GENERAL NEWS

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 7 April 1927, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

A rise in, thejprice of eggs in Waimate is expeoted in the near future, .eggs being rather scarce. ; Easter-, it is stated, is always a’ time for dear eggs-

To obtain superior results in developing, printing and enlarging bring your films to B. A. BRYAN, M.P.S., Prescription Chemist, ’Phone 9, Box 62, Waimate 1

A motor ear driven by Sydney E. 'Chappell was completely wrecked in Auckland yesterday by collision with a tramcar. Joseph Chappell, a passenger in the motor-ear, had one of his hands badly lacerated.

We de not live in paper liousei-, but yve use paper lor mauy purposes To bake small cokes what is better than our dainty baking cups ’ .Paper -decorations, crepe paper, tissue paper, toilet paper, paper for jam-pots and preserves, etc., etc., a- J. 11. Beattie's, The Shop Next the Post Office.

The Arbitration Court was criticised by the president of the Methven Farmers’ Union, who said when making awards, the Court should take into consideration the economic effect on the industry eon eerned. The Act should be amended in this direction.

Scales of super accuracy sensitive to 1-32 grain is used in weighing the ingredients of your Doctor's pre scription Ensure safety combined with pure drugs. Request your physician to ring '!?’jone 9, when your medicine and other requisites will be promptly delivered to ycuv home. B. A. Bryan, M.P.S., Pre scription Chemist, 'Phone 9, Bov 62, Waimate. 3

An Ashburton telegram states that Leslie Thompson, a musterer at Mt. Potts, aged 33, slipped on the snow and fell over a'.f :l rff. a fracture of a leg resulting. He lay for 16 hours ir the snow before beinsr disteovered. He was admitted to the hospital an 1 •is progressing favourably.

Arrangements have been made to hold a Grand Plunket Ball in "■ Olympia Hall to-night, Thursday. A strong committee of ladies has been set up to make prepsiratj for the dainty sit-down slipper, and the floor is being specially treated for dancing. The music, too, will ‘be of the very best —Mrs Mansei’s orchestra, of Timaru- —and the public are assured of a most enjoyable evening for the first ball of the season.

The need for a siren on a fireengine cannot be denied, and in tire case of the Waimate engine the need has long been felt. A siren is at present being constructed for the Waimate fire-engine, and it is expected that the- contrivance will be fitted in a week.

Boys and girls, do not forget to visit the goose stuffed with toys in Knox Church Sunday School Hall on Thursday and buy 3d and 6d worth of stuffing.

But for certain artificial obstacles, the chief of which was tariff, New Zealand could become a prosperous industrial country, according to Sir Amos Nelson, a well-known Lancashire industrialist and cotton manufacturer, who, after a tour of Australian States and various parts of New Zealand, arrived in Auckland on Tuesday.

The “Gainsborough,” Milliners, have commenced their Easter Sale, all velvet models greatly reduced. Also, ready-to-wear felts (in ladies’ and children’s, all colours). Come early, and select your new winter Hat for the Easter Sports. Renovations at usual low prices.

The new Wellington wireless station, 2YA, is now well under way. The station is to be built on a hill about 600 feet above sea level, and the masts are to be 160 feet in height. The aerial power of the station is to be 5,000 watts, ten times the power of the Auckland and Christchurch stations.

The Minerva, Grigson Street, Waimate, ladies’ and children’s outfitter.

Stanley Albert Millar, a barmanporter, who was charged on Monday at Christehureh with having committed a grossly indecent act on April 3rd in an hotel right-of-way, appeared before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., to-day and was remanded to appear next Tuesday, after the original charge had been replaced by two others. The charge against the girl in the case was withdrawn.

Mr Rattray, local agent for the new introduction to this country, '‘Electroculture/’ informs us that he has received keen inquiries from orehardists and hot house owners; he has full propaganda extracts of lectures which can be seen in all principal papers. This matter is going to interest every person, and the local interest showing is proof.

At 2.50 yesterday afternoon, electric motors in Waimate ceased to revolve, and work which depended on them was held up till 4.40 p.m. when the current commenced again to flow. The stoppage was due to a felled fir tree falling across the line at St. Andrews, which caused the breaker at Grant’s Hill to blow out. Power Board men- from Timaru were hustled to the scene, and after over an hour and a half’s work the obstruction was removed. Luckily, the wire stood the strain of the weight of the tree, the only damage done being a slight straining of the insulators.

Speaking at Methven, the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. Mr Hawken, said that during a recent visit to a Christchurch freezing works he was surprised to note that Canterbury lamb and mutton was deteriorating. If this continued their prices would b>e affected sooner or later. He considered that too many mixed breeds were being used. Mr R. Low, a well-known sheep-breed-er, said that lambs had not done So well this year as in other years, but he did not think. Canterbury lamb was deteriorating.

