Thoughts For The Times

Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1921, Page 2

Thoughts For The Times

What Advertising Does. Advertising benefited the consumer. It meant that lie could call for a standardised article, that he could get a good article at a reasonable price. Advertising was no good to a man who was a failure. The man who succeeded in advertising was the 'man who would suttee 1 in any case. Advertising made his success swifter and more certain. The general quality of the standardised article was better than that of the line with perhaps no name printed on it at all. Advertising was a great, free correspondence school; it made people more discriminating.

Air Jack Flaherty, a young attendant at the Jubilee Memorial Home. Voolston, has just drawn a £SOOO prize n Tattersalls. He took only one ticket. To was brought up on the AVest Coast Information was received late last night in Greyniauth that a youtig mail named Thomas James Campbell was frowned at Ngahere, in Nelson Creek. As far as can be gathered it seems that deceased, who was on horseback j was attempting to cross the Creek, which was in flood and was washed off his horse. He is about 25 years of age, and is a son of Airs Kim Fletcher of Ngahere. Air T. E. Y. Sedidon has been advised by Hon H. I). Guthrie, Minister of Lands as follows:-—“I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the Ist inst. in connection with the drainage of swamps of Westland, and in reply to advise you that the Chief Engineer is being communicated with on the subject. I will advise you later as soon as I am in a position to do so.”

The sentence inflicted by Mr Justice Sim upon the late clerk to the Featherston County Council closes a very painful incident (says the Wairarapa ‘■Age”). Cobh was not merely in, a position of trust, He was adequately paid, and lie was a highly respected member of the community, holding various positions in public and religious life, as well as the warrant of a Justice of the Peace. These facts made it impossible for tbe judge to grant either probation or a reformative sentence. 'l'o have done so would not have met the demands of the case, and it would have discounted that standard of probity which the ratepayers rightly demand in their officials.

Hon J. G. Coates, Alinister of Public Works has advised Air Seddon ALP. —“Little Wangallui River Bridge, £ have the honour to inform you in continuation of my letter of 30th May, that draft contract documents have now been prepared for the erection of this bridge, and that the specifications include a special clause which provides that the two spans near the north bank shall first bo completed and opened for traffic, and that this Department has the right to construct a. temporary grade down to the river bed, The grade will he constructed with rough timber to accommodate light traffic and cars when the main channel is unfordable.”

In the Police Court at AVhakatane \Yi Pn rat a ne, honorary ranger for the Rotorua Acclimatisation Society, was charged with corruptly obtaining a bribe to shield a person frqm punishment under'' the Animals’ Protection Act. The evidence showed that accused found two young men shooting, and they failed to produce a license when demanded. The accused suggested he should lie paid 30s to* keep quiet. Ten -Lilli ngs aas handed to the accused, who later returned it. The accused was also charged with corruptly attempting to obtain a bribe from a youth who was found fishing without a license. The accusgd suggested the payment of C 3 10s to keep quiet. The youth referred the matter to his father, who refused to give the moliey without n receipt. The accused pleaded guilty to both charges, and was committed to the Supreme Court at Auckland for sentence.

The Hon Mr Coates referring to the Otira Tunnel progress stated a large quantity of the cables and other electrical gear has already left England, and has been paid for. Before Mr Cull went Home to arrange about boilers, etc., one of the locomotives was actually finished. The others were not very far advanced, but as these will he wanted last of all, there is not much urgency in regard to them. The turbines were approaching completion, and the main generators were nearly finished. The auxiliary engines and th t , lighting sets or small generators were well advanced. The hangers for use in the tunnel had actually been manufactured and delivered, and the contractor had been down to Otira a month ago to make preliminary arrangements for installing them. By this time he may even be boring the necessary holes for their installation. The rails had arrived, and a start in laying them would he made as soon as possible.