THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 14 February 1919, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sotck sales at Te Hero will be held on Wednesday next. Particulars of the entries are advertised.

The Otaki Fire Brigade is having a Jlfig manufactured, to be affixed fo the station on meeting days to remind members of the meetings.

On the recent revision of the County roll there were 4.3 ratepayers in the. Alfredton Riding of the Eketahuna Cunty struck off. on account of nonpayment of rates.’

, Fancy coats' being,reduced'from 50s to 20s at Stiles and Matheson’s summer sale now in full swing. Read more about it : in their advertisement in this paper.

A-meeting of tiie members of the Otaki Fire Brigade 5 .was to have been held on Wednesday night, but was postponed;. out of respect for the relatives ofilie late Mrs. Row.

ThP Red Cross Society has,resolved to: hold’ ly final shop day on March 15, "ijieu it'is hoped..that the public will -tiidte to make this-final effort'a worthy one. . ' .. . ~ wt . ' Gardenr-rp who was badly injured by a motor accident “at; Ohau recently, and -Master Harold'"Baker, t.'ho met. with a bicycle accident at Ofoki; a few days ago, ate both doing nicely.’ at iho Ideal hospital. •The procuring of horse feed was befores the- Eketahuna County Council on Saturday, when 'the chairman stated that a sum of £2OO had been saved last, year through purchasing in Canterbury. 2*Local bodies are not liable for nonrepair of bridges in case of accident, but they arc liable for misrepair if it can be proved," was a ruling laid down at the Eketahuna County Council meeting on Saturday.

How narrow an escape .the British; Fleet had from capture by Germany is told in the mighty photo-drama “Mv Eour Years in Germany.” It is actual fact. The picture is from Ambassador Gerard N sensational book of the same name. A little boy named Hurley—tin infant —while playing about at his home, Tardier road. Levin, this morning, secured a tin of caustic soda, and badly burned liis lips and parts of bis face, fortunately not seriously. The little sufferer was taken to the Otaki Hospital for treatment.

Baxter’s, the cash* grocers of RiddiKid Street. Wellington, are cutting .prices for cash only, and are making a ‘.Speciality of .their ir.aii order business, 'this firm w : t, send ;• catalogue of grocery prices free on application, and correspondence is invited. .See adveri.'sgmeut on our second page.

When the motor lorry was referred to at Saturday's meeting of the Kknlahuna County Council a councillor remarked: ‘‘When we bought a motor lorry a ratepayer said to me, ‘You are a- lot of d dunderlieaded fools. What did you want to buy that thing tori’ The same ratepayer recently, after watching the working of the lorry, had said: ‘Why in the h didn’t you buy two?’ ’’

We remind our readers of the auction sales of lands at Otaki and Te Koro,. to be held at the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.’* yards, Te Horn, on Wednesday next. The land is conveniently situated, comprises three freehold farms, and should elicit spirited bidding, Particulars are advertised, and fuller details may be secured from, the auctioneers.

The annual meeting of. the Otaki Bulb Society will bo held at the reading room, Otaki, to-night (Friday), when the annual report and balancesheet will be submitted, officers elected, etc. This is the club’s first annua! meeting, and. itfter a very successful first year’s operations, it is hoped that there will be a good attendance, in order that interest may be stimulated, and things put in good order for the forthcoming year. All interested in the Society are invited to attend tonight 's meeting.

A large and representative meeting of the Horow henna Racing Club was held on Tuesday evening for the purpose of considering the acquisition, in conjunction with the A. and P. Association, of the racecourse from the Park ; Company, or procuring a course by i means of an. exchange w ith the Domain Board. Air J. McLeavey presided. The matter was fully discussed, and it was finally agreed that a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs- Gardener, Bull, Procter, ,>'ieholson and George, meet the. A. an J P. Association Committee and consider the matter with a view to formulating a proposal to the Park Company for --the purchase of the course. —‘ ‘ Chronicle. ’ f

Readers will remember that the public of Otaki and district subscribed liberally. -some considerable time ago. for the purchase of 'two-billiard tables for use by the soldiers -who were at that time under treatment; at the Otaki jranatorinia, One of'the rabies was immediately erected at the Sanatorium. Soon afterwards.-however, the soldiers were removed to Cambridge, and the billiard table was of no ..farther use at Otaki, and was sept on to Cambridge. The- second - billiard table has been . stored at Otaki ever since. Eeeently the Otaki Patriotic Society made enquiries, and ascertained that it would . be useful at Cambridge, and weald he ; appreciated by the many soldiers there. ■ Therefore that too has ..been - sent to Cambridge and erected there. .. The soldiers, who-find the time bans heavily on their, hands in such, an iastitai iion as Te Waikato, greatly appreciate thtu tables, and tliose is So. assisted in 5 tiffins .purchase will be glad to know that the? soldiers are - greatly, pleased ' with-.the 'gifts. T - .

