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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16796, 21 July 1920, Page 2

The lambing season has commenced early in South Canterbury. Nearly 100 are to be seen on a farm close to Tei muka:

A contract has been let for the work of diverting the Harper River into Lake Coleridge so as to counteract the outflow in connection with the hydro-eleo-tric'power scheme. It is expected that the work will take about four months. The war “as a whole” is not officially ended. A cable from London, dated July 10. says that an Order-in-Council states that in order to remove a misapprehension, the date of the termination of the war with Germany was January. 10, but the termination of the war as a whole will be when the last of the peace treaties is signed and ratified.

“England is showing the way to all of thorn,” said Councillor O. B. Norwood, of Wellington, who has just returned from a trip to America, England and Europe. “No country I visited is adjusting herself more rapidly to the new conditions born of the war than is England. She leads the way, and lam sure she will -reach a stable, period sooner, than any of the other countries affected.” In Auckland (the Star says) a very serious situation as' regards benzine supplies—or at least the absence of supplies—has been reached, a stage which is even .worse and more pronounced than during the last bad spell when the cry for supplies was so strong. The agencies are out. of supplies, and no shipments are expected until about the middle of Aujpist. Fortunately the shortage does not at present extend to Taranaki, over 30,000 cases of benzine ‘having arrived at New Plymouth from the United States this month.

At Pukearuhe on Thursday next, Mr. Newton King is conducting a sale of pedigree and gtado Jersey cattle, ’etc., on account of Mr. H. E. Greig. This sale should attract the attention of dairymen in quest of quality cattle. Catalogues of the pedigree stock can be obtained from all branch offices of the auctioneer. ,

Many of the so-called washing powders on the marked require the aid of bar soap, and then they don’t do the work satisfactorily. Not so with “Fairy Wonder.” " This famous dry soap powder contains all the essentials for washing thoroughly from start to finish without the extra soap or rubbing. Buy a packet to-day and test it. Of all grocers and storekeepers.*

' The special line of’ sateen kapoc quilts priced at 42s 6d at The' Melbourne, Ltd., is selling freely. These warm quilts are exceptional value, especially in view of the existing shortage of blankets. Buyers of these quilts are saving' 10s, as the price of replacement represents an increase equalling that amount.*

Joe: I had a great time at the mountain yesterday j the only thing my feet got soaked. Tom; Well, I advised you to get a pair of “Shackletob” boots at the Regal Shoe Store, like mine; I got home dry as a bone—they’re stunners for keeping the wet out.* / “There’s no place like home,” when one can do the washing in .half the time with “No Rubbing Laundry Help” and have plenty of time left for enjoyable leisure.*