LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Patea Mail, Volume LIII, 4 August 1933, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Ecsidcnts of Opaku and surrounding districts arc reminded not to forget the euchre and dance evening in the Opaku Hall to-night in aid of the Opaku and Whcnuakura ’queen candidate. A free bus will leave Patea for the hall.

An interesting and instructive history, of Turi and his canoe can be obtained at the local stationers' shops

at Id per copy or direct from the ‘ Press ’ Office. All children wishing to learn something of the early histpry of the Maori should possess a copy.

Mr. Bcncilekl, of Aramoho Nurseries, will be ib Patea on Saturday, August 5, with a collection of fruit and shelter trees, hedge plants, shrubs, roses, etc., and will be pleased to meet old and new customers.

A flag COO and euchre evening will be held in the Patea Town Hall Supper Boom 0)i Monday, August 7, at E pan., the proceeds to be devoted to the Church of .-England queen carnival.

The refreshment room at the Patea railway station was broken into on Wednesday night and a quantity oi cigarettes and cigarette tobacco removed. . , 1 ■,

A reminder is given of the visit of Mr. W f T. Benefield to Patea. to-morv row. Mr, Benefield will ■ bring with him a supply of trees, shrubs, and hedge plants.

It was not generally known by e the public viewing the poi dances at the unveiling of the Turi memorial on Wednesday that all the dances wore quitb out of the ordinary. One dance Avas the original poi dance of the Maori race, and one only given on special occasions. Another depicted the journey overland of Turi and his ‘followers, who carried their provisions, consisting of. kumeras and karaka berries and other things in kit's on their backs;

A farewell poi dance was held by a number of natives in the Turi canoe yesterday’ morning, the natives- subsequently decking the figures in the canoe with coverings and garlands 'of karafca leaves. A bunch of flowers Avas also placed in Eougorongcf’it hand. All visit lag natives, prior to leaving the town, paid a farewell visit to the memorial and saluted it.

Flying Officer Keith will be in Patfca during the week-end, and will be landing in Mr. W. Bremer's paddock, froln which the winners of the recent essay competition will be given flights.

Speaking to a prominent Central Hawke's Bay pastoralist, a newspaper reporter learned that he had that day disposed of the w'holc of his clip for the last three years for lOd per pound. .The sale was made privately,- and delivery has been effected.- A* the clip amounted to well over 200 bales, the transaction- may be taken as some indication of improved prices for wool. .

The story , goes' that in the early days of molting' in England a citizen of .“credit and renown’(like John Gilpin) was quietly enjoying his pipe —(and incidentally emitting clouds of smoke from mouth and nostrils) when his serving man, who had never seen anyone smoking before, came along, and jumping to the conclusion that his master was on lire, rushed to the well, and drew a bucket of water with which lie drenched the unfortunate smoker in order to “put him out.” One laughs over that old story, but people there are, jo this day, who throw cold wat'er on tobacco smoke, and refuse to believe in the face of the clearest evidence that tobacco is harmless provided it is good and as free as may bo from nicotine. Our New Zealand tobacco, for instance, cannot do anybody any harm. It is toasted, and the toasting kills the nicotine in it, besides giving it its famous flavour and fragrance. There arc but four brands of the genuine toasted: Navy Out No.' 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, lliverhead Gold, and Cut Plug No. It) (Bullshead).