Thoughts For The Times

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1921, Page 2

Thoughts For The Times

— Bhitish Taxation. j "More nations have been destroyed by i excessive taxation than from any other cause. There is no modern parallel for j the appalling taxation under which I the British nation is now being stead i- i Tv crushed out of existence. In the ‘ tiitys of stubilty before the war we could ! not have long survived such an incid ence of taxation its is now imposed upon ns. To-day it is hastening otir i doom.—laird Rotlimere j

The death of Mr Thomas Frederick Collins took place yesterday at Westland Hospital. ■ Deceased came from Dunedin a short time ago. He was a native of Durham, * England, a single man and' 50 years of age. | “I refuse absolutely to suppress the i names of anybody unless the cireum- | stances are exceptional,” said Mr E. D. • Mosley, S.M. in tho Magistrate’s Court i at Christchurch during the hearing of a theft charge, when application was J made by accused’s counsel for the offender’s name to he withheld from publication. “I shall certainly not suppress a I name in a case of dishonesty.” , The crushing proceeding at the Mur- ! ray Crek battery is turning out well. Some CO tons of stone from the new find has ben crushed together with 40 tons that were in the paddock, the latter of which was generally regarded as ’ poor stone. The return has not been made known, but the Inangahua 1 “Times” understands it is in excess of i one ounce of gold per ton. j A Katana yarn Two friends, one of ! whom was blind and the other dumb, de tided to go to Ratana and see if he could cure their affliction. With some difficulty they secured an interview, and Katana, after expressing the necessity of faith, directed the blind man lo go to a certain carpenter’s shop and the dumb man to a wheelwright’s. This they accordingly did. The blind man walked in, picked up a hammer and saw, and the dumb man grasped a wheel and spoke.” It’s a long time hack since a man : could get an all wool sac suit made t measure with an extra, pair of trousers for 15s. Rut times have changed, and by keen buying of materials and working on a small margin of profit Messrs Glasson and Co. of Christchurch are able to make this offer to our read ors. That they have been simply inundated with orders from all parts of New Zealand is a sign that men are not slow when a genuine saving is offered them. Two pounds fifteen shillings one customer estimates the paving lie made and when you see the splendid weight o*' the tweeds you will agree that he is m> far out. Dark greys and browns ar all iiycluded in the range, all from Colonial mills and nothing cheap about them except the price. You take no risk at all in the matter of fit or making. If this is not to your satisfaction aif the money you hav« paid will he at once sent back. Full range of patterns easy measurement form and all particulars will he sent as soon as your lc' ter arrives. Post it now to Glas'-on Co., Cashel St., Christchurch. —Advt. .J ust arrived, second lot of Spring ai d Summer Millinery. Also our indent order of coat frocks, “the very latest,” besides costumes that are never out of date, at. very moderate price. An early inspect ion is urgently requested; for many were too late to get suited out of the first shipment of millinery. 1 Schroder and Co.— Advt. Happv children keep free from worms with WADE’S WORM FIGS. Wonderful worm worriers.