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Patea Mail, 23 June 1881, Page 3

The match for the sculling championship of the colony between A. White, of Auckland, and W. Hearn, of Wellington, will come off at Wellington on July 9th. A Wellington contractor ia to celebrate the completion of his reclamation contract at Foxton by giving a ball. The telephone being now used to connect Woodville, Forty-mile Bush, with Palmerston North, the services of an experienced operator are no longer necessary. TheTaranaki Education Board is haunted by a spectre, says the News , and this spectre is constantly suggesting the establishment of schools in out-of-the-way places, and modes'ly proposing himself as master. He signs himself C. H. C. Plowden, and is one of the most persistent advocates of self-freedom that could be found. It is stated that Mr Halcombe will get a bonus of £15,000 if he succeeds in floating the projected company for settling the Patetere Block and other lands in the Waikato, and that, moreover, he will receive a salary of £I,OOO a-year as manager of the company. In a wretched little shanty in Wellington, part of which is used as a greengrocer’s shop, no less than 26 Chinamen have their residence. Cables state that favorable accounts are published as to the state of the English wheat crop. The Eight Rev. Edward McCabe, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, has issued pastoral letters to the bishops and clergy of his diocese urging the adoption of a moderate policy by the people, and impressing upon them the necessity of abstaining from acts of violence. The Captain of the stolen steamer India, together with the officers, now in custody at Melbourne, are to be taken to Scotland to be tried. Their Royal Highnesses Princes Albert Victor and George of Wales arc expected at Melbourne from Adelaide on the 25th inst. At a meeting of the creditors of Samuc Clayton, in Dunedin, the total claims preferred amounted to over £20,000. A drunken man in Dunedin who attempted to cross the tramway line on the 21st, was knocked down and killed. Major Kemp and his native followers returned to Banana from Taupo about a week ago, having established their claim to 36,000 acres of the Eangipo Block. The Eowena is still on the Spit at Waitara, all efforts to get her off up to the present time having been ineffectual. The brig Wave is under offer to the. Wellington Naval Brigade for the sum of £7OO. She was inspected by Captain Johnson, but it is not known yet whether he thinks her suitable. For Markets and General News See Fourth Page. PORT OP PATEA. ARRIVED, Clyde ss, Tuesday, from Wanganui. Patea ss, Wednesday, from Welling! SAILINGS. Clyde ss, Wednesday, for Wanganui The Wakatu ss, is expected to-day. HIGH WATER. Thursday—7-10 a.m. 7-50 p.m. Friday—B a.ra. 8-36 p.m. Saturday—9-0 a.m. 9-23 p.m. Sunday 9-44 a.m. 10-3 p.m. Monday—lo-22 a.m. 10-39 p.m, Tuesday—lo-57 a.m. 11-14 p.m. Wednesday—ll-33 a.m., 11-40 p.m.

EgmokT FurniturE FactorY. ALL KINDS OP FURNITURE to he obtained at the above ESTABLISHMENT At Greatly Reduced Prices. o HENRY A. ARTHUR jgEGS to tender Lis sincere thanks to the settlers and the public in general of Patca for the liberal patronage hitherto accorded him, and to assure them ho will endeavor, by supplying soundly constructed and tasteful articles, to merit the same support in future ; and further begs to intimate that he has made a Great Reduction in the PriceJ of all Goods, which will compare favorably with any other house in the Colony.