NEWS AND NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17613, 18 January 1929, Page 11

NEWS AND NOTES.

. INTERESTING ITEMS. The Wellington Rotary Club distributed 132 hampers at Christmas time, taking good cheer into many homes which would otherwise have been very cheerless. Numerous letters of gratitude have been received.. • When entering or leaving Hamilton a very handy place to halt at is W. Dalgliesh’s, corner Victoria and Rostrevor Streets. Here you can enjoy a delicious ice-cream or a cooling soft drink. 'No fewer than 35 , letters from Rotary Clubs all over the world, including Italy, Holland, United States and Australia, were received by. the Wellington Rotary Club conveying New Year greetings. A motorist, 'when stopped by the police and asked to produce his license to drive, thought he was 100 good for the man in ; blue when he gave a false name and" produced a license in that name. It cost him over £s*in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington. “Well, Mrs Jones, doesn't this warm weather get you down?’’ “Not at all, my friend. I find that an ice-cream or sundae at Mrs Keane’s, 131 Grey Street, Hamilton East, cools one to enjoyment. Let’s have one now.” An innocent attendant at the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington came near to being penalised for another’s wrongdoing. When a by-law case w T as called he responded to the name. It was some moments before it was discovered that the young man was not the culprit, but merely a witness in another action. Many well-furnished homes in this district are owned by people who arc glad they went to Roblin and Warneford, furnishers, Commerce Street, Frankton. Beautiful furniture at moderate prices. Hordes of rats, it is reported, continue to infest certain premises in the mid-city locality, says a Wellington paper. As an important item of diet is said to be the target of the nightly attack, the authorities should lose no time in routing the invaders. When the camera’s work is done, Burton is the one. Superior developing and printing by E. R. , Burton, chemist, Frankton.

The suspension of mining activities on the West Coast and the total deadness in the Newcastle coal trade, is responsible for the idleness of quite a number of the Union Company’s colliers just now. In, Wellington there are five such out of commission at present. All-round satisfaction follows the use of wood and coal purchased from u. G. Tuck, Ellis Street, Frankton. Full stocks always available. Prompt delivery assured. ’Phone 1170. At the Rotary Club at Wellington a copy of the Boy Scout laws in gold and colours, as given to the Wellington Boy Scouts, was presented to each of the Fijian Scouts. Rotarians, said Mr F. W. Vosseler, regarded the Boy Scout movement as one of the finest training grounds for ideal citizenship. The enjoyment of an ice-cream, strawberries and cream, or a cup of tea depends upon where they are partaken. That is why people prefer the Centreway Tea Rooms, Victoria Street. "It’s a Faville Shop.” “I’m sure Mr Stallwortby’s name would go down to posterity if T.B. patients were taken away from our hospitals altogether,” said Miss M. A. N'ewcombe at a special meeting of the Wanganui Hospital Board. Miss Newcome said that those suffering from tuberculosis would be much happier on a farm where they could work in the open and forget their troubles. Ford, 33 St. Paul Street, Auckland, manufacturer of cheapest and best extension ladders, wheelbarrows, steps, washtubs, trestles, etc. ’Phone -13397. In reply to a question from Hon. A. J. ■ Stallworthy, Minister of Public Health, the Mayor of Wanganui said that this year the City Council contributes £7OOO to the cost of administration of the Wanganui Hospital.

Smoked schnapper and mullet at Nobili’s Fish Shop, Frankton. Very best quality. Reasonably priced.

I The cheap chamois leather pads [made from small clippings strung together make good window and mirror cleaners. Dip them in cold water to which a few drops of methylated spirit have been added, and, before rubbing, squeeze the pads almost dry. The bright polish lasts a long time. It is not generally known (says the Wanganui Herald) that up till 1914 the whole of the Wanganui Hospital buildings were provided by voluntary contributions, bequests and Government subsidies. Your money deserves the best bread. You will enoy the true flavour, the i properly-baked goodness that is found in every Goodall and Herbert loaf. Further, it is a great bodybuilder. ’Phone 2273. “I have agreed to the plans and site of the proposed new isolation block,” said Dr. Valintine, Director-General of Health, to members of the Wanganui Hospital Board. “I think it would be better to build it in brick.” Previously some doubt had existed as to what material/ would be used in the construction of the block.