A prohibition order was this morning issued against a local resident at his own request.

Tho poll in connection with the proposal to rate on ihc unimproved value in the town district of Otaki is advertised to bo taken on Tuesday, 4th March nest.

Bootmaking.—F. Barrett wishes to notify the public of Otaki and district that he will resume business as boot and shoemaker. Old and new customers please take notice. Address: Dunstnn Street, Otaki. —Advt.

It is interesting to learn that during the past two years that the - flowerselling at the Otaki railway station has been under the local Ecd Cross Society, the sum of over £225 has been raised by this means. Previous to the Red Cross Society taking- up this work a very considerable sum was raised by the same means.

Mr Massey is taking steps towards securing the approval of .tho Peace Conference to the proposal that Gallipoli shall be placed under direct British control so that tho hallowed ground shall be set apart as a commemorative reserve in tribute to the memory of tho gallant Anzacs and their. British comrades who made Gallipoli a syuonym for heroic enduraneo and noble sacrifice. The aim is to have tlxe reserve afforested w-ith Now Zealand and Australian trees and evergreens, and to have tho graves adequately marked and preserved.

The funeral of the late Mr James Prouse took place at Levin'On Wednesday afternoon last, and was one .of ihc largest, seen at Levin for a great time, among (hose present being representatives from practically all the centres along the coast. Tho cortege was a very lengthy one. The service at the graveside was conducted by the'lvev. J. H. Haslam in an impressive manner. A very large number of floral tributes were placed on tho casket, among these being several exquisite works of art sent by various representative bodies in which deceased had taken an active part.

At Wednesday-* dairy factory meeting Mr C. Dahl gave an outline of the process of manufacturing sugar of milk. It took 8800 gallons of whey to make one ton of sugar of milk. The whey was put into large shallow pans with double bottoms, 10ft 6in in diameter and about 21iu deep. Steam was applied and 75 per cent of the whey was evaporated and the albumen coagulated. This was now skimmed and filtered. Steam was again used to reduce the mass to tho consistency of porridge. It was then left a day, when it crystalled. There were then further washings ami chemical treatment, und then the crystals underwent the refining treatment. —“Ekctahumt Express.'’

The St. John Ainbulauee and Red Cross Society has resolved to discontinue flower selling at the local railway station as from to-morrow, 35th inst. Owing to tire fact that many of the trains make but short stoppages at Otaki—the refreshment rooms being now closed—and tlxe fact that tho war is at an end. if is felt advisable to take this step. Elsewhere, by advertise--1 meat. the Society returns thanks to Mrs Dnnn. who organised this branch of fork, and worked untiringly until her ! departure from Otaki, also to the •flower sellers, who have done excellent work over a long period. The funeral of the lata Mrs W. JRow took place on Wednesday, when tho body was laid to rest in the Otaki public cemetery. The cortege was a representative one, and included relat'ves and friends from various parts of this district, Manawata and Foxton. A short but most impressive service was held at Mr Row’s residence, when the Itev. Hedley White officiated. At the graveside the burial service was conducted by Mr Clark, of Palmerston North—a friend of deceased and Mr Row for many years—assisted by Bev. Hedley White. Appropriate hymns were also rendered, A number of beautiful floral tributes were placed on tho coffin. The relatives of the late Mrs Row have received many messages of sympathy. At last eighth 'meeting of the Otaki Patriotic Society, the secretary reported having received a number of telegram?. advising the Society of the return home or a number of soldiers. It was stated that .in practically every instance tho men had not returned by I the train advised. The secretary stated that at one time the Society had endeavoured to meet every returning soldier and convey him to his home by motor car. However, they had had eo much difficulty in ascertaining the train iby .which soldiers would travel that had had to discontinue th& practice. The meeting expressed regret that circumstances made it almost impossible to meet the men at the railway station on their return, and suggested that it would be better to give the men a welcome home at social gatherings which are held from time to time.