LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15496, 27 April 1918, Page 9

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■The Queen Alexandra Band and the National Reserve will meet at the Drill Hall at 6,30 on Wednesday morning, the Ist May, to escort the 41st Reinforcements to the railway station. Portion of a launch’s decking, including a deck cabin intact, the glass skylight being unbroken, washed up at Mount Stewart Point, Katikati, has since been identified as belonging -to the launch Pearl, which broke adrift from the scow Moa when in the hands of the German escapees from Motuih; Island.— Auckland Star. By the last mail from Sydney, Auckland merchants received notification of an advance in the cost of a certain brand of cigars One firm that had inquired re an order not fully filled leccivod tho following communication; “We beg to refer to our letter of May 25, 1916, in reference to your order. Wc bog to state that our principals write that they must either cancel the Valance of your order in accordance with the terms of our letter, or charge you an increase of 100 per cent, on pre-war rates.” To this extra cost has to be added the duty of 12s per lb on these cigars, which means that what were formerly retailed at 2s 3d for 25, will now cost 4s 6d.