SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17246, 12 January 1924, Page 2

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.

ADVICE ON BOYS’ CLOTHES. With the approaching end of the school holidays parents should take advantage of the opportunity to secure Prisque Tailor-made Suits for their sons. These suits cost only £2 ss, practically the same cost as a slopmade, and with ordinary wear they will easily outlast two ready-made suits, and they certainly look very much smarter. Prisque Tailor-made Boys’ Suits are made exactly like men’s tailor-made syits. being cut from best quality all-wool material by \ master cutter, tailored with care by expert tailors, proper try-ons, best of linings and materials. and further, being specially reinforced beneath the elbow and the seat. Hundreds o? smart-looking boys are wearing Prisque Tailor-made Suits to-day Why not have your lad looking smart and manly when it costs you no more ? Call on Monday and get full particulars and free patterns from the originator of the Prisque Tailor-made System. Mr J. R. Prisk, 639, Colombo Street, between Lichfield and Tuam Streets. 6

Next Saturday. January 19, the grocers of Christchurch will hold their annual picnic in Ashburton Domain. There will be two trains. leaving Christchurch at 9 a.m. and 9.15 a.m.. and leaving on return journey at 6.20 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. This is the picnio of the year, as the orocers supply everything but food, and the fares are only adults 4s 6d, children over five 2s. There will be sport for young and old, toys, soft thinks arid sweets for the children. Fun for all. *5 “ I am positive that there is sufficient oil in Taranaki to pay the national debt-,” said Mr C. M’Donald, of Piopio, on his return from a visit to the Taranaki oilfields. Mr M*Donald has a local reputation for divining water and mineral deposits. He emphatically asserts that there are still enormous deposits of petroleum oil away from the track of the present bores (states the ‘‘ New Zealand Herald Mr M’Donald claims to hav# found vast underground streams of oil from 60ft to 70ft in width all over th# fields, and considers that if New Zealanders do not wake up to this fact there is a grave and almost immediate risk of losing one of the richest oilfield* in the world to foreign financiers. Point is given to this view by the recent arrival in Taranaki of Mr F. G. Clapp, an Amercan geologist, who has been engaged by some wealthy Americans to investigate the oilfields. Mr M’Donald savs that on his return to Foilding. vi% Eltliam. lie divined oil deposits fron» 60ft- to 400yds in width along the road. Tie is convinced that they are a continuation of the Taranaki deposit*, which probably have their base, at Mount Egmont. He considers the di»coveries are of national importance and should be regarded from that view, point, and is prepared to do everything in his power to satisfy those interested that the Taranaki Province contain* one of the richest oilfields in ’.