NEWS AND NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 12 June 1924, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

H. Allchurcb and Co. draw attention to their change of advertisement..

The mildness of the season in Otago is emphasised by the fact that mushrooms were gathered on June Ist and raspberry canes have fruit fully ueveloped.

H. Allchurcli and Co. will sell at the Rialto to-morrow a Buick sixcylinder motor car; also 204 sacks of oaten sheaf chaff.

For the Dunedin and South Seas Lx hibition of 1889-90 the building was so constructed as to bo easily taken to nieces afterwards and sold in sections at so much per foot. The idea worked out well. The whole structure v, as disposed of for barns, wool sheds, factories, etc., and the sections so severed may still be seen all over the country. The prices obtained nearly approached the original cost. The same purpose is in view by the directors of the exhibition of 1925-26. The buildings mo to be put up as far as possible in such a way as to be available afterwards for other purposes.

Unsuspected wealth reposed beneath the table of the Clifton County Council at its last meeting, and when the engineer bent down and arose to flourish a pound note aloft, business was suspended and excitement grew keen as councillors felt their pockets in on endeavour to discover the owner e-i the note. The solution was supplied when one councillor remembered that his expenses had not been paid. The clerk had placed the money on the table alongside this councillor, but engrossed in the business of the meeting, he had forgotten the note, which, unnoticed had been brushed to the floor.

What appear to bo Japanese goods are very nicely displayed in the show window of a local decorator. On inquiry we find that these wall-papers are made by one of the very high-class manufacturers, Messrs HefFer Scott, of England. In addition to being very artistic, the colours of these papers, Mr Lewis assured us, are almost unfadeable.

For Children’s Hacking Cough; Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure

Anyone who wishes to know what Caroline Bay was like before the harbour works caused the of sand tjhere, should inspect E. Norman’s sketch of the Bay as it appeared in the Seventies. This valuable historical sketch is in the Art and Museum Room ‘if the reading room of the Public Library.

Keep your feet warm. Buy a pair • f Arctic felt buckle boots, leather soles, for 6s 6d a pair, from Souter’s busy boot stores. Also stocked in children’s sizes from 3s 6d a pair. 20U0 pairs to select from. ...

To-morrow at 2 p.m., in the Univer sal Mart, Haynes Oakey and Co. hold a furniture clearing sale on account oi Mr W. J. Parsons, of Hunter. ...

A sale of work will be opened in Chalmers Hall this afternoon at 2.30, and will be continued during the evening, and also on Friday afternoon and evening. Entries for the baking competition must be in by 12 o’clock todav. Splendidly filled stalls, merrymaking games, together with the splendid music which will be provided by De Lautour’s orchestra, ensure all patrons having an enjoyable time. j

“This is his wedding day. It’s hard j luck, isn’t is,” remarked Sergeant Fearnley at the Te Kuiti Police Court (relates <me “King Country Chronicle”), when a young Maori received a sentence of seven days’ imprisonment. A smile thawed the gravity oi the Bench, but the clerk of the court undertoefk to break the sad nows to the bride. I

A commission to purchase in America, at his own discretion, a selection ol the best stud Jersey bulls obtainable, has been given to Mr ,C. E. Robinson, stock expert for Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., when he visits Argentine this year. The breeders concerned are Messrs John j Hale, H. Salwav, and H. B. Lepper, • all of North Taranaki.

Don’t suffer the discomfort of cold feet, when you can buy from Alston’s a heavy rubber hot water bag, Leyland make and Roneleke make, with or without patent stopper. Every bag guaranteed not to leak. Sizes 6 x 10, 5s 6d and 6s 3d; 8 x 10, 7s 6d; 12 x 8,18 s 3d; 12 x 10, 9s 3d' t .

Very particular values and cold ■ weather, contbined, are causing' enthusiasm at Thomson’s. Instances: To-day, all wool velour coats, 39s 6d; luiop 35s 6d; another range velour | nigger, grey, fawn, 755, and 77s Gd (quit© usual prices for same goods £5 5s 6d, and £6 19s 6d). Seal plush for matrons, handsome, warm and comfortable, £6 19s 6d; carucule plush from 87s 6d. Ladies’ pure wool coatfrocks, knitted 19s lid, 24s Gd—velour rose, mixed colours, etc; Misses' Patou’s wool, heavy*—saxe, navy, 29s 6d, up. Full details cannot give, but two charming lines to-day cosevs Is 9d to 3s Gd, good types, centres, runners, table cover, 2s 9d to 3s lid —pretty new things • maker’s price left on tickets shows they are up to 12s Gd. Good duchess sets; pillow cases, frilled and unfrilled. Is Bd, Is lid, 2s 3d; white 4 o’elocks 2s 9d to 4s Gd, cushion covers, etc., most outstanding goods for 10 years: curtain ends Is lid to 2s lid. Egyptian wool i jumpers, 12s lid, to 15s lid. The coats arc on their own. ... WINTRY WEATHER AHEAD. There is every indication that thfc 1924 winter will be a long and cold on?. It will therefore interest housewives to learn that E. C. Ayres, chemist of Stafford Street, has a very fine range of hot water bags at reduced prices. These bags have been specially selected with a view to reliability and durability. They are made from the highest quality rubber, cannot leak and will give years of service. Get otic of these 6pleridid comforteifi +o-day from E. O. Ayres, chemist, Stafford Street, South, Timaru. ... The unexpected has happened, right in the busy season for footwear. R. Hannah and Co., Ltd., have made a big reduction in their own make. Their new factory is making 8000 pairs a 1 week, and under new conditions, they ! are abb* in sell much cheaper. Buy j straight from Hannah’s, the makers. You save middle profits. Timaru and most towns. ... Of practical importance to ladies is the display and values in warm winter weight vests in full sizes at 2s 11, 3s ! lid, 4s lid, 5s lid, 6 s lid. to 12s 6d; j also warm cami spencers at 2s lid, 3s j lid. is lid, to 9s lid. Showing to- | day at Hie Louvre. ... Warm woollen gauntlet gloves in new 1 I styles and every colour, priced at 3s Gd, 1 1 3s lid, 4s lid. and 5s lid. Make buv--1 ing easy at The Louvre. ...

