Patea & Waverley Press MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1932 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Patea Mail, Volume LIII, 14 March 1932, Page 2

Patea & Waverley Press MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1932 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Mr. C. A. Larcombe, Patea, advertises men's footwear at cheap prices in ftur Wanted Known column of this issue.

Dog-owners are warned against taking dogs to the electric light sports on Wednesday night, as the animals constitute a source of grave danger to the cyclists competing at the sports.

A reminder is given of the electric light sports, which are to be held in the local Domain on Wednesday evening next.

A grand dance will be held in the Whenuakura Hall in aid of the hall funds to-night. A real good night's enjoyment is assured all who attend.

A rather peculiar misadventure recently befel a young lad who was working at the local freezing works. Whilst engaged in retrieving a piece of timber from amongst a largo stack of tallow casks, the young lad slipped and fell head downwards between the barrels, where he became firmly wedged. An employee at the works fortunately happened to pass by shortly afterwards, and hearing a noise from the centre of the casks, proceeded to investigate, and after some time noticed a boot sticking out above one of the casks. On getting closer he noticed a leg in the boot, and on further investigation he found the young lad hanging head downwards between the casks. He was not long in extricating the unfortunate young fellow, who was rapidly becoming exhausted through his plight. What would have happened had the employee not heard the cries of the lad when he did it is not pleasant to contemplate.

The second crickot test match between New Zealand and South Africa, played at Wellington is featured iu both story and picture in the current issue of the *New Zealand Free Lance. 1 The double page of the pictorial section contains many interesting incidents of the play as well as both teams. The National Rifle Association’s annual meeting at Trentham held last week is also prominently featured in this issue. Other topics included in the pictorial section are the open sea swim at New Plymouth, floods at Mahcuo, picnics on the 'Wanganui River, Marton Show, marvels of geyserland, and weddings of the week.

An Auckland lady relates how she was accosted in Queen Street by a shabbily dressed man who begged so hard for a sixpence that at last she gave him one —and then followed to see what he would do. She expected he would make for a public house. But he bolted into the nearest tobacconist’s shop. He emerged puffing a battered old briar, his face radiant! The indignant lady ‘ told him off,’ dcclaiing ho° had wasted her sixpence! But was it wasted? That lady evidently didn’t know there is such a thing as ‘tobaccohunger.’ But smokers know. They know, too, that it is sometimes as hard to endure as the craving for food. Perhaps it was in this instance? It certainly looked like it. Tobacco is immensely comforting when Double comes. But to banish care it must be good—not the imported stuff, often poisonous with nicotine but the New Zealand article .practically ‘nicotineless’ because it is toasted. Brands? There are four: Riverhead Gold, Navy Cut No. 3, Cavendish, and Cut Plug No. 10.

Mr. Antoni Bonctti, of Hawcra, notifies in this issue that in future he Avill be visiting Patea on Wednesdays instead of Fridays, and, assisted by Mr. Martin Leveson, he will give tuition in all classes of fretted instruments. Intending pupils should apply to Mr. Spencer Andorsou, C/o Veitch and' Clarke, Patea, for full particulars.

“Even to this day no one knows the cause of infantile paralysis,” said Dr. T. H. Yalintino, ex-director-general cf health, when addressing the Eltham branch of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union at Eltham. “And to-day,” he continued, “when we learn that it is nearing our shores again, it makes us very anxious. Now we’ve got over the hot weather, however, it will be all right.” Dr. Valintinc added that the disease was more likely to spread in the summer than in the winter.