THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 31 January 1919, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Jersey cow and several iiuesi-of furniture fire advertised for sale.

Mr G. 11. Harper, of Otaki, advertises a quantity of fencing wire' for sale.

Work was resumed at -. the Fapuroa mine on AVednesday. The. mine had been closed for over three months

Land agent licenses were to-day granted to Messrs J. G. Slovens and Gerald Anderson by Mr E. Page, S.M., while sitting at Otaki.

Xo less than £9630- was invested on the concluding event at Trenthani races on Saturday. This is claimed to be a Dominion record for a hack

In future the "Otaki Mail" will be sent io To Horo by the !N T ew Plymouth express train, arid subscribers may ob-. tain same from Mr Diaper immediately on arrival of that train 'at Te Horo.

A poll was taken in theManawatu County yesterday on the, proposal to rate on unimproved values. The result was 679 votes iir favour and 193 against tho proposal.

',. A S.nuuay School for Maori children will be opened at Otaki Railway on Sunday next, as advertised, and doubtless will bo fully appreciated and well attended.

Mr Doiizue.'piuuo ,tuuer and repairer for Messrs Bcgg and Co., will be in Otaki in a few days, and advertises that orders left at Mr Cockrell's will be promptly attended to. Owing to the fact that the Te Horo school picnic has beeli arranged for Friday, the Farmers' Union meeting set. down for that date also has been postponed until Monday. 10th foist? Fanners should take note of this alter- ' alien of date. -

- "It appears to me." said Mr W.. Fisher, when Masterton accounts for wages in connection with the influenza epidemic were under consideration by the Hospital Board, "that the female workers volunteered their services, while the male assistants all claimed wages." Mr J. Skcllcy, resident agent- for Maters \ titch-and Allan, at Otaki, met with a nasty accident on Wednesday, lid was "cranking" his car opposite the post oQiee, when it "kicked" and struck him on the wrist, which, was broken. He was attended to by Br. Huthwaito, ami ■ afterwards loft fot Wellington.

The estimated war expenditure o Great Britain i> now four millions ;

day. The average daily cost of tii war to Britain, from (lie outbreak 1 April. 191 S, was about £0,100,090. Dm ing 1917 it fluctuated between si millions and seven and a half ntilTioiu But has not been reported as reaehin eight millions.

Mrs E. Muir, of Te Hi a drapery sale, for one »

moncing on February Ist (to-morrow). In an advertisement in this issue "Mrs Mtiir quotes a number of special linos, which give some idea of the excellent bargains offering. Te Horo and district residents will find it to their advantage to call at Mrs Muir's during ,ilxis sale.

■ A resident of the Levitt district fells a good story of himself." He was an inmate of the temporary hospital at Levin during the recent epidemic, and was extremely ill. On recovery he askTctl tor his clothes, and was informed that, they had all been used for various purposes, the staff thinking that he was dead.".

Some irresponsible, destructive person or persons damaged a tank at the Otaki;Maori Racing Club's course, and also destroyed several windows. The Club now offers £lO reward for information leading to the conviction of the culprit, and it is to be hoped that the offender may be discovered and punished.

Mr F. Black, consulting electrical engineer, has been in Palmerston taking further levels, etc., in connection with fhs proj;cted tramway work. It is anticipated that all the necessary documents and preliminary work will be ready in the course of a few weeks' time, wlien the usual application will be made for the authorisation order of the Government When this order is to hand, tenders will be invited for the work.

Another German mine came a.shore on he beach between Levin and the Man-

awatu river on Tuesday night last (says she "Chronicle"). Mr Albert Mudgway sighted it when motor cycling on the. beach. It was then some distance

j oil shore. Mr Mudgway procured a i rope, waded out as far as possible, and | hauled the mine to the shore. After j securing his prize, he informed the poliee. Lieur. Sawle and a party from 1 Wellington destroyed the mine on j "Wednesday afternoon, the report of the j explosion being distinctly heard at • Otaki, Foxton arid Levin.

To-inorow will see the opting of Stiles and Matheson's big summer sale. All ladies are invited, and are "welcome. There will be bargains galore at this great thrift sale. A special feature is the free return tieket the firm is offering. Ladies are advised to read the advertiseinc-nr on our fourth page of this-paper, end to call at- the Levin firm's big sale commencing to-morrow.

Borough Council the question of exieriseieine.. that would not yaors than ■. double -liis. rates. ■ Would that 'yre : had

Miss Kilsby, teacher of pianoforte and theory of music, announces that she has resumed teaching for Otaki. Miss Kilsby is a most successful teacher, whose pupils in the past havo done cxcallentlv. • -•