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Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVIII, Issue 49, 12 January 1940, Page 2

A serious accident occurred at Bay View just before mid-day yesterday, when a light truck' ran into a telegraph pole and was badly wrecked. The driver, Mr R. E. Haines, aged 31 years, a bushman of Putorino, received severe head injuries, and was admitted to the Napier Public Hospital.

Children’s Raincoats! Special guaranteed waterproof shapes of green, brown, blue, red. Usually 15s. Bryant’s special, 5s lid. Sou-’ wester to match, free. —Bryant’s, Lid.*

A special meeting of the Borough Council was held last evening for the purpose of deciding the statutory half-holiday for the ensuing year. The Mayor (Mr F. Eagle) stated that it. had been customary for the Department of Internal Affairs to make the decision if the Council failed to do so, and at present their record 1, showed Wednesday as the half-holi-day. During the past year, however,

the business people had mutually agreed to change over to Saturday, and it was therefore necessary for the Council to advise the Department of the change. On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr. Murray,’ it was resolved that the half-holiday be observed on Saturday. Grocery delivery! Ring 100 or instruct our canvasser to call. Deliveries mornings and afternoons from Bryant’s Busy Grocery Store* A correspondent of the Auckland “Star,” “Once a Digger,” draws attention to arrangements recently made by tobacco companies in England by which relatives and friends of soldiers in France might have sent to them packages of cigarettes or tobacco free of English and French duty. The packets must be of a minimum of 21b. net —equivalent to 800 cigarettes, and orders are taken by tobacconists for despatch by the companies, as duty-free cigarettes cannot, of course, be supplied to people in England for mailing. The correspondent .states that the arrangement has been made with the tobacco firms through the good offices of .Sir lEveljyln [Wilenqli and ' Mr Charles Graves, of the “Daily Mail.” He encloses advertisements showing prices ranging from £1 for 1109 cigarettes to £1 10s for 850. Cigarettes which sell in New Zealand for 7s 6d a hundred (including duty) are supplied to the troops overseas at £1 5s for 850, including packing and postage. Tobaccos are quoted at 8s to 10s a lb. in 21b. lots. “Once a Digger” asks if any similar arrangement has or will be made to permit duty-free cigarettes and tobacco to be sent to New Zealand troops when they are overseas. To-day’s problems are solved when you visit Bryant’s Grocery.* Children’s Fast Color Frocks, all sizes, 17 styles to choose from, 4s 6d to 7s 6d.—Bryant’s, Ltd.*