INTERESTING ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 267, 18 December 1909, Page 5

INTERESTING ITEMS.

At R. Aroa's grocery store, Devonstreet, all the best Christmas fruits are now showing. The stock is very choice. Inspection by the public is invited. Deare is advertising a large range of the season's footwear. His' stocks are full, laving catered for tlie whole family. Shop early to avoid the rush. The services at the Whitelcy Memorial Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. J. G. Chapman. Selections from " The Messiah" will be rendered by a large choir with orchestral accompaniments. The Hawera County Council invites tenders, to close December *23 rd, for supply and delivery of crushed metal. Train arrangements for Christmas and New Year are advertised. A general meeting of members' of the Taranaki Rifles will be held on Monday evening for the purpose of electing a junior lieutenant. Persons desirous of contributing Christmas cheer to the patients at the local hospital or inmates of the home are requested to communicate with the matron, the custodian, or the secretary. White and Sons' replace advertisement on our front page gives reasons why a panama hat makes a useful present for a man at Christmas-time. Go right through to the showroom at White and Sons' store, and sec the fine display of everything ready to wear for the hot days of Christinas'-time. Cream and colored dust-coats, blouses, and millinery vie with one another in charm. Together they are irresistible.— Advt.