THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 27 January 1919, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A sitting;of"'the S.M. Court will be held at Otitki ou Friday next. " Mrs. Grey, costumier, fdc., lias a notice of interest to ladies in to-day’s issue. Tlie Otald Town Board gives notice that Mr W. Chandler lias been appointed poundkeeper at Otalci. ■ Lincoln rams at the stud sheep fair at Mastcrton realised up to 240 guineas each. The Flunket Shield match, between the Canterbury and Wellington cricketers, was won by the former by seven wickets. Messrs Abrahafu and , Williams, Ltd., advertise entries for their wee cly stock sale at Levin, to be hold to morrow. A lad who escaped from the Weraroa Training Farm last week -was captured on Thursday, and jscor.ml back to the Farm by Constable Or Cc , gan, of Otalci.

No' less t hap- three christenings were celebrated «A All Saints’ Church, Otaki, yesterday, when the Rtv. - Williams officiated. The Key. ’• Petrie, however, conducted the oi dinary service. There was a her congregation. V large number of Natives from the Rotorua and Tauranga districts urr.vcd at Otaki this morning, to pay res 15CCt s to the relatives and friends of the late Mr P. H- Taipuu. They veie ucorded a hearty welcome. Mr L. St. George, our local chemist, ■advertises that he, has received a largo consignment of Norwich dey. cream a dentifrice that conies with a S reputation, and that is claimed U. possess peculiar virtues. It is well worth a- trial. .

Good progress is being made w itli the Kuku water-races, now m course of construction. The work up to the present ffiis been slow owing to tin stony nature of the ground, but the work to lie undertaken this week will be much 'easier, and progress, therefore, will be more rapid.

The Wnikaime stock sales will be lielri on Wednesday next, when good entries will be submitted by the various firms holding regular monthly salt . s ,n that, centre—Messrs Abraham and Williams, Dulgcty and Co., and ( l,c New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Lid.

So great has been (he rush for accommodation at the Otaki seaside resort that the. place has presented a most animated appearance, and lot the past few days the Kiosk has been more than comfortably filled—in fac extra tables have had to be requisitioned. Among visitors at present at the resort are several from as fa. afield »» Wanganui, Mastcrton and elsewhere. ‘

In his annual report, presented at the annual meeting of subscribers to the Otaki library, Mr Ingram (librarian) suggested that new lamps b,, procured, as those in use devoured so much kerosene. “The lamps. M< the librarian. “ are manufactured by the Standard Oil Co., so natural., they make their jaws as capacious as possible, so that they may consume more oil.” The remarks were received with laughter, one member calling “hear, hear!”

The garden party to be held ; Manakau or. Wednesday afternoon next should attract a very large number from all parts of the district. The function will be held in Mrs Richard Robinson ’s picturesque grounds, which arc ideal- for the purpose, and the Manakau ladies are working hard to ensure a pleasant afternoon to all who attend. A dainty afternoon tea will be provided, also strawberries _ and cream, etc., while an orchestra will be in attendance. .The proecds will go to the Manakau Methodist Church building fund. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

There is at present a good staff of men on the road-widening contract between Te Horo and Waikanae, and it is hoped the work will shortly be out of hand. Labour has been hard to obtain, and has been the cause of much delay. The work, when completed, will prove a great boon to the travelling public, as the road was very narrow and dangerous at this stretch. Mr Howard Andrew’s big sale com'menced last Saturday, and is going merrily along. Excellent bargains are on offer, and the public would do well j to call early and secure the piek of j these. All who have not received a copy of Mr Andrew’s sale catalogue should send for one, and see the list of bargains offering. See- new advertisement on our iirst page of this issue. The well-known firm of Messrs Yen Guy and Co. having been dissolved, the business iij premises opposite Mr Cockrell’s, lately carried on by them, will in future be conducted by partners in the late firm—all wellknown business men. It will be ran under the name of True Light and Co. For the present, the firm will continue in the shop opposite Cockrell’s. but on and after Saturday next they will open in the more up-to-date . and ’ commodious premises in Han- j null's Buildings (the fine corner shop). The frm will keep the best of j everything, and sell at the lowest J possible prices. Confectionery, cor- j dials, groce-fies. tobacco, silks, etc., $ will be stocked in great variety, and j no doubt the firm will be accordsd j liberal support. . j *

The Drivers’ Conference concluded at Wellington 011 Saturday without any settlement being arrived at. / The Wiltshire, with a returning draft, No. 210, is now reported to be approximately due in Wellington .on February 3rd.

It is stated that the stud Romney rams disposed of at the special sale in Masterton on Thursday realised approximately £IO,OOO. ' <*

The prospects of the potato crop in the Levin district this season are very good. The, excessive rainfall has improved the growth of the tubers, whilst blight has been reduced to a minimum and has made its appearance only in isolated cases.

In the cricket match between North and East; played at Wellington 011Saturday, Baker, playing for East,, •scored 251 runs —thus beating senior cricket records. The previous highest score was 341, made by the same player some years ago, A New Zealand record was established at Auckland on Saturday by u seaplane from tho Kohimarama school, which reached an altitude of 6500 feet. The , previous record was established by Mr Hill, of Soekburn, with 250 i feet.

A big motor lorry, conveying a heavy load of furniture, came to grief on the Paekakarilci hill on Saturday. No details of tho accident are available, but a motor party that came over the hill yesterday saw tho big lorn wrecked in one of tho many gullies on the far side of the hid. The roadway had given way, doubtless owing to the driver of the lorn having gone too close to the roadside, with the result that the vehicle toppled over. A somewhat sorions accident occurred at the Lambton railway stu tion, Wellington, on Saturday morning. Edmond Adams, a married man, was doing some work about one of tin gas cylinders used for tho lighting of the railway carriages, when some hi came ignited, and he was severely burned about his head and arms. After he had received first aid he was r< moved' to the hospital.

Headquarters of the N.Z.E.F. in Loudon and Egypt have been instructed to return medical and dental students who, prior 1o enlistment, had been attending courses sit Levland University, by the beginning of March, in order that they may resume their studies at tho beginning of the new term.

An unreserved clearing sale in the estate of Messrs Bright Bros., to be held on Monday next at tho Otaki saleyards, should be the means of attracting buyers from all parts of The district. A number of very fine cows, horses, vehicles, implements, harness, timber and other articles too numerous to particularise will be submitted. Any one in search of tip-top horses, implements, etc., could not do better than attend.

Information received in Wellington shows that there have been two advances recently in the value of corn sacks and binder twine, in which a heavy volume of business has been done. Flour sacks have also advanced from 12s 6d to 14s 6d on the spot, and supplies at present very scarce, This position has been Drought about to a large extent by he fact that no information has been received of the sailing of the steamer that usually brings the November shipment of these goods.