LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Patea Mail, 5 October 1938, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

An advertiser lias a No. 1 Orion range for sale.

' Tlhe executive of the Batca Labour Party have a notice of ('hanks in this issue.

Whiitoley ’s mmouce in this issue they have fresh supplies of large lettuce arriving daily.

The Patctt Mart has an interesting advertisement in this issue with regard to vegetable and flower sends, seedlings and sundries of all kinds.

The Farmers’ Co-op. are holding Mr. S. G. Mcßae's 11th annual pedigree grade bull fair at the Kakaramea Salcyards -on Saturday, Bth October, the sale to start at 1 p.m.

, Last Sunday's special appeal of th:< local Presbyterian Church for donations to the Centenary Thanksgiving Fund resulted in £313/18/- being received in (C-iash and definite promises, with further sums to come in.

The local bowling club are opening their season on Saturday next at 1.45 p.m.'sharp, Avhen all members, intending meimtbens, visitors and bowlers and ladies are cordially invited to be present.

“As a community we go on swallowing through our mouths mid throughout our minds whatever is given to us because we have never learned to think," said Mr. B. M. B. Taylor, D.D.B. (N.Z.), when addressing the annual conference' of the New Zealand Deatial Association. “Wo learn to play football, not because it ‘is a good exorcise; and a good game, but because we. are told th(at an All Black is a national hero. Some of us never get over the idea. ".,

The Bank of Australasia advises having received .the folloAving cable from its London office.— Frozen lambs: During the first half of the month firm prices continued, particularly for prime quality which are short; later secondary lambs weakened owing to large supplies and competition from cheap home-killed lapibs. Frozen mntiton; Trade 'continues to bo slow and prices for ewes rather weaker. Frozen beef: Owing to small 'supplies 'market firm with upward, tendency. In view of present crisis demands generally adversely. affected, but prices mainly steady

“Advice," said the bus driver to his ancient cobber, “Why, I’ve 'ad enough of it to fill .a book! give mo by 'fares’ one time and another, one of ’em told mo A was a doctor, and said if I didn’t knock orf smoking quick and lively it’d knock me orf. Me knock orf smoking? Yes,.. I don’t think! But I tell you what—l chucked the baoca I’d been smoking so long and irbangod over t 0 toasted. That was twenty years ago, that was, and I’mi. still going strong! Take it from mo there’s nothing wrong with toasted! Pretty nigh all the nicotine in it is toasted clean out, and believe me, it’« a fair treat to smoko and no error! Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullhead) is my partikler fancy, but there’s four other prime toasted blends —Navy Cut No. 3 (Halldog), Cavendish, Rive.rhead Cold and Des-rt Gold, and my word “toasted’s the goods." Our old friend the bus drive I* (familiar {thousands of newspaper readers) is right Avhon ho ; says “toasted’s a fair treat to smoke." It is.

The Wanganui Education Board .has received notice from the Education Department that the provision of a septic tank at tiro Waitotara .School has own approved, and also an extra grant for the teacher’s residence a,t Manutaihi

“Since I have been in New Zealand I have found nothing but friendliness,” said the American Consul (Mr. Lowell C. Pinkerton) speaking nt Hastings. ‘‘ilo one has treated me as ia foreigner.” Mr. Pinkerton said he kn.iw ho was a foreigner in .Now Zealand, but ho did not feel like one. The only time Ire know he was a foreigner was when he looked at his passport and saw it was red instead of blue. Mr. Pinkerton said the time he had spent in New' Zealand had been one of tiro happiest periods of his life.

A letter has recently boon received by the Wanganui Rowing Club from Mr. W. .1. Jordan, High Commissioner for New Zealand, saying that when visiting Ramsgate lit, saw vi fine motorlaunch bearing the name ‘‘Wanganui” Being an old Wanganui boy, he inquired into tdi!2. matter, and found that the owner was a former Wanganui resident, Mr. T. G. Galbraith, who is now the motor commodore of the Medway Yacht Club. ’Ho found that Mr. Galbraith visits many countries in his launches, all of which bear five name ‘‘Wanganui. ” Mr. Jordan suggested that the club might care to present Mr. Galbraith with a club flag or that the city should present a flag. Tile Rowing Club intends to secure the interest of the City Council in the matter.