LOCAL & GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 67, 23 February 1938, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The second wool sale of the season at Wanganui will he held on Friday, when a catalogue of 22,130 bales will be offered. The limit was 28,000. Ladies’ Shoes, in black or brown. Special to clear, 10s 6d pair.— Bryant’s.*

Provided the weather is fine on Sunday members of the Loyal Abbotsfhrd Lodge of Oddfellows will hold a picnic at Pourerere, The Minister of Public Works, Hon. R. Semple, has stated that the Government will pay full compensation under the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act in respect of all victims in the Kopuawhara tragedy similar to what would have been paid if the victims had lost their lives by accident while working. “Visitors to Napier!” You are invited to make the “Trocadero” your headquarters for meals. The “Troc” is open every day—including Sundays. Ladies’ rest room and ’phone provided for use of patrons.* The Far Eastern Appeal organised by the Joint Council of the Order of St. John and New Zealand Red Cross Society has so far resulted in a sum of £7ilß 16s 3d being subscribed. Subscription lists are to be returned by the end of this month, when it is hoped that the objective of £IO,OOO will be reached. The 1938 New Zealand championship brass hands contest opened at Palmerston North on Monday. The hymn contest, for the McLeod Cup was won by Wanganui Garrison with a total of 141 points, Hawera Municipal (134) second, and Timaru Municipal (131) third. Hastings Citizens were tenth in the placing's with 98 points.

Libby’s tasty aspparagus tips, Is 4d tin; Betta peanut butter, 9d and Is 6d jar; Certo, 2s bottle; Maro, 2s bottle. —Bryant’s Cash Store.* Competing at the Auckland provincial athletic championship meeting on Saturday last D. M. Harris, who commenced his running career as a pupil of the Waipawa District High School, put up an excellent performance in the 880yds, junior championship, which he won in 2.4 2-sths, a record for the event. His time was 4-sths of a second better than that put up in the senior 880yds. championship. Ladies’ Shopping Bags, very strong. Black or brown. Usually 2s 6d. Sale price Is 6d. —Bryant’s.*

A match in the B section of the Waipawa and Waipukurau Croquet Clubs was commenced on the local courts last Friday, but when play was well advanced rain set in and it was decided to finish the match on a date to be arranged. Waipukurau were represented by Mesdaines Brasscll, McLean, Taylor, and Reckin, and Waipawa by Mesdaines A. S. Fleming, G. Fox, A. Parkin and Miss Betty Dailey. The scores when playceased were—Waipukurau 32, Waipawa 37.

The jam season is here again and we stock all sizes of jars—lib. tieovers Is 8d 4 dozen, 21b. tie-overs 2s 3d 1 dozen; preserving jars, pints 3s 3d i dozen, quarts 3s 9d >1 dozen, igallon Is each. Jar rings and lids also stocked. —Bryant’s Cash Store.* Attention is drawn to the fact that the Hawke’s Bay Autumn Show will this year he held on Saturday, 19th March. It is the usual practice of the society to hold the show on the preceding Thursday, and it is hoped that the change to Saturday will enable many more people in the district to visit the show'. Intending' exhibitors are reminded that entries close on Thursday, 3rd March, and schedules may be obtained from the secretary, P.O. Box 145, Napier. A fish story—Salmon, small tins 8d and lOd, large tins Is and Is 6d; sardines, 4 tins lid, medium tins fid, large tins lOd; fresh herrings, Is tin; herrings in sauce, Is tin. —Bryant’s Cash Store.* A very successful bridge party, organised by the committee of the Plunket Society with the object of raising a sum of money as a donation to the Nurse Pattriek Memorial, was held in the Municipal Buildings last evening, the attendance being quite up to expectations. The prize-win-ners were Mrs 11. C. Collett and Dr. D. Y. Allan. It was announced during the course of the evening that Miss Kathleen Bibby, daughter of Mr and Mrs E. S. Bibby, of Onga Onga, had been selected as the society’s candidate in the queen contest to be held in connection with the gymkhana now being organised to raise funds for the Plunket Society and the School Committee’s radio fund.

