NEWS AND NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19802, 18 May 1934, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Unemployment, says the Wellington public librarian, Mr J. Norrie, in his annual report, has certainly been responsible for the more general use of the libraries. Perhaps an equally strong factor has been the increased fevour with which the service is regarded by the public. The remarkable development since 1929 has placed very heavy demands upon the central library in particular. The total Issues from the lending departments had mounted up until they had reached nearly hulf a million books in one): year. Development had been remark-J ably rapid since 1929, and this year| the half-million figure had been passed:; with 57.945 issues to spare. Issues had," more than doubled in four years. This year’s tota.l of books actually issued from all libraries was 690,644. The average daily issues for 1933-1934 were 2409. as compared with 1653 for the previous year. Sir Hamilton Harty, conductor-in-chief of the London Symphony Orchestra, who has arrived in Melbourne for the purpose of organising a series of concerts under the auspices of the Australian Broadcasting Commission,: had one or two pungent things to say; in the course of an interview on modern tendencies in music, particularly relating to jazz, the very ephemera] characteristics of which, in his vie w, were bringing about its own decline. He described the influence of jazz as slovenly and immoral, and said that he deplored the vulgar manner in which it plagiarised some of the meet solemn and idealistic music as a theme for introducing the most primitive emotions. He was particularly severe in his censure of the “a hybrid instrument, neither wood wind nor brass, capable of making a ‘portamento’ or glide from one note to another, which is impossible on a woodwind instrument,” and he said, that whilst it might have its use occa t-icn-ally in music merely for a special < iff ect it was the indecent side of the instrument which made it so suitable: for jazz. H. Allchurch and Co. will hole’/ ’their final sale of general drapery at the Louvre this day. Times of n lorning, afternoon and evening sales will be seen in the auction columns. .. Elastic hosiery for varicose; veins. Special quality; seamless; British made. Fresh supply just arri,jsed from England. Ask for “Argo” quality. Prices reasonable from L. K. James, Prescription. Chemist, Timani. * H. Allchurch and Co. will hold their weekly sale of poultry, pigs,, fruit, etc., at the Rialto to-day. , To-day in their mart, Morton and Co., Ltd., will sell a choice line of W.L. pullets; also several new and secondhand bicycles as well as useful household furniture and sundries Influenza proved fiatal in 11,434 cases in the larger townp of England and Wales last year. This is nearly twice as many as in IS/J2. A Popular Tonic. Recently a Christchurch resident was vdsitlng Timaru for health’s sake. A fiSe ad recommended him to take Ferovin (beef and iron wine) made by E. C. A yres, Ltd. Since then his health has In nroved wonderfully. It is splendid iior building up the system, revitalising; the blood, adding zest and promoting the appetite. Try it. Large bottle 4/6at E. C. Ayres. Ltd., chemists, 78 St afford St. South, and 21 Arcade. Timajr, p Messrs Runciman, Ih’yor, Ltd., advise auction sale this dajr at Wentworth Mart of Ford ton tru<Sk, books, gramophones and furniture,, etc Rheumatism Bank bed. “Easier said than done,” you say.. Its really not a difficult matter, howiever, if you get a bottle of Ayres’ Run latox. We are continually getting lett &ts of thanks from customers who had suffered from this complaint. Rumatnx neutralises the ij-ic acid, and eliminates it from the system. No matter K your case is long standing this striking remedy will give you quick results. Price 2/6 and 4/6, from E. C. (Ltd., chemists, 78 Stafford St. and 21 Arcade, The binding of tlse Book of Remembrance for St. Mai/y’s Church, which was so admired by' the parishioners on Tuesday evening, 'was the work of Messrs P. W. Hutt &n and Co., Timaru, the lithographing cif the sheets and the title page being do ne by Messrs Weeks, Ltd., Christchurch Thomsons’ have* wonderful goods. Had cases in yesterday from Home. Embargo must be taken off as wonderfully cheap and handsome too. Coats for this cold weadher just the thing, matrons’ to maids’ sizes; warm cosy and like the thing 39/6 to 5 and 6 pounds; children':) 17/11, 21/6 to 32/6 with fur; great line. Brocaded silks 250 yards BJd, favourite colours; cretonnes, delightful, 6Sd, reversible rugs 5/11, 7/6, 25 oil baiges in all, 1/54 up, Timaru wool, th e real thing, 6id, 250 heavy winceyettee 1/44, self do. from lOld, sheetings never overdone 6/11 a pair up, any size;’ crepe silk 4oz. blocks 1/6, 10 colours; bolts lid to 1/11, wings, mounts, buckles, direct from the makers; handsome gloves, children’s navy 1/11 up, sable suecle effect 2/9 and 4/3.