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Southland Times, Issue 18827, 21 May 1920, Page 4

Mails which left New Zealand on March 27, 1920, arrived in London May 15, 1920.

A Sydney Press Association cable states that Sir William Birdwood’s departure for New Zealand has been postponed till May

The housing trouble is particularly acute at Palmerston North, where, it is stated, there are practically no dwellings to be rented or leased and sales are effected only at extremely high values.

“Half (he parents nowadays don’t teach their children ihe things that they should be taught. They leave the moulding of their young lives and general well-being to the school teachers,” was the remark of Mr Wallace (chairman) at the annual meeting of the Wellington School Committee Association recntel.y.

As instancing the great shortage of labour, the chairman of the Eltham County Council mentioned at a meeting recently that four tenders had been called for work in connection with the county, but not a single tender had been received.

There is a considerable shortage of blankets in the Dominion at the present time (says the Otago Daily Times). The demand is so great that the woollen mills are unable to meet it. The position is said to have been brought about by the fact that many of, if not all, the mills in, New Zealand are turning out more tweed now than in the past in order to cope to some extent with the falling off of importations from England.

Cabinet has voted a sum of £SOOO for additions to the Wanganui School.

Sugar is in very short supply in Masterton, and some of the retailers have run right out.

It has been suggested that members o i the Board of Trade should consist of men whose incomes do not exceed £3OO.

It is possible that the Wanganui Garrison Band will go to Ballarat next year to compete in the Australasian championship.

The Pahiatua County Council has decided to support the cerction of a tollgate in the Gorge.

The Auckland branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association is urging the requisition of timber for the building: of soldiers’ homes.

Many towns in England are busily engaged in bringing their street lighting systems up to date, as it was impossible to improve them during the Avar.

Ail Red Cross workers in town or country are invited to attend the meeting convened to discuss the future carrying on of the Red Cross Convalescent Home.

A Northern Wairoa sawmill has received an oiler from a Sydney firm of £5 per hundred super feet for the whole of its: kauri timber output.

A large English mail was landed at Auckland on Wednesday from the Shaw, Savill finer lonic. The local portion arrived here last evening. The R.M.S. Makura, which is due at Auckland on Sunday afternoon from Vancouver, has 532 bag;; of American and English mails for New Zealand, and the steamer Wairuna, which is due at Napier next Wednesday, is bringing another 356 bugs of American mail matter. Another English mail will be landed at Auckland from the liner Arawa, which is due here on June 17 from London.

The Fire Brigade received a call at about a quarter past 8 last night from the top of Esk street where it was discovered that a wooden motor shed belonging to Mr Stroud was on fire. The shed was only a few feet away from the house, which had caught fire when the Brigade arrived. The firemen soon had the outbreak under control, although the shed was burned down and a motor car inside was destroyed. The fire is thought to have been caused by a tin of ashes which was placed against the wall of the shed.

Although there was in the town yesterday one of the largest crowds ever known, the day was singularly free from untoward happenings. There were no accidents reported, although there were one or two cases of children being temporarily lost about the town. Three persons who had celebrated the historic occasion unwisely were later taken into custody. Another person who borrowed a car from Esk street, in the owner’s absence, unduly prolonged hi.s journey to a township seven miles distant and was met on his return by a policeman and the owner of the car. He will explain his joy-ride to the Magistrate to-day.

As the Prince passed through Anderson’s Bay (says the Otago Daily Times) on Wednesday forenoon, motoring round to Forbury, he paused near the Presbyterian Church long enough to receive two genuine marks of affection and esteem from the local residents. Little Miss Somerville, a great-granddaughter of the pioneer settler, John Somerville, presented him with a beautiful bouquet of roses, and Sister Jeffery, who saw active service in several of the war cones, presented to him a tastefully decorated basket of grapes. His Highness graciously accepted the gifts with evident pleasure.

One of those little kindly touches which are endearing the Prince to thousands in this country occurred at the military review at Christchurch last Friday afternoon. A little bugler, a lad of about 13 years of age, was stationed at the saluting post, and at the conclusion of the presentation of the address to the Prince from the Returned Soldiers’ Association, he followed out his orders, and commenced a blast upon his bugle. At the same moment the bugle was pulled away from his mouth, for the Prince was just about to reply to the address of the Returned Soldiers’ Association. The little bugler looked disconcerted, for the spectators unfeelingly laughed, but he was soon quite happy again, for the Prince himself patted him on the shoulder, and conversed with him for quite a couple o£ minutes.

