LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Patea Mail, Volume XLIII, 12 September 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Try D. .Tones, Egmont Street, for plumbing and tinsmithing repairs. Telephone 11.1.*

The Paiea Harbour Board Empowering Bill (.\ir. Pearce) was read a first lime in the House on Tuesday. A reminder is given of the auction se.le of the Patea Brick Coy.'s stock and plant which is being held at 1 lie Company's work's on Wednesday next.

The value of the cheese exported frsm 11. e port of Patea for the year ending July .".Ist, 1!)1!>, was no less than tn,in-ly!-!>7.

A r, ■•;. ■ i!<!er is given of the meeting io !>e hold to-night in the Borough ■'.".incii Chambers to consider the question of re-forming the Band.

A l'u:le fellow handed his father — an enthusiastic, golfer—a golf ball, saying "Here's a golf-ball 1. found, dad." "Are you sure it's a lost one'?" "Quite sure. 1 left the gentleman looking for it."

Finuick : "When a man pays attention to a woman it is generally a sign ;!•; .he v. cnts to ma.rry her." Sinnick : "Yes, and when he doesn't pay any attrition io a woman it is usually a sign that lie has married her."

That motor.-, are by no means a sure moans o( transport was shown recently when the Taranaki representative footballers, who expected to reach homo on •'•iiiday night did not arrive until V\iq ■,r!y hours of Tuesday morning. The delay was caused through a breakdown mar Levin. Chrisiianity, if it means anything, means sixteen ounces to the pound, throe fee! to the yard-—a just weigh.!' "id just measure. It means honesty '■\: all dealings, purity in all convcrsa-li.-iti, a charily as broad as (he race, i., uinehing integrity, sympathy, hu■ennitv to man. lovaliv to God.

All roads will be found leading to Pa lea on Saturday next. when the . ateh of the season-d'atea v. AVaitoera —is to be played on the local Do ms'ii. As (he teams are evcnlv match-

e;i arid the issue of the Senior Cup contest depends on ihe match, a keen and >v cifing struggle should be witnessed. Tee gate proceeds are to be expended by the Domain Hoard'in improving the

'.'.■■■■iiiiid, so all who wish to see the town : a possesion of an up-to-date sports ground should make a point of being present at the match. Whilst in Wellington, Admiral Vis'■l'itnt Jellicoe gave a vivid insight ini ) ihe character of the naval Hun. Paring the Heligoland battle, a German destroyer was sunk', and the Brith\ vessel responsible was at once manoeuvred to pick , r iip the survivors. Anion.:; ihose sased was the Hun capia'n of the destroyer. As soon as he ot on board lie proceeded straight up io the bridge, advanced to the captain, ■:ml expectorated in his face. The (iliiiy act was observed by the boatswain a le.'i'lv lean —who walked cabnlv

over to the German captain, picked him up and dropped him overboard.

The members of the congregation of Ihe local I'n-abyteriuu Church are tendering a welcome to all returned sol.liers at ihe Druids' Hall on Tuesday .;-'\i, when an enjoyable lime should be .■pent. Altogether some l-IO invitations iiave' been issued to returned soldiers o be present and a splendid musical oiogramme has been arranged under *,h.e guidance of Mrs. Mitchell, which --.peaks for itself. As it is possible iiiat some returned men may have been overlooked, the Committee desire it to be dislinetly understood that the function is for all returned men, and conseijf.ently any of these are cordially invited Io be present, whether they have recched a special invitation or not.

it will be remembered some time ago a parcel of bank notes consigned to tli? Xeoioaal Bank wa-; ;'olen. They were ,-risp, new notes, and unsigned by bank ihicials. Some of these notes got into circulation, but wide publicity of the forgery was made. The thief, or (•sieves, were very careful and for some time, as far as can be gathered, ueiie of these notes has been in circulation. Luring ihe week-end, however, •i ivslnura.nl in Wellington found one

amongst the day's takings, but the discovery was not made unlil the note was lodged a! the bank, when it was returned with ihe word "Forgery" .', ritlen across it. Apparently a renewed cfl'orl is being made to get these notes into circulation and retailers and others would be well advised lo scrutinise all notes tendered to them.

Lugkind is apparently a good place m be out of just now, according to a letter received by a Palmerston resident from a relative on a trip to the Old Conn! ry. "Pood is u terrible price," states the writer : "eggs -Is (id per dozen, meat i.'s -Id per 11>, a leg of multon costs from los, and a piece of beef thai we had for dinner cost 10s. The butter is dreadful—lis (id lb, and ■-. ei'v hard lo gel, and vou can smell il

;m : ooe. as it is put on the table. And ihi' I'.-.islry! Every lime you lake a mouth !'ul you feel you a.re going to

.•line across a bit of tallow candle. ''lollies are much dearer than in New Zeahoel. and boots are also very dear. However, so lone; as. Ihe people can get ph uty of beer nothing else matters. The oiher nigh I 1 saw '2- women and SO mi n (ii rood out of a small hotel oppo'Ste at closing lime."