LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Patea Mail, Volume XLIII, 25 July 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Try D. Jones, Egmont Street, for plumbing and tinsmithing repairs.* An oAvner is reejuired for a gig lamp socket found on the AVhennakura hill. A reminder' is given of Messrs Bennett & Harding’s Avcckly auction sale which lakes place at the Mart to-eior- \ v roAV. • , All persons having accounts against Die ream 1 Celebrations Committee are ’■educated to render seme forthwith to hi’ Ceneral Secretary fortliAvilh. A freak in the shape of a calf, born without any legs is reported by a local fanner. The animal, Avhicli Avas otherwise avcß proportioned, was deslroved. The School Committee desire to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of one pound each from Messrs J. F. .VilK,unison and J. G. Behmish for the Robbie Memorial fund. The I’atea Fanners’ Co-op. Freezing Company notify that the works will dose down for the season on Monday LkSth ins l ., by Avhich time all 4ock for treatment must, be in (lie company’s yards. ' ! Biunket Nur.m Dix Avill be in .attendance at the rooms, Town Hall, I’atea, to-day from 3 to 4 p.m. A farewell social is to be tendered Mr. and Mrs. Barnett in St. George’s •Sunday School on Monday next, avluui the new Vicar, the Rev. AV. A, Allen, will be welcomed.

Messrs Bennett & Harding notify that they are holding a clearing sale of Mrs. G. Gower’s household furniture and effects on Wednesday next at 12..'10 p.m. Full particulars will be found in another column.

Amongst those* avlio Avorked like trojans during the Peace celebrations was .Mr. Ik. 'lk Adams, avlio was n■iponsible for no small amount of the sucosss of the sports on both Saturday and Monday, and avlio, besides, did good work in placing his car and his services at the disposal of the various Commit I ees.

Britain is evidently not the only country that is suffering from labour troubles just now, judging by the experiences of a local resident in Wanganui recently. Putting up at one of the best hotels and coming down at 7 a.m. to enjoy the. breakfast he had ordered and paid for the night before, he Avas taken aback when he Avas informed after ten minutes’ wait that there AA'Ould be no breakfast that morning as the "chef” had not turned up. Very considerately at the same time a pot of tea and some bread was placed on the table, but no butler or anything else. Evidently the "chef” had been accustomed to bring the butler and marmalade in his pocket, or perhaps he carried the keys of the pantry home Avith him nightly. Who knows