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Southland Times, Issue 25309, 12 June 1935, Page 6

The success of THOMSONS lies not solely in tho fact of the consumers getting what they like but in liking what they get. For all classes of floral EMBLEMS. THOMAS BROS. Artistically made at shortest notice. F.T.D.—We TELEGRAPH FLOWERS. Day Phone: 291. Night Phones - - - 1729 and 563.

Announcements of Births, Marriages and Deaths sent for publication from the country districts require to be certified by the signature of the Agent in the district from which the announcement is sent, or of the clergyman in the district. Cost of notice 3/6 per insertion. Funeral notices are according to space and number of insertions. In Memoriam Notices 3/6, Verse (six words to line) 6d per line.

FLORAL EMBLEMS. ALL the Latest Designs Supplied at Shortest Notice. WE TELEGRAPH FLOWERS. Also Wreaths, Bouquets, etc., to all parts of the Dominion. H. S. YOUNG. LTD. 46 ESK STREET, INVERCARGILL. Shop Phone: 2134. Private Phone: 1313

UNDERTAKERS. MACDONALD & WESTON. (Successors to Kingsland & Ferguson,) (ESTABLISHED 1881). 175 SPEY STREET, INVERCARGILL. PHONE 126. DAY AND NIGHT. Our Mortuary Chapel is available for the convenience of the public. MONUMENTAL SCULPTORS, DEE STREET, INVERCARGILL.

J. FRASER & SONS. MORTUARY CHAPEL. |JNDERTAKERS. CORNER SPEY & KELVIN STREETS, INVERCARGILL. Phone ----- 50 (Day or Night).

HIGHLY SPECIALISED ENGAGEMENT & WEDDING RINGS. SPECIALISATION has been the means of our producing for YOU the very finest quality Rings at the very lowest prices. The elegance of shape, the perfection of the Gems, the accuracy and mechanical soundness of construction, and the very high grade finish is why, it is entirely, to YOUR advantage to buy your Rings from Corner Dee and Don Sts., Invercargill.

It is reported that a large block of land, comprising about 50,000 acres, in the neighbourhood of Lake Taupo, will shortly be included in the native land development schemes. The land has recently _ been inspected by officials of the Native Departments, and it is understood that they were favourably impressed with the quality of the land.

Complaints that school teachers in charge of travelling school teams or making trips to maintain contact with ex-pupils were regarded officially as being absent without leave were made by a deputation of eight which waited on the New Plymouth High Schools’ Board. It was explained that the duties of a master responsible for a team were often as onerous as those of a master in school, yet absence with travelling teams was accounted as unauthorized absence from duty and was penalized as „uch. It was complained that the records of teachers absences in these cases did not always initiate with the school heads, and were forwarded to the department without receiving consideration from the board. The board listened sympathetically to the deputation, and the chairman (Mr’H. R. Billing) gave the assurance that any returns regarding absence from duty of teachers would in future pass through the hands of the board.

To climb appears to be a natural instinct in children, and most parents will have had some experience of finding them, even at early ages, perched on some high spot where it would appear to be almost impossible for them to have climbed unaided. The fact that too many precautions cannot be taken to check this tendency was forcibly impressed on a Dunedin mother the other day. She had missed her 15-months’-old daughter for a few minutes, and, on looking about, she was horrified to see the baby perched on the top of a 20-foot ladder which had been left standing against the wall of the house. Fortunately, she had the presence of mind not to call out and alarm the child, who clung to its position until rescued. How the infant, who had only been walking for about a month, managed to climb so far is a mystery to the parents, but as there was a 15-foot drop below the ladder it is certain that they will in future take every precaution to a repetition of sudr adventurer