The Waipawa Mail. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9, 1925, LOCAL & GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue 147, 9 September 1925, Page 2

The Waipawa Mail. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9, 1925, LOCAL & GENERAL.

France beat Australia in the semifinal of the Davis Cup matches and now- meets America in the final, A farewell social and dance is to be tendered to Mr and Mrs Boyer in the Onga Onga Town Hall on Friday evening. Just opened, a new shipment of spring and summer millinery, in all the latest shades and styles. Bryant’s invite your inspection.* Among builders, road makers, drivers of vans, waterside workers, painters, among all who work outdoors, that much sung, gramophoned, whistled, and orchestrated piece of nonsense, “It Ain't Goin’ to Rain No Mo’ ” has become particularly unpopular, for it is, say, four to six months since it came to take firm hold of people musical and otherwise, and those four to six months have been the rainiest for many years. Particularly unpopular is “It Ain’t Goin’ to Rain No Mo’ ’’ with nursery men and seed merchants, who state that the season so far has been a difficult one for them for orders have hung fire very badly, though when the weather settles down to genuine early conditions a great rush for seeds to sow and plants to plant will probably set in. Now is the time to plant seeds, and Yates’ are the best to plant. Get them at Bryant’s*

The Patangata County Council yesterday decided to make a grant of £25 to the Massey Memorial Fund. A total of 123 immigrants arrived at Wellington by the Ruahine. 01 this number six are booked to Napier. Bryant’s have now in stock a full range of spring and summer dress materials in the latest designs and colorings. A number of these are eonI fined to one dress length only.* A consignment of 20,000 trout fry was liberated in the Waipawa rive: near Wakarara by representatives of the H.B. Acclimatisation Society yesterday. Ladies’ silk jumpers, -polo eollar.and round necks, in fawn, grey black, blue and rose. Bryant’s prices 29s fid, 39s 6d, 455.* The staging of a mock trial by members of the Wesley 'Club was a highly entertaining though withal in structive affair. Judge, jury, counsel 1 witnesses and court officials all car ried out their parts effectively, am not a few are wiser concerning court proceedings, one of the “public” has ■ ing to be severely dealt with for con tempt of court. 'Altogether the even I ing was voted a huge success. For a good early potato we recom I mend “Robin Adair, which he been proved the best. “Robin Adah seed potatoes are still obtainable a ' Bryant’s.* In remarking at a lecture at NePlymouth upon the tenacity of germ: 1 Mr F. S. Hodson instanced the cas of a baker whose bread was often n ■ turned to him as unsatisfactory, an I “ropey.” The bread was submitl l to a bacteriologist, who found t! damage was caused through gem in older loaves, which, upon being r turned as unsold, were ground : I dusting- powder for the making 1 fresh orders. The heat of the ovi was not sufficient to kill the microbi

All the arrangements are now complete for the annual ball of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, to be held in the Municipal Theatre to-night, and it promises to suffer in no wav by comparison will: previous efforts. The management guarantee a good lloor, a good supper, and good music—what more could tin I devotee of dancing desire? Now showing, range of men’s ad I wool tweed sports coats, light am. dark grey mixtures, lined throughout. I Bryant’s price 37s 6d.* At yesterday’s meeting of tin Patangata County Council a discu-.-I sion took place relative to the licensing- of hawkers. The overseer stated that he had held up several and they I had showed licenses issued bv the Hawke’s Bay County Council, which they said were valid for the whole ol Hawke’s Bav. Councillors were ol the opinion' that the arrangement would be satisfactory if the liawkc N Bay County intended to share tin 1 I proceeds. It was decided to write t< the Hawke’s Bay County Council in ’ quiring into the matter, and to sue! I firms as Ringland Bros., McGvuei Ltd., the D.S.L., Reardon and Wright and others that had hawkers on til road.

Our new season’s suiting patterns have -arrived, and without doubt they’re the finest lot we’ve had yet. Chart suits to measure in first-class make from £5 15s only at D. H. Edwards and Co.* , A letter from Dr. \Y. B. Mercer. g medical officer of health tor Hawke s Bay, read at yesterday’s meeting of s the Patangata County Council, staled g that owing to changes that had recently taken place in the Health I)< - partiiient’s staff of inspectors in the ( Wairarapa, Southern and Centra! ( Hawke's Bay districts, it was found ( necessary to make a re-allocation ot these districts. At present there were ] four districts with inspectors station- . ed at Carterton, Masterton, Waipuku- j rau and Napier. The four districts would now be reduced to three with inspectors at Masterton, Dannevirke and Napier. The Council would be duly advised when arrangements had been completed. In the meantime the [ department would be pleased to receive any comments and to give am further particulars that might be required. Canterbury table potatoes (white) have made a great name at Bryant s according to the number of repeat orders received—“ Please send the same as you sent last. ’ Ring one-double-nought for the best.* A general meeting of the Progressive Association was held on Monday evening with the twofold object of discussing the arranging of a suitable function to celebrate the switching on of Mangahao power and a carnival to raise funds for carrying out improvements to Coronation Park. Mr C. G. Harker presided. In respect to the first matter it was suggested that a lantern parade be held ill the evening, to be followed by a fancy dress ball in the theatre. A committee consisting of Messrs Cooper, Lbwards, Butt, and W. .1. Pellow was appointed to confer with the Borough Council and co-operate with that body. It was decided that if the turntion is run by the Association the profits be devoted to the general funds of the Association. In regard to the carnival project a committee consisting of Messrs IV. J. Wood, Critohley. James, Harker, McLeod, Bott, and W. Pellow was appointed to draw up a scheme and report to a subsequent meeting. Messrs Carson, Jackson and Pratley were appointed a committee to approach the Railway Department to urge the planting with shrubs of the railway reserve between Mr Pratley’s shop and the gasworks, to help to improve one of the approaches to the town. , Our new season's suiting patterns have arrived, and without doubt , they’re the finest lot we’ve had yet. ’ Chart suits to measure in first-class i make from £5 15s only at D. H. ’ Edwards and Co.*