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Taranaki Daily News, 16 May 1930, Page 8

“Yes, -Your Worship, I’ve been driving for 38 years and that is the closest shave I’ve hsd,” said defendant in ft traffic by-law case in <the Magistrate’s Court in Christchurch last week. "You haven’t been driving cars _ for that time?” asked the magistrate. “No,,sir, horses.” When the case concluded defendant remarked to the police, witness: “I’ll' take it out of your hide come time.” '’What was that?” asked. Mr. Mosley, S.M. -'‘Did you mean me to hear that?” “No, it was just an aside. “All right then, I didn’t hear it, said Mr. Mosley, with a smile. Tweeds predominate for autumn and winter wear. We' are showing a new range of ladies’ tweed costumes and mantailored tweed coats, also costume tweed for the smart ensemble mode at keenest prices. Ladies’ smart ready-to-wear felthats in fashion’s latest style at 9s. lid. A visit will well repay you. The Hustlers, Devon Street, New Plymouth. No need to fear the winter weather if clothed in McGruer’s warm, stylish goods priced so as the purse need never be empty. See our bargain table to-day. We can take a photograph of you that will please you and do you justice, at a price that you can afford. Come m and see us about it. Oakley’s Studio, Kash Bui.ding (upstairs), Devon Street. - 1, Messrs. Newton King, Ltd., wish to draw the attention of the general public to an advertisement of a very attractive home, Mrs. L. Watson’s property, wlucli is being offered by public auction at their office on the 23rd instant. Fanners have taken advantage of the fine weather to push .on with , out(l °° work, and as a result a considerable amount of top-dressing has been this autumn that is usually ' the spring. One farmer -m t e nui district has already top-drcssei 3 J acres of his total area of l abou . t ia °" • acres, and though the heavy dews have been responsible for some of the liscr disappearing from the pasture is waiting for rain to wash it into cue soil so that he can put his cattle on that pasture and top-dress other pa - docks. His experience -is sinula £ that of other farmers throughout Nortn Taranaki