INTERESTING ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 230, 3 November 1909, Page 3

INTERESTING ITEMS.

In our advertising columns may be Been a replace advertisement re the Central School fete. Attention is particularly directed to the part labelled " Ingenuity," under which heading several lilies of exhibits are grouped. In this class the ingenuity of our readers will be given an opportunity of showing itself. Applications for space should be made to the headmaster of the school. Messrs. Gillies and Nalder advertise extensive entries for their Hawera stock sale to-morrow (Thursday). No lady can fail to be pleased with her summer outfit if purchased from Anibury Bros.' establishments To-day s replace advertisement on our first page deals with dress fabrics, blousings and blouses, Kaiapoi and washing costumes, newly-opened ruffles and feather boas, the very latest decree of Dame Fashion. The magnificent range of millinery tells its own story.

Owing to alterations and additions to Messrs Dimoek and Co.'s factory, killing , operations are suspended this week, and j in consequence Mr. J. Butcher, the - firm's local representative, announces ■ that pigs will not be received at local , stations on the linn's behalf this week. All interested in technical education should read the circular included with this morning's News containing a few particulars of the I.C.S. system of Instruction by correspondence. As showing the magnitude of these schools, a few particulars will no doubt be of interest. During the year 1908, 922,333 students' lesspjis were corrected; the postage amounted to £28,000 ; 350,000 hound volumes were delivered to students; £50,000 wa9 spent in revising the textbooks; and over 1000 tone of literature printed. Mr. F. Carpenter, who is , staying at Chatsworth House lor a few days, will be pleased to explain full particulars to anyone interested in the 208 different courses of instruction. From Messrs. T. Borthwick and Sons ire axe m receipt of a handy little pocket-book which, apart from its use lor memoranda, contains several useful pages for farmers, such as a handy ready-reckoner for ascertaining the value of lambs and sheep at a given price per lb; seeds of various kinds required to cow an acre of ground; the amount of . soil fertility removed per annum by the milk of an average cow; and so on. Messrs. Borthwick and Sons emphasise the fact that they make special efforts to supply farmers with <mly the fertilising ingredients which their particular eon and crops need, so that there is no waste in purchasing materials unnecessary for toe purchase of the buyer. Th? firm has a3 previously announced, retained the services of an agricultural chemist, who received his training in the foremost '■ '"'.itions at Home, and who has recently been giving lectures to farmers on the art of manuring and growing crops. Residents of Westown and Frankley Eoad should make a special effort to attend the gramaphone recital in the Westown Hall this (Wednesday) evening. This recital is being given by Messrs. Oilier and Co. with the object of assisting the Frankley School Committee in its efforts to create a special fund for the improvement of the school grounds. The opportunity is a notable one, as the programme of twenty-eight items includes songs by Melba, Caruso, John Harrison, and a number of the leadiing entertainment ''stars"; »ls,o special numbers !iv (lie Black Diamond and Coldstream flu-inls Bands. Those I who have no! vet 'ifiinl the 'gramaphone, | which is the latent wonder of the world, should not fail to visit the Westown Hall to-night and enjoy a most unique entertainment, at the same time assisting a worthy cause.—Advt. A coat only aggravates the discomfort of wet weather at this season of the year, owing to the oppressive state of the atmosphere. What is wanted is a good eightfy umbrella, and these can be .procured at White and Sons', the prices for men's being from 4s fld to 21s, and those for ladies from 2s lid to 21s eae'D. —Advt.

keep your money in the COUNTRY. Thi« N surely a good maxim. We ihe special attention of our read - to an advertisement in this issue respecting the Manufacture and sate of Dominion-made manure. We refer to Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.'® advertisement setting forth the merits of their celebrated superphosphate, Maiden guano, and their special manures for all crops, and also a good general purposes mixture. These manures have stood the test of many years, and are now classed .certainly as the highest grade manures sold within the Dominion. The Westfield works are situated on the mair> line of rails, near Auckland, and were established some 25 rears ago. At these

vorks there a r<> a very large number of nien employed, and a very heavy wages bill is paid per week, and it surely m'let be in the interests of fanners to suppott works of this kind, which circulates so much money within the Dominion. The quality of the Westfieid lines is well known, all manures manufactured at the Westfieid works being of the very highest grade. Farmers will do well te order manure cnrlv, esnecially for th.

fl'rnip season, as there is Cferv prosnct of a very heavy demand at that time.