LOCAL & GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LII, Issue 44, 24 December 1930, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The “Waipawa Mail” will not he published on Friday (Boxing Day)'.

Notification is given by the County Clerk that Mr W. Taylor has been appointed collector of the dogtax for the Waipawa County. Telephone subscribers under the County system who may require the services of a linesman during the holidays are requested to ring 33, Waipawa, or the postmaster at Takapau. “Bonbons,” also Xmas stockings for the “kiddies” in abundance at Bryant's. All priced low.*

Notice is published in (his issue of the special order in respect to the raising of a loan for the construction of the Pendle llill bridge.

Tenders are invited by the Town Clerk for the lease of two sections in the Lindsay Reserve, closing on Tuesday, 30th inst.

During the past twelve months 40 petitions in bankruptcy have been filed in the Hawke’s Bay district. Of this number Napier supplied 15 and Hastings nine. Three each came from Waipukurau, Bay View and Fernhill, and two from Waipawa, while Paki Paki, Te Pohue, Waihua, Pornngahmi and Omnlm supplied one each. Delicious muscatels in pound packets may be had from Bryant ’3 at 8d a packet; also Jordan almonds, new figs, und new dates.* Pensions paid out in New Zealand during the year ended March 31st last totalled £2,809,598. The total number of people in receipt of pensions was 57,554. “Bargains beckon you.” Big bargains—at Bryant’s for those who have the cash, and can act quickly—don’t hesitate. Get in on this exceptional bargain opportunity at Bryant’s big store.* The holiday traffic has set in in real earnest. Cars laden with luggage and camping gear have been passing through, from both north and south, every few minutes during the past two days. The railway is also carrying its quota of the holiday traffic, and the express trains have been crowded. “Pay ns you go—and you’ll never owe.” Prices at our big Christmas sale are for cash—and they're so low (hat you’d never think of having them booked. It will pay you to buy now at Bryant’s big drapery sale.* Splendid entries have, been received for the Onga Onga Sports Club’s meeting to lie held in New Year’s Day, better even than last year, which established a record in the running events. Mr T. P. Sullivan has donated a special prize of £1 lw to be presented to the rider of the winner in the open jump. This evening members of the Waipawa County Club will visit the Abbotsford Home with presents for tile little ones. The club has been making this annual visit right from the inception of St. Hilda’s and Abbotsford Homes, and has been the means of importing quite a lot of brightness into the lives of the children. We have eighteen only good quality Kaiapoi suits, cut in the latest style, exceptionally fine quality and good value at 130 s. Wo are quitting this line at 87s 6d and 97s fid, and they can’t be replaced for the money. Call and look these over.— D. H. Edwards, Ltd., Waipawa and Waipukurau.* No (light from England to Australia will he made by Miss Aroha Clifford, the New Zealand nviatrix, and she will return to New Zealand by boat. Flighl-Lieut. G. L. Stedinan, Pilot Instructor (o the Wellington Aero Club, has received a letter from her in which she declares that she has abandoned the idea of a flight similar to Amy Johnson’s, as her father, she says, has strenuously opposed the venture.

Suggestions have been made from time to (iine that the Government, as part of its economy campaign, is considering making retrenchments in the public service. This question was mentioned to the Acting-Prime Minister, the Hon. E. A. Ransom, yesterday, ami Mr Ransom stated definitely that the matter had not been considered by Cabinet. Special reference was made to the possibility of the Government deciding to retire civil servants on superannuation before tlie completion of 40 years’ service, lint Mr Ransom indicated that 110 such steps had been considered by the Government.

“Sale of sales” is now in full swing at Bryant’s. The change of managership in the drapery department has brought this great sale about, and made possible big savings for cash buyers.*

At a meeting of returned soldier settlers at Pahiatua, a resolution was adopted that the meeting urges the Government to reduce the values of land and buildings of all farms settled under the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act, the new values to he based on present prices and oil the average production for the last five years; that immediate relief lie given to all those having amounts deducted from milk and other cheque sources, and that these subjects be treated as ones of extreme urgency.

“Times are hard,” they say. Well, then, make the most of Bryant’s big bargain sale now in full swing. There are hundreds of lines at give-away prices. You’re invited to participate in the good things offering.*

First prize in the “Lucky Star” art union, amounting to £2091), was won by Mr J. Fisher, of Fcndalton, Christchurch, when the art union was drawn at Wellington on Monday evening. Second prize, of £SOO, went to It. Craig, junr., of Geraldine, South Canterbury, and third prize, of £250, to Jenny Linds, of Invercargill. Miss Powell, of Napier, drew a £SO prize.

Xmas hams—all sizes to pick from —and a free packet of muscatels with each ham. “Home-made” plum puddings at Is a pound. It won’t pay you lo make ’em at our price.— Bryant's.*

A generous impulse was responsible for Mr .1. Fisher, of Glandovey road, Fcndalton, winning first prize (£2000) in the Luck Star art union. He was in Auckland on holiday and when outside the post-office his attention was arrested by the appearance of an ait union ticket seller. The man, he thought, looked needy. ‘Oh, I'll buy a ticket from this man; it may help him,” was Mr Fisher’s mental comment. Nothing was further from his mind at the time than any expectation of drawing the prize. By the time he returned home Air Fisher was a sick man and he is still under medical attention. He is (10 years old, a laborer employed by the tramways. The prize could scarcely have gone where it is more badly needed.

Tile Imperial Hotel will he changing hands in the course of a lew days, Mr Thompson, of Stratford, having taken a lease of the house from Mr 0. Upton. There will he u service at 7 p.m. on Christmus Day in the Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. C. W. Brown, who will also conduct both morning and evening services on Sunday. The Governor-General, lend Blcdisloo, presiding at a uieetiug of the Executive Council on Monday, and acting on the advice of his Ministers, commuted to imprisonment lor life the sentence of death passed 011 Alexander Townsend for the murder of his wife, Cora Alice Townsend, ut Fitzroy. Townsend wus sentenced to deal It at New Plymouth by the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, on November 19th. The trial lasted for four days, and the defence advanced was that accused hud committed the crime while in a stale of insanity. The body of Mrs Townsend was found in a house at Fitzroy after several visits during (he night of Townsend, who was separated from his wife.