The Patea Mail. Established April 14, 1875. Be Just, and Fear Not. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1885. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Patea Mail, Volume X, Issue 1316, 4 March 1885, Page 2

The Patea Mail. Established April 14, 1875. Be Just , and Fear Not. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1885. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Messrs Thynne, Linton, and' Co, of Foxton, advertise a sale of importance to take place oh the 11th instant. ; Mr Foster, of tlie Steam Packet Hotel, Wanganui, advertises his address in this issue. As many of our townspeople no doubt will visit the’Wanganui Races, this address will no doubt prove useful. i This short paragraph is to be read by gentlemen , only.--“.He tried to kiss me and I just told him to behave,” said an irate young lady, after a sleigh-ride down the road the other day. “Well, did he kiss you?” asked her friend. “ No, the idiot ; lie behaved.” The Lord Bishop of Wellington, Mrs Hadfield, and Miss Hirst arrived by train this morning. His Lordship comes for the purpose of consecrating the new church, which takes place to-morrow. ■ The Patea Licensing Committee met yesterday to consider the application for transfer of license - in- respect of ..the Australasian Hotel from D. M. Harris to J. Richards. There being no objection raised, the transfer was granted. . The New Zealand Times saya_ that requisition is being numerously signed in -Mas tert e„a public meeting to consider whether tJj« Railway Department are giving visited to the town reasonable facilities for transacting their business, and if not, what steps shall be taken tO/secure a more convenient train service. ,

The Patea Rifles wilLmcet on Monday next, the 9th inst., hi 7.30, for drill, after which the prizes won at the tournament will be presented. Every man , who intends going to Nelson must positively attend all the,drills called during this month, more especially the guides and markers. None but efficients will be taken to the Encampment, as one or two awkward men may put a whole batallion in disorder.

When the cat’s away the mice play,—. Mis Worship, the Mayor not having returned from a trip to Wellington on Monday last, the Borough Council meeting lapsed for want of a quorum. This desirable position is probably assisted by the fact of there, having been two vacancies in the Council since the third of December last, thus leaving the number of councillors from which to secure a quorum only seven, which, in the absence of the Mayor, does not allow much margin. An absent-minded clergyman, when a couple called on him to be married, began to read the burial service, beginning in a solemn voice, “Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.” The bridegroom interrupted the minister, telling him of the serious mistake ho had made. “ Well ” was the reply, “if you insist upon it, I will marry you, of course ; but, believe me, you had better let me go on and bury you.” The Waverley Licensing Committee met on Monday when the business to bo transacted was confined to two applications for transfer of licenses, one by Mr Eapley, to transfer: to Mr Stanton the license of the Waitotara Hotel, the other an application from John Hunter, formerly of the Whenuaknra Hotel, to transfer to Thomas Sladden the license ■ for: the Whenuakura Hotel. Both applications were granted without comment. Brethren of the mystic craft are reminded that the regular monthly|meeting of the Patea Kilwinning Lodge takes place this evening. It is unfortunate that the Horticultural Show should clash with it, but as the W.M, expects to leave this district during the present month, this will probably be the last opportunity for some time the craft will have of meeting in the Lodge under his control, and we hope, therefore, that brethren will muster strongly to-night on that account.

It is said that the Revd Mr Allsworth, at present in charge of the Waverley Presbytery, is shortly to be, moved to New Plymouth, but that New Plymouth would prefer to have a young, single man for their pastor. How can a New Plymouth congregation expect a young, single man to keep his heart in the gospel with such an ocean of pretty faces always in front of him? Why, the gospel would have to take a backseat in less than a week. We understand that Mr F McCaulej r , of the Grampus fishing smack, has visited Patea in. order to test its capabilities as a fishing station. Mr McCauley has for a long time been engaged in the fishing trade in Wanganui where he has established a regular business and where he has a boat running constantly. He fully intends to give the coast between Patea and Waitara a trial and may be expected to run in here at an early date with a cargo of fish. The want of a regular supply of fresh fish has long been felt in Patea, and we feel sure that our readers will wish this enterprise every success.