The remuneration of the British AttorneyGeneral and the Solicitor-General was criticised in the House of Commons on March 18. At one time they were paid fixed salaries; the Attorney-General £IO,OOO and the Solicitor-General £OOOO. Later their remuneration was altered to a payment of £7OOO nlus fees for the Attorney-General and £OOOO plus fees for the Solicitor-General. In 1914 the sums paid under this system reached £18,387 (is Gel for the Attorney-General and £19,037 16s Od for the Solicitor-General. During the war the salaries were reduced by £IOOO apiece and the fees reduced by. 25 per cent., hut even on that scale the Attor-ney-General received £14,400 in 1918-1!) and the Solicitor-General £15,300. It was now proposed by the Government to restore (he pre-war salary and scale of fees. On a division the proposals were carried by 235 to 54.

Seventy-five is one of the golden numbers. Congratulations are, therefore, the due of the Newspaper Press Directory, which has reached its 75th year of continuous publication. The current number is a record of the newspaper and advertising worlds in the first year of peace. Indeed, it is more. It is a review of world trade from the standpoint of tiic British merchant and manufacturer, who is necessarily chiefly interested in the possible developments of Inter-Imperial Trade. Among the special articles is a carefulh’ written account of the Department of Oversells Trade, from whose activities much good should accrue to the English trading world. There are also the customary reviews of Dominions Trade, setting out the details of such matters as the British Imperial Tariff Bonus, and the possibilities before British exporters to such a market as the Australian Commonwealth. A year’s trade in Australia is valued at £156,000,000, a wonderful record for five million people, representing over £3O per head of population. Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, India, and the West Indies, are also subjects of careful and well-informed trade re •views. The Newspaper Press Directory has always sought to foster trade relations between the various parts of the Empire Apart from the commercial articles, the Newspaper Press Directory offers a complete record of the Newspaper, Magazine and Trade Publications of the Empire, and a Gazetteer of the the Newspaper itcsh of the World. Matters relating to the two trades are discussed under the headings—“ Things that Matter in Advertising” and “Trend of the Modern Press.” Simple in classification and complete in its index, the Newspaper Press Directory is an annual which no newspaper office or business house can be without. The Newspaper Press Directory is compiled and published by the well-known Advertising Agency, C. Mitchell and Co., Ltd.

A special line of all wool Serge, 50 inches wide, at 28/0 per yard, can be procured at THOMSON & BEATTIE’S. The colours are Fawn, Grey, Mole and Dark Brown, in good reliable dyes. This is a special value line, and is a capital Serge for good Winter Costumes. Supply limited.— (Advt.)

HATS for men, youths, and boys—a fine showing of all the popular styles and value prices. UNDRILL’S, opp. P.O.— (Advt.)

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Here is a souvenir of the Prince’s visit to Southland that should meet with a big demand. A specially produced “Prince of Wales Writing Tablet,” combining a good shilling’s worth of correspondence paper, with a fine reproduction of the Prince in soldier’s garb. This is well worth having, and ekily buying is necessary' to secure ono. Price 1/- (posted anywhere 1/3). Hyndrnau’s, Dee street. Invercargill. Every week new Models, Ready-tor-wears and Untrimmed Hats are appearing in the stocks at PRICE & BULLEID’S, Ltd. There the styles are smart and attractive and the colours the most recently introduced. The Millinery section is one that receives the best possible attention in buying. Every style is right up-to-date. Prices for all Hats are quoted right down at the lowest possible margin of profit. A feature with Messrs Price & Bulleid’s, Ltd., Millinery trade is their made-to-order section where all orders are promptly and efficiently executed at a reasonable: charge. —(Advt.) MASTERS, LTD., were the originators o* the 10 per cent, discount to returned soldiers. Other storekeepers have copied us and we now go one better. We now invite ail discharged aoldiers and those waiting discharge to have their military hats reblocked, free of all cost, by the only hotter in Southland. We still give a 10 per cent, redaction to all returned soldiers.— MASTERS, LTD., Dee street. — (Advt.) Choice Dried Fruits—Prime Sultanas, Currants, Seeded Raisins, Seedless Raisins, Prunes, Lemon Peel. Also choice Canned Fruits at BAXTER’S.— (Advt.) A Special Display of Exclusive Evening Frocks, Silk Dress Skirts and Blouses, now being made at THE '‘ECONOMIC,’' Ladies’ Outfitters. Prices exceedingly reasonable. (Advt.l “Something worth talking about!” The marvellous way "NO RUBtiiNO LAUNDRY HELP” enables the washing to be done without any back-breaking rubbing. Avoid “Just-as-goods.” 1/- packet sufficient for 7or 8 washings.— (Advt.)