Patea & Waverley Press MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Patea Mail, Volume LII, 23 February 1931, Page 2

Patea & Waverley Press MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

An advmtiser is inquiring f\*f a ■v ,v\ '-ar-ring, which lias been lost. Mc.-si's. !•'reel nan It. Jackson and (Jo., i Id., will luild their usual salt,' at the .aagauui yards on Wednesday, February 2d, at noon, when good yarding* of sheep, cattle, and pigs will he offered at auction. The Pa lea I’reshyteriau Church is holding a “Cobweb Fair’’ in the Foresters’ Hall next Friday at 2 p.m. The stalls will include flower and plant, produce, sewing, cake, and sweet stalls, ml a dainty afternoon tea and fruit •-alad will be Specialities will be home-made bread, meat, and pot plants, including begonias. A musical programme will be rendered •'uring the evening.

Donations ol' .food and clothing arc urgently needed for refugees arriving in fa leu to-day. Pa reels may -be left at till' Town Clerk’s oflice, Mginont .St.

.Attention is drawn to Langslow’s

; dverlisenient in this issue, advising that their sale of all seasonable and fashion goods in men’s, ladies’, and ehildren’s wear is new in progress. They carry nothing over to next season and Inave made huge reductions ia all linos.

If the suffering public only realised what a wonderful curative agent the violet ray is, Mr. Billows, who visits Patea ami Waverley daily, would be working day and night. Hundreds have been cured in Taranaki and patients cured nine years ago are willing to testify to the permanent benefits received.

A final reminder is given of the grand bachelors’ ball in (he Whonuakuia Hall to-morrow in aid of the earthquake relief fund. Novelty dances will include a Moute Carlo, balloon and streamer dances, and soft drinks and ice creams will be available, ft is to be a great ball for a great cause.

Tin- Marine Department announces that it is prepared to consider competitive designs and specifications for a ■ale'.y general cargo hook for use on all vessels loading or discharging cargo (oilier Ilian coal) at New Zealand ports. Particulars rotating to this compel it ion may be obtained from the Collector of Customs, Patea, or from otiiees of Superintendents of Mercantile Marine.

•‘i ihiiik we'll have it understood that iU any bankruptcy meeting in Chrii.stcharcli i won’t allow smoking.” rims Mr. JJ-obertson, Ofliciul Assignee, :il a recent creditors’ meeting. The lawyers present pleaded that they acre allowed to smoke in magistrate's chambers, and also in the jury room, but the O.A. stood linn. At hist he compromised. ”11’ you mint to smoke very badly. - ’ he said, ‘‘i’ll adjourn the meeting for a-quarter of tin hour.” idle Jure of the weed! Well, smoking’s all right! ‘‘The one thing needful” is to see that your baccy’s Q.K. Of course, as smokers tire beginning to realise, the foreign tobaccos are usually very far from O.K. They contain too big a percentage of the deadly nicotine to Ire safe smoking. The purest tobaccos manufactured tire the toasted New Zealand. The toasting tan elaborate process involving the employment of costly machinery) rids them of mulch of their nicotine and gives them their rare bouquet and womleifu! flavour. There are only four brands: Ri verlmad Gold, Cavendish, Gut Ting No. 10, and Navy Cut No.

The local Methodist Church celebrated their annual harvest thanksgiving on Sunday, when the llev. C. Aker preached an appropriate sermon on “The Importance of World Association and the Importance of Preparation in Times of Prosperity for Times of Adversity” to appreciative audiences. The festival concludes to-night with a social and disposal of gifts. What is claimed to be a record for Southland in fat land) producing has been brought to notice with the killing of a particularly fine line, of fat lambs at the Ocean Beach works. Prom a flock of 1000 owes, bred on the property of Mr. William Ford, of Otaiitan, 1007 fat lambs were drafted. When Ih(' unfavourable season is taken into consideration, it is highly creditable that over 100 per cent, lambs wore obtained. It is doubtful if this record will be lowered for a long time. A humorous story was told at a bankruptcy meeting held in Timaru the other day by Mr. W. I). Campbell, when a matter concerning a cheque was being discussed. Mr. Campbell said that a farmer had written to a lirm with the idea of purchasing a separator, stating that if the separator was any good he would forward his cheque. The firm's reply, which was slightly different, was; “Forward your cheque, and if that is any good, we will send the separator.”