NEWS OF THE DAY.

Patea Mail, Volume XI, Issue 21, 3 June 1885, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A settler at Woodville, Dunedin, was found drowned on his farm on Saturday last. A good all round man for farm work is notified by advertisement where he can obtain constant employment. Mr W. bl. Skeel, dentist, advertises his intention of visiting Patea on Monday next, and may be comnltcd at the Albion Hotel. Brethren of the mystic craft are reminded that the Lodge meets in Egmont Chambers this evening when visitors are invited. The first general meeting of creditors of Joseph Richards will bo held in the Courthouse to-morrow at ten o’clock in the morning.

Mr Thompson, of Waitara, and formerly of this place, has received the appointment of Harbour Board Engineer at Gisborne, with a salary of £BOO per annum.

An interesting notice from the Hall of Commerce, appears in large letters in another column. The proprietor offers great advantages to purchasers during the coming week or two.

The Licensing Committee met yesterday to consider all applications for new and renewed licenses. There being no objections of any sort, the applications were all granted as prayed.

The Chronicle records the death of an old and much respected settler at Bulls, from the effects of blood-poisoning, contracted through handling the corpse of the late Maori chief, Kawana, 300 persons attended the funeral.

Three patients were admitted into hospital yesterday, 2nd 1 inst. A man named Fagg, from Waitotara, suffering from paralysis of the bladder ; one named Baldwin, from Woodville, suffering from heart disease, and one named Ansley, from Waitotara, suffering from catarrh. Dr Buckby attended the patients.

The opening meeting of the Patea Literary and Debating Society takes place to-morrow evening, when the question, “ A national debt is a great public evil,” will be debated. As the Rovd E. Whitehouse opens the debate in the affirmative, a pleasant and profitable evening may be safely anticipated, and we should recommend members to roll up.

Egmont is again to the fore in catering to the lovers of sport; as it will be noticed that he has opened a consultation on (he Melbourne Grand National Steeplechase, to be run on (be 18th July next. The consultation will close on (lie 16th July, and we hope to hear of the necessity of issuing extra tickets beyond the advertised number. As usual with Egmont, any member who wishes it can be present at the drawing, so that it is unnecessary to say anything further as to its bona fides. Rough on the cornet player.—One of the American humourists tells the story of a young man who persisted in playing the cornet daily, to the consternation of a gentleman who lodged beneath. One day the musician received a visit from the gentleman in question, who introduced himself, and smiled upon the cornetplayer, saying : ‘‘Young man, thank you ; you have conferred a blessing upon me, I am an «ld man, and I have clung to life hitherto ; but since I have heard yon play upon that cornet I am willing to die —even anxious,

The town has had quite a lively appearance during the last three days, the streets being perpetually thronged with Titokowaru’s natives. The “Committee of Management ” did a very close canvass of the town, and met with fair success, and yesterday the “ haka dancers” gave a performance in Mr Davis’ paddock, when the advanced state of civilisation to which these natives have attained was clearly discernible in the natural way in which they collected gate money from those who were inclined to see (he dance, ■which performance, we are told, realised £B,

The Wanganui Chronicle says; Frequent and hearty were the congratulations Mr Freeman Jackson received on Monday when the result became known of the appeal by the Bank of Australasia in the case against Mr W. Wilson, one of Mr Jackson’s bondsmen. The four judges who were present at the sitting of the Appeal Court were, we learn, equally divided in opinion, Judges Richmond and Gillies being in favour of the appellants, and the Chief Justice and Judge Williams being against, The numbers being even, the appeal was dismissed. We have no doubt our readers will all join heartily in these congratulations.

The problem bow to save money solved.—All first-class drapers at Home and in the colony have found that exhibiting goods in windows does them incalculable barm. 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 less cost, and consequently at far less profit. The well-known Direct Drapery Importer, Me 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 1