. . . assists vast county
Like many other local bodies, the Maniototo County Council has had to face a heavy expenditure for road maintenance in recent years owing to the increase in motor traffic. There are between 600 and 700 miles of road in the county, and the expenditure on maintenance during the last five years has amounted to more than £20,000. Since motor traction came into vogue a great deal more has had to be spent on gravelling than was formerly the case. A tally which was taken at Wedderburn during the winter months showed that 150 cars passed a given point in a period of seven days.
Ferry steamer overhauled
Looking spick and span after her renovation, the Union Company’s turbine steamer Wahine is to leave Port Chalmers at 8am today direct for Wellington. During her winter lay-up oil fuel equipment has been installed as a solution of the coal fuel problem. The Wahine will take up her running in the ferry service from Wellington on Monday evening next.
Kids form Port’s only band
The Port Chalmers School Band plays pleasantly, and has also acquired the knack of survival. It has seen a brass band and a pipe band fade away, and now enjoys the distinction of being the only local band. Yesterday evening this juvenile band played in the main street, and the music rendered won many comments of flattering approval.
Where to put your antenna
Avoid, if possible, placing an aerial among high trees. There is a chance that a heavy growth of trees reaching up in the air to a considerable height might decrease the strength of the picked-up signals because of the absorptive effect of the tree on the radio waves. This would be the same effect as the absorption of the waves by steel buildings.
A touch of slang
Few of us believe that pointed and finished utterance, such as we desire our own to be, are possible without the use of slang. We love slang, too, because it is of the hour. Not only does it meet the need of the moment, but it gives proof that we are fashionable, in touch with the trend of things. But, if you must use slang, see that it is good, live, vivid slang, and that it suits you. Many women who are concerned about the becomingness of their clothes, the expressiveness of their gestures, or even of their notepaper, are curiously indifferent to the effect of their speech. Women whose speech is always delightful and fresh use very little slang, and what they do use has the touch of individuality. And the woman who has the power of "paralysing" us with a sentence invariably employs the simplest English, her reason, no doubt, being that it is also the most forcible.
Good stock-keeping
Silk stockings are one of the most expensive items of a modern woman’s wardrobe, and, unfortunately, their lives are not long if proper care is not bestowed upon them. "Prevention is always better than cure," and if a silk stocking be carefully run round with double stitching below the hem and just above where the suspender catches it, there will be less likelihood of "ladders" starting. Most women have a tendency to hole their stockings in one particular place. If those areas are darned over neatly before wearing the stockings the life of the hose will be much longer. In choosing silk stockings for day wear, always see that the feet are strengthened. Evening silk stockings are usually much thinner at the foot, and meant only for wear with evening shoes. A well-fitting shoe is another necessary precaution. — ODT, 12.12.1924
Compiled by Peter Dowden
