“OAK” PRESERVES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 643, 20 April 1929, Page 7

“OAK” PRESERVES

STRAWBERRY CONSERVE PLENTIFUL If the question beasked, "What h*. your favourite jam?" the emphatic reply by most people is, •Strawberry’’! In addition to the delicious flavour, r ne of the reasons for its general popularity is probably due to its scarcity. For the time being, however, the reverse is the case, as the grocers are , ve ll stocked with this delightful preserve in the form of "Oak” Strawberry Conserve. Auckland is the strawberry-growing district of New Zealand, both as recards quality and quantity, and therefore Auckland people should be able to indulge in their favourite jam. Owing to the exceptionally abundant crop last season. Messrs. Thompson and Hills, lAd- the local fruit preservers, were able to put up a record quantity of high-quality strawberry conserve under their well-known "Oak” Brand label. It is a recognised fact that children and workers in particular, need plenty of sugar, especially in the cooler weather, to keep up their bodily heat and energy. This is supplied in the best manner when combined with fruit in the form of jam. The valuable heating and energising property of the sl ,cr ar is balanced with the valuable acids and vitamines of the fruit. This enjoyable combination !s found at its best in the numerous varieties of "Oak” Jams, which, in addition to Strawberry and other fruits locally grown, include Kaspberry and Black Currant. These small fruits flourish more abundantly in the cooler South, and therefore, in order to supply Raspberry , ; -nd Black Currant Jams at their best, | Messrs. Thompso nand Hills have es- i published a Branch Factory in the j midst of the celebrated small-fruit, gar- j dens of Motueka, Nelson. The general excellence of all "Oak” jams is beyond all praise.

‘“PAKMORE”

the suitcase that is NEVER TOO FULL TO SHUT Every traveller has faced the problem of trying to squeeze that extra article into an overcrowded suitcase, 'filings accumulate in the course of ; long trip and suitcases that were lull to begin with cannot easily be persuaded to accommodate themselves to more; so that very often something has to bo discarded or some useful little article or present done without, unless one is prepared to buy another case and put up with the inconvenience of another package at each new stage of the journey. l’akmore has solved this difficulty by providing a case which will expand as the demand upon its capacity increases. Pukmore, when shut down to its minimum capacity, looks very much like an ordinary suitcase, being neat and convenient to carry. But it is when those little extras accumulate 1 that Pakmore comes to the aid of the i traveller and proves its usefulness. i All one has to do is put the extra articles in the case, and the lid ex- j pands and locks tightly in the required • place, holding everything just as firm, whether the case is packed to the limit of its capacity, or only half full. | Pakmore cases are an inestimable boon to the regular traveller; they j are made by Palmer Collins and Whitaker, Ltd.. Ponsonby Road, Auckland, and are obtainable from all stores carrying travelling goods. Next time : you pass a travel goods store ask to see one, and get the salesman to demonstrate the way in which Pakmore will expand when extra space is required. Pakmore cases are handsome, light and strong, and will stand any amount of hard wear.

“WHITE ISLAND PRODUCT”

INCREASES FEEDING VALUE OF PASTURE

Of the 10 elements necessary tor plant grow th, three are obtained ex- j chisively from the air—carbon, hydro- j gen and oxygen. Another element, nitrogen, comes partly from the air and partly from the soil. The remain- j ing six, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium, iron and magnesium, should all come from the soil —ail are j constituent parts of White Island Product No. 1. When it is stated that oxygen is derived exclusively from the air. this refers to the oxygen of the plaj}t. Apart from this, oxygen is very necessary to the soil to give life to nitrifying and other beneficial bacteria—sulphur adds oxygen to the soil. When White Island is applied to the soil, oxidisation takes place, the value of which is now recognised as of prime importance for pasture, where the free oxygenation of the soil cannot readily be obtained by cultural methods.

Where one of the essential plant food elements of the soil can be used for oxygenatior purposes, and at the same time be there to meet plant requirements (White Island Product provides the 1 per cent, sulphur found in albumiumous substances of plants and animals) this element will naturally serve a double purpose. In addition, science has proved that sulphur converts insoluble minerals into soluble plant foods, and increases the feeding value of pasture immeasurably. White Island Product is guaranteed : 33 per cent, sulphur. But White Island Product does more than this releasing of plant foods, it supplies sulphates—iron, calcium, magnesium, etc., so essential to plant life and ‘ growth. Further, it controls contagious disease germs, fungus and also insect pests by destroying the eggs of the insects in the soil. For further information write Agricultural Adviser, White Island Products, Ltd., Box 908, Auckland.

TIN CANISTERS ARE NOW A NECESSITY

WELL-EQUIPPED PLANT FOR N.Z.’S REQUIREMENTS

In every department of life, in the j home as in the workship. in trans- | nortation. in storage and in display. | the übiquitous tin canister is a neces- i *nry adjunct to modern civilisation. It j is not surprising. therefore, that among the earliest of the manufactur- , >n? industries founded in New Zealand Wii s a canister-making plant. As the industry of the country has ; Progressed, so the firm of Alexander Harvey and Sons. Ltd., has kept pace with it, and with modern development and improvements are to-day' the largest canister makers in the Dominion. with the most modern plant and equipment, and a very large staff of j skilled employees. Alexander Harvey and Sons take , pride in the many fine canisters they have produced. A fine new factory has just been completed by this progres- ,

>ive firm to house what is perhaps the most modern lithographing plant in all Australasia. This factory, in company with their can-making plant, produces cans for the packing of tea. tobacco, paint, butter, oil. honey, polishes. blacking, cleaners, fish, fruit, and many -other commodities.