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Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1925, Page 4

By the struggling light of candles the officers on duty carried out their work at the New Plymouth Post Office last night. The failure of the electric fight system about 11 p.m. threw the whole building into darkness, the fight in the clock tower also being affected. Thus the exchange official searched for numbers by candle-fight and the telegraph operators had to make shift likewise. "Solid tyres, in my opinion, are less severe on highways than are inflated tyres. I am firmly convinced that the time is not far distant when the equipping of motor trucks with hard rubber tyres will be universal,” said Mr. T. Ball, chairman of the No. 7 Highways Council, at a meeting of that body.—Wairarapa Age. The blackberry pest is at present giving every indication of assuming big proportions round about the Wanganui district (says the Chronicle). Several farmers with holdings adjacent to the city have already taken steps to curb the growth of this vegetable menace—an example that could be emulated by many runhokiers further away from Wanganui. It has now been decided to extend the availability of railway excursion tickets to include children and parents or guardians accompanying children travelling on return tickets who have been detained in reaching their destination through the epidemic of infantile paralysis (says the Wellington Times). Such tickets will now be available up to on e week after the date of the reopening of the schools. The concession applies to school teachers who may desire an extension of their tickets owing to the schools remaining closed.

Friday was a red-letter day in connection with the annals of New Zealand shipping, the Union Company’s new liner Aorangi beings then due to enter the transPacific mail and cargo service between Vancouver, New Zealand and Australia. Besides being the finest passenger finer trading to New Zealand, the Aorangi is th e largest and most up-to-date motor-liner afloat. The Aorangi is due to arrive at Honolulu on February 13, at Suva on February 21, and at Auckland, on the morning of February 24. From Auckland the vessel sails next day for Wellington, and she is scheduled to leave there for Sydney on February 28. Commenting on the statement that New Zealand had had its best day and that land was not selling in rhe Dominion, the Hon. W. Nosworthy, Minister for Agriculture, stated on Saturday that in big opinion the fact that land was not selling so rapidly as hitherto was not by any means a sign of decadence. On the contrary he considered it a gratifying proof that the land speculation, resulting from the boom of a few years ago, had practically ceased and that occupiers were now genuine farmers who intended to remain on their holdings permanently. "The outlook generally,” added the Minister, "was never better and the Dominion’s industry and prosperity were reflected -in the fact that the amount of unemployment was infinitesimal.”

A medical authority states that if a simple precaution were taken there need be no children contracting the infantile paralysis disease. It was now acknowledged that certain germs in the spina) column, particularly of children, reacted to rays in the sun that became more or less pronounced about every eleven years. This present time was the period when the sun’s rays were deleterious in this connection. The rays could be nullified by the simple provision of a piece of red cloth covering the spinal column from about the nape of the neck. The red material acted in a similar way in modifying or nullifying the sun’s rays a» the red colours did in photography. Th e authority further states it should be the duty ci the Medical Department to make known as widely as possible this simple yet effective precaution.

More than one person got a surprise at Wanganui the other morning. The first recipient was a well-known land agent. He was motoring through th e College Estate when he discovered that a nice house which had been on his books for sale for some time, was occupied. Inside the fence a man was industriously mowing the lawn, and a lady was giving a window a final polish. The new householder defended his rights when approached. "I have bought the place,” he said. "See!” He produced a receipt for a deposit paid to another Wanganui firm of land agents. "Well,” replied the land agent, "the title deeds are in my office.” Naturally the matter was investigated as quickly as possible, and it was ascertained beyond doubt that the man had been sold the wrong house.

Mr. E. J. Baker, fruit dealer, advertises that he will be at Stony River and Rahotu shortly.

Hawke’s gigantic sale starts to-day. In order that householders may receive full benefits at this genuine sale, a liberal discount of 2d in the 1/- »s being offered off the whole range of stock. This is a great buying opportunity and householders should make a point of visiting Hawke’s and participating in the bargains. The. problem of fitting out the boys for rhe new school term can be easily solved by taking advantage of the saie discounts advertised by the New Zealand ClothingJ Factory. The "H. 8. brand of school out- I fits are well and favourably known, and with a discount of not less than ten »>er cent, they should be »loubly attractive— New Zealand Clothing Factory, New Plymouth. Bowlers and Tennis Players! Wear the famous G.P. "Bowler” Shoes. Smartly de- , signed, neatly stitched, with finest rubber soles —a high class article. G.P. means long wear. They are made in Canada to a high standard of quality. 4 ;