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Evening Star, Issue 20048, 13 December 1928, Page 17

Xmas is here again, ssys Dad, and what to My for presents is a problem, Bat I think I will do the same as last year, and that was ?-ay most of my Gifts from VERNON SMITH where it is a pleasure to shop, thanks to the courtesy extended to me by the obliging assistants. Mum comes first. Dear old Mum. The grey hairs are certainly coming fast, but tt me she looks bonnier than ever. Now, she deserves something good, for she has put up with ray and the children’s ways all these years, and that’s saying something. Last year I gave her some Aluminium Pots and a Tea Set; this year it will be some of those wonderful value Wade and Butcher Mirror-finish Stainless Knives—Square handle, Dessert size, 14/6; Table size, 17/6 per half-dozen. Or she might like them with Oval Handle at 15/6 and 18/6 per half-dozen. A better idea would be to take her into the Corner Shop and let her choose for herself. She might prefer some Stainless Spoon and Forks, or a Carpet Sweeper, or Cake Forks or Soup Spoons. It will not be hard to satisfy Mum. Now for Sister! That will be easy, because she is “ engaged.” This great event only happened lost week, but I know it must be soon, because her young man (“fiance,” as I heard her say to her girl friend, but it was “ my young man” in our day) accidentally dropped a “jeweller’s ring card” out of his pocket. Willie found it, and the soup was hi the fire. I think I will buy her some English Crystal or a nice Tea Set, or some Afternoon Teaspoons, or a piece o! real Chinese Brass. Nothing like useful presents, is there? Last comes Willie, thp pride of his Mother and the worry of his Dad. le Is a young spark, full of life, am! the terror of the neighbourhood, i! all I hear is correct. His mother said I was the same at his age; but I could not have been. Now, will I buy him an Airgun, or a Pocket Knife, or a Boy Scoots* Sheath Knife at 5/» for ordinary steel or 7/8 for a Stainless one ;or a Watch and Chain ? Now for myself! Seeing Mum will probably be getting Cutlery, suppose I bay myself a Set of Carvers to match those Knives? | know TBWOM SMITH wJffl treat ns ai right! « 7) fmmm -tr. ir -O' The Meccano Boy of to Mil design the land-liners of to-morrow I The conquest of the air has progressed so rapidly in recent years that in five or ten years' time our skies may be thick with busy air-craft —single-seater business 'planes and huge sky-liners. The men who will design and pilot these machines are the Meccano boys of to-day-learning the principles of modern engineering practice by building actual working models of the world’s most wonderful mechanisms. When a boy builds with Meccano parts he has all the thrills of a real engineer for he builds his models, piece by piece, and when they are completed he works them in exactly the same manner as an engineer would work the corresponding machines In real life. This year Meccano Outfits are bigger and better than ever. They all contain a greater number and wider selection of parts than previously, enabling hundreds of new models to be built. Ask your dealer to tell you all about the latest developments. THE MECCANO BOOK OF ENGINEERING 9»,MECCMIO i] OCX>2£ Cry JUmiMßkaefetGl H am Every boy should read ] this splendid book. It tells ; the story of the famous : Quebec Bridge and deals : with many other wonderful • engineering masterpieces. ; You can obtain a copy from your dealer, price 6d. ; If you prefer it, send us six ; penny stamps and we will : send you a copy, post free, • providing you send us the ; names and addresses of three ; of vour chums. Write • dearly and be sure to put • No 51 after your own name : for reference. : Prices of Meccano Outfits from 5/- fo 550/at m {Wit? m w. WCe v/t m msg tJt i MECCANO 7/ut Toy that made SngCamJty jamms - - ~mtu «"*■—«* ■■w—nniu-w* Manufacture I by Meccano Ltd., Livt Liverpool, England VFhoUsaU Agents for New Zealand and Fiji: Models Limited, Kingston Street, Auckland (^V® 03 ) 23553 4 (REOO.TRADE’MARK) f _ r “ WODIFIFEE & CMDODWV E§§EN€E|if 3or breakfast tea & Supper im/i » Piget Manufacturing Co. (N.Z.) Ltd* 120 Hobson Street, Auckland. SIMPLY WONDERFUL! That’s what you’ll say about “Clever Mary”' once you’ve used it for sinks, baths, or hand basins. There’s absolutely nothing to compare with it for all scrubbing, scouring and cleaningsuch as floors, woodwork, tiles, pots and pans, etc. "Clcvct Mary” i« the esay scientific method you'll , never go bade to the oid'fiy' fashioned ways afterwards. *rl>