A New Plymouth resident recently 1 came across an old ledger kept year;! ago by a methodical settler, who set down therein with great exactness his household and other expenses. the accounts go back to the year 185 b, when lamb and mutton cost 6d per lb, fowls from Is to Is 6d each, buttei Is 6d, sugar sd, coffee Is, tea 2s, soda 2s, starch Is, currants 2s, rice 3d, mustard Is, pepper Is 4d, tartaric acid 4d, j ham 10d, beef 4d, sago Bd, oatmeal 3d, j salt 2d, flour 27s per lOOlbs, blue 2s, wheat- 7s a bushel, nutmeg Bs, candles 9d, butter 9d (in March). It is not easy to compare the cost- of clothing, i since materials, etc., differ so much. The book contains records of the purchase of three pairs of boots for 20s Id, ' shoes Ss, braces Is, stockings Is, 4s 6d for making a dress, 8s for a straw hat, flannel 2s Od yard, sheeting 10|d yard, muslin Is 4d a yard, 27s for a dress, serge Is a yard, towelling lUJd a yard, calico Bd, cotton ljd a reel, hooks ljd a packet.

For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,

Now is the time, and every lady’s opportunity to secure a smart woollen costume, priced from 35s 6d, or a smart jumper at from 8s lid, or any woollen garment of which The Louvre have an endless selection. ...

CHILDREN SUFFER from chilblains as the winter months progress. It is pitable to see the little hands and feet all inflamed and swollen. This state, of things can lie cured with a few applications of the “Ideal” Chilblain Cone. Keep it in the house and relieve the suffering of your children. Is 6d at the chemists or stores. None genuine without Diamond and Q label. Wiseman and McKissock, wholesale agents, Dunedin. ROUTS RACKING COUGHS. Ayres’s Cough Balm should always be kept in the house. No matter how severe the cough may be, Ayres’s Cough Balm will immediately clear the system and entirely eliminate the cough. Its action is quick and it gives wonderful relief. For croupy children it is ideal—if given in time will relieve a fit of coughing, and if taken in frequent doses will prevent further attacks. Get a 2s 6d bottle from E. C. Ayres, M.P.S. 76 Stafford Street, South, Timaru. ...

Now that we are getting colder weather you will need to attend to your requirements in the way of eiderdown quilts and cosy kearth-rugo, for all kinds of rooms. - A nice assortment of tapestry rugs to suit all rooms from 17s 6d each. Liskurl rugs in all shades from 25s 6d. Jute hearth-rugs for kitchen wear from 10s 6d each, reversible jute hearth rugs in all colours from 19s lid. All wool reversible hearth rugs, all good designs and colours from 23s 6d. Reversible all wool sofa and corridor rugs from 69s 6d each. Tapestry sofa squares from 32s Gd each. Just a few left of Wilton hall rugs from 903 6d oach, all good serviceable colours.. Also a few Wilton carpet squares. These goods have been very heavily reduced as w-i require the room for new goods arriving. We invito you to visit our store, and inspect these. McGruer, Davies, and Co. ... A SAFE, EFFECTIVE REMEDY—AYRES’S WORM CAKES. No finer remedy for this trying childish complaint is obtainable. Safe and harmless tc the system, it is thoroughly effective in its action. Children like them —they are so pleasant to take. Cleanse your child’s system from impurities, and restore its normal healthy condition—get a packet of Ayres’* Worm Cakes to-day. 2s a box. E. C. Ayres, M.P.S., 76 Stafford Street, South, Timaru. ...

Scott Bros., Christchurch have added to their line of hot-water heaters a new destructor which for heating power and economy pf fuel is unsurpassed. Those who- have used it express themselves as highly delighted with the result obtained. This destructor may bo seen at the showroom of Messrs John Edmond, Ltd. ,Sophia- Street., who will be pleased to give further particulars. Messrs John Edmond Ltd., are agents for the well known Scott’s Ranges and carry a full stock of spare parts. They also have a fine up-to-date selection of tile surroundings, mantlepieces, gas stoves, etc., and a visit of inspection will amply repay anyone contemplating building....