NEWS AND NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 1 June 1923, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

! ! The Presbyterian Church, Geraldine, f was comfortably filled on evening, when the Rev. T. E. Riddle, a Missionary from India,, gave a most interesting and instructive address on the work of the Presbyterian Church in the mission field of India. The lecture was illustrated with a fine series of magic lantern views, which depicted most vividly the wonderful work that is being carried on. Mr Riddle, who is at present on furlough, has been engaged in mission work for the past eleven years. i The Dominion President of the Farmers’ Union (Mr W. J. Poison) will doiiver-.-8n address in the Board Room ; of the C.F.C.A. this afternoon, at 2 I o’olock, on agricultural banking, taxaI tion, immigration, labour and closer settlement. The speaker will deal with remedies for - our financial conditions, and expound a policy which is meeting with general support in the North Island and in those portions of the North Island where he has been. Great interest has been taken in these addresses by farmers and business people all over the Dominion. Mr Poison is a forceful speaker, and deals with these questions from a new point of view. , All are invited to attend what promises to be a very interesting meeti mg.

Thomsons make a study of their business. Finlay’s. blinds, edgings to match, marble steel buttons, fur tarns and child’s coats, lynx tweed coats 17s lid up, ladies’ do. trimmed real fur, others in velour from 69s 6d, knitting I silks, esplen d’or 8s 6d, acorn 8s 3d Patricia 5s Gd, deavilla,6s lid, eatelle ! 6s lid, wheeling and fingering wools, j esplanade' silk 2kl, special sheetings, | blankets, wool gauntlet gloves 3s 6d, j fringed suede do., all colours olimax ribbons 40in. wide 11 J-d, child’s bloomers "from Is lid, thick rib cashmere, all wool, 2 pairs for 6s 9d, a 4s Gd stocking, colonial 2s lid pair, bangle beads 9d, woolfrocks child’s 8s lid to j. 12s lid, ladies’ 24s 6d up, winceyette | Is 2d, flannelettes, Horrockses, shadow tissues 3s 3d, wool jumpers 8s lid, ! warm underwear, all classes of the best, flannelette blankets 6s 6d, 7s Gd, all wool bopsac tweeds, woollen scarfs 4s 6d to 12s lid, carpet room specials, , etc. ... | A dance in aid of the hall fund will be held in St. Patrick’s Hall on Monday next, Tournament night. Excellent music and light refreshments will be provided. A moderate subscription | will be charged. For twelve from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. to-day, we want no profit. Test this offer by shopping by shopping to-day at The Louvre, central Stafford Street. ... An important announcement is made this morning by Messrs Grant and Seaton who advertise substantial reductions in the price of meat. Readers of the “Herald” in town will receive with their paper a circular giving particulars of the new prices, which are detailod in the advertisement on the front page of this issue. Messrs Moody, Annand and Co., Beswick Street, have pleasure in announcing that they have been appointed Distributing Agents for the famous Te Papa manures and fertilisers. Big reductions on last year’s prices are announced .this morning, and farmers will do well to place their orders without delay. -...

Mv 11. H. Morgan, butcher, Stafford Street North, has pleasure in announcing to his customers and tlio public generally, that ho has made a substantial’ all-round reduction in the price of meat as from this morning, June 1. These prices are for cash, and full particulars will ho found in Ins advertisement on the front page of this issue. ... It is seldom that land handy to_ that prosperous centre —.Pleasant Point — comes on tho market, and considerable interest will bo shown to-day in tho auction sale in P.vno, Gould, Guinness’ salerooms, Tiinaru, of the well-known “isnviok'’ property. The sale will take place at 2 p.in. ...

The Clandeboye athletic club will hold a euchre party and dance in the Clandeboye Hall on Monday evening, June 4; The fortnightly meeting of. Court Southern Cross, 3123, A,O:F;, was held on Tuesday evening, Bro; R. Middiemiss, 0.R., presiding over a fair attendance of members. The Woodwaids’ report showed the majority of the sick brethren to be progressing favourably. The Senior VVoodwau'd, Bro. It G. Coates, requested the Court to notify members that his address was now 211 Wai-iti Road. The resignation of Bro. H. W. Parfoot as S.B.j was accepted with regret. Bro. W. McKnight, at present J. 8., was unanimously elected to the position of S.B. One candidate was proposed for membership and duly approved. Accounts amounting to £65 lbs lid were passed for payment, and the meeting closed. The Sailors’ Rest was well filled on Tuesday afternoon, when the monthly meeting of the W.C.T. U. was held. After devotional exercises a siiont vote of sympathy with Mrs Steven was passed. The late Mr Steven had been very interested in the work among seamen, and was a member of the committee formed in connection with the building of a new Sailors’ Rest. It was decided to hold a special meeting of the Union on the afternoon of Thursday, June 14, when the aims and claims of the League of Nations Union would bo put before members; also that a special effort should be made on that day to augment the New Zealand Organising lund. One member offered to provide afternoon tea, for which a charge would be made, and suggested that each member should “earn’’ one shilling or more for the fund, and should give the meeting an account of the ways and means ot earning the money. This was unanimously agreed on, and each member was invited to bring a friend. After afternoon tea, which was kindly given as a surprise by Mrs Nome, the Rev. H. J Odell gave a breezy and comprehensive report of the annual meeting of the New Zealand Alliance, recently held m Wellington. Mr Odell was accorded a very hearty vote of thanks, and the meeting closed with the Benediction. Under the Shops and Offices Aot certain trades such as fruiterers and confectioners, are exempt from closing on the statutory half-holiday unless they sell goods of any other kind. In such ease, however, it would not be ' an offence to sell such goods after 6 o’clock at night although the half-holi-day would have to be observed. Provision is made in the Act by which the majority of the occupiers of shops in any particular trade may petition the Governor-General asking that it be

made illegal to sell certain goods after the hour when the shops of that trade are compelled to close. The tobacconists are the first in Timaru to take advantage of this provision and last week’s Gazette contains the notice to the effect that smoking requisites are prohibited from being sold after the hour of 6 p.m. on the first four days of the week and 10 p.m. on Fridays; The Inspector of Factories wishes to i omphasise the fact that any shops selling smoking requisites contrary to this requisition will bo subject to prosecution; As there aro no entries for the Intermediate Violin Section at the next ' practical examination in October in connection with the Trinity Oolloge of Music (London), Timaru Centre, the J. P. Newman silver medal to be i awarded to the highest candidate in this section will be transferred to the intermediate Pianoforte Division;