Best N.Z. Wool. Plain or marl, 2 and 4t-ply. Usually lid skein. Sale pi'icc fid.—Bryant’s* Two promises which the Labor Government had not yet been able to fulfil were the abolition of the sales tax and reduction of exchange, stated Mr AY. J. Lyon, Labor member for Waitemata, at a meeting at Northcote. He agreed that the tax should be abolished, and believed it rvould be taken off at a time when the least dislocation of trade would lie caused. He would not he content till the exchange was reduced. It had been found impracticable, he said, to reduce the interest rate for overseas loans, as the lenders required their “pound of flesh,” and repudiation was not favored. The amount of the loans would, however, be reduced as much as possible.

At a meeting of the local committee of the Returned Soldiers’ Picnic held on Monday evening it was decided to hold the postponed gathering on either March Gth or 13th. In the latest issue of the New Zealand Gazette, notice is given that section 75, part of Block 16 in the Patangata Crown Land district at Waipawa, of an area of 1 rood 11.8 perches, has been proclaimed for post and telegraph purposes. Children’s fast color Cotton Frocks. Usually 4s lid to 6s lid. Sale price 2s lid.—Bryant’s.* Excellent entries have been received for the athletic meeting for the schools of Central Hawke’s Bay to be held next Friday. The meeting, which will be held at Russell Park, AA r aipukurau, wiH commence at 11 a.m. There will he no charge for admission, either for children or adults, and ice creams and soft drinks will he aavilable on the ground. The sports committee extends a cordial invitation to all those interested to attend. “Business men in the House are, in the main, failures,” was a statement made by Mr W. J. Broadfoot, M.P., to a meeting of Christchurch commercial men. They had to develop a different mental outlook, they lost their acquisitive sense, and they had to broaden their knowledge on a score of questions, he said. Although their knowledge became wide, it was not deep. Three or lour big business men had entered the House and ran their own concerns, but his experience in giving public service was that business had to he sacrificed. For ten years lie had not earned one guinea in his own office. Many people said the reward for public service was rich, but the reward came when the servant was dead. Blazers in all shades and stripes, boys’ from 9s 6d, men’s from 21s; sports coats from 21s; boys’ Donegal sports coats from 23s 6d; Mena tennis shorts, 13s 9d; tennis sox, 2s 6d; cream tennis shirts, half sleeves, 4s lid.—D. H. Edwards, Ltd.* This year’s election in Franklin promises to be very interesting, and although it is too early to judge there is every prospect of at least three candidates contesting the seat. Although Franklin lias never had an official Labor candidate, it is certain that there will be one this year. The Labor party is at present engaged in selecting a candidate. The present member for Franklin is Mr A. C. A. Sexton (Independent), while the National party, it is understood, will shortly call for nominations with a view to selecting a candidate. Honey for health! New season’s 111), cartons Is each, 21b. cartons Is lid each, honey in comb Is, Eutoca honey, small jars Is, large jars Is Bd, honey in bulk 8d lb. Bring' your own jar.—Bryant’s Cash Store.* Easter is late this year—Sunday, April 17th. Last year it fell on March 28th. Ash Wednesday—first of the 40 days of Lent, the Christian penitential season which precedes Easter—will be observed on March 2nd. Five years hence, in 1943, there will be another late Easter, with the observance of the festival on April 25th, which is also Anzac Day. There will be an unusually early Easter in 1940, when it will fall on March 24th, but it will not occur so early again for ten years. Boys ’ Petone bathing shorts 4s lid, men’s 10s fid; bathing togs, all colors, boys’ from Is 9d, men’s from 6s lid; boys’ and men’s sun hats, Is fid to 4s lid.—D. H. Edwards, Ltd.*