The Patea County Press, With which is incorporated The Patea Mail. MONDAY, DEC. 2. 1907. LOCAL and GENERAL.

Patea Mail, Volume XXIX, 2 December 1907, Page 2

The Patea County Press, With which is incorporated The Patea Mail.

MONDAY, DEC. 2. 1907. LOCAL and GENERAL.

“ Be Just :iiul Fcsir Not.

The Patea Borough Council meet tonight. The Patea County Council and Hospital Board meet ou Wednesday. Yesterday (Sunday) was the 63rd anniversary of the birth of Queen Alexandra. The “All Golds” defeated Dewsbury and Batley by IS points to 8. Miss Grant, of Palmerston North, has been appoined probationer at the Patea Hospital. Mr G. Hammond, of the staff of the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand has been transferred to Hawera.

The monthly meeting of the Patea Harbor Board will be held to-morrow afternoon.

During last year no fewer than twentyone centenarians died in Irish workhouses.

As a result of keen com petition a New York tailor has decided to keep his establishment open day and night. He will employ three shifts of men. After a talk with that gentleman, the Mangaweka Settler thinks Mr Geo. Hutchinson will acc’de to a request that he should stand for his old electorate, Pacea.

An interesting sheep shearing competition took place at Messrs Wilson’s shed near Mangaweka, op Monday. The contest was between two old veterans of the blade, who had seen more than fifty summers each, viz., Mr W. Thompson, of Rangiwahia, and Mr A. Milner, of Mangaweka. At the close of the day’s competition, when the tally was taken, it was found they had put up the exceptional record of three hundred and nineteen shorn sheep, totals being, Mr Thomson 160, Mr Milner 159. The result of such a good record was received with applause by those present. We doubt if this could he beaten by any other two men of the same age, in the Dominion.— Settlor. TWO SOVEREIGN REMEDIES.

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The Mana will leave Lyttelton on thfe monthly trip to Patea on Wednesday. j The ease of the Western Packing and | Canning Coy. (in liquidation) v. E. P. , Sytnes, a claim for unpaid calls, was proceeding in the S.M. Court to-day on our going to press. j

Sitting in civil jurisdiction this morning Mr A. Turnbull gave judgment by default for the plaintiff in the following case : J. Shortis v. D. Moorhouse, claim £7 3s 6d, costs £1 3s 6d. The Feilding Star states that the great trouble that is being experienced in the Kimbolton district in getting unskilled labor is becoming a serious hindrance to the progress of various businesses.

George and Kersley, Ltd., of Wanganui, wish to draw every lady’s attention to the fact that their Xmas Carnival Sale will start on Wednesday next. Mr Mather, the manager, has just returned from a busines trip to Australia where he has secured goods that absolutely no other firm sin New Zealand have. They intend to clear these at their Xmas Carnival Sale at ridiculous prices. It will pay ladies to visit the Economic, Wanganui.

Major Glover, of the Salvation Army, relates some curious stories concerning the language difficulty experienced byofficers in that country. One officer, newly arrived, wished to say to a Chinese ot high standing, “Good morning, sir; are you well ?” Unfortunately the officer used the equivalent of “pig” in place of “ sir,” the Chinese equivalents somewhat resembling one another. He was astonished to receive the reply, in good English, “I am no pig ; I am very well.” One morning, while watching a boat with a crew of twenty-five native girls coming from an adjacent island, he endeavored to convey the message, in the Malayan tongue, “ God loved you all.” His effort was greeted with an outburst of laughter from the dusky maidens, and on seeking an explanation he was told that be had conveyed to them the words, “ I love you all." A young lady from the North Island of New Zealand, who accompanied Major Glover’s party, made rapid progress in the mastery of the Malayan language. She got far ahead of her compeers, and is now engaged in teaching the vernacular to officers. A red and white bull calf is advertised as impounded.