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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13419, 5 July 1911, Page 4

"When will foodstuffs stop rising in price?’’ seems to be a general topic at the present time. Wnat with butler at Is lid per lb, and likely to rise to ]s 9d, as a well-known provider informed ns to-day, and meat on a rising market, and with vegetables scarcer and higher in price than they have been for some time, the overage housewife lias to be more than careful to make ends meet. Something ought to lie done to combat against these high prices ruling, and it appears (hat a big move has been made in an indirect way .against the trouble, one at least careful housewife has solved the mystery of meeting the demands made on her living allowance. While travelling home in the train film was overhead telling o ne of her friends how she had balanced things by going to McCiruer's great winter sale and buying her top-coat there, exactly what she wanted, and for juat half the price she expected to pay for it, and that everybody could do the same, as they bad a beautiful selection to choose from, aiui at marvellously low' prices.

At the S.M. Court thin morning, a rumsuit, with solicitors’ fee, ill,is, was granted in the ease of Misscn’s Trustees v D. and M. Malone. I The datest additions to the Telephone } Fxehauge are No. 755, Mr H. B. Watson, Collegiate School; No. 756, Mr J. K. Bannister, Collegiate School; and No. 767, Mr A. Neame, Collegiate School.. The Weather Bureau reports as follows; --Southerly winds, moderate to strong, prevailing; weather cool and changeable; probably a frost, to-night; glass rifle, and expect very high pressure; tides good; sea considerable on the coast. The Ala it ai and Aorangi, performing (he San Francisco mail service, will hj« ccspatched from Wellington direct to San Francisco in August and uept-ember next respectively. The Maitai will leave on the t’oth August and the Aorangi on the L'L’uJ September, both at 5 p.m. The engineer to the tionvillo-Caslhu Jiff’ Tr; mway Board (Mr M. Raymond Creagh) reported to tile Board last evening that ho expected to have the line ready tor traffic in UccemlH’r, and it was decided to ask the Borough Council to use every expedition in its part of the work in order that the line might be o|K'ned for traffic before Christmas. Mr F. V. Frazer, S.M., dealt with four . maintenance cases at the .Magistrate's Court tine morning. One man, wjio was .120 IPs in arrears towards the support of his four children in the Wellington Receiving Homo, Wiij given the alternative of a prompt settlement or three months’ ecu'ced leisure in the Wellington gaol. "bile two other* men who were behind with the .maintenance money lor their illegitimml childm. had orders for payment made agauut them, six weeks’ imprisonment in the Auckland gaol being allotted in default on one case. An oroer for 8s per week, with .115 Oa (id confinement ex- ] ernes, was also made against another young man. Regarding the Wanganui Borough Council's application to the Harbour Board for (lie grant of a piece of land on the Wanganui Hast side of the river, to form an approach for the now traffic bridge, the Mayor stated at last night’s meeting of the Council that he had discussed the matter with the members of the Board, Subjict to confirmation by the Board they were agreeable to t he dedicat ion of a stripof land two chains wide for (he purposes of the approach, and would also give the use of the necessary ground for the contractor to store his material during building operations. The land is at present leased, but there is a clause in tho lease giving the Board power to resume any of it that may lie required for public purpose*