Patea & Waverley Press MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1928 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Patea Mail, Volume XLIX, 3 December 1928, Page 2

Patea & Waverley Press MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1928 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Air. A. Manderson notifies that his bus will run to the dance at Mokoia on Tuesday, December 11.

An advertiser is inquiring for a bundle of rugs, which were lost from a car lief ween Opaku and Pateu. Mr. K. Christiansen advises in this issue that all who propose going away at Xmas should have their boots and shoes repaired. He guarantees satisfaction. The Farmers.’ Co-op. Org. Society will hold (heir usual sale at tnc Kakaraniea Varus to-day ( M onday ), when a good yarding will be.offered at auction. The sixth and final of lire scries of Euchre Parties in aid of the Patea Cricket Club will lie held in thu Supper Room of the Town Hall to-morrow night. Additions to cost between £4OOO and, £5(11)1.1 tire to be made to the Havvera Public Trust buildings. Messrs. J. T. Julian and Sons, of New Plymouth, were notilied that their tender for the work Had been accepted. -Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson and Co., Ltd., will hold their usual sale at the Wanganui yards on Wednesday, December 5, tit noon, when a large yarding of cattle, sheep, and pigs of all classes will be offered at auction. A huge number of cars visited the Patea - Beach at the week-end, and on Sunday over TOO people and over 30 cars were assembled. This only goes to show how popular the beach will Become in the near future. „v. public meeting will be held in the Borough Council Chambers at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, December <5, in order t • form a committee to organise a Carnival for the beach improvements. .Mi organisations are invited to be present,

A pi cal unpnn cmenl has been effected in the orchestral well in the I’atoa Town Hail. The dclapidated curtaiua that surrounded it have been removed and replaced by neat panelled boards. Tim work reflects great- credit on Mr. A. A. -Carey, who personally carried it out. A well-known Deform supporter, who is an enthusiastic cricketer, in describing his I'eeiings on the night of the general election as the returns came in showing the loss of seats to the Reform Party, said: “1 felt as if .1 had gone in to bat on a perfect wicket against (he weakest of bowling, and had been given out l.b.w. Jirst ball." • The grand carnival and Xmas Tree •a ah! of the Patea Plnuket Socictys funds, will be held in tbo Town Hall, Patea, on Friday, December 7. There will be guessing competitions for a cake, lamp-shade, and toilet set, and prizes will be given for the best boy’s and girl’s fancy costume and also for the most original boy’s and girl’s costume. The programme will be found in our advertising columns.

Air. Earcombo states that he has only two or three pairs of ladies’ beach shoos left. As the price has been so ridiculously cheap there has been a great run on them.

The capacity of the average Britisher to take defeat with a smiling face and without bitterness towards (heir enejuies has long been a pubble to foreigners. A very line illustration of this trait was afforded at a meeting of Reform Party supporters recently, when, in spite of their recent defeat, the utmost good humour prevailed. “It’s all in the game, we must play up, play the game, aud try and do better next time,” was the general feeling expressed.