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Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1933, Page 4

“When we hold church services in Mount Eden gaol, the grey-clad congregation sings with a good deal more animation -than is heard in most churches. The prison choir leads, and there are some very good tenors and baritones who might easily be the delight of any suburban choirmaster,” said the Rev. G. Moreton, chaplain to the Mount Eden prison, preaching at the Christchurch Cathedral on Sunday. “By now the records in Wellington are so complete that any man who defaults with his unemployment levy more than twice is usually detected,” said Mr. F. Wilson, officer-in-charge of the Labour Department, Hamilton, in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court this week, when George' Sidney Lowish, baker’s assistant, admitted defaulting in paying the levy.' Defendant was fined £l, with costs 10s. At the last meeting of the Otago branch of the Associated Society of Railway Servants the proposed establishment of a Central Reserve Bank was freely discussed. It was the general opinion of members that the proposal was against the best interests of the people of this Dominion and they should raise strong objection to any further outside interference with the finance of this country. It was decided to ask the Executive Council to make a strong protest to the Government against the proposal. The Waitotara County Council has decided to donate £25 to the Youths’ Afforestation Camp Scheme. It was felt that the movement was one in the right direction. The sum of £lO will be given to the committee immediately and the remaining £l5 when the lease of the land has been signed by the Government. During the discussion prior to the decision, Mr. J. Cameron said that Mr. W. T. Benefield had made an offer to donate up to 5000 one-year-old pinus insignus trees at a nominal figure in order to help the scheme. In the captain’s cabin of the Norwegian tanker Sagona, which discharged a part cargo of fuel oil at Auckland on Saturday afternoon, is a small gilded flagstaff. The flag, which hangs dead for want of a breeze to give it life, is a blue one, with a wide red border and a white dove in the centre. It is the symbol of the Brotherhood at Sea. The brotherhood was formed half a century ago, and originally membership was restricted to masters. A few years ago it united with the Young Sailors’ Christian Association, and the membership now runs into four figures, although the movement is confined to Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Bob Wearer was always buying new felt hats until he discovered that his old ones could be cleaned and reblocked equal to new. He now saves pounds every year by having them renovated by J. K. Hawkins and Co., who have the most up-to-date plant in Taranaki for this class of work. New bands and edges can also be supplied if necessary. Suits, costumes, coats, dresses, etc., are also successfully dyed or dry-cleaned by the latest methods. Our address is comer of Liardet and Devon Streets, New Plymouth, ’phone 685. Stratford depot: Mrs. Rudkin, confectioner. Inglewood depot: Sutherland’s Fruit Shop.