Patea & Waverley Press WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Patea Mail, 15 November 1939, Page 2

Patea & Waverley Press WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

A capable help is advertised for in this issue.

tA lady’s bike, practicaly new, is offered for sale.

Hughsouls Ltd. have an advertise' meat in this issue relating to new curtains and furnishings for Christmas.

A reward is offered for the return of Force keys lost between the Post Office and bridge. A motor garage, bandy to main street, is advertised to let in this issue. The Borough Council Invite applications in tliis issue for the position of Ibrary assistant ■ (female). The Central Cash Stores notify that tbeir now stocks of Christmas goods have arrived and they 'are confident of being able to satisfy customers in all linos. Tenders are invited in this issue for the erection (in wood and iron of a workshop and meter-testing room, and also for the construction of an outfall from the Borough septic tank. Those intending to travel overseas should make a point of communicating with Messrs C. F. Millward and Co., Wanganui, who will furnish them with full particulars with regard to fares, tailings etc. The public of Patea and district arc cordially invited to attend the opening of ■ the local Centennial Memorial which takes place at the Beach on Saturday, December 2nd., at 2 p.m. Air. H. G. Dickie, M.P., will perform the opening ceremony.

The members of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association attended the evening service at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday, when appropriate hymns were sung and an impressive sermon preached by. the hcv. E.j Francis Farr,

Famous writers and their pipes: Priestl'V (author of "The Good Companions”) smokes a briar, so docs J. M, Barrie; Arnold Bennett liked" a calabash; Tennyson and Carlyle smoked penny clays; Thackeray pulled a meerschaum; Murk Two)iu loved a corncob; das, Payne, the novelist, preferred a "hubble-bubble*” * As for tobacco, Barrie'«favourite blend is of his own devising; Payne smoked nothing but latakia: Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame, smoked common shag! Ho acconntiing for tastes! Most literary celebrities (generally heavy smokers-, like a medium strength tobacco; something they can keep smoking for hours. Our famous h*eu Zealand brands with their flavour and fascinating aroma, lea\e nothing to be desired in that respect. You can smoke any of the five favourites: Kiiverhend Gold, Desert Gold, Havy Cut .Ho., ;> (Bulldog), Cavendish (the popular sporting mixture), or Cut Plug Ho. 10 (Bullshead)', rich, mellow and fullstronglh, with comfort and safety; because, deprived of practically all their nicotine, they are just ns harmless as.they can be.