LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 3, 25 October 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The “Stratford Evening Lost” will not he published on Monday. (Labor) Day).

Entries for the Egmont A. an^jP. Show close on November' Bth. 'W

Mr J. C. Smith will give a lecture “The New Revelations” in the Foresters’ Hall on Sunday evening.

A London cablegram states v that' the first act of the Prince of Wales on returning from America will , ba to close the Wembley, exhibition on November 1.

In yesterday's report, of the concert held at Tariki on Thursday evening, the names of the folloing performers were inadvertently omitted; Miss Cooke, Mr McDowell and P. T. Ait ken.

Overheard outside the Post Office? “Majorie, I’m wanting 'some new* gloves; come on and we’ll get them now.” “Yes, and I’ll tell you'where— Araesbury’s—they’ve got some lovely gloves at real low prices,” This fact is worth remembering. x

The Sydney Daily Telegraph' states; Notwithstanding that two Divorce Courts have been going itf full swing for.the greater part of the year, the boom in divorce continues. So far, over 1250 petitions have heeu filed this year, and it is expected they will total 1600 by the end of the year. Last year there were 1-564.

A few night ago, Dr. Eleven narrowly escaped the loss of his motor! car. The car was in the garage, when, on account of a short circuit, it burst into flames., The doctor pushed it into the yard, and got to work with a fire extinguisher, with, the result that the fire was extinguished practically before any damage was done.

Owing t 0 the high price of feed, poultry-keepers in \Vahj(anui are having what one of them termed “a rough spin.” (reports the Herald). Many gcxl birds have lost their heads ol late, and there is a tendency with the average householder 1 who kept 20 or 30 fowls, to reduce them to about half a dozen in ojjhs l to bring the feeding within’ the of the household scraps. 4

“I shouldn’t be a, hit surprised,’* said a prominent Hawke’s -Bay wool dealer to a Daily Telegraph reporter, “if the average price of wool sold in New Zealand at the coining sales will range from £25 to £25 IQs!per bale, if on© is allowed to judge on present values. Certainly the price 'per bale last year was considerably higher, working out at something like £29 10s,” be went on, “but one must remember that the year before that the bale only fetched about £22 odd.” “If,” continued the dealer, “that £25 per bale is realised, and assuming that the Dominion bench absorb 500.000 bales, this would mean that the producers Would nett a cash return of something like £12,500.000, less the amount for handling, storage, brokerage and other charges. Yes, there is money in wool,” he concluded. . ;

,A new motor machine, has just been built by Markham’s Motors -(Ltd), of Dunedin, for the Milton Fire Brigade (reports the Otago Daily Times). ; It is a striking piece of apparatus, and reflects credit, on the designers and builders. The machine was constructed to the order of the Milton Fire Board, under the supervision of Superintendent A. G. Napier. Tho framework is fitted <>u a Ford chassis and the machine is fitted .with.a Ford standard engine of 20 horse-power, providing a speed of between 2o and 90 miles an hour. The machine is fitted to carry about 1000 ft of hose and all necessary appliances, including ladders , and will accommodate eight comfortably. The machine .was inspected by the members'of the* Milton and Dunedin Boards (at the Central Fire Station, and - very favorable comments were passed on-its appear* enoe and construction.

A word to motorists; "Pi-ing yo*K radiators or mudguards to Robinson and Pope for repairs, Wtf guarantee to give satisfaction in all our work, and at nrices that will suit you and suit us. ’Phono 372, er Werton Bros. ±

The timetable of the special trayfl running to Ngaere Gardens on Law*Pay (Monday next) is .given in Messrs Lester Bros’ advertisement in another part of this issue. The usual arrangements have'.been made by the proprietors to make Ngaere Gardens a pleasant place for a Labor Day picnic.

•T. J, Sullivan for plumbing, drainlaying, and electric wiring. Workmanship and materials guaranteed. Orders left at Taranaki Hardware or ’phone 94S promptly attendee to.

Kodaks.—Entirely new stocks Just landed with all latest' improvements. Brown’s Pharmacy. ■ x

Influenza germs lodge in moutlf and nose—Nazdl destroys them.

Sanderson and Judd, registered plumbers, drain layers and hot water engineers. Good work.; prompt at* tention. Telephone, 222 *