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Patea Mail, 16 June 1882, Page 3

Mr Edward Churton, of Wanganui, is laid zip with gout.

Measles have been so prevalent at Auckland, that the city schools are ordered to be closed one week, for the rooms to be fumigated. A flax mill at Wanganui has been working on the section of an absentee owner. The mill made much noise, and neighbors complained. ■ But another complainant has just turned up, namely the absentee owner, who has ordered the miller and his mill to quit. Waverley Improvement Society’s meeting is announced for Tuesday next. Shareholders in the County of Patea L. B. and I. Society are to meet on Saturday week. The price of the Melbourne Argus is reduced from 3d to 2d.

A new daily paper is projected in Sydney, with a capital of £IOO,OOO. Most people have no idea of the large capital required to work a good newspaper successfully.

Commissioners nominated for Patea West Road District are 9, and the election is fixed for Friday next. The gale on Weduesday night played a queer prank with the Hospital tank. That nseful article was almost empty, and being light and bulky, the wind turned it over, and having got it once rolling, the tank was blown away some forty yards, lodging against a fence in a ditch or it might have rolled clean away. How do you account for this ? When Jumbo was landed at New York, 16 horses could not drag him in bis big box, with hundreds of men also pulling at ropes, and it was not till two of Barnum’s elephants were yolked on that the big box moved on its wheels. Yet the fact is that Jumbo had been drawn in that box from the Zoological Gardens to the London docks by only ten English horses. How does the difference arise ? Jumbo had lost about two tons of flesh during his voyage, so that the difference should have been in favor of the drawing power of American horses. Can it be that a strong English draft horse is nearly equal in power to two American horses, even though probably bred from English stock ?

Serious Delay will be caused to contractors on the Whenuakura railway section by the stoppage of timber traffic from Rangitikei until the bridge can be repaired for railway traffic. It is expected that the broken bridge cannot be repaired in less than two months. Contracts bad been made for delivering timber by rail to Waverley for the Whenuakura section, and contracts made for carting it to different parts of the line. These wili be upset, and parties will be in a serious fix.

REMOVAL NOTICE. R. M. KIRK, BOOTMAKER, PATE A, has removed to the shop next to his former premises in Egmont-street, and solicits a continuance of the liberal' support accorded to'him. All work done on the Premises No‘ cheap Slop Goods Good fit and workmanship guaranteed No Bankrupt Stock kept Working Men’s Watertight Boots, guaranteed strong, 245. Gent’s Boots, elastic sides, made to measure, 265. Ditto, stitched and worked, 28s, Ladies’ Department : Neatness, excellence, and good fit guaranteed All Repairs executed neatly and promptly. PRINTING at the Mail Office ; neatness, cheapness, and speed,