LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume LXV, Issue 18277, 28 August 1931, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"A Warning Signal." "Let me admit right away," said counsel in the New Plymouth Supreme Court on Monday afternoon, "that the presence of a landlord's bailiff in a man's shop should have sounded a warning, note." "Not a warning note," replied the Hon. Mr Justice Blair, "it would be more like a clarion call —almost like a fire alarm."

Lawyer v. Cow Cockie. A farmer who had advanced money to a business man who had had a legal training, while giving evidence in a Supreme Court in a case in which the validity of his' securities was being attacked, frankly admitted that the other man had been too clever for him, and that he had been taken in. "He was trained in the law," said the farmer, "and was too good for a cow cockie." Dictionaries are Useless. It is commonly believed that-if you cannot spell a word you should look it iu.p in a dictionary, but this is a delusion, since the first thing, necessary in order to find a word in a dictionary is to know how to spell it. A man who wrestled the other day with the spelling of lycopodium turned over the pages of a fat book in. vain until at last a friend suggested lytfoas the first letters. Lower Land Prices, In the Eltham district negotiations were recently finalised for the sale of a farm of 260 acres at £lB per acre. The carrying capacity of the property is approximately 90 to 100 dairy cows. The bewitching coloured supplement of the blonde screen beauty, Mary Nolan, appearing in this week's issue of the New Zealand Sporting and Dramatic Review will win universal admiration by reason of its superb colouring and excellent reproduction. Another blonde, Joan Blondell, with captivating smile adorns the frontispiece. Footballers will be thrilled when perusing the page of incidents of the great game between Auckland and Hawke's Bay at Eden Park and the inter-college match, Auckland Grammar v. New Plymouth High School is also superbly illustrated. Children will get their feet wet but "NAZOL" on sugar will prevent colds or chllle.—Ad. ~

"Can fames beat Auckland?" is the question on all football enthusiasts' lips. Well, that we'll know tomorrow night, but there's one big thing that Thames can beat Auckland at to-day and every day, and that's the quality of the service and material you always get at Jorgensens* Offers for Cheese. Says the .Stratford Post: Offers have been made during the .past few days of 6d for two months' cheese, but i is understood no business has resulted, dairy companies holding for a higher figure. One or two small parcels of butter have been sold at ,12Jd. Basketball. The team to represent Thames - Haiuraki in Auckland to-morrow, playing at the Training College, Mt. Eden at 2.30 p.m. is: Goal. Misses M. Finan (Tui), M. Comer (C.0.G.), M. Gray (Turua); centre, Misses D. Vause (Ngatea), B. McClary (C.OJG.); defence, Misses G. Hamilton (Turua), E. Crown, A. Stevens (Tui).

A Special Offer.. We draw attention to the new advertisement of Mr J. H. Lange on the title page. Mr Lange is offering for September a well-made serge suit for £7/10/-..

English .Mails.. The Postal Department advises that the mails which left Auckland on July 28, per Aorangi, via Vancouver, arrived at London on August 25