LOCAL AND GENERAL

Patea Mail, Volume XLV, 6 May 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Twenty eases of apples and a quantity of prime mutton in small lots arc to bo offered at the Egmont Auction Mart to-morrow.

Try U. Jones, Egmont Street, for plumbing and tinsmithiug repairs. Telephone HI. *

A 'big business deal was effected at Wellington on Monday, when Harold W. Brown and Co., Ltd., Wellington, purchased a five years’ lease of the Kutland Hotel, Wanganui. The vendor was the Public Trustee, acting on behalf of the estate of the late A. J. Parsons.

“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man who lives in it so that his place will be proud of him. Be honest, but hate no one; overturn a man’s wrongdoing, but do not overturn him unless it must be done in overturning the wrong. Stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong. ’ ’-—Abraham Lincoln.

Messrs. Dal get y and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London Office under date of the 31st April:—“Sheepskins: 7900 bales of sheepskins were- offered and OSOO bales wore sold. Competition was fairly good. As compared with last sheepskin sale prices arc irregular; generally 10 per cent, lower. Low eross'oreds sometimes 15 per cent, lower. ”

Eltham’s population is now over 2t'H). The Slaughtering and Inspection Act says that where the population of a borough or town district is not less than 2000 persons it shall be the duty of ■the local authority thereof to establish and register and maintain an abattoir. It should be established within twelve months of the gazetting of the census returns, but an extension of time may be granted by the Governor. A Hastings farmer, in conversation

with a Press representative, said that things gencraly were very bad in Hawke’s Bay. There had not ben a docent shower of rain since October; feed is very scarce, and much stock is being sacrificed owing to the slackness in freezing operations. He stated that at Wairoa 24 good-conditioned sheep sold for 24/-. He anticipates a good donum next spring for dairy cows, for he is certain there will be many sheepfarmers with small holdings who will turn thir attention to milk in order to help them out of the difficulty in which the low priee of sheep has placed many of them.

An interesting discovery was mentioned at the annual meeting of parishioners of St. Paul's Church at Wellington. The Vicar stated that set high under one of the windows of the church was a brass tablet, which until recently had not been cleaned for very many years. An examination had revealed the following inscription: ‘‘This window is erected by members of the Wellington Veterans' Corps No. 1 Wellington Rifles and Porirua and Pa-tea Rifle Companies, in memory of Captain George Buck and Lieutenant Henry Charles Hastings, late of the Wellington Veterans’ Corps, who fell while gallantly serving with the colonial forces in the attack on Ngutu-o-to-mami on the 7th September, ISOS.”

Mrs. Mitchell notifies that her clases commence on Monday, May 16th.

A four-roomed cottage r.t Ivakaramea is offered for lease in this issue.

Train arrangements in connection with the Hawera races on the 11th and 12th inst., appear in this issue.

A reminder is given of the progressive euchre party and dance to be held at Ivakaramea to-night.

A meeting will, we understand, be called shortly to revive the local Chamber of Commerce.

Tenders arc invited in this issue by the Paten Farmers' Co-op. Freezing Co. for grazing in the Whcnuakura, Ivakaramea, Hawera and Patca districts.

The .mail train from Wellington did not reach New Plymouth until 9.15 ou Wednesday night, 'the delay being due to a lost tablet. The loss occurred at Waitotara and the train was held up there until a new tablet had been received from Waverlcy.

Arbor Day is to be celebrated at the local School on the 24th inst., when Mr. Banner, the Education Board *s Agricultural Instructor, will be present to assist the Committee in laying out and planting the Memorial Avenue at the ydiool ground.

A public farewell will be tendered Messrs. A. T. and 0. Christensen in the Supper Boom of the 'Town Hall tonight. His Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. •J. Holtham) will preside. The. proceedings will commence at 7.20, and all arc cordially invitc/l to attend.

At Marton, Albert tsteele, pianist, completed .1115 hours 20 minutes of continuous piano playing. The p anist started at 7.30 eT Ti.cs hiv morning. The perforuance is claimed to be a record, of its kind. The pianist finished his big task well although naturally he was considerably exhausted.

During the hearing of a tenancy case in the Magistrate's Court at Dunedin, counsel suggested the reason why houses were being offered to rent was that in the preesut state of financial stringency, people could not 'sell, and were forced to consider the idea of letting, but their ideas as regards rent were still very big.

■ The Patea Football Club arc holding another of their popular dances in the Town Hall on Tuesday next. Owing to the long distances that players have ■now to travel, it is necessary that the Club have funds to meet the travelling .expenses, and the expenses of the dance and prices of admisison have been cut down accordi so as to bring in the largest amount of revenue possible.

An event of unusual interest in ttalvatio.n Army circles took place in the S.A. Citadel, Vivian Street, Wallington, on Wednesday, when Commissioner Hodder, the leader of the Salvation Army in the Dominion, conducted the marriage ceremony of his daughter, Miss Constance Hodder, with Mr. Bert. Toomcr, the son of Brigadier Toomcr, the ' commander of the Palmerston North Division of the Army's operations.

“The loyalty of the Maoris and of the Ngatimaru is well known throughout Hew Zealand; indeed, throughout the Empire,’’ said Lord Jcllicoc, in replying to a Maori welcome at the Thames. ‘‘ It has been, my privilege since I came to Hew Zealand to see a good deal of the Maoris. I have met them at some of their feasts, and have had some difficulty in disposing of some of the food they have hospitably heaped, before me. I have met them at cricket and found them good sportsmen. But I have not and do not intend to meet them at football, because they arc of a build that people of my age are not prepared to tackle at football.”

The following is the unaided esay of a local Maori boy (vouches the Otaki Mail) upon the subject of “Unions and Strikes,” that will no doubt be appreciated by those interested in industrial matters: “ bunions is a nice meal to have with the stakes. Unions, as we all know, will grow in the kitchen garden if it is planted there. Stakes come from steers that arc killed for food by the butchers to sell to the people. These steers are fed by farmers who own the grass and land that they are fed on. Unions are tasty ■when fried and will give forth a smell that to hungry people will make their mouths water. Stake and unions with eggs and potatoes makes a nice dinner for a hungry man.”

Under date of March 10th the London correspondent of the Dunedin Star writes: An interesting item of gossip reaches me. This is (the news that the Princess Margaret of Denmark and her father, Prince Waldemar, are coming to stay with Queen Alexandra for some little time. The “White Princess” has been on an extended shopping tour in Paris, and intimation, was received at Marlborough House this week that preparations were to be made at once for the Danish Royal visitors. It will be recalled that on the occasion of her visit with the Danish Royal party some few months -ago' some interesting rumours coupled her name with that of the Prince of Wales. Although it can be stated authoritatively that at present gossip is a long way separated from fact, it is impossible to forget that the question of the marriage of the Heir Apparent is ono that must necessarily engage attention in the not very remote future. I shall not be surprised, however, if we hear of the engagement of Princess Mary before we hear of the engagement of the Prince of Wales. The youthful “personage” who was staying incog, at the Palace recently, and went about London with the Prince of Wales’ equerry in attendance, has let loose a flood of talk in clubland.