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Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1919, Page 9

Every Man will Appreciate tW|Q !£l, What better and more convincing proof of sympathy than a 11 lid VJUII I The gift is one of those obvious contrivances —life the .1 j t i wheel or the smooth and simplify earthly life, and e charm of whose utility no obviousness can stale" —-thus writes Arnold Bennett What a place Christmas gift-giving holds in life. An extension of that time-hon-oured custom would make for that deepening of human relationships on which the satisfactory adjustment of so many of . our problems depends. The remembers by a gift at Xmas a certain number of his employees as well as his personal and business friends binds them with bonds of loyalty that no money remuneration can achieve. But when all is said and done the selection of a really satisfactory gift for a man is indeed a problem for it must be of definite value to the recipdent—provide a daily reminder of the giver—ensure lasting remembrance. No gift will so §ll all these requirements better than a Valet Auto Strop Safety Razor with its adjustable feature. First of all an Auto Strop is of definite value to the recipient. Few men can strop a razor properly. Thus shaving is a daily problem for nearly every man unless he has an Auto Strop. The automatic stropping device of the Auto Strop solves, once and for all, the problem of stropping. Moreover by its daily meed of satisfaction to your man friend the Auto Strop proves a constant reminder of your thoughtfulness. Every morning it gives a keen, smooth, velvety shave—and there's none of that "fiddling about" which is the bugbear of most safeties. Here's a summary of Auto Strop advantages:— The Auto Strop strops itself and pats a real barber's edge on the blade. No other Safety strops itself automatically, hence the Auto Strop user —enjoys perfect smooth shaving always—whether the water is hot or cold, whether the skin is tender or rough, whether there'* ® Week's or day's growth to remove freed from continual expense and trouble of new bludtm •—knows that his first Auto Strop razor will he his only rax or —is able, by the new adjustable device, to fix the guard for u close or medium or light shave, 1 m m m YW. m m The Gift of an Auto Strop ensures lasting remembrance Day in and out for probably a lifetime it will render the same satisfactory service whereas most other presents will be worn out and discarded comparatively soon after they are received. Auto Strop Standard Set No. I con' sists of Auto Strop Safety Razor with adjustable lever and self-con-tained automatic stropping device, one dozen Auto Strop blades of finest lancet steel and one horsehide strop. The whole in a neat lined case. Obtainable everywhere. Safetyßazor No other razor will give such perfect shaving satisfaction. Therefore see to it that you giv« an Auto Strop to your man friend this Christmas—and at thf same time make yourself a present of one of these splendid razors. Managing Agent for Australasia: Ralph Abercromby 380-2 George Street . „ SYDNEY

MORTLOCK & CO.: jgODTH TARANAKI AGENTS FOR THE CHANDLER MOTOR CAR, , • Alao THE SMITH FORM-A-TRUCK, ■ cgp be attached to any Motor Car, it into an economical one Metor Truck. jTDLCANISIXG AND ALL REPAIRS . , DONE. JTHE SEBVIOE GARAGE, ■ hawera notice. (jF an 4 TUESDAY, December 2nd, the undersigned will run a Car to the toShtpiug time-table I«» Walter* daily for Urnti, 6 a.m. lute* Uruti -daily- for Waitara, 8 a.m. l**rv Waitara daily for Uruti, 5 p.m. (tare Uruti daily for Waitara, 6.30 p.m. 0- H. JOHNSTON, - mua - ELECTRO-PLATING! Fully equipped plant HOW READY. —for— Electroplating all metal portions of CARS MOTORS and PUSH BICYCLES —alsoAll household silverware and any other metals silverplated. LOOK—This plant is in charge of experts LOOK—This plant is in of experts LOOK—This plant is in charge of experts Xou can come and see the work. JOE JENKINSON, CAR-PAINTER & ELEC'iROPLATER. Brougha:a St. Hall . .. New Plymouth. BUTTER IN BRITAIN. ACETONE WELDING TF yon have Broken Castings, eto,, take them to B.S.WOOLDRIDGE, ... GILL STREET, NEW PLYMOUTH, and hare the job put right by experts. JPBONE fiOl. BOX 170 j HIGH PRICES FOR IRISH. , TO NEW ZEALAND. WttTr publishes a « article on butter production m Ireland, which conland °r f intßrest t0 New z^July tT' U , StlltCS that the "i f,: °" War<i ' the Paid bv tne British Ministry of Food fm- T'■ butter vary from 253s and „ n ' t0 « ra,le " This butter is sold 280q n r ? tai ! price of 2s «<l per lb or fn +», t Tlle Bttnle butter is sold tJ»h T consumer at 2s lid per 11, XJi6 article proceeds* {< tk« » Whether it w H i°™ J " !y 24 ' 1910 iect of at• i achieve its avowed obi!