NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1924, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The dropping of the word “only” Irom the report of the Wairarajm celebrations in honour of the now Minister of Bands Hon A D. MeBend) put that geiuleinan in a very invidious position .as having suddenly, without warning, thrown overhoard his iml.licly-cxpressed land poliov, with regard to closer settlement.

The matter was referred to in the House of Representatives la-t week by the member for Pahiatua (Mr F. A. Ransom),. who asked for an exjilanation. The Minister rejilied that the report should read: "The .subdivision of large estates should he proceeded with, hut that it was not only to apjily to the class known as squatters.”

"It is a gamble lo buy cows in the saleyiircls,” said Ml I). Rutledge, manager of the Farmers’ Dairy Federation. at Invercargill (reports the "Southland Tillies”.!. - “Nine people out of ten don’t know what the cows are producing, and the only safe and satisfactory method of Inlying a cow is by referring to her butter-fat production.”

Talking of retail business methods in the Did Country (says the Wanganui “Chronicle”), a liawera man now resident in l.ondou says in the (■(.ill'sof a letter lo a friend: "The thing in business I can't understand here is the two-price system. I mean by this that if I were to walk into a lot of shops with a ragged suit on ami a dirty lace, I would he charged much less than if I were to walk into the same shops in a respectable suit and with tlu> same face clean. Our assistant cannot understand our 'one price for everybody’ principle. She often says. •( )h ! I don't think they'll pay that much.’ 1 sav. ‘Well, if they won’t I’m. afraid 1 can't nfloril to let them have it cheaper.’ On the other hand, in the case of a reasonably decent Iv dressed person, she will say to me: 'lie is a gentleman or she is a lady, and could well afford to pay inure.’ ”

At a social gathering held in the vicinity of Stratford recently, ii gentleman who had boon culled upon In respond to the toast ot "The Bailies’ ex|>rcssed surprise that he should have Been selected to do so (the local "Post” reports). The honour, he maintained, had been sprung on him unaw ares. Imt he would do his hesl. He then produced a notebook and read the necessary speech!

Hngineerx: Beaky joints effectively and |iermnnenll.v cured with "nowson’s” Invincible .Jointing Cement. Successfully resists super-heat. ammonia. etc. B. P. M. Manning and (o ,j b, .({lord Bow. Christ church.—Advt.