Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.
' ,\ sharp earthquake uoeom panied by a loud report was ex ju'i'ieneed a little before 5 o’eloel tliis morning-.
The. elimination of all Sunday suburban railway services from September 28 except those between Christchurch and Lyttelton, and Invercargill and Bluff, was announced by the 'Minister of Railways, Hon. W. A. Yeitcli, yesterday.
Slipper comfort is no longer a matter of expense. Ladies will find a range of cosy slippers in various colours at the exceptionally low price of 2/0 per pair at Airs Ball’s, Main Street. Smart, warm, comfortable for only half-a-crown!*
One little -Maori girl will have occasion to remember their Excellencies’ visit to the Pnti'ki Church Bazaar in the Old -Museum. She is Kahurang'i Metekingi, daughter of Air. and Mrs. M. R. Metekingi, -Wikiforia Road, Pit - tiki, and .granddaughter of the late General Metekingi who was incidentally the first Maori to si! as a member in the House. When her Excellency reached the plalfor mrceentl v at the bazaar Ihe little girl presented her with a bouquet. But it was a happy girl who later was carrying a box of chocolates of no small dimensions —a present from her Excellency, Ladv Bledisloe.
Have you seen the latest in Tennis Shoes at Mrs Ball’s, Main Street? These are of satin, in a variety of colours. Very desirable. Also Tennis Shoes in canvas with coloured insets. Very smart.*
Howls of laughter greeted the effort of a member of I lie New Plymouth Debating Society when, in the enthusiasm of the moment, he demanded, “What happens? IPs like a half-sucked orange, thrown away without a leg to stand on.” The discussion on military training at a meeting of the society had taken a wide range, and speakers had supported their arguments by the introduction of all kinds of weird creatures, ranging from the “missing link” to Mussolini. One speaker said, “We hawe gone baelk to the missing link," which evoked the question. “Have you found the missing link?” Like a thrust from a deftly handled rapier came the reply, “Yes; lie is looking at me.”
Up-to-tlie-minute in fashion, smart to the highest degree, is the description of Ladies’ and Gents’ footwear now on sale at Mrs Ball’s, Main Street. New Zealand’s best markets arc searched to provide our stocks of fashionable footwear.*
;Tn passing :11(> 11<4 p tin* main highway between Paxton and Sanson one cannot lint be struck with the altei'iiating condition of! the country on the west side. .Mere are to •be seen a stretch of fine grazing land amlljgvowing cijop and over the fence land that has never been improved and covered with noxious weeds and parched native grass. \\lhy the difference? Is if because one farmer is industrious and the •other indolent? All this land under scientific ''treatment could be made productive at a cost that would ultimately pay the owners handsomely and add to the wealth of the district and State. It is a remarkable fact that those settlers who have recently taken up land -alons; this route are showing' the best results.
Fig'll t your foe with will to win, Lash out fearlessly —“Ail In!” [f your efforts eud in naught, At the worst, at least you fought, light your foe and end his term, Be he reptile “tough” or germ; Fight the cold vou now endure, Win with Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —19.
Colliiison and Ominiiigliame, Ltd., advertise to-day unexcelled values in home furnishings.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4507, 20 September 1930, Page 2
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578Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4507, 20 September 1930, Page 2
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