The Waipawa Mail. FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8363, 30 July 1920, Page 2

The Waipawa Mail. FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

All who have not yet signed the Howard Petition are urged to lose no further time, as the lists must be returned at the end of' the present month. This is a matter which vitally affects every resident in the district, and the more names the petition contains the greater the chance of Hawke’s Bay securing its rights. Copies of the petition may be seen at this office, and at the local branches of the Banks of New Zealand and Australasia. Men’s All-wool Sweater Coats, Sale Prices 30/-, 35/-, 45/- cash; Men’s Braces 2/6, 2/11, 3/6, 4/6 cash at Hood Bros. Sale.* „ The New Zealand Boxing Association at Hastings adopted a motion limiting 1 purses for resident and nonresident professionals to £250 and £SO for expenses.

We have come to stay. So have our new customers. Satisfaction assured. Give us a trial.I—Jas. 1 —Jas. Hennessy, Hairdresser.*

With the approach of springthoughts naturally turn to summer sports. Members of the Bowling Club are reminded that the annual meeting will be held in the Council Chambers to-night, at 8 o’clock. Intending members are invited to attend. For the convenience of my country customers I have decided to open my saloon all day on Saturdays, closing at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays.—Jas. Hennessy, Hairdresser.* The cabinet-making class in connection with the Waipawa Technical Association continues in a highly prosperous condition. There are now 21 students enrolled, and it has been found necessary to divide the class, and have three nights of instruction instead of two. Fire and accident insurance. Patronise the State Office. —L. Pratley, agent.* According 1 to information contained in a letter received by Mr Neil Campbell, of Kauwhatu, from his brother in America, New Zealand mutton and lamb are selling in that country at a big price—hindquarters 2s a lb. and forequarters Is 7d. Men’s Suits, Hats, Shirts, Ties, Socks, etc., all reduced this week at Hood Bros. Sale.*

People who “ take a glass ’ ’ in Auckland these days evidently do so wholeheartedly, for an hotelkeeper complained to the police on Saturday that that afternoon there had been 101 dozen (125) glasses carried away from his bar counter.

Ladies ’ Blouses greatly reduced this week from 7/6 upwards at Hood Bros. Sale.*

Mr E. R. Godward, of Invercargill, who has recently returned after a lengthy stay in America, does not believe that the United States will loom large as an exporting country for some time. The wages paid to workers are too high, he told a “Southland Times” representative. Drivers of coal trucks earn £ls a week, and little Jewish girls unable to speak a word of English can earn from £ls to £2O a week at a sewing machine. Ladies’ Beaver and Velour Hats, worth up to 50/-, to clear this week at 19/6 each at Hood Bros. Sale.* A parent had not been enrolled at Wanganui Technical College informed the Magisti’ate at the Court that the girl was working hard and had not time to attend the classes. The Magistrate explained the Act to the parent, and the latter laughed. “You may laugh,” added the Magistrate; “but, upon my word, it makes one’s blood boil to notice the indifference of some parents towards their children’s education.” All Remnants going very Aheap during this week for cash at Hood Bros. Sale.* The sale of tickets for the “hardup,” plain a’nd fhncy dress ball to be held in the Municipal Theatre next Wednesday evening in support of the campaign funds of the Waipawa Sports Queen election committee indicates that, given a fine night, the attendance will well nigh establish a record for Waipawa. The organisers

are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to ensure patrons an enjoyable evening.

Lime sulphur solution made from purest ingredients. Sold on 33 degree Baume test. Packed in casks, cases, and bottles. Manufactured by W. A. Amner and Sons, Napier. Obtainable at their Clive Square store.*

Says “John Bull” under date of June sth, 1920: —“New Zealand’s Government proposes to raise a new army. It is to be composed, of IOGO immigrants a month, and it is hoped that most of them will be drawn from Britain. Before any Briton leaves here for New Zealand under the scheme he will save himself a great deal of trouble, and probably a great deal of heartburn and disappointment, if he first ascertains how and where it is proposed to house himself and his family. Our information is that in the large cities and the smaller towns houses are already so difficult to procure that whole families have to live in one or two rooms. ’ ’ Just landed, the very latest in music. Musical instruments, personally selected, comprising violins, ukeleles, accordeons, mouth organs, flagolets, and music cases, etc—L. Pratley, ’phone 83M.* If we haven’t got it it is not procurable in the cities. Our new customers recognise that. —Jas. Hennessy, “The Hairdresser.”*

With reference to the new scale of charges for telephone toll communications, it is now notified that for communications from subscribers speaking from their own telephones half rates will be charged up t, twenty miles instead of ten miles as previously announced. A meeting of the Waipawa Repatriation 1 Committee was held yesterday afternoon. Present: Messrs H. M. Ratbbone (chairman), G. Neilsen. Critchley, and Dr. Deck. Three applications for assistance were brought forward. One was for a loan of £309 to enable the applicant to acquire a mail-carrying business, another for a loan of £2OO for the purchase of a bakery business, and the third for r, loan of £75 for furniture. All three applications were ordered to be sent forward with favorable recommendations.

“It seems to be commonly accepted that any man can become a farmer without any trouble—all that is required is to get some land and put some wheat on it, and wait till the cheque comes in; or buy a team of horses, turn the land over, sow the crop, and in due season reap the benefit,” sail Sir James Wilson, president of the Farmers’ Union in the course of his annual address to conference. “There never was a greater mistake. Farming, to my mind, requires special qualifications, and often these qualifications, knowledge and skill, are concealed under what a townsman would consider a rough exterior. ’ ’

Members of the local Masonic Lodge on Wednesday evening held a social gathering in the Municipal Concert Hall, and it proved a most enjoyable function. The chair was occupied by Mr E. E. Bott, who extended a cordial welcome to the guests. The first part of the evening was devoted to a concert programme, to which the following contributed: — Songs, Mesdames Strang, Holt, and Williams, Miss I. Piper, Messrs J. C. Wilkins, Jull, and Strang; pianoforte solo, Miss L. Hobin; recitations, stories, etc., Messrs Pedler, Critchley, Thackeray and Dr. Deck. An adjournment was then made to the stage, where an ample supper had been laid out by Mr Pepper. On the company 1 returning to the Concert Hall an impromptu dance was held and continued for about two hours music for the dances being contributed by Mrs (Dr.) Todd, Mrs Strang. Miss Hobin, and Miss Simmonds. Magazines for April just arrived at Pratley’s. Strand, Red, New, Nash’s, Novel, Grand, Sovereign. Windsor, Storyteller, etc.* A number of telephone exchanges and public telephone lines for backblock districts have been hung up on account of shortage of material (stated the Finance Minister in his Budget speech). Many of these works have recently been authorised, and in assessing the urgency of these works the isolation of backblock areas has been given the fullest prominence, so that as material comes to hand these lines will receive early attention. Special •attention has been paid during the post year to the telephonic needs of backblock settlers, and a scheme has been worked out, and is already in action, for providing telephone communication to such districts. Supply of material controls to a great extent the vigorous development of this most necessary essential. Where new soldier settlements are being opened up the cost of telephoning these settlements will be included in the rentals, as is done for roading, etc. At other settlements material for private lines can be obtained on a deferred payment system at cost price, and where communication with the outside world by public telephone lines is needed the claims of soldier settlers are given special consideration.