The Patea Mail. Established 1875. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1883. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1058, 11 July 1883, Page 2

The Patea Mail. Established 1875. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1883. NEWS OF THE DAY.

A meeting of creditors in Jthe estate of Joseph Sykes, carpenter, will be held at the Gourt-honae at 10.30 a,m. to-morrow. The attention of owners of unregistered dogs is directed to an advertisement from the Registrar, in this issue. Mr F R . Jackson will hold a sale of stock at the'Kak'aramea Yards, oh - Friday; at 1 o’clock.-. - - - Gwynne’s Railway Hotel at Turakina was burnt to the ground on Monday night; through the bursting of a lamp in the bar. Insurances : Furniture, £4OO ; stock; £SO; hotel, £B6O. Nearly everything was destroyed, including clothing. A young man named Harris, employed by Mr Fowler, butcher, was killed in Grey street, Auckland, yesterday. . While trying to stop a runaway baker’s horse he was knocked down, and tho cart went over him. Mr J. Ken worthy a nnou uces a genuine clearing sale of fancy goods, stationery, books, &c. Stock has just been taken, and found to be so heavy that the proprietor has'determined to reduce it at rates greatly in favour of purchasers. Anyone desirous of making a present to a friend or purchasing for himself any of tho articles of Mr Kenwortliy’s well-selected stock could not, haye a .more, favourable, opportunity than the present. The goodwill of the'lease of tbe Patea Hotel is advertised for sale. Mr Cowern will sell on Saturday, the book debts in E. Oullinan’s estate. Messrs Lundberg and Co. announce a grand Art Union pf valuable pictures. The: prizes number thirty-seven, tho full list: being given elsewhere. Tickets are now ready. An old soldier named Michael O’Hanlon, was, at the RM Court yesterday; sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour for the larceny of a pipe- at Opunake on June sth last. ■ . At the R M Court yesterday, the man Michael Flynn applied for assistance, but the Bench decided they could do nothing in the matter.

The nsual monthly meeting of thePatea Fire Brigade took place on Monday night when there was a good attendance of members. The men were - given some instruction at the engine shed and then adjourned to the Albion Hotel to hold their meeting. The Captain said' that owing to the illness of the secretary he was not in possession of the reply from the Borough Council but stated the result of the deputation. There - - was great dissatisfaction at the- small grant offered to the Brigades A resolution was proposed that the Brigade immediately disband , but after a long, discussion this was allowed to be withdrawn and the following' substituted “Proposed by Fireman Abram, seconded by Fireman Kells that the Brigade continue to work as usual till the annual meeting. Carried unanimously. Proposed by Foreman Gibbons,’seconded by Captain Dixon and carried “ That owing to the illness of the Secretary, and not being in possession 'of the official reply from the Borough j Council it be not dealt with : till next- meeting.” 'lt ‘ was resolved that : the Captain should procure 4 sets couplings to suit 'engine. Fireman Kells was elected assistant foreman j Firemen Barraclough and Arthur branchmen and Fireman Abram engine keeper. Messrs Adamson, Heron, T. Kells, and Harris were proposed as members of the Brigade, An account for 7s 6d was passed for payment, ‘and the meeting then adjourned.

Owners of stock who desire -to hare pedigrees recorded in -the i New Zealand Herd Book s should Jose -no time, in com*: municating with , the Secretary of the Canterbury Agricultural and - Pastoral Association, that body having undertaken the publication of the work. Patea topers seem to be on the increase.. No less than three of these gentry have been , “ run in ”, during the last few days and mulcted in various penalties. ; Buyers of drapery and clothing in the Waverley district will bo specially favoured for the next month. Messrs E. and J. Muir announce a great clearing sale previous to arrival of summer goods, and a substantial reduction has been made in the prices of all lines including men’s clothing. The sale will no doubt meet with the attention of all desirous of securing good value for their money. Mr Henry John Barclay is gazetted Clerk of the Court at Patea, Clerk of the R.M. Court at Patea and Waverley, and Clerk of the District Licensing Committees for the districts of Waverley and Otoia. According to the London correspondent of the Argus Sir Arthur Gordon has gone to Ceylon, temporarily' and "will remain there until the governorship of one of the Indian presidencies, probably Bombay, is vacant, when he will be promoted. The floods at Coromandel have caused damage' to the extent of £12,000. The mailman from Kennedy Bay is also reported to bo missing. At Manaia to-morrow, Messrs Nolan, Tonks, and Co. will hold their usual sale of stock, commencing at 1 p .m.

Members of Professor Sample’s class are reminded that tho books have arrived, and. may bo obtained from Mr R Tenner 1, [ for sixpence. The annual meeting of the Patea Horticultural Society will be held on Friday evening, in Mr HEP Adams’ office. • Messrs JFG Larking and Co. announce that thby have' commenced business as tailors and hairdressers in Egraont street, next the Central Hotel.

We( TimaruHerald) have received from a leading batcher in London a price list of. meat (retail), which shows -that it is to the interest of the New Zealand Meat Freezing Companies’to place their meat before the English public instead of allowing it to go through the hands of middle men, for .if it is, as stated by equal to English or Scotch mutton and passes as such, tho middle men reap far too much profit, the English retail prices being ; Beef—Loin Is, ribs Is, top side lid']to. Is*" silver side lld» arch bone 9d, steak Is 4d, rough beef Is' Mutton —Logs Is Id, shoulder lid, nock IOJd, loin is. Veal, from 9d to Is 4d ; pork, lOd to lid ; lamb, -Is '3d. ! The above are per lb ; whilst sheep heads and plucks are 2s 6d each ;