LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 8, 17 November 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Members of St George's choir are requested to attend the usual weekly practice this evening at half-past sev no c ock, A mee ing of the general committee of the Exhibition will he held at Mr Horner’s office to-morrow evening at half past seven, News has been received, at Natal, from Zululaad that Diniznlu, the Zulu King, has submitted to Sir Arthur Havelock, Messrs Freeman Tl Jackson and Co.’s Waverley sale takes place on Monday next, present entries will be found in another column. A general meeting of members, and all interested in the I’atca Mvimmng Club, will be held at the Central Hotel on Saturday next, at eight o’clock, £ Mr 11 A Ad am i has receive.] a telegram from tiie Kaiapoi Woollen Faeiory Company, stating that they intend sending an exhibit of tho value of from £2-30 to £3OO. Tho adjourned special meeting of tho School committee takes plac ■ in the school - j house to-morrow evening at eight o’clock. | when a full attendance is requested, j It is notified elsewhere that Ilia tennis courts will be opened on Saturday next, It is to bo hoped that a good attendance of members and visitors will be present on the occasion, The Borough Council is expected to meet this evening at seven o'clock. It is to be hoped Councillors will turn up to-nighl, a-, the attempts to get a nv.eting arc becoming monotonous. We hear on good authority that the plancud specifications for .Ur OMham's buildings arc in a forward state, and that ft rulers tor the works will be called for in a few days. Mr Oldham certain y has not wasted much time in getting under weigh. Can tain Robertson handles his steamer very smartly. Tho other morning the ss Orcti came round the end of the breakwater at 1)55, went up to the cattle wharf, shipped n board twenty-five bullocks, and was oil again to the Manukau at 10 30. The smancss exhibited'on this occasion is a credit w all concerned, —Taranaki Herald. The regular monthly meeting of tire Patea Kilwinning Lodge 530, S C.. was held la>i evening, when, after the usual routine business hud been transacted, the annual doc lion f officers took pla' C, with the following insult : — Bro W Brown, R, W. M. ; Bro P, M. Mnnertv, IR AR • Bro P M. G D Hamer ton, W. S, W.; Bro I', M. Gower, W, J. \\. ; Bro hj. W. M, T E Hamerton, t . D.; Bro W. J, Gibbons, J, D. ; Bro Currie, Treasurer; Bro Gower, Secretary,; Bro P, M. Finnerty wa-. icqucstedand consented (o act as installing master on the 30th instant.