The most fastidious woman will find her -desire amongst the great variety-of Face Powders displayed ar Bryan’s Pharmacy. “Hudnut," •'Jloubigant’s’' “Pivers,” “Gay Parec” to mention only a. few. And all marked at lowest prices. B. A. Bryan, M.P.S., Prescription Chemist, Phone 9, Box 62, Waimate. fl

An Auckland message states that H. Munro Clark, winner of the first prize of £2OOO in the Now or Never Art Union, is an employee in the office of the organiser (Compton), wno states that Clark bought a book of tickets that- had been returned unsold by a Rotorua dealer. Clark also won the prize of £5OO allotted to the seller of the winning ticket. He entered his name on the stub of the winning ticket as Munro, a contraction of his name. Clark had no part in drawing, which was. bv marbles from bags. The final drawing was done by Detective Sullivan. It is stipulated on the tickets that if the seller of the Winning ticket is an employee of the. organiser the buy?of the ticket is regarded as tt. seller..

A sale of work was held in the Knox Hall this afternoon, and will be continued tonight.

A youthful pair of lovers in Dunedin some years ago decided to run away and get married owing to the girl’s parents not approving of the match. However, after a time a divorce was sought and obtained. Their former love flamed again so strongly that in Wellington last Thursday they made their second appearance at the altar and were re-united.

A gigantic auction sale cf carpets and rugs will be held by Radcliffe’s in their Furniture Warehouse, Queen St., on ‘Saturday, April 9th, at 2.30 p.m., to celebrate their- return to Waimate. This wiu give, the public an opportunity of securing these goods at unheard-of bargains. Se: big advertisement in this issue for particulars.

Messrs Thacker, Goodfellow and Forsyth are the retiring members of the Dairy Board this year. All offer themselves for re-election. It is understood that Mr Lye, formerly member for Waikato, will oppose Mr Goodfellow. Nominations close on May 20. The election takes place on June 15.

Mortgagee’s Sale. Investors in town freeholds are, given a final reminder directing attention to the sale on account of mortgagee of six lots of freeholds in Waimate, comprising central business premises with extensive warehouse accommodation, and six other assorted town lots and dwellings, The sale is under conduct of Registrar of Supreme Coiirt, Timaru, the auctioneers being Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., who will offer the six lots at .their Waimate Sale Rooms on Saturday, 9th, at 2 p.m.

The owner’ of a Kodak enjoys his holidays, not once, but many times. Long after others have forgotten their holiday pleasures his album brings back treasured recollections of happy days, holiday after holiday, year after year. AlEums In great variety and full range; Kodak and English CamerChemist and Kodak dealer, Waias stocked. B. A. Bryan, M.P.S., mate. 6.

The chairman of the Wheat Conferences at Ashburton, Mr John Brown, has written to the Prime Minister pointing out some mistakes that the Minister had made in his address at Timaru. The Minister had stated “another conference of growers at which millers were present decided in December, 1925, to request the Government to take control of the market during the season 1926-27, purchasing wheat from the growers at the price arranged in May. The Government were prepared to agree to this course.” Mr Brown points out that at the December conference control was agreed to but not at the prices arranged in May, qnd official correspondence between the Hon. Mr Nosworthy and the writer showed that the Government had no intention of taking control of the 1926-27 wheat. And again, the writer points out that although the January, 1926, meeting of delegates asked for a free market, the decision to abandon control had been made nearly 30 days before, contrary to the Minister’s statement that the growers had the option be= tween a free market and control, and chose the former. In conclusion, the writer stated that it was necessary to place these mistakes on record so that Parliament will have the facts from the farmers’ point of view, as well as from the Government’s.

Nine veterans of the footplate, doyens of the old London and NorthWestern Railway express locomotive drivers, had the day of their lives on October 8, according to a report of the occasion in the London Daily Telegraph.” About a year ago the King accepted their photographs, for every one of them, at one time or another, had been responsible for the safety either of the King himself. King Edward VII., or Queen Victoria. On October 8, accompanied by the Queen, His Majesty met them in person, shook hands and talked with them, and thanked them for the service they had rendered to the Royal House. This novel event took place at Euston nt 8 o’clock in the morning, immediately after their Majesties’ arrival from a trip to Scotland. Both His Majesty and the Queen then shook hands with the nine veterans, chatting pleasantly as they asked details of the men’s ser-

vice, and congratulated them upon • heir evident good health. The ceremony occupied very few minutes, but, is one of the nine afterwards remarked,it meanj a lot to the railway world; the King, through them, he said, had complimented every locomotive driver iii the country.