NEWS AND NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18022, 17 May 1930, Page 11

NEWS AND NOTES.

INTERESTING ITEMS. , . — / The committee set up to investigate the provisions of'the Shops and Offices Act will meet in Auckland on or about May 23.

Again Hamilton shows the way. Frp.m every part, of New Zealand come orders for Louden and Hawlyjns • famous -. seagrass • split-cane t,ur - ■ nishings. This locaUndustry has , done onuph to spread the name of Hamilton throughout the. Dominion and why • •Because the goods manufactured, in /■the Ward Street factory are. distinctive in design, superior ,in workmanship, and durable in construction. Call and inspect..

“All you gentlemen are invited and your wives, or the next best thing. Thus Mr J. B. Rowe, treasurer to the Wanganui Rugby Union, to the-me ro politan body in connection with a lun tion being arranged up-river in honour of the British' Rugby team. ‘ :

•Every lady in Hamilton knows of the hairdressing service at Michell s, on the Corner of Ward and Victoria Streets. Every branch of the art is carried out- to ■ perfection here, ana a 'specialty is made .of'permanent saving. When you require really smart nairdressing make yotir appointment here.

Since December,, 1924, there h.ve been eight presecutions for the liuc t distilling of whisky, the Collector of Customs (Mr IT- S'. Gordery) ir j^ orn ' , a Southland Times reporter. Th e t,otal fines imposed have? amounted to.filoiz.

Wet days are New Ford days. You can laug’h at rain and mud \vhen you own a New Ford, for it will take you anywhere under any conditions. J°m the ranks of satisfied motorists bj investing in a New Ford. See the atest models at-F.. Baker’s, Ltd., Collingwood Street, v

Professor J. Shelley amused his audience at: the conference of. the Association of Psychology and 'PhHosofihy When he'told of a visit : to. a theitrC in Manchester which'had two sessions nightly. At the ' .earlier there were only half a dozen people in the stalls,’and he never got a laugh ; while at the later session, Which be stayed to —after paying again—-he. heard the same jokes as he had found so boring two hours earlier, and ;he laughed heartily at them, because the hall was crowded. • •'.'.'

Why should you suffer agony when you Walk? Millions' of people' are afflicted with corns, .the cause oi most foot pains, and' this number,.-would be greatly' reduced if/: everyone used Forsythe’s Gbrn/Eradicator, a simple remedy which means complete destruction to corns. Sold at 1/6 by N. Forsythe," Chemist, YVesley Buildings. 1 ' Owing to an extended period of ,dry weather is.the Eastern District (says the Southland Times) an acute‘ shortage of water is being experienced; on many.farms where tanks are the onlymeans of retaining a supply, for-house-hold purposes. This makes it necessarv for -those concerned' to. carry a sufficiency "from the nearest, well; or stream.'- The Mataura River is. at present, at : a lower..level than any reached for.; a- number ’hLwears for the corresponding .month;;.’-?-: •- V '"!U ■->

■ Smart and comfortable in - appearr -nee 'Wlieri you see a , man .looking outfitted by- Aiick J. Connell,.. Men. s. W'ear Specialist, Wesley -Buildings You cannot imagine the wonder.ul range of quality apparel that he stocks. The latest shades and designs in ties, shirts — they’re all'th'ere; besides many’ other articles too numerous o mention. Call in yourself and see these goods.

A woman who appeared in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington travelled from Christchurch to defend a claim for £3 Os 4d, “It will probably have cost you as much as that to eorne to Wellington," said the magistrate (Mr T. B. McNeil), who adjourned the hearing in order to allow the woman to effect a settlement. Winter is', on its way, and soon the cold weather "will'' be here- Ladies, when you are planning your now frocks, remember that the Beehive, next Haeremai Tearooms, specialises in all classes of dressmaking. Frocks are cut and fitted, and the work is so carried out as to ensure the maximum of,, satisfaction, and the, minimum of cost. Call . and see/abouk your, new frock to-day. " 1 “It seems to. be the current idea that life is Very 1 Bohemian 'in?an art school,” said Mr Cranleigh Bart'on at theRotary Club at Wanganui. That was not the case, said the speaker. The students had all a purpose in life. In the’ Slade School, where he studied, the professor was away all day ■on occasions, and the work went on as usual. The students had work to do, and the models theirs. , Still greater progress, a’nd through local industry, too. To cofie with the daily increasing demand for his bread Mr F. Findlay has now installed the latest four-deck electric oven and an electric steam generator, Both these new installations were made in Hamilton, and are a tribute to local enterprise. Eat only the best and purest h rea d—Findlay’s wholesome product. “What about , furniture?” asked counsel in the Supreme Court at Wellington of a Greek witness who was detailing the contents of a room in his house- “Oh, no furniture,” was the reply. “We : don’t waste money to buy furniture.” y

Yields of oats and wheat in Southland this season may be described as phenomenal. Not only is the return exceptionally heavy, but the quality i 3 high. Evidently rainfall and sunshine have contributed to unchecked growth, and no doubt the increased use of fertilisers has played its part. One hundred bushels of oats per acre has not been unusual and in several cases this has been exceeded, . o.n one farm in the Otahutb district the return was 130 bushels per acre, and on another, at Rakahouka, 127 bushels. Oats should prove a very profitable crop this year, as owing to a shortage in Canterbury good prices appear assured.

Over 60 persons attended a meeting at Mangatai to discuss the proposal to close the school. Mr Finch, advisory inspector for the Auckland district, addressed the meeting, and several householders protested against the proposal. Mr C. E. Mace stated the roll number was 29, and this would be increased by six after the holidays.' The commissioner stated that a report would be sent to the Education Board, and a further meeting of householders , would be held on June 2. In their later years people often look back upon childhood days, and seek to- revive "memories of familiar faces, and it is then that they realise how quickly time flies. The child of to-day soon grows, and the only means of preserving childhood scenes is through the medium of photography,, Mr S'. G. Dobson, King’s Buildings, specialises in child photography, and his "work faithfully'portrays the expression of. childhood. Have your children photographed before it is too late. Call' and make your appointment to-day. The work of the vocational guidance officers, appointed by the Minister of Education last year in response to representations made by the Technical School ' Teachers’ Association, was praised by the president (Mr W. Fraser, of Hamilton) at the annual conference at Wellington. These vocational officers, who were attached to the Wellington and Christchurch Technical Colleges, said Mr Fraser, had done work of real value, and it seemed to him that the time was ripe for the extension of this movement, which had long passed the experimental stage in Britain and the United States. Farmers 1 It will pay you to buy where the'best costs the least. The Sawmillers’ Timber Trading Company, Ltd., are offering cheap lines of timber to farmers. This is just the material for work around the farm, for it is strong and durable, properly seasoned, and evenly cut. This firm can supply timber for all requirements, in large or small lots, and every length supplied is guaranteed.