™ • stimulating butter production Sort"" of th- BMn " K " e3tinia ted that for th! firaf ' COmniodit y from Ireland th ® flrst s'K months of the ores™* year showed a diminution of 20 per cent compared with 1918. For any bs S k" curred in connection with the sale of Irish butter the Ministry will recoup it- *** of butter arriving from V-hA sources. Thus, for future® deli" enes of New Zealaiid butter the Government will pay between 143s Sd iwl 181s to r thThom d 7 U 1 pres " mabl y distribute to the home retailers at 252s «>r cwt A varying degred of prefit will be earned in this manner, from which must be deducted, however, insurance and freight charges, etc/' s IMPORTS GREATLY REDUCED. The annual review of the dairy produce trade by Messrs. W. Weddel and Co. states that the import of butter into the United Kingdom from all sources during the year ended June 30 aggregated only 70,7(5 tons, against an average importation of 210,000 tons before the war. Referring to the Food Controller's method of selling all butter at a flat rate, the review states: "The Government has bought the whole exportable surplus irom New Zealand and Australia for the seasons MIS-19 and 1910-20 at 181s f.o.b. for first grade New Zealand, and 175s for first grade Australian. PurIrigj, I'hases have also been made from the ...... Argentine at 170s f.0.b., and from South Africa at 175s f.0.b., while considerable quantities of American butter have also been contracted for on Government account. Very large quantities of Irish butter have also come through the pool, the Government having bought the whole of the 11)18 and 1910 exportable surpluses. "The quality of some of the Government butter has been very unsatisfactory, and a great deal of dissatisfaction has been caused by the flat wholesale rate of 252s per cwt for good, bad, and indifferent qualities. Owing to short supplies and a preponderance of inferior quality goods, the Government has from time to time been obliged to deliver blended butter to the trade, and a proportion of this has been hardly fit for counter trade. New Zealand and Australia liase kept their average quality well up to their usual high standard There havfe been a good many complaints in regard to the quality of Argentine butter, large quantities of which have from time tc time been placed in cold stores. Apparently, this butter does not keep nearly so .well as Australian and New Zealand, and in some instances mould has developed during the voyage, especially in the case of unsalted brands. The quality of a good deal of the Irish butter received last year left much to be desired, and not a few of the factories were penalised for exceeding the legal amount of moisture. "Reviewing the world's position of butter in the light of to-day, it, certainly looks as though it might be nearly two years before conditions revert to anything like a normal level, and as long as the present scarcity of butter continuos some sort of control may be thought necessary, if only to ensure equitable distribution. Prices are not likely to become lower under control. An interesting point in connection with butter control in Europe is the fact that the price of butter in England is 2s (id per lb; in France, 3s Od per lb; in Italy, about ss; in Sweden, about 3s Od to 3s 8d; in Switzerland, about 3s; and in Germany, about (is. Margarine also is cheaper in England than in any other European country." Referring to cheese, Messrs. Weddell state: "Early in 1919, the Ministry of Food entered into negotiations to purchase cheese from Canada, and could have secured the whole of the exportable surplus for the present season at a reasonable price, but for some reason as yet unexplained, the transaction was not completed. The price paid by the Government for New Zealand and Australian cheese works out at Is Id per lb landed terms, or, say, 120s per cwt, c.i.f;,, British port. Can it be wondered at that traders in New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa fail tc understand why Gnnada should be allowed a fr&e market, while their cheese is bought and controlled by the Government on a much lower scale of values?" ' 1