GENERAL NEWS

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 29 December 1926, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

, Quite a number of ffjj, pie travelled to Timaru Day for the opening of tkd nival. Best British hair bnuk Maws, Kents and BidwJ with silver mount u quality bristle, also a lar f nail brushes and tooth hi visit to our Pharmacy wifli B. A. Bryan, Prescripts Phone 9, Box 62, XVaimata The members of the V'aa ver Band desire to thank ti for their very liberal supjs ing the carolling season, h some amount of £4O 16/jl lected. Choice New Year Gifts-4 from Is to 425, face powdn 12/6 and powder and double in latest styles 15/-, face creams. 6d to (I, powders 1/- to 6/6. B. i Prescription Chemist, 'ft Box 62, Waimate.... From the period Deeemta Xmas Day, 10,560 passengn ed at the Wellington Crain way Office, and 9,025 M Thorndon making a total «1 as compared with 19,336 II Look out for New Year' New Year cards and gmli your old acquaintances; Il ies and calendars to be I ready for the new year, A ful stock in keeping with I son is to be found at Beatti Shop Next the Post Offi® The beautiful pictures S tractions that comprise Us land Weekly, Press and Oh ness Christmas numbers W the two shillings asked but I now being sold for one sbiffl at J. H. Beattie's, The SM the Post Office. Come Two capital New- Year® No. 1 Pocket Kodak, W model at 77/6, also supplied® sing models with the I®® lens at £5, and the Butcte 1 bine with Trichio shuttoiH tens at j£3 17s 6d. Also*# xange of other cameras at ? suit all. Many suggest* photographic gifts on vi* ing Albums from Bry* nl ’ acy. .

The Grand Opera House at \A el- , was entered yesterday morn- | brMrglars who apparently ex- l te j to find the holiday takings the theatre owing to the banks - dosed. This however, was not ({ a.* and the burglars did not rare anything. lerdist and a ear met violently High street last evening, just at l intersection. A crowd quickly tiered round, and ears were held i for a few minutes on each street, ifsras can be ascertained, no seris injurv was sustained by the dist, whose name is unknown. Perfume Spravs in large variety Ito 18/6., smelling salts bottles (to 8/6, with silver mount, order howls. E.P.N.S. assorted burs 6/6 to 16/6, bath salts 6d 7/6 including Atkinson's 3/9, and [popular bath and toilet soaps at uest prices. B. A. Bryan, Preserip b Chemist, Phone 9, Box 62, mate.... U» Marton Railway crossing, a ort distance north of Rata Stat--1 was the scene of an accident is morning when a motor lorry hen by Ernest Pickford, a marid tamer, ran into the sob th hoajpd rtland express. The lorry was dir smashed and Pickford was ried dear. He had a most remarkk escape, sustaining head injuri. and he is expected to make a id recovery. Buy your New Year Gifts at Read Prices at THE FARMERS. lon can always rely on getting i test possible results when you trust to us the developing, print- ! and enlarging of your snapshots, t assure you of expert workman- ? and punctual service. Your ler will be ready at the appointtime. We carrv a complete “fe of printing papers and all ®sories. B. A. Bryan, M.P.S., Option Chemist and Photo!fhic Dealer. 'Phene 9, Box 62, innate. “Palmerston North man who was Hering from loss of memory walkiato the Wellington Police Stat--1«n Sunday morning and inquir’hat town he was in. He was latseut to hospital where his idenf was definitely established and * as yesterday discharged from 1 institution. It is understood ••the man had previously suffer- _™ of memory owing to the ,ei affects of a tropical illness. Jjj your New Year Gifts at Re- «• Prices at THE FARMERS. following Company has been s'Sered, by a udjee the Mer ““‘Gazette- E. Stewart Millls, *wgd. as a private company 16, 1926. Office: Queen St , ’We. Capital: £3OOO. —into •• shares of £[ each. Subscrib- ’ Oamaru-E. S. Mills 14?9, H JUls 1501; Waimate—R. B 10. Objects- To acquire jj. °ver the business of E. S. ?hw»teh maker, and carry on «ss of jewellers and opticians '*adental. J Minerva. Griqson St., WaiLadies’ and Children’s OirtNew Year Gifts at Re- " fr'ces at THE FARMERS.

Im to day’s Plunket Shield match Canterbury made 357 in their sec ond innings, leaving Auckland 166 to get to win. At the luncheon adjournment Auckland had lost the wicket for 47 runs. In their match against Otago, Wellington in their second innings had nine wickets down for 281, at the luncheon adjournment. Waimate has no item to add to the list of holiday fatalities; ’but one visiting motorist met with a mishap which might have ended more seriously. On Boxing Day he was travelling south from!Timaru, and when approaching a small bridge near Studholme, he noticed another ear just moving onto the bridge. The Timaru man moved nearer to one side of the road to give the other plenty of room, and found a wet and slippery patch, on which he skidded badly, ending up with the turning right round and facing the way he eame. The only damage was the breaking of a small casting. White Xylonite Goods guaranteed English make including mirrors 4/6 to 25/-; dressing combs 1/to 6/6; hair brushes in whalebone and bristle 9/6 to 25/-; handkerchief boxes large 22/6; jewel cases 14/6; puff boxes 6/6 to 12/6; trays 1/6 to 12/6; stud boxes with plate glass top 4/6; military hair brushes pairs 25/-; manicure sets in Xylonite boxes 23/6. Compare our prices and quality. B. A. Bryan, Prescription Chemist, Phone 9, P.O. Box 62, Waimate.... If sufficient inducement offers, Conlan’s Bus will leave for Timaru 10p.m. New Year’s Eve. See advertisement. Mr. S. F. Hanson, wool and skin buyer announces that he will not be at his store on Friday December 31st.