“Ada Mantua ” has forwarded to ns (he names of the winners in the consultation on tho Dunedin Cup . The first prize was drawn by a musician residing :in Dunedirf, the nett amount being £896. The second, the value of which was £448, went to ah eraployd in an Invercargill brewery. The third horse was;drawn by 'a : carpepter residing in Dunedipy the prize' -being £224. '■ T l '

The secretary of the Hawera Cricket Club has repented his challenge to the P.Q.O, and wishes to ... play either next Friday or Saturday. The cotnmittee of the P. 0.0. met last evening when it was resolved to<-decline the match atr present; The only bowlers that the Club possess are unavailable'; one has left the district, and tho other two are unable to leave.their employ, later on they intend to open up the question of the return match. Mr Cox was elected to fill the vacancy on tho committee vice Mr Knell resigned. The captain tendered his resignation, but the committee having no power to deal with it, was left over. ; The Hew Zealand Cabinet, after a lengthy consideration, finally came to the conclusion that they would not be Justified in accepting such a responsibility as offering a contingent for the Soudan without the sanction of Parliament. They also considered that it was not necessary to specially summon Parliament, as no force could be despatched in time for the operations before the summer season ; and in the ordinary course Parliament will have the opportunity of deciding What steps should be taken with regard to next season’s operations. The Government further decided to - specially thank those who have offered assistance.

The marriagq of Princess Beatrice, the. last of the Queen’s family, with Prince Henry Maurice of Battenburg will take place in July, and everyone wishes Princess Beatrice and her accepted suitor all the joys that "spring from a happy marriage. There is a pathetic element in the spectacle of the last fledgling leaving the almost deserted nest, and the Queen, it is said, feels it so much that she stipulates as a condition of the marriage- that her new son-ih-law must reside in close proximity to Her Majesty, This arrangement seems to the Daily Telegraph ' to constitute (he acme of human felicity, another illustration, we suppose, of how far Royal parsonages - differ from other mortals, Outside the charmed circle a stipulation that a man must live with his mother-in-law is hardly deemed a matter for enthusiastic congratulation on the part of his friends.

The Nile campaign,, it appears, is to cost fifteen millions sterling; so says an estimate which comes from Alexandria, where the materials for judging are fairly complete. This (says the Home News) is a consoling item of news for the British tax payer during his Christmas holidays. Considering the depressing in trade, and the widespread distress :in England, it must be to him a matter of pleasure to face this formidable sum at the present time. But even fifteen millions is only the most favourable estimate. It will not cover the expenses of any heavy fighting, ifJt should occur. ..It will only cover the cost of Lord Wolsoley’s march to Khartoum and back, together with whatever loss may be entailed by an occasional light brush with the enemy. When this interesting fact is brought home to the mind of the British workman ho must assuredly think that statesmanship is a most wise and excellent institution, Hero it has contrived to spend fifteen millions of the country’s into, the heart -tHTAtrica to rescue a man despatched there" by its own folly, while at the same time it contemplates with serene countenance the spectacle of thousands of working men in the direst straits of distress at home without even thinking of lifting a hand to help them.

The problem how to save money solved.—All first-class drapers at Home and in the colony have found that exhibiting goods in windows does them incalculable harm. : The losses sustained by goods fading is something enormous, which the customer of course has to pay. The goods after exhibition in this manner, never possess the freshness and pristine beauty which new goods ought to possess. Ladies have found out that to their cost. Ladies and gentlemen have also found that by far the Best, Cleanest, Freshest, and Cheapest Drapers.-are those who do not exhibit their goods in windows. These drapers find they can carry on their business at far less cost, and consequently at far less profit. The well-known Direct Drapery Importer, Mr R. A. Adams, has adopted this system of no window dressing, and the customers will find, that it is done entirely in their interest. Customers will find the goods are fresher, and consequently by far the cheaper than window dressers can possibly do them, as his working expenses are considerably reduced, and what lady would like to wear a bonnet or a mantle after considerable exhibition in a. draper’s window. [Advt | -