LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1926, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Sale Specials at Addisons—Those in search of genuine bargains in ladies’ and children’s millinery, coat frocks, costumes and coats will be well repaid by a visit to our showroom. These lines have been especially marked down at prices that must clear.—Advt. The danger attaching to people interfering with the electric light installations was pointed out to a Balelutha “Free Press” representative by a member of the Power Board staff tho other day, The Power Board man received an urgent call one night recently to the house of a lady who complained that the lights had gone out. On making investigations the electrician discovered that the lady had been trying to make an .extension of the cord hanging from the roof, and in doing so had snipped off the cord above the globe, twisted the end of the wire together, joined them to tlsa piece of extension cord, and wound tape round the juncture. Naturally, when the current was turned on there was a short circuit, tho lights refusing to function. Fortunately there were no worse consequences, but the lady concerned was lucky not to have set the house on fire.

Mr James Lnmberton, of Greymouth, has secured the South Island agency of the “ King Cleaner,” a utility mop that will do away with the necessity of using step ladders or of housewives going on their knees to wash or polish floors. The “King Cleaner ” is manufactured in Auckland and is sanitary and can harbour no germs. It is a useful invention that will at once recommend itself to housewives, saving much trouble and inconvenience. Mr Lamberton is at present in Hokitika, introducing the novelty, and giving demonstrations of its use. Any messages may be left at Mr P. Kirwan’s Garage, Sewell Street, ’phone 130 M., when a personal visit and demonstration will he given of this useful device, which is winning general approval. “ Make yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts ” (Ruskin), while “ No-Rub-bing Laundry Help ” is doing the weekly washing.—Advt.