INTERESTING ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 157, 28 July 1909, Page 3

INTERESTING ITEMS.

The local amateurs have generously acceded to a request from thp I'ukekura Park Board to again stage the farcical comedy "The Magistrate," this time in aid of the Park Board's funds. The excellence of the performance as produced here some few weeks ago by our iocal amateurs is too well known to enlarge upon, but if it were necessary to give an incentive to the public to patronise the performance on Wednesday evening nest, there is no doubt that the fact of the proceeds being devoted to so worthy a cause would be quite sufficient, and a bumper house should result.

That New Plymouth folk know a good - thing when they see it is evidenced by the big run ou the A.1i.0. boot shop in Devon street, where the enterprising proprietor and his staff are busy retailing the salvage stock of Alfred Tyree and Co., of Auckland. This stock was 1 purchased at Os in the £, but is worth 20a. Mr. Evans is passing on the eoncession in price to his customers, and the bargains are going off like hot cakes. There are some ridiculously low prices for high-grade footwear, and the manager says he can't buy some of the lines wholesale at his present retail price, A meeting of the New Plymouth branch of the Amalgamated Society Of Railway Servants will be held to-mov-1 iow. (Thursday) evening, at 8 o'clock. Mr. John Taylifl" notifies having bought out' Mr. J. Tiscli's general store. An advertisement elsewhere announces that Mr, A. E. Watkins, New Plymouth, has been appointed Tnranaki agent for the Ijondon and Lancashiie Fire Insurance Co. | A notice from the T-flbor Department

appears in another column announcing that the Department will be pleased to supplv the needs of employers with labor, skilled and unskilled, of any description.

White and Sons are showing some lobby designs in Kaiapoi travelling rugs from 28s 6d each, bush rugs from 4s 11(1 each, and Witney blankets from 8s (id per pair. The cold weather compels attention to these goods, value of which is unsurpassed.—Advt.