LOCAL & GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVII, Issue 102, 12 May 1939, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

It is now 49 years since Mothers’ Day was first observed and it will be celebrated in most of the leading countries in the world next Sunday. Evidence of the great success of the movement is found in the rapidity with which its observance has spread throughout the world, from such a small beginning in 1890. Swan Ham beats the best. Try some from Bryant’s.* “On the general ground of the extraordinary and extreme dangers of over-centralisation,” the annual conference of the New Zealand Educational Institute in Wellington yesterday rejected a remit from Southern Hawke’s Bay “that all education boards be abolished and the control of schools vested in the Education Department.”

Swan Saveloys, the best yet. Procurable at Bryant’s.* “I have nothing to say about this at all,” said the Prime Minister, Mr Savage, commenting on a telegraphic report from Christchurch that the Government intended to raise a £3,000,000 internal loan. “We are offering an internal loan presently,” he continued, “but we have not yet fixed the conditions or the amount.” Latest in men’s leather lumber jackets, 47s 6d to 67 6d; tweed working lumbers, 12s fid; heavy interlock lumbers, 5s lid.—D. H. Edwards, Ltd.*

With the dog, with which he left home on Sunday still standing guard four days later, the body of Mr Francis Hemphill was found by searchers about noon yesterday at the back of Tangowahine, in the Darga-

ville district. It is believed that Mr Hemphill, who was more lhan 70 years of age, sat down to rest, while on a shooting expedition, and died where he sat.

Real tasty Swan Dominion Pickled Pork. We stock the best. —Bryant’s.* An announcement that the byelection of a Parliamentary member for Christchurch South, following the recent death of Mr E. J. Howard, would be on Saturday, June 3rd, was made last evening by the Prime Minister, Mr Savage. The writ will be issued on Monday, May 15th, and the roll will close at 6 p.m. on that day. The latest day for the nomination of candidates will be Monday, May 22nd. Edwards, Ltd.* Delicious Swan Sausages. Once tasted never wasted. —Bryant’s.* Regulations dealing with the payment of monetary benefits under the Social Security Act were issued with the Gazette published last evening. These regulations are identical with those governing the pensions system in operation before the Act came into force on April Ist, with the exception of a few minor modifications to meet the new requirements. With the inauguration of the social security scheme the Social Security Department absorbed the Pensions Department. •

Kaiapoi all wool Blankets. Single bed 27s 6d, double bed 39s 6d. — Bryant’s.*

‘ ‘ The amount of child labor in this country is simply appalling,” said Miss V. Curtis (North Taranaki) during a discussion on the schoolleaving age at the annual conference of the New Zealand Educational Institute. Miss Curtis said that the raising of the school-leaving age to 15 would have a beneficial effect on the physical as well as the mental development of the child. A remit from Taihape urged that the raising of the age to 15 be brought into force in 1940. This was adopted.

A carpet importing concern handling £60,000 to £70,000 worth of business annually has been wiped out by the import restrictions. Yesterday a representative of the “Dominion” inspected the firm’s Wellington branch premises. The large rooms were bare

but for a few samples and these are now to be quitted. Three thousand square feet of empty floor space were testimony to the effect of the restrictions. This firm was handling English carpets, and has three other New Zealand branches. Its principal is a New Zealander who has been in business on his own account since 1920.

Silk dressing gowns, 18s fid to 37s 6d; smart check all wool dressing gowns, 72s 6d; smart wool mixture coat and golf shirts, latest greens and blues, 8s 6d to 15s 6d.—D. H. Plans for the re-eonditioning of Mr A. E. King’s shop, which was partly demolished by the fire which occur-

red on Good Friday night, and for alterations to the premises of the Rathbone Estate, were approved by the Borough Council last evening. The Mayor, (Mr F. Eagle) stated that a brick wall would be built from the street frontage to the end of Mr King’s building, which would comply with the by-laws. The sketch plan for alterations to the Rathbone building shows that provision is being made for a shop 19 feet wide, with a double front, and the other nine feet will be taken up by an office. The wooden front of the building will be replaced by steeltex. Boys’ strong school Shoes. Heavy soles, real wear. Prices 10s 6d to 15s.—Bryant’s.*

t It is reported by the “Leeds Mer- . cury,” states a London correspondj en t> that Mr A. E. Greaves, a former , National Conservative candidate for , Wakefield, who has returned to Eng- , land from abroad, spoke of condi- , tions in New Zealand at the annual i Meeting of the Wakefield Women’s Conservative Association. His personal observation, he said, was that the Labor Government, with its social legislation, was bringing about a complete financial crisis in New Zealand. There was not a bit of happiness, and there was not a bit of real prosperity in the place to-day. But there need be no fear of New Zealand going down. The country had any amount of natural resources, and it did one good to meet the New Zealand people. Mr E. A. Shattky, F. 1.0., F.S.M.C. (Lond.), of Messrs Shattky and Webber, Opticians, of Hastings, visits Waipawa each Tuesday morning. Appointments at Murray’s PharIMM.t «• •