GENERAL NEWS

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 11 April 1927, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

The “Daily Advertiser” will! not be published on April 15' and 16 (Good Friday and Easter Saturday) but will be published on Monday as usual. Advertisers are requested tonote these dates.

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 new German cs/ of 12: h.p. has the engine at the rear instead of the front.

At one; time Easter Eggs were freely sent to friends although, thia custo-in is not so prevalent now. Paper baskets of paper eggs mak- a novel and delightful gift. Thej :.c!d Hat in, an envelope and are sold at 1/6 by J. 11. Beattie, The Shop Next the Post Offics.

At a competition among Berlin children in the construction of home-macle aeroplane models tl>e winning model flew about 500 ft.

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 l?done 9, when your medicine and other requisites will be promptly delivered to ycur home. B. A Bryan, M.P.S., Prescription Chemist, ’Phone 9, Box 62, Waimate. 3. Bring your Hemstitching to The Minerva, Grigson Street.

Rev. Bates’ Weather Forecast. — Westerly winds strong to gale and veering by west to south. The weather will probably prove equally and changeable and clouding /ver, with rain later Barometer rising! soon.

Tlie male duckbill, a bird which has four legs, web feet, hair like a cat and a beaer tail, has poison glands in its spurs.

The opening of the Waimate Ladies’ Golf Club will be held to-mor-row, Tuesday, April 12. Foursomes will be played, and members and their friends are cordially invited to be present.

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. Albums in great variety and full range; Kodak and English OamerChemist and Kodak dealer, Wai as stocked. B. A. Bryan, M.P.S., mate. 6.

Fishing in the Waihao during the week-end, a local angler, Mr S. Wilce, caught eight trout, the smallest of which turned the scales at 21bs. The fish were in splendid condition.

Boils, Sores and Pimples Flee, Skin Eruptions disappear, lake this dinkum tip from me Keep BRYAN S BLOOD PURI FIER near. 3/6 per hottie.

B. A. Bryan, M.P.S., Prescription Chemist. Phone 9, Box 62, Wai mate. 7

A shocking motor accident occurred at Waipawa last evening when a motor lorry driven by one Harper collided with a motor cycle ridden by Gordon McNutt, aged 17, who had with him Geoffrey' Bodent, aged IT. McNutt was killed outright. Bodent died early this morning.

Eight local golfers, Messrs L. G. Reilly, R. G. Scott, T. M. Laing, J. Menzies, J. Sheldon, — McEwan, and C. Hertslett and Mrs Hertslett, journeyed to Oamaru ,on Saturday to the official opening of the hew Qamaru golf links. The Waimate visitors were treated most hospitably, and it was the Unanimous opinio that the links were very fine. After paying a few rounds with the local players, the Waimate golfers .returned, arriving in town about 6.30 p.m.

The most fastidious woman will find her desire amongst the great variety of Face Powders displayed at Bryan’s Pharmacy. “Hudnut," ‘Houbigant’s" “Fivers,” “Gay Parer” to mention only a few. And all marked at lowest prices. B. A. Bryan, M.P.S., Prescription Chemist, Phone 9, Box 62, Waimate. 5

Up to noon to-day the following gentlemen were nominated for seats on the Waimate Borough Councillor-. Mayor, Mr George Dash; Councillors, Messrs G. Joyce, A. E. Lewis, R. P. Harris, J. B. Robinson, W. G Paul, W. Nelson, A. Kirby and C. E. Clarke. An election is probable as three or four others who have been asked to accept nomination are giving the matter consideration, and in at least two instances consent has been given, but np to the present the nominations have not been sent in. Nominations close on Wednesday next.

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.

Sir Harry Lauder got a good laugh at the Harrogate (Eng.) Boyal Hal! at the expense of the Mayor during a recent visit. The comedian told a story of how the manager of an hotel walking down the corridor before breakfast saw one of the hotel boys cleaning a pair of boots outside a bedroom door. This was smudging the fine carpet, and the manager wrathfully asked the boy why he hadn’t taken the boots downstairs with the others to be cleaned in the bootroom. “I couldn’t, sir.” replied the boy. “Inside the bedroom Harry Lauder is holding them by the laces under the door.” When the laugh at the story had subsided, Sir Harry turned to the Mayor, who was in a box, and exclaimed: “I told that story to the mayor this morning and he believed it.”

A grand concert and dance v. ill be held in the Exhibition Hall, Wai liao Downs, on Friday, May 13*.h., m aid of School funds.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Colds.

Sydney Huston, aged 11, plnckih plunged to the rescue of Foote, a girl of six who fell into ih Taruheru River yesterday afternooi (states a Gisborne telegram), n brought her safely ashore. The district electors roll for t>, forthcoming municipal elections «■ close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, nl 13th. The opening shoot of the Mor.-e Miniature Rille Club will be ), ( .i <-n Wednesday evening. April 13t An advertisement regarding f ■sallied Crown leaseholds for Balt appears in this issue. Additional entries for Waii. Forks sale to-morrow are adverts