LOCAL & GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LI, Issue 37, 11 December 1929, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Particulars of the annual meeting f the Waipawa Girl Guides’ corntit tec will be found on page four.

A children’s plain and fancy dress hall is to be held in the Argyll Hall next Wednesday evening, and it will be made the occasion for much festivity, including a Christmas tree and brail tub.

The usual monthly meeting of the Waipawa Women’s Institute will he held on Friday afternoon. The meeting will take the form of a Christmas Hternoon, and members are asked to bring a gift for the Abbotsford Home pantry. Yesterday was the first anniversary of the accession to office of the United Government. The Prime Minister (Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ward) was the recipient throughout Hie day of congratulatory messages from all parts of the Dominion. “Down again.” New potatoes, Hawke’s Bay-grown, freshly dug—a beautiful big sample, 81bs. for a “hob” at Bryant’s, “The Big Store,” Waipawa.* The “500” card tournament held by the Croquet Club last evening attracted a large number of players. Miss Sullivan won the ladies’ prize and Mr H. Weedon the men’s, whilst the consolation awards went to Mrs Jas. Corskie and Mr E. Britten. The final tournament of the series will be held next Tuesday, and the promoters are looking for a record attendance. Men’s Sports Coals! A seasonable fine at a remarkable price. Latest shades from lfis fid at Bryant’s Big Store.*

The United States Senate has voted several compensatory increases in the wool schedule of the Tariff Bill advocated hv the chairman, Mr Reed Smoot, of the Finance Committee, as i result of the Senate’s increase of the duty on raw wool from 31 to 34 cents per pound. The duties were

raised as follows: —Scoured wool, from 34 to 37 cents per pound; wool on skin, from 29 to 32 cents per pound; sorted or matchings wool, from 32 to 35 cents per pound.

“Your order will bo appreciated” for delicious Christmas cakes, beautifully iced and of the highest quality. These cakes are specially made for us in Napier, and are absolutely guaranteed. Ring 100—that’s Bryant’s 11 Big Store,’’ Waipawa.* A proposal which it was considered might offer a final solution to the pioblem of finding a suitable alternative service for conscientious objectors to military service was cordially approved by the Auckland Presbytery, when the following resolution was | carried: —“The Presbytery of Auckland welcomes the proposal that when exemption from military service has been granted to conscientious objectors the alternative service should be work at the orphanage institutes of the denominations concerned.’’ Children’s Print Frocks, all sizes from 1.9 lid. Mothers, buy several of these for the school holidays.—Brvant and Co., Ltd, “The Big Store.”* The Wellington College Board of Governors, at a meeting yesterday afternoon, received a letter from Mr John Gallie, Kelburn, advising that ■ he had paid to the Public Trustee £IOOO to be invested in the common fund, the net amount of the interest thereby derived to be paid to the Board free of any charge whatsoever for the establishment of a College bursary to perpetuate the memory of his two sons who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War. They Mere Captain Oscar E. Gallie. D. 5.0., M.C.. R.F.A., and Captain Victor .1. Gal lie, M.C., C. de G., R.F.A. ( Don’t leave the ordering of your Christmas suit until it is too late. We have just received advice from the makers of our popular chart suits | that all orders for Christmas delivery must be in hand bv the oth of De- . comber. Get in early while a large selection of patterns are available.— D. IT. Edwards and Co.* An emphatic protest against lack of cherfulness in religion Mas voiced bv the Rev. Charles Chandler at the farewell luncheon tendered to him bv Ihe Auckland Optimists’ Club. Enlarging oil the need of optimism in every day life, Mr Chandler said that in his opinion the long face and the sallow complexion have done more harm to the cause of Christianity than all the bitter attack* of avowed atheists (reports the “New Zealand Herald”). He knew of no happier band of men seeking to live in accordance with Christian ideals than the sunnyfaced members of the Optimists’ Club. Scarves —smart for summer! See the crepe de chine and art silk scarves from 4s fid at “The Big Store.” Various colorings.—Brvant and Co., Ltd.* With a view to eliminating undesirable taints in New Zealand pork and bacon, experiments involving the special feeding of some 20ft pigs are at present under way in the Waikato, Manawatu, and Canterbury districts. This work has been commenced as a result of complaints received from Ihe United Kingdom regarding undesirable taints last year. Already a number of the animals have been slaughtered, examined, and analysed. No results of the trials will be available for some time yet. as investigations will not be complete until the carcases have undergone a period of storage. Frocks! Marvellous values at Bryant’s showroom sale. Plain and I figured voiles, with long sleeves, and I sleeveless, from 5s lid.* What is probably the most expensive mannequin parade ever organised took place in the Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane, W., recently. Displayed w a» the “Million-Pound Trousseau,” and was organised by a Paris model house, and a West End jeweller. The clothes and jewels, valued at £1,000,000, were worn by six mannequins, who passed before a “bride-to-be.” One gem she saw was a pearl necklace, one of the largest in the world, valued at £250,000. The cen- , tral pearl is nearly three-quarters of ' an inch in diameter. There wa* a platinum engagement ring set with a huge square diamond. Its price is ' £50,000. “It won’t pay you to make ’em.” « Delicious plum puddings—the real “home-made” kind, but made by experts who know how. All sizes.' The price is only Is per lb. Send in your I orders early to Bryant’s, “The Big Store,” Waipawa.*

Recent complaints that the matriou lotion examination papers this year are too hard have been refuted by educational authorities (says the Auckland "Star”), hut they w ill Had it mote difficult to explain the fact that in the algebra paper there was a serious misprint. In one of the ex pressions that had to he simplified, an “equals" sign appealed instead of a minus sign. The supervisors at some examination places merely told the candidates that if they saw anything that looked like a misprint, to use their discretion, tint hv the itiles of the examination no further lead could lie given them. At other een ties, the candidates declare, the supervisors inducted which question eon t(lined the in sprint. Now the candid ufes are asking v/lc-thei that qlies lion will lie counted in |),« marking of the papers, and rhiim that, if it is. a grave injustice will lie done. Don’t leave the ■ dering of your Christmas suit unti' it is 100 late. We have just rece \ 'd advice from the makers of our t 'malar chart suits flint all orders for Christmas delivery must he in hand hv the nth of Deeeniher. Get in en'lv while a large selection of pattern are available.— D. 11. Edwards an ' Co.*