LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Patea Mail, 27 March 1936, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

A girl is wanted for light houteework from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. An Austin 7 touring car is advertised for sale cheap in this issue. The Autumn Fair in aid of the Patca Methodist Church, will be held in the Foresters' Hall to-day, March 27, when there will be fun for everyone. Those .contemplating trips overseas should get in touch with Messrs. C. P. Millward and Co., AVauganui, who will send details as to fares, booklets, cts. The gross tonnage of the liner Queen Mary has been officially announced at 80,773. The Normandie's gross tonnage is 80,000. The Patca Harbour Board notifies in this issue that an additional charge of 10 per cent. (2s in .the £) will bo added to all rates unpaid by April 14, 103(5. O'Reilly's branch of Taranaki Chain Htores, Ltd., advertise great savings in eiderdowns and blankets. An address will be given by Miss A. Stops, Organiser of Women's Institutes from England, in the Town Hall isupper room on (Tuesday, March 31, at 2.30 p.m., when all interested are asked to attend. Afternoon tea will be provided. indications are not lacking to show that the sport of trotting is regaining its popularity,'which has beem on the wane for several years. Intending patrons of the forthcoming meeting at Wanganui are advised to see an adA'crtisement in this issiue regarding train arrangements and cheap rail fares.

It has been said that “there: is nothing new under the sun," but this saying has been belied by a talking motion picture being currently shown at the Pa tea and Wavcrley Town Halls, This Jilin, entitled “Performance." is tho iirst time that “pinking" or “knocking" of an engine has been satisfactorily recorded on a talking film. The cinema going public is quite used to new and novel sounds from tho screen', but this is the first time they have been able to hear an into:mil combustion motor tell u story in its own voice. ■ ■Til'd aam mil report of the Taranaki llugby Union! discloses a loss on the season’s operations amounting to £129 9s 7d, an improvement of £2UO on tire previous year. The, entire loss can be ascribed to the secondary school touri:.!iiu<int and other non-recurring items. iJepreseistalive football showed . a profit of £248 18s 7d. The medical fund discloses a surplus of £.130 for the season, but there are contingent liabilities outstanding. During the eight years tho scheme has been in existence the deductions from gate takings paid into tho fund total £1507. Whether dubs and the union can continue to make, these deductions from their funds is a matter of serious concern to the committee. The club football account shows that gross gates decreased by £2BO from the previous season 'with a. consequent reduction in refund to clubs of £95.

Coloured cigarettes, matching ladies’ frocks, were considered “It" in London smart circles a few months ago, and red, pink,, bine, green, yellow, brown, mauve, and black cigarettes wore on sale at. some of tho fashionable West Bud tobacconists’ shops. But tho fancy soon died out. Mere men are content to go on smoking white cigarettes being (very sensibly) more concerned about the quality, of the things than the colour of them. And it’s that consideration that comes first in Now Zealand -which is precisely why the demand for Kivcrhead Gold and Desert Gold—'the famous cigarette tobaccos —is constantly growing. Not only is the,quality of these brands the very finest, but you can make ten fullsized beauties for something less* than ■id, and owing; to the tobacco being toasted it is practically without nicotine and therefore harmless. Pipe smokers will find tho three other toasted brands—Navy Cut No. 8 (Bulldog), Cavendish and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bnllshcad) —unequalled for quality. There’s nothing to touch them! But see you get the brands enumerated. Imitations are worthless.