NEWS AND NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17994, 12 April 1930, Page 10

NEWS AND NOTES.

INTERESTING ITEMS. 'ln future the Municipal Theatre at Invercargill will be known by another name, for the City Council adopted the recommendation of the Finance Committee that the name be altered to “Civic” Theatre. 'Drive a New Ford all the year round and you will experience the same economy, comfort and reliability under all conditions. There are thousands of satisfied New Ford owners in New Zealand, and there is a New Ford model waiting for you. See the latest models at F. Baker’s, Ltd., Collingwood Street.

It is estimated by Mr J. S. Neville, town clerk, that the Christchurch City Council by-election cost a little over £6OO. The principal item in this expenditure was £205 paid in wages to deputies and poll clerks.

Every man appreciates tastefully chosen apparel, skirts, ties, socks, and other articles, and it is for those of such tastes that Alick J. Connell, Men’s Wear Specialist caters. His shop in Wesley Buildings contains a wonderful selection ■ of stylish men’s wear, which in the windows arc displayed the very latest designs and shades in ties and other mercery. You cannot realise the remarkable offerings here until you have seen them.

The value of the business transacted in the sales department of the South Canterbury Electric Power Board lastmonth was £547 16s. This figure included the sale of six electric ranges valued at £197.

Winter is on its way, and soon the cold weather will be here. Ladies, when you are planning your new frocks, remember that, the Beehive, next Haeremai Tearooms, specialises in all classes of dressmaking. Frocks are put and fitted, and the work is so carried out as to ensure the maximum of satisfaction and the minimum of cost. Call and sec about your new frock to-day.

The total number of consumers connected by the South Canterbury Electric Board up to March 31, was 3277. The number of new consumers added during last month was fifteen.

“When I was in America,” said the Mayor of Wellington (Mr CL A. Troup) at a Newtown Library ceremony “I was immensely struck with the importance given to children’s libraries. I visited one in Cleveland, I think it was—some three miles away from the centre of the city, yet when I entered I found it crowded with children—some changing their books, others sitting down reading, and others listening to lecturettes on literary topics—but all intent and interested in hooks. If you want children to love literature, you must catch them young, and give them the taste of it—a taste they will never lose-”

“We hear a great deal out here about the lawless city of Chicago,” said Professor W. H. Gould, in an address at Victoria College, Wellington, “but when I got to Chicago it was pointed out to me that there 'were still about 4,000,000 people alive there. They told me that only the right people had been shot.

Buying timber of certified quality is one rf the first steps toward building economy. Good timber gives character and long life to any structure, and also cuts down labour costs. For economy and durability' you will find the timber supplied by the Sawmillers’ Timber Trading Co., Ltd., Ward Street, to be unrivalled. Builders and contractors realise that properly dressed and seasoned timber is essential to good work, and that is why they order their material from this source.

The executive of the Southland Metropolitan A. and P. Association decided to hold the Winter Show on three days, the dates selected being: May 13, 14 and 15.

llow’ many people really know what they, are buying when purchasing a pram? Mostly they are content with an examination of the body and upholstery, but few realise that the real quality of a pram lies in the undergear. Poor quality springs soon sag, and impose a heavy strain on the body. Be sure of the best by inspecting the stocks of Louden and Hawkins, Ward Street. Only the very best and strongest of materials are used in their prams, and yet the prices are very reasonable.

When speaking of “Little known things of Honolulu” at the weekly meeting of the Palmerston North Luncheon Club, Mr M. A. Eliott said that, in the cultivation of pineapples, fertilisers from Chile with approximately the same properties as those used on the pastures of New' Zealand, were employed. These w'ere retailed at approximately 60 dollars a ton.

With the advent of the colder weather, after months of warm sunshine, many people find themselves afflicted with a feeling of listlessness and lack of vitality, which is often accompanied by an attack of boils. This state, if neglected, may lead to more serious complaints, and wise people are taking Forsythe’s Vigor Tonic, a wonderful pick-me-up for the system. Join the ranks of the healthy by buying a bottle now'—2/6 and 4/6 at It- N. Forsythe’s, Chemist, Wesley Buildings.

At the present time New 7 Zealanders were spending two million pounds more outside the Dominion than the outside overseas people were spending in New' Zealand, said a witness in the Arbitration Court at Wellington. In Switzerland they received from tourists seven to eight million pounds per annum, which paid most of the rates and taxes, and stopped a large amount of unemployment. We had as good a country in New' Zealand, as they had, and more varied, and the large community of private hotels in New Zealand should get every latitude as to hours of starting and stopping.

Permanent waving is carried out W perfection in the saloon of Michcll* on the corner of Ward and Victoria. Streets. When you have your hair; dressed here you receive the benefit® of expert attention in all while the latest methods are used ia all treatments. A Wanganui tailor, completing his order book for the year ending March 31, found that he had booked the sama number of orders in tbe year as he had done in the previous year. “That indicates fairly well the conditions which prevailed last year compared with the previous year,” he remarked. “This year will 'be what we make it.”