NEWS AND NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20054, 11 March 1935, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

The riveting work on the steel structure of the new Dunedin Post Office has concluded, the last six rivets being driven by Mr. T. M. Ball, district engineer of the Public Works Department, and Mr. E. R. Rout, supervisor for the department. They ascended to the top of the structure by means of one of the cranes, and the ceremony was completed in a few minutes, Mr. Rout having the privilege of driving the first and last rivets used in the undertaking. Approximately 340.000 rivets, weighing 100 tons, were used in carrying out the contract.

This is just another instance of the benefit of the carnival to Wanganui, Last year a business man from another town, who had just retired, was having a holiday and he drifted to Wanganui for the Carnival and after having a look round decided that it was an ideal place to settle in, and he is now a permanent resident. That man is worth in spending power £IOOO per year to the city.

Johannesburg is to celebrate its jubilee next year with the most ambitious motor race in history—Bl39 miles, no less, from Algiers to Johannesburg, over every kind of surface from metalled roads to desert, forest and swamp. The route will be through Nigeria, the Belgian Congo, Uganda and Tanganyika, to Nairobi, and thence south through Nyasaland. If the weather is good the winning time should be less than 17 days. Tremendous interest seems to have been aroused in the territories along the route. Through all towns there will be a speed limit of 20 miles an hour.

To-night in the Caroline Bay Hall a preliminary attraction to the Timaru Prosperity Fair is to be held in the form of a number of boxing contests by the boys of the Waimataitai School, followed by a community sing under the leadership of Mr J. J. Duncan. Previous boxing exhibitions staged by the School have proved the popularity of this type of entertainment, and tonight’s contests, supplemented with a community sing, should draw a good house. Another attraction that should command the interest of the public is a children’s swimming carnival to be held in the Waimataitai Baths tomorrow afternoon. These events will be a splendid preliminary to ‘the opening of the Fair on Wednesday evening. The Fair is to continue for four evenings, closing on Saturday next, upon the afternoon of which day a children’s carnival and baby show will be held.

In the pressure of Friday and Saturday morning Thomsons’ could not get goods detailed sooner, officer in charge keeping eye upon us. Ladies’ wincey nightdresses 5/3 up; do. pyjamas 4/9, smocks all full lengths 4/11 and 5/6, aprons always asked for 1/6 to 1/11. sheetings, twill, a great demand, at Thomsons’, all widths 54 x 90 to 80 x 100 from 1/8, madras muslins, great demand 1/11, 2/3, 2/6 double width; see in windows. Men’s undies too, 3/3 up; all the favourite Roslyn numbers a little more; wool frocks, season’s new styles, colours, just opened, 29/11 to 35/6, royal, wine, lido, navy, brown. Hats, including berets, new shapes; fairydown quilts always wanted. Deliveries wools, including Timaru make. 6Jd; all the Roslyn and others. See mats 1/lli, 2 for 3/10, skein wool from 2d, corsetry, season's numbers 69, royal British, royal oak, Berlei numbers, twilfit 6/11 to 19/11. A popular stock of new goods at Thomsons’

It is now known (says the Feburary number of the Numismatist) that his Majesty the King will personally present a silver jubilee medal to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession to members of the army, navy, air force, diplomatic corps, civil service, and notables of the Empire who attend the jubilee celebrations on May 6. It appears that this medal will be distinct from the jubilee medal which will shortly be on sale in New Zealand. Sir Goscombe John, R.A., has been commissioned to design and execute the medal. The obverse will have the names of George V and Queen Mary, portrait of the King and Queen, both wearing crowns, and the date, May 6, 1935. The reverse will have the royal cipher with the Imperial crown, and the two dates, May 6, 1910, and May 6, 1935. The models, already finished, are now at the mint, where the dies will be made and struck. They will be in silver, the size of a half a crown, and will be worn on a ribbon in the same way as the majority of other decorations. Approximately 80, 000 will be struck, and will be presented by the King as a personal souvenir and recognition.

The Loder Cup, which was given by Mr Gerald W. E. Loder, now Lord Wakehurst, to encourage the protection and cultivation of New Zealand native flora, was presented Dy the Hon. C. E. Macmillan, chairman of the Loder Cup Committee to Lord Bledisloe, "in recognition of his distinguished advocacy of the merits of the indigenous flora, and his services to New Zealand horticulture and forestry,” Lord Bledisloe said he regarded the award and the warm endorsement which it aroused as perhaps the most gratifying of all the experiences he has had in the Dominion. The cup has been open for competition since 1930, awards being m de hitherto for the best display of native plants. Indigestion; When you teel that you; digestive organs are not working properly, if you suffer from severe stomach pains, wind or fullness after eating, or ac : . 'ity of the stomach, try our indigestion mixture. You vrili enjoy quick relief. This mixture contains those ingredients which aid digestion and ;cne up the nerves of the stomach Price 2/6 and 4/6 a bottle. E. O. Ayres. Ltd., chemist. 78 Stafford Street South Timaru Nerve Tonic: Ayres' Nervita Is the best tonic to take when you feel run down and the nervous system is all unstrung. It is rejuvenating and strength giving when you are depressed through overwork or worry. It quickens circulation, improves the a'-oetlte and Increases muscular power. As a remedy for neuritis it is unequalled and can be taken by the most delicate persons, as it assists digestion, and is recommended wherever a restorative and vitalising medicine is required. Price 2/6 and 3/o a bottle. E. C. Ayres, Ltd., chemists. 78 Stafford Street. South. Timaru