INTERESTING ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 190, 23 September 1909, Page 3

INTERESTING ITEMS.

Mrs'. Arnold George's orchestra has been engaged for the Fire Brigade ball, to be held on November 9th.

Mr. Samuel Barry, cyc specialist, will visit New Plymouth on September SO and October Ist, and may be consulted at the rooms of Jlr. A. C. H. Collins, Devon Street.

A reminder is given of tile clearing sale to be held at Mangorei to-morrow by Mr. Newton King on account of Mr. J. S. Hobbs. Tile farm has been withdrawn from sale and will not be offered. 15. Griffiths and Co. notify that thev are just landing 100 tons o'f Shamrock special root manure. The firm will be pleased to supply quotations to fanners requiring supplies of this excellent manure.

An exhibition of paintings and sketches is to be held for one week at Hooker's sample-rooms, New I'l.vmontli, by Mr. Herbert Uablmg.', turning next Monday morning, Mr. ltolihago has jiwt returned from liUni. after .-being away nearly eight .w-nrs. While at Home he suidied"in the leading art schools in London ami Paris, and then took a six months' tour through the Italian cities,, studying in the galleries. Then he became'one t,f the artist colony at St. Ives, Cornwall, taking a studio and working np subjects for exhibiting. In this he was veiy successful, having, had pictures, hung in the Hoyal Academy, London,- Guild hall, Bristol Academy, the Hull Mnnieipnl Gallery. Cheltenham Gallery, Falmouth, and other exhibitions.

This season's display of cotton goods at "Whites' is far and away ahead of anything the firm have shown before. Cambric prints are showing from to lO'/ad. A particularly fine range of French cambrics in block stripes, absolutely fast colorings, is to be had at S'/sd. Two tones in these, and also ztiphyrs, are selling freelv, the prices ranging from 8d to Is for the latter materials. Patterns are sent on application.—Advt.