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Patea Mail, 24 July 1882, Page 3

A man intruded into an Irishman’s shanty the other day. “ What do you want?” asked Pat. “ Nothing,” was the visitor’s reply “Then you’ll find it in the,jug where the whiskey was.” “Yes, mamma, I took three bonbons out of the drawer,” “ That was very naughty, my child; but I shall forgive you because you confessed it.” “Then give me the other mamma, for I really took only two,” A Kentucky boy with Buffalobilian pro. clivities wanted to be photographed with a revolver in his hand. While “ sitting ” for the picture the revolver and the boy went off together, the latter with a bullet hole through his hand.

Australian Mutual Provident Society. NOTICE TO MEMBERS ON THE PATEA REGISTER. MR WILLIAM DALE having resigned the Agency of the Societj it Patea, Members of the Society whost names are on the Patea Register an requested for the future to forward theii premiums to Mr John Watt, th< Society’s Agent at Wanganui, whos( receipt alone will be valid. EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Wellington, 7th July, 1882. Manchester steam Saw ant Planing Mills, Taonui, near Feilding. Totara, Matai, Rimu and Whit< Pine in any quantity. Dressed Timbe; of every description always on hand. H. ADSETT, Proprietor. WaIMATB PLAINS.-—Mr Josepl Chadwick, an experienced corres pondent, is authorised to represent tin Mail on the Plains, and an office will b( opened shortly at Manaia.