Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4511, 30 September 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

‘The fishing' season in this district opens to-momfw. The monthly meeting' of the Foxton Lunch Club will he held in Wlhyte’s Hotel on Thursday. Shopping in the city may have n big appeal, hut tor real solid value Mrs. Ball’s Boot Store, Main Street, can not ibo surpassed. The latest in Ladies’ Hand Bags (very attractive), Fancy Goods, etc. Indents are now being opened. Inspection invited.*

Sir Thomas Lipton is known as a good story teller, particularly of tales with a nautical flavour. He related one recently concerning a certain yachtsman who was on board his steam yacht (proceeding down the Clyde, when he was held up by an ancient ’barge, the onh occupant of which was a grimy faced individual sitting smoking a short, black' pipe. Finding that lie did not make any effort to get out of the way, the officer on the yacht’s bridge, shouted at him in true nautical style. The man rose slowly, stretched himself, removed his pipe from his mouth, yawned, and then asked: ‘‘An, is it verse].!' that’s the captain of that ship?” “No,” was the reply, “hut I’m tic chief officer.” “Then talk to vor equals, my man," retorted the grimy-faced one. “I’m the captain ol this.”

To meet the demands of expanding business, the Alien’s Footwear and Mercery departments of Airs. Ball’s Store have' been moved I > the main shop (Darcy Ball’s), where the wonderful values will he maintained in all the lines stocked.*

An unfailing sign of warm weather and of the London season being in full swing, is the sight .of men and women in evening dress perambulating the Wrest Fnd streets and squares long after midnight (says a London writer'. Recently there were dozens of these couples about, most of the women holding up their trains — ' >r this is what the new dress possess in effect —to avoid the conlacl with the dusty pavements. These long evening frocks have bad one interesting - effect —they are maiking dance music slower and seem to be killing what is

technically known as “hot jazz.” Ouiek steps are difficult with such oiieumberanees, and there is a return to the less strenuous form of dancing and to the languorous waltz. Possibly the revival of the minuet and pavane is only a mat • ter of time.