LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Patea Mail, Volume XXXVIII, 12 September 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We remind our readers of Mr 13 T. Bennett's weekly auction sale which takes place at 2p m. to morrow. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

The kcal troop of Bry Scouts desire to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a silver medul from Mr Whitehead for competition anuiugst the members of Ihe troop. A ehallonga has been received from a Hawora team of hockey players to play a team of local players at the skatin? carnival on the 2 Ith inst. The challenge, we understand, has been accepted, the teams to be seven-:!- ido.

Mr F. Jenkins in this issue odors an exceptional opportunity to those requiring a first class bargain in motor ears. Ho is of/faring a Ford car practically now for tho sum of £l4O, this including £ls worth of oxtras that have recently boen attached to Iho car. Mr Jenkins, also notiSes that ho has accepted the agency for notod Buicls cars.

Wo can and wo will pay out inoi'o than any other factory. TIIO reason is simply bocauso wo know our business. Wo do not need to grade tho cream. Wo can sell our butter because it is good and well mde. Wo have only one factory and staff to look after. Will you therefore consider carefully where to send your cream. We can show rosults thats what yc u want. Kail to St. Johns Co-op. Dairy Factory, St. John 3 station. Do it now. Dairy farmers will do well to order a trial bag of Tui Calf Meal. Particulars and prices are given ia a replace advertisement elsewhere.*

The School Committee meet on Monday at 7.30 p.nr The Manchester Guardian haa a story of an elegant young mtn who, taken by surprise when his hostess culled upon him to say grade, said: "For what we are about to receivo—er thanks awfully."

It is reported that Mr P, Olent, dealer, of Balolutha, recently sold a herd of 104 head of cattle to a Dunedin man at £ls per head This is believed to be a rocord sale for New Zsaland for such a largo mob in one lot.

A fair quantity of cheosa >'s beginning to arrive at the locil g a ling store The first shipment of the seasnu consisting of 1000 crates will bo despatched from Wellington by the s.s Rjtorua on Thursday next,

Mr J. McAlister, photographer, who is at present in town, is especially happy in his portraits of children. A number of satnphs of Ins work can b<3 seen at Mr Walls' Studio, Oxford St, where Mr McAllister can be seen duly.

Owing to the wet weather experienced last Saturday a quantity of the crockery offered at Egniont Auction Mart wis not sold. This will be offered by Mr Bennett to-morrow, and all thoße ladips in search of cheap crockery should make a point of being present.

The members of the local Order of Foresters held a most enjoyable euchre party, the second of a series, on Wednesday night, a number of members buing present. A splendid supper was provided which was heartily enjiyed by all at the close of the games.

<,rr he last time I was in cimp " said Private Jiiuson, " the temperature on three auccossivo nights dropped to zero*" "That's nothiug," said an old soldier, "What's nothing," asked Jiiuson indignantly. " Zwi! " rrpli"d the old soldier, as he made for the door.

In ft land commission case at Woodville the plaintiff was non-suited for not having spscific instructions in writing signed by the vendor. Mr Raid, the Magistrate, held that instructions must'be'specific for esch property. The c%se is interesting as being the first heard under the recent Land Agents' Act. Patea has quite made a name for itself in the athletic world of late. At the pro j eot time there are, or should be. some four cups in the possession of the town in the shape of the Ladies' Hockey Cup, which was won at Havvera on "Wednesday, the Senior and Junior Football Cups, and the Cooper Cricket Cup which was last won by the Patea team.

The Wanganui Meat Freezing Co, last year made a profit of £10,411. A flpo per cent, dividend was declared, representing £2 500, £6,000 was carried to the reserve fund, and the balance (£2,311) carried forward. The company has ovor £21,000 in cash or on short call, and has reduced its net outside liabilities of £19,600 during the last two years.

Mr T. E. Sedgwick, well-known in connection with the boys' immigration scheme, was recently appointed by the New South Wales Government as superintendent in charge of a party of British lads leaviug England on July, 29th last for New South Wales He expressed his intention of spending two or three months in Australia, and than coming on to New Zealand. Should he carry out bis plan he should roach New Z«a!and about Christmas time.

. Not oxactly what they expected but distinctly effective :--A fireman on one of the boats in Wellington was endeavouring to persuade a mate, who had been in the Run, to go back to the ship. Hia mate had other intentions, and wanted to lie down anywhero. and bo left alone. An interested orowd gathered round and proffered advico. The crowd grow, and a police edged into the crowd. " What's the matter ?" asked the policeman. " Nothin'the matter," said the fireman; " only theso blokes round here ain't seen a man with smallpox before." The crowd suddenly melted away, and the constable remembered he had anothor engagement.— Petone Chronicle.

On September 15th a total eclipso oF tbo m'oon taken pines? under circumstances very favourable for observers in New Zealand. Tho moon outers the earth's shadow at 10.23 p.m. on September 15th and leaves it nt 2.14 a.m on September 16th, The total phage las's one hour thirty.four minutes, commencing at 11 31 p.m. on September 15th and ending at 1 5 a.m. the following morning. Thus middle of the eclipse h*pp=?ns about a quarter of an hour after midnight, and with the moon not far from due north, as she pissei the meridian just four minutes before midnight. Another interesting feature is that the moon is at her greatest distance from the earth at th<3 time, the distance being about 252 950 miles.

Hpeaking at a school at Chippenham, Lord Is'iugton said, with grout dolibsraation, that he looked forward to the time when all who enjoyed the advantages of education would, during their school years, Siy from 11 to 18 years of age. undergo a course of elementary physical and military trail ing. He had never thought, and he was still of the same opinion, that while the adult population of England was in the present frame of mind they could ever hope to impose upon it with success a system of compulsory military traiuing. Such a Bcheme was only practicable where—is in Now Zealand—the country was prepared to take it up of its own accord. He spoke from his own observation of the eftect which the [scheme was having on the nationnl character in the most democratic of their dominions, and he had not the slightest doubt that if there were a universal cadet system in tho schools here the terri toria's would socn improve in their recruitment from this exuse.

Following is an extract from Mr. 0. A. Wilkinson's speech on the Budget in ilio House on August 20:— "We want the power to be able to build a line of railway if necessary. T want to show the members of the House Ihe enterprise of the Taranaki settlers. Only the other day I was empowered by settlers and dairy farmers —in conjunction with other Taranaki members —to make an offer to the Government to build three miles and a half of railway at a cost of £20,000 and hand it over to the Government absolutely free of cost. That is rather an unusual offer to make, and it 01113- shows what the settlers in that district are capable of doing." Mr. Massey: And we accepted the offer. "Yes, lam glad to say the Government has accepted the offer. It w.i3 an offer, f believe, unprecedented in the history of New Zealand. The line is going to bo handed over to the Government absolutely free of any restriction. I believe that we can not only offer them the railway without any conditions, but we can offer them "five f rain-loads a day haulage over it. and in addition to that it is going to help the dairy industry and will supply timber for the next thirly years by providing supplies of white pine timber for butter boxes and cheese crates. T just mentioned this by the way, because the question of branch railways is of so much importance to at least a part of my district."'

A " Warner's " is the most economical corset a woman cau wear—it can be kept sweet and fresh by washing. . We guar, antee Wran?rs to wear well and not rust, break or tear. Local drapers.*, *

For Chronic Chest Complaints Woods, Great Peppermint Core, lsod. 2b 6i,