GENERAL NEWS.

Shannon News, 17 February 1922, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

The following letter came into the hands of a Raglan business man, and \Vas written by a dusky subject of the Empire. While not very coherent, it

is very evident that the writer was an intensely disappointed man: “My dear Sir,—-Raglan Royal Coach Man—l shall heel much obliged to you. What for not send my, box. I am waiting lor my box that for you have bring. My box then not yet bring, you give me reply soon. You send the answer to me a notpaid without stamp letter. Never forget reply please. Mr box I\ —r- at Mr house. Mr what gives reply to you. Why not yet send my box. You send my box to the T station. I am waiting for my box that lor you not give me. Reply soon; 1 have given money to you and why not yet bring my box. Everyday you forget. You send reply soon.—l am yours Jaya Hallu.” At the Cambridge Power .Board meeting on Monday night, the chairman urged that the Board should' strongly oppose the agitation for the adoption of tiie flat rate for electrical energy. Auckland and other places were strongly fighting for the flat rate, whatever the distance of the power board from the generating station, out Mr Wells urged that it was a big advantage to be near the source of sup-

ply, and if they allowed the flat rate ;o prevail they would be selling their birthright. Owing to its nearness to Horahora, Cambridge should he able and if this were so, it would encourage the establishment of industries in tne vicinity. Other members of the Board agreed with Mr Wells, and it was resolved to urge the South Auckland Power Boards League to oppose the flat rate.

Mr J. W. Rimmer mentioned it Thursday’s meeting of the Foxton Harbdur Board that at the present time a large quantity of sugar was being railed from Auckland to Paiiperston North, which meant that the consumers had to pay £3 per ton more than would be the case if the sugar was taken by water do Wellington and sent on to Palmerston through the port ol' Foxton.

Some interesting Ttests have been ecently carried out by an institute ol business science off Mannheim, Germany in order to (discover what sort of shop window display proves most attractive. The experiments were made at a large slhop catering specially for women. -The shop had li> windows for the* .-display of goods, and these were arranged in. different ways. In one window the articles all bore price labels, in another they were not priced; in. some windows colour alone wias used, in others there' was „a variety of shades; some windows were s everely practical, containing nothij ag except the goods for sale; others were dressed with picturesque sett tags and accessories. A means was devised of ichecking the number of a* dual purchasers that each window or each different scheme of display attr acted. Some o.f the results were unexpected. The sale §of articles bearing pri ice labels greatily exceeded those of ai .tides unmarked.. Windows with var ied-coloured articles were more pop 1 alar than those in' which one colour on jy was shown, anil usually, but not v dways, a large variety of articles drc iw better than a few*. The result leas rt expected was that the elaborately , dressed window, with' decorative ac xtessorJes proved a much less effectiv ie salesman', thcth the un'.decorated ’ window.