LOCAL AND GENERAL

Patea Mail, Volume XLVI, 5 September 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A girl with a good knowledge of bookkeeping is enquired for in this issue. The Kaupokonui Dairy Company ’s payout for the past season totalled 1/8} per lb butterfat. Particulars of the poll to be taken of all suppliers to dairy factories will be round in an advertisement in another column. . Dancers arc reminded of the Alton .Do-otball Club’s plain and fancy dross masked ball, to be hold in the Alton Hall this evening at 8 p.m. The affairs of the recently-formed Wanganui Automobile Association are nourishing, and stops arc to be taken to form branches at Marlon, Waverley and other centres. Messrs Gibsons, Ltd., have an important advertisement in this issue with regard to the famous Pyrcx transparent cooking ware, which saves about half the fuel usually required. A visit was paid to the State Farm on Tuesday by about 50 settlors from the Whcmiakura district. A full report of the visit will appear in our next issue. Cricketers arc reminded that the annual meeting of the Patca Cricket Club will be hold in the Borough Council Chambers on Monday next at 7.30 p.m/ At a meeting of the Nurses’ llam-3 Coni mi ttcc, held last night, it was unanimously resolved to commence a canvass for funds in the .town next week, and in the country the following week. The fire on Monday afforded an excellent opportunity for testing the pressure of the borough water supply, which proved to bo excellent. So great was the pressure that the firemen had, at times, difficulty in holding the hose.

On Monday, nearly everyone except Air Cunningham' was accosted with the prevarication, “You arc Air Spoil - dulix,’’ the advance agent for St. George’s Bazaar Bulb Show on the sth and (3th inst. 'This gentleman was astute enough to buy a 3d card of introduction, which put the youngsters completely off the scent. To-day Air and Airs Spondnlix <will bo scon iu town au<> there will be two prizes of 5/- each, so get in early, or perhaps later would be better. Who knows?