Changing its Name.
The inhabitants of Bugsworth, a little village in the Peak district of Derbyshire, aro taking a vote pu tho burning question of a ebanra of name (eavs the "Daily Mail"). ,Mr ;G.. Ji». Goddard, a former parish councillor and one of the oldeet residents, has suggested that the.name be.changed to Buxworth, on the ground that, liko Buxton, it was once a great Anting centre, and took its name from the buck, which used to be found m great numbers there. Several Manchester people who settled in the'district Rave ft the name of Limedale, but it is never used now.
The "Knocker Up." In the window of a small general shop not far from New Cross ouiuou may Dβ SX Tsays tie. -'WcrtnuMter fHhi invention of the cheap ■ alarm-, clock. The individual engageci m vne "calling" is known as a upl" aSd a favourito method of. awakr enow? the would-be early - riser is b> raping o,i the bedroom wmdow-pano with a'stick or by throwing up bmalt stones. In the North of *tag to nd *h* "knecker-up" is etUl a familiar figure-
THE S.S. 25 H.P. ST(jJ>Ei>aavKH. Tiio ciav before yesterday the «eltstarter applied to the motor-car was an oxperimeit and a lad. Yesterday it was a See rablo luxury. To-day rt?e an wdispensable necessity. It's the saruo with the electric light*.. -><> now claim to be in iin© with modem requirements which does not possess these two features. Tho only wonder »s that we have had to wait co long Joi the best motor-car builders to give us theso things. Of coursp, there are seilstarters and self-starters, toponenoe has proved that the Wagner" electee self-starter is the safest, best ainl most reliable. The great Ht«doba*cr. Corporation has realised all the&o things, and in the.-1914 "Twenty-fare Studebaker it has produced a car which in every item of its equipment comes into line with mo mostexacting of. modern requirements. , Ihe seitstartar id electric, of course, furtherfforc, it is fool-proof. The ignominious manual task of cranking up is made obsolete Everything is automatic, lou touch a button and the engine starts. As soon as the "Wagner" seli-etarter has dono its work it automatically drops out of gear. Push another button and your "\Vugner' , electric lighting dynamo supplies current to your lamps. All the troubles that, acetylene starting and lighting systems are heir to are abolished. And tho car, powerful, comfortable, handsome, magnificently etron" and durable, is built on tho best English lines down to tho full floating roar axle. There is not a moro modern, better equipped, or moro favourcar in New Zealand today. Then look at the price. Ihe Studebaker watchword is "best value for least monny," and this grand car sells in Christchtirch at £310, absolutely inclusive- of every item of equipment. Cabriolet model thrco-seater £39.5. For those requiring a slightly bigger and more powerful car, -we have tho ' 'Thirty-five Studebaker, seating six which 'with self-starter and electric lights, solie at £395. Call and s«e these really up-to-date cars, the finest products of the <:reatest American Automobile manufacturers. Adams, Ltd. Agents for Studebaker Oars. Garage 219 Tuam street, Christchurch. J Hamlft, Stndebaker Representative. -I E. Rule, Agent, Ashburton. 6
Get in touch with J. M. Heywood and Co., Ltd., d:rectJv you decide to move They will handle your furniture carefully, pack it securely, break nothing, and deliver it unscratched to your new residence. 6
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Press, Volume L, Issue 14979, 28 May 1914, Page 6
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564Changing its Name. Press, Volume L, Issue 14979, 28 May 1914, Page 6
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