NEWS AND NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18075, 19 July 1930, Page 3

NEWS AND NOTES.

INTERESTING ITEMS. Approximately £8:1,000 Is collectable in rates in the Palmerston hOTtn borough this year and within a fortnight from the issue of notices approximately £4OOO has been paid. It is reported that payments are coming in faster than was the case in the early period of last year. Nowadays one has to be welldressed to be really successful in business or social life, for good clothes inspire respect. Talking of clothes, no visit to Hamilton is complete without an inspection of the wonderful range of quality men's wear stocked by Alick J. Connell, Men’s Wear Specialist, Wesley Buildings. The very latest styles and designs in shirts, ties, socks, etc., are constantly arriving, and every article is of one quality—the best. Here also you will And a fine selection of hats and overcoats, which cannot fail to please. “An increase of 8500 listeners in the past year, and the evidence of the present year showing a further increase, is eloquent proof not only, of a satisfactory broadcasting service, but also of the fact that excellent sets and material are obtainable in the Dominion," said the Minister of Health, Hon. A. J. Stallworthy, in his speech at the opening of the Radio Exhibition at Wellington. When buying a car there are several points to be considered. Will it give service and comfort, and will it be economical and reliable, and is . the price right. When you are considering the New Ford you will find that all these points are in its favour. Call and see the latest New Ford models at F. Baker's, Ltd., Collingwood Street. Mr Henry Ford announces that he intends to devote his life and £20,000,000 of his fortune to founding trade and other schools. Society, he says, owes it to the youth to educate them so that they may fill places of usefulness in the world. When planning your new frock or costume you will be sure of satisfaction if you consult the Beehive, next Haeremai Tearooms, Victoria Street. Here you will find a complete service iin dressmaking. Hemstitching, ladderI mending, French embroidery, overI locking, and rhinestones are also done on the premises. When the metal caps of sealed jars are difficult to move, use a piece of emery paper under the hand. This enables one to obtain a firm grip, and the hand will not slip. Young and old will thrive on Findlay’s wholesome bread, the ■ nation’s best body-builder. Serve Findlay’s Bread once, and it will become a permanent guest at your table, for no one can resist its crisp, wholesome goodness. This bread is baked under hygienic conditions from the finest ingredients. Order from the Bakehouse, Collingwood Street. ’Phone 1526. It is said that time and tide wall wait for no man, and this is strikingly represented in home life. The children soon grow up and go out into the world, while the older generation pass on. The only real means of perpetuating old scenes and hapiness lies ! in photography. A family or bridal ; group, taken by Mr S. G. Dobson, photographer, will faithfully record familiar faces, and, in the future, will i stand as a reference to past days. Make your appointment now, at the studio, Kings Buildings. ’Phone 1294. Dye your light silk stockings-'which ,are not worn now' to the fashionable darker shades by dipping them in hot water to which is added about a saltspoonful of permanganate of potash. Strain through fine cloth before dipI Ping. A study of modern building figures will reveal the fact that timber still constitutes the most important item in construction. Timber is obtainable in many grades, reliable and unreliable, but there is only one quality supplied by the Sawmillers’ Timber Trading Co., Ltd., Ward Street, and that is, the best. Whatever may be your requirements, fencing, renovations, or home building, reliable material can be supplied at shortest notice by this firm, who are also well-known for their low prices. When deciding upon the furnishings for your home it will pay you to inI spect the beautifully designed and manufactured seagrass furniture produced by Louden and Hawkins, Ward Street. Seagrass furniture is not only distinctive in appearance, but is durable and comfortable. This firm also manufactures the finest cane prams obtainable anywhere, and everyone is different in design. Call in and inspect these manufactures, for you will save money, and at the same time, support local industry. A simple way of scenting bed linen and table napery is to gather a quantity of red rose leaves, spread them in warm sunlight to dry, and to every handful of dried leaves allow half an ounce of orris root and a sprinkling of bay salt. Fill a jar in alternate layers with these, and stand in the linen cupboard. For the smartest permanent wave, or any other branch of hairdressing, you need go no further than MicheU’s, on the corner of Ward and Victoria Streets. In the up-to-date men’s and ladies’ saloons experts attend to your hair, and individual styles are closely followed. Full stocks of all smokers’ requisites are always on hand in the shop. Several prominent folk in Hollywood have curious fads, well-knowm to their intimate friends but not generally known to others. Cecil de Mille, the director, for instance, always carries a gold coin in his pocket as a lucky talisman. Ramon Novarro refuses to take a journey unless accompanied by his father and mother. Bert Lyteii always wears something blue, whether it be shirt, tie, suit, or socks. Does every breath that you draw cause a hard, hacking cough, that jars the chest, and causes pain? And do you lose sleep at night, kept awake by such a cough? Then take good advice, and invest in a bottle of Forsythe’s Expectorant Cough Mixture, which will give immediate relief and early cure. 2/6 and 4/6 a bottle from H. N. Forsythe, Chemist, Wesley Buildings. Garrulous Old Woman: “I really do not see what the Ten Commandments are for; they don’t tell you what to do, and only put ideas into your head."