LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Patea Mail, 20 November 1939, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

A lady’s bike, practically new, is offered for sale.

A reward is offered for the return of riu-ee keys lost between the Post Office and bridge.

A. euchre and 500 evening in aid of the funds of the New Zealand Ecd Cross yutilety (Incorporated), Avill be held in the Town Hall supper-room on Mouday, November 20th., at S p.m.

Miss J. Carey notifies that she Is commencing ladies’ tailoring and dressmaking nn Mr. Gunnison's side shop.

The Patca School Committee in this issue thank all those wlio assisted with the recent school ball, and helped to make it so conspicuous a success.

The public of .Patca and district are cordially invited to attend the opening of the local Centennial Memorial Avliictakes place at the Beach on Saturday. December 2m1., at 2 p.m. Mr. 11. Cl. Dickie, M.P., will perform the opening ceremony.

The attention of our readers is directed to au advertisement in this issue in connection with the special arrangements made by the Hallway Department for a week-end excursion to Wellington iin connection with, the special arrangements made by the Hallway D'Opartment for a week-end excursion to Wellington in. connection with the Centennia! Exhibition.

A variety of insect life from all parts of the world is included ill a display prepared by the honorary onto mo’ legist, Mr. W. 11. Hemingway, which is being shown at the Auckland War Memorial Museum this week. Most of the exhibits, which occupy almost 70 cases, were obtained in Central and Southern America, and many of them have not previously been displayed hero. Giant butterflies, moths and beetles are included, There is a specimen of the pliasmld, e native of Australia and New Guinea,, KRin in length, another bejing a West Indian beetle 4in. long.

The response by the Maori people of the Wairarapa to thp call for volunteers for the Maori battalion has proved astonishing. With a large Maori population the Wairarapa’s contribution to the battalion is one volunteer. Several reasons for the apparent reluctance of the Wairarapa Maoris t° offer their services have been given by outside observers. It was pointed out bv one that shearing is about to begin and he .suggested that the young men are unwilling to forego the high wages earned during (his period. Tim fact, too, that Maoris are at present making good wages on Public Works jobs lias been suggested as a reason.

Famous writers and their pipes: Priestly (author pf “Thp Good Companions”)' smokes a br'Wfj SO docs J. M. Barrio; Arnold Bennett lilycd a calabash; Tennyson and O.arlylp smoked penny days; Thackeray paired a meerschaum; AitU’k lAvi-fil loved a coinnob ; Jas. Payne, the novelist, preferred ;i ‘ ‘ hubble-bubble. ’' As for tobacco, Barrie’s favourite blend is of Ins own devising; Payne smoked nothing hut lata Ida; Conan Doyle, of Sherlock llobn.es fame, smoked common shag! No accounting for tastes! Most literary celebrities (generally heavy smoker?-, like a medium strength tobacco; something they cap keep smoking for hoars. Our famous Few Zealand brand? with Uu-ir exqulsfle flavour and fascinating aroma, leave nothing to bo desired in that respect.. Aon can smoke any of Co five favourites: Divcrliead Gold, Desert, Gold, Navy Cut No. (Bulldog), Cavendish (the popular sporting mixture) ~ or Cut I lug No. 10 ('Bulkhead), rich, mellow and full-streue-th, with comfort and safety; because, deprived of practically all their nicotine, they are just as hannlpss as they can be.

The Toy Grouts’ ''hyp Day on i*’riel ay proved a big success, over £l6 being netted. The competition, for the White Leghorn Lousier was won bv .Miss N. Fowler.