesses unique tonic properties. “Baxter’s” is now sealed with a new screw cap to preserve the contents. You should get a large bottle at 4/6, it is very economical. Smaller sizes at 2/6 and 1/6. All chemists and stores. —Advt.

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