The Patea Mail. ESTABLISHED APRIL 14, 1875. Be Just, and Fear Not. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1885. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Patea Mail, Volume X, Issue 1317, 6 March 1885, Page 2

The Patea Mail. ESTABLISHED APRIL 14, 1875. Be Just, and Fear Not. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1885. NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Auckland Star, speaking of Remenyi, says that he “ looks like a Roman Catholic prelate, and plays like an angel,” In our last issue a notice appeared calling a public meeting for this evening to receive the report of the deputation re Railway Time-Table. We ( Chronicle ) are glad to see that Mr Hunter, formerly well known as bandmaster to the Garrison Band, is doing good work with the Hawera musicians. The band now numbers 23, only about half having experience, Over £2O worth of now instruments have been purchased, and it is hoped that befoic long Hawera will have a good band. The new Anglican Church was duly consecrated last evening by the Lord Bishop of Wellington, The weather was very much against a large assemblage, nevertheless (lie building was well filled throughout. Services will be held in the new church on Sunday next at 11 a.in, and 7 a.m.. at the former of which confirmation service will take place. A full report of the services will appear on Monday. We have-to apoLogise to our renders for being unable last evening"to—comply-with our usual custom of publishing an extra with the results of the Wanganui races, but llie fault does not lie with us for we telegraphed to the Press Association agent at Wanganui requesting him to “ wire result of each race at earliest possible moment.” But not a single word was sent through, hence our inability to inform our readers. Our readers are reminded that a meeting of intending shareholders in the New Building Society will be held at Mr Horner’s office this evening. It is not necessary to again refer to the benefits botli individually' and collectively which a well managed society confers on a community, as wo have previously dwelt very fully on the subject, and will now only recommend all interested to attend. We call our reader’s attention to the fact that we have again received names and addresses of (he principal winners in Robin Hood’s last progiamine on Dunedin Cup. We are also glad to notice that the press was well represented at the drawing, as usual. The popularity of Robin Hood cannot bo better notified than by the fact that the above programme closed with 7125 shares, being 5125 in excess of what was sold on. same event in 1884. Rough on Waverley. The Wanganui Herald says: Passengers from Waverley and Waitotara yesterday had fair reason for complaint at the railway department. Excursion fares had been arranged for the races, but as these only applied to Manutahi and Paten, there were to bo found passengers from the latter place who had secured return tickets for 7s 6d, while Waverley passengers paid 9s. That is to say the Patea people did 20 miles more travelling for Is fid less than the Waverley folks, This is hardly the way to induce country folks to use the line on such occasions, and in future we think the Waverley and Waitotara public should receive inducements to travel as well as the Patea and Manutahi. *• Advertising,” said the Rt. Hon, W. E Gladstone, speaking apropos of this subject “is undoubtedly very effective. Its power is enormous. It appears, if we consult those who have made successful use of this extraordinary instrument, that it depends wholly on producing an impression upon the public mind by iteration or by the constant repetition of the same thing. This shows a very singular state of the public mind ; it shows there is relative to those matters a certain amount of dullness, a great eagerness to compete for attention, and that no one gets it unless it is by giving, as it were, so many strokes of the hammer to compel people to notice what is going on.” Mr W. Cowern sent in November last through the N.Z. Loan Co, by the s.s. Doric, a case of assorted tinned meats to his brother in Wolverhampton, a large manufacturing town of 160,000 inhabitants in Staffordshire. We have seen a letter from Mr Thomas Cowern, of Wolverhampton, in which he says : “ The advice of the case of meats reached me on Xmas Day and the box this morning (Dec. 31). Many thanks for your interesting present, I claim the honor of introducing the first lot of preserved meats into Wolverhampton, that was in June, 1868, and I will do what I can to have the attention called to the manufacturers of these meats in the public press. When the contents have been tested, yon shall hear further about it. Ido not for one moment suspect that it will be otherwise than of superior quality, but my expectation may be more then realised, and it is only fair that the manufacturers should have the full benefit of a practical and impartial report. I will show the West Coast Moat and Produce Export Company’s invoice with prices to various buyers, so that they may communicate direct if they wish to do so. The problem how to save money solved. —All first-class drapers at Homo 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 (hose who do not exhibit their goods in windows. These drapers find they can carry on their business at far loss 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 cleaner, 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 |

A receiving box for the posting of letters and newspapers by the public has been placed at Messrs York and Cornfoot’s office, Bedford street. It will be cleared twice daily, Sundays and holidays excepted, at 10.80 a.m. and 1 p,m., commencing on the 9th inst. Passengers by train to-night will be able to obtain refreshment at the Railway station for the first time, Mr Willis having taken possession. We understand, however, that his arrangements are not yet thoroughly complete, but he expects to be ready for any emergency on and after Monday next. The life of an M P.—An M.P., deploring the evil effects of London habits on the health, said that were it not for the Hop Bitters he could not live through the irregular hours he was forced to keep, Said he : “As soon as I feel weak and exhausted from long night sessions and irregular hours, I resort to my Hop Bitters instead of stimulants. They regulate my bowels and keep my appetite good, my brain clear, and my strength and health are preserved.” See