NEWS AND NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18852, 15 April 1931, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Though it is freely rumoured that the Government intends to increase contributions by the public for the upkeep of school dental clinics, possibly by instituting a scale of charges for treatment, the Canterbury Education Board has received no notification to this effect yet. At present the Government provides two-tliirds of the initial cost of either building a school dental clinic and equipping it, or alterlng an existing building to bring it in line with*the necessary requirements. The Government pays the salaries of the clinic staff, and children are treated free, but the school committee is required to contribute sufficient funds to meet heating and cleaning purposes, etc.

The Timaru Municipal Band will hold a dance in the Scottish Hall tonight.

A meeting of the general Labourers Union will be held in the W.E.A. rooms to-night, to meet the general secretary (Mr H. Worrall) from Christchurch.

A ball organised by Mr and Mrs C. E. Hooper was held in Washdyke Hall on April Ist. A fox-trot competition was won bv Miss N. McConachy and Mr W. P. Cassidy. A lucky snowball dance was won by Tvlr T. Jackson, and a lucky spot by Miss P. Philips and Mr V. W. Daley. Miss J. Hooper and Mr P. W. Daley sang solos. Paper hats and streamers lent a carnival effect to the evening.

Skaters will appreciate the new prices at the rink Stafford Street North, also the forming of a skatingclub for hockey, racing, etc. Particulars are given on the front page.

Get your cut flowers direct from the nursery. Gladioli, scabious. Iceland poppies, coreopsis, michaelmas daisies, gaillardias, asters, etc. All floral work made up from fresh flowers. P. G. Allen, ’phone 650.

In California the retail price of gasoline has been 21 cents per gallon for the last few years generally. Wildcatters developed gushers in new oilfields in Southern California, and attempts were made to stifle their annoying operations, but without avail. The plentiful supply of the motor fuel had a tendency to weaken prices. Government efforts were made to restrict the “wildcatters.” but with little success, and the flow of oil continued to increase. The product of the “wildcatters” was designated “bootleg gas." and usually was one or two cents a gallon below the recognised variety purveyed by the major companies. The latter endeavoured to exterminate the independents by establishing a retail price of 15 cents a gallon. The independents replied with sales signs of 13 cent gasoline. Then the major companies sold for 12 cents, to which the independents retorted with 11 cent prices, slashing profits to the winds.

To-day at 2 p.m. on section Stafford Street, Morton and Co. will sell by auction valuable town property also machinery, timber and office furniture in the estate of the late J. Murdoch. ..

Parishioners of St. John's Highfield are invited to attend the annual meeting to-night at 8. Musical items and supper.

Miss Vera Norman, the famous Berlei stylist has arrived. She offers to followers of fashion in Timaru and district, one of the most valuable services ever offered. It is the special free fitting and consultation service to be conducted at the corset department. McGruer Davies and Co., by the expert herself

