NEWS AND NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18823, 11 March 1931, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Commencing at 1.30 to-day at the Manse, Albury, A. N. Oakey and Co. will conduct a sale of practically new a: household furniture and effects from a Rev. A. Alexander, who is leaving for w England. To-morrow, commencing at e: 1.30, at 184 Otipua Road, they will conduct a sale of superior furniture and effects for Mr Jas. Sims. ft Arrival approved famous Hosiery, n Kayser IOOx 6/11, Silkestea 5/11, Regina B Silk Wool 4/11, some hose 2/3, Radio 2/11, Advent 1/7i, shades of Brown, j Arab. Famous Nappa Kid Gloves, b Embroidered Tops 7/11, Viyella Wool I “ 1-3, 2oz. hank, Kingfisher 1/4J, Purple \ Y Heather 9d, White Heather 2d. Cor- I ti setry of degree, a necessary adjunct to F feminine loveliness. Twilfit, Berlei too, | p for 6/11. Thomsons’ programme still a tasteful reliable Nos. at low prices d Great Value Towels 9d, 1/3 up. “Aza,” “Doctor” Flannels, Roslyn, too. all Nos, from 1 '81 —5 colours. Winceyettes. Ron : Is Hewitt’s, and Horrocks’ Flannelette:: , l ' any price. Domestic Nos. 95 yard, for Pyjamas, 1/05 and higher. 36-inch £ Crepe Satins 4/11. Laces, 100 designs counted on tables, beautiful designs, : 2id to 1/-. .. f t ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR s MOTHERS. s One of the greatest problems to-day >, for mothers is the increas’ng preval- s ence of worms in children. Invariably t the symptoms of their presence are bad ? breath, grinding of the teeth, itching . 1 nose, stomach pains, and disordered 1 bowels. Worms will do a great deal of " mischief to a child’s const'tution if not checked. Tire easiest and most efficient “ remedy to give children is Ayres’ * Chocoiate Worm Tablets. Children like c taking these chocolate tablets as much ( as they like eating sweets. Buy choco- c late worm tablets (price 2-) at E. C. Ayres’ Ltd., chemists, Stafford Street 1 South, Tlrnaru (

Mrs J. Ord advertises desirable 10roomed residence for sale or to let. particulars page 15. Inspection invited.... On Wednesday, March 25th, Morton and Co., Ltd., will sell by auction, on account of Mr A. H. Fullalove, the whole of his superior furniture and effects. A railway advertisement in this issue gives particulars of excursion fares and train arrangements in connection with the Timaru Trotting Races on Saturday next. The bombshell sale prices that are being hurtled at the readers of the “ Timaru Herald” this morning in Hannah’s Sale Bill, are genuine reductions and convincing of great value. Final days of great clearance. Every pair of shoes reduced. Hurry up! It’s a big shoe harvest. Orders taken by pest with cash. .. Such is the faith of an old Aucklander in iron sand as a cure for rheumatism that he has some sent all the way up from Taranaki for the purpose. He puts it in, a big basin, lets the sun warm it up, and then “bathes” his feet in it. He says that when he puts his bare feet in he can feel his rheumatism disappearing. He admits that it may be imagination, but still sticks to Ills faith in “Taranaki ironsand,” and goes on curing his rheumatism with it. There are tons of the same sort of sand on the Waitakere beaches but he prefers the imported article. A remarkable case of a cure is recorded from Auckland with the local product. A woman who was a martyr to rheumatism used to bo taken down to the- beach and “buried” in the ironsand, heated by the sun to such a degree that it was painful to the bare feet. Whether it was the iron in the sand or merely the heat that effected the cure is not clear, but- the cure was certain. One hundred pairs of Bostock and C. J. Clark’s Ladies’ Shoes are to be cleared for half price at Souter’s Summer Shoe Sale to-day. Big Bargains for to-day, at Souter’s. .. It is expected that Wellington’s war memorial carillon will be ready to ring on Armistice day, November 11. Experts from Gillet and Johnson, the founders, will be sent out to erect the bells in the tower that is to be built. Mr Clifford Bjll, of Bournville. is i coming out to play at the opening ! ceremony, and associated with him I will be Miss Gladys Watkins, the New Zealander who went to Europe to be j trained to play the carillon. When the hells chime at the quarter-hour, the i half-hour and the hour, they are operated mechanically, but on special occasions they are played by the 1 carllloneur, who uses a keyboard. | Pieces of ambergris are from time to j time picked up on the beaches along the Waitakere coast. Piha is the most ! profitable ground. The other day a holidaymaker picked up a small piece on the beach at Te Henga. At the present time, however there is little or 1 no demand for the poorer qualities, the market having been glutted by the huge piece, worth several thousand i pounds, that was picked up last year ■on the Ninety-Mile Beach. It is also stated that the market is still feeling the effects of the large find made at I ctewart Island several years back. The most valuable kind is that streaked with grey, the black kind being hardly worth gathering with the market in its present state. One of the residents of the West Coast found a bit through the curiosity of his dog, which was evidently attracted by the strong musky smell that the ambergris emits. Some people imagine that ambergris is a thing of extreme fragrance, but that is a mistake. Its only use in the manufacture of scents is to fix the odour of the perfume. The best place to hunt for ambergris is at highwater mark after a hard westerly blow. One man on the Ninety-Mile Beach careers along the sands on his motor bicycle, and another has trained a dog to | hunt for the stuff. In appearance and consistence a piece of- the common black ambergris rather resembles cobblers’ wax. Many queer things have been picked up by the uninitiated, and more than once a dirty dis--1 coloured piece of tallow' has been trust--1 ingly sent to the ambergris buyers in r the hope that it was the real thing, and worth several pounds an ounce. I ■ Brocoli, savoy, celery and leek plants now ready in any quantity. All ’ floral work made up from flower? freshly picked at the nursery, including funeral wreaths, crosses and sprays

’ wedding bouquets and posies.—P. G. ' Allen, nursery, Waimataitai. Tel. 650. .. ' What you’ve been waiting for. Half* ’ price days at Cameron’s. Never before ( such bargains in men’s suits and over- 1 j coats, boys’ clothing, men’s and boys’ / underwear, men’s hats and neckwear. 5 A couple of pounds spent at Cameron’s over the week-end ■will stock you up for the winter. Come along to-day and . inspect some of the wonderful halfprice bargains I] CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. • Sir Arbuthnot Lane, the famous 1 British physician, says that people _ with a pure blood stream will live much longer than those w'hose blood is poi- : soned by the toxins caused by consti--3 pation. Bolls, pimples, indigestion, gastric ulcers, appendicitis, are often r, due to chronic constipation. The use i. of harsh purgatives gives only a temti porary relief; they are habit-forming - and dangerous. If you are constipated take Laxigen. This is a natural, gentle laxative that will restore the bowels to i their natural wave-like movement. Laxigen is obtainable at 2/6 bottle '• from E. C. Ayres, Ltd., chemists, Stafford Street South, Timaru