THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1926, Page 2

THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.

Financial Comment. f If a man suddenly spends all he is north, and is up to the eyes in debt, even if he is clover and prudent, it must be a long time before he recovers his solvency that is still the situation of the chief centres of Europe, struggling hack to a state of solvency. —Mr F. W. Pascoe Rutter.

The miners are determined and dogged fighters, hut to struggle against the facts of the industry even as indicated in the C'oal Commisson report, is a fruitless and tragic sacrifice. —Mr Frank Hodges.

This is a poor country which has lost a good deal of its business; the only way to regain that business is by working longer hour sand working harder. Lord Banhurv.

Trade recovery cannot he effected without creating more unemployment; I mean that labour-saving appliances have become ail essential part of the world.—Mr Lloyd George. Real economy is not saving monev at all; real economy is spending monev wisely.—Mr Wardlaw Milne, M.P.

The Railway Department advertise in this issue tlie delaying of the ordinary 9.15 p.m. train from Groymouth to Hokitika, until 10.0 p.m. in connection with the Amateur Boxing Championships to be held at Greymouth on Saturday 24tli. July, 192 G.

The Returned Soldiers’ Popular Euchre will be continued in the Soldiers’ Hall next Friday, July 23rd, at 8 o’clock sharp, when the following valuable household prizes will be for competition:—First prize, 701 b bag of sugar, 501 b bag of flour, slb tin of tea, 51b of butter; second prize 21-piece 'tea set ; third prize,. set of four glass salad bowls; fourth prize 4 tins of assorted fruit. The four winners each night play off at the end of the season for a ladies’ or gents’ bicycle. Roll up early! Supper! Admission 2s.—Advt.

The proposal of the Railway Department to have a hairdressing parlour as one of the features of the new Auckland railway station proved almost too much for the members!of the.,Auckland Chamber - ’of Commerce on Thursday, when -Mr E. C’asey; North Island divisional superintendent, mentioned it during his address on the Auckland improvements. He said that, in view of the present craze for shingling, the barber’s shop should be a boon to passengers and mentioned that a passenger 0 waiting for a train would find it convenient to have his shave there instead of going to the city. Membeis enjoyed the novelty of the proposal, but one •of them expressed tlie fear that the vogue of the shingle would have long passed before the station was an 'accomplished fact. The only assurance Dir Casey could give was that provided Parliament granted tlie necessary yearly grants the station would be ready in about three years. 4s lid Sale 4s lid. Great one-price event begins Saturday, July' 24th at 9.30. Hundreds of articles worth from 6s lid to 59s Gd. Mow all one price 4s lid. See the windows, look out for the price list in Friday’s newspaper. Plan now to join the merry party. McGruers, the Leading Drapers, Hokitika and Greymouth.—Advt.