The executive of the New Zealand Hospital Boards’ Association, which met in Wellington, decided to recommend all hospital boards to endeavour to assist the Government in effecting economies. Reductions in wages will be a matter for individual boards to consider. The association has been assured by the Minister of Health, and by the Minister of Labour, that it is not intended that the value of the individual boarding allowance for nurses should be included in computing any rate of salary reduction. A housekeeping week, the whole stock at Thomsons’ displayed on tables, on tiers, on piles, in windows, at the door, anywhere! New stuff, showing the times—in much reduced prices; welfare cloth 1/4*, selling in pieces; Karitane flannels, doctor, viyella, aza, clydella, all colours, navy too 18*. 1/11, 2/3, 2/6 up; ripple cloths 36in. 1/11, 3/6 —s4in.; linoleum 4/11 for No. 3, 6 ft. wide; . floorcloths 1/- less, nice designs, and heavier numbers, squares also; splendid deliveries; oil baizes, 50 pieces of last from 1/11*. cretonnes, great ranges, 53d, 9*d up; C.P.A. 1/3, double width; caii furnish for a £lO note at Thomsons’, and all right too; Horrocks’ apron cloths 1/2*; quite fast; sand silk curtain nets. See those, 1/6, 1/9, 2/3. CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. Sir Arbuthnot Lane, the famous British physician, says that people I with a pure blood stream will live much longer than those whose blood is poisoned by the toxins caused by constipation. Boils, pimples, indigestion, gastric ulcers, appendicitis, are often due to chronic constipation. The use of harsh purgatives gives only a temporary relief; they are hab't-forming and dangerous. If you are constipated take Laxigen. This is a natural, gentle laxative that will restore the bowels to their natural wave-like movement. Laxigen is obtainable at 2/6 bottle from E. C. Ayres, Ltd., chemists, Stafford Street South, Timaru ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR MOTHERS. One of the greatest problems to-day for mothers is the increasing prevalence of worms in children. Invariably the symptoms of their presence are bad breath, grinding of the teeth, itching nose, stomach pains, and disordered bowels. Worms will do a great deal of mischief to a child’s constitution if not checked. The easiest and most efficient remedy to give children is Ayres’ Chocolate Worm Tablets. Children like taking these chocolate tablets as much as they like eating sweets. Buy chocolate worm tablets (price 2/-) at E. C. Ayres’ Ltd., chemists, Stafford Street South, Timaru.

An enjoyable evening was spent by skaters on Saturday night last at the Rink, Stafford Street North, when the popular lucky circle was won by Miss D. Talbot and Mr M. Whitley.

The total offerings at the Wellington w'ool sale on Friday will consist of 33,951 bales.

Fines totalling £SO were imposed on Neil Ewing Colville, aged 22, of Papanui, motor inspector to the Waimairi County Council, who pleaded guilty before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in Christchurch, to four breaches of the Motor Regulations. Colville was driving a motor-car north along Victoria Street on the evening of February 21st about 7.15 o’clock. He knocked down a cyclist, an old man, near the intersection of Salisbury Street, and failed to stop. For failing to stop after the accident he was fined the maximum allowed under the Motor Regulations, £2O and costs; for negligently driving a motor-car he was fined £2O, in default three months' imprisonment with hard labour; for failing to report the accident he was fined £lO and costs; and for driving an unlicensed motorcar he was convicted and discharged. A charge of negligently driving a motor-car on February 21, thereby causing bodily harm to Frederick Henry John Clark, was withdrawn, the police stating that on coming out of hospital Clark did not remember anything about the accident.

The half-yearly installation meeting of the Star of Canterbury Lodge, No. 10. 1.0.0. F., was held in the Foresters’ Lodgeroom, Bro. R. Clark presiding over a good attendance. One member was received on transfer, and was welcomed by the N.G. Bro. H. J. Clark, Grand Lodge representative, gave a ! report on the doings of Grand Lodge, which was recently held in Auckland. The Lodge passed a resolution thanking Bro. Clark for his interesting address, and congratulating him on his elevation to the office of Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand. Bro. Clark suitably replied. P.D.D.G. Master Bro. H. Moffitt, assisted by Bros. Clark, Duggan, Jones, and Pettigrew, installed the following officers:—Noble Grand, Bro. R. Clark; Vice Grand, Bro. H. Preston; financial secretary, Bro. R. Jordan; recording secretary, Bro. I. Ritchie; treasurer, Bro. A. Berry; warden, Bro. W. Cullimore; conductor. Bro. A. Duggan; chaplain, Bro. J. Kennedy; R.S.N.G., Bro. H. Clark; L.S.N.G., Bro. C. Pettigrew; R.S. supporter, Bro. E. Jones; L.S. supporter, Bro. S. Innes; I.S. guardian, Bro. F. Davidson. After the Lodge closed a committee of ladies from Sunshine Rebekah Lodge met the brothers to discuss details of a social. Supper was then served, and a social hour spent.