THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 7 March 1919, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. Entries for the various stock sales, to bo held at Otaki on "Wednesday, are advertised. At a public meeting at Foxton Wednesday it was decided to hold three days of peace celebrations on the racecourse. Tenders for the erection of a bicycle shed at the Tc Horo State school close to-night with Mr S. B. McDonald (secretary of the committee). Mothers who wish to purehaso a nice, handy, up-to-date go-cart should study a special advertisement inserted by Mr A. E. Mintou, of Otaki.

A Gazette Extraordinary published fixes the maximum retail price of bacon at Is 6d per lb, with Id per lb extra when cut into rashers,

Richard Martin, of Wellington, charged with sending threatening letters to Alexander Collins, also a bos containing chocolates soaked in nitric acid, has been committed for trial.

Mr T. A. King, stationer and bookseller, of Mill Road, has received a consignment of new books, etc., which he is offering at lowest prices. Several up-to-date lines of stationery are also to hand.

Bootmaking.—F. Barrett wishes to notify tho public of Otaki and district that he has resumed business as boot and 6hocmaker. Old and new customers please take notice. Address: Dunstan Street, Otaki. —Advt.

. At the last meeting of the Foxton I Borough Council it was decided to comJmence a peace celebration fund, and ' agreed to give £SO for the purpose. It !was decided to ask the public to give subscriptions, it being hoped, with the f Government subsidy, to raise £2OO.

There should be bo need to remind all interested that' entries for tho Horticultural Society's Show, which will be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday, close at noon on Tuesday next. Special attention should be paid to the domestic and needlework sections, as set out ia an advertisement, published elsewhere.

, The "welcome home" social, to be accorded returned soldiers at the Otaki Town Hall to-night, will, no doubt, be largely attended. Dancing, game?, etc., will be a prominent feature, and all who attend are assured a pleasant time. •The arrangements are in the hands of Mrs Hodgson, who is sparing no pains to make the affair enjoyable.

The following figures showing the value of exports from the Dominion for the week ended February 25 are published in the Gazette: Butter £24,939, cheese £54,387, mutton £54,229, lamb £23,932, other meat £27,241, grain and pulse £S99. hides and skins £28,277, kauri gum £lO5, flax and tow £34,1-83, tallow £47,081, timber £4778. wool £20*3,582. Total, £512,139.

A fresh surprise is to be sprung on Otaki and Levin folk to-day. It comes from the usual surprise drapera—Stiies and Matbeson —and takes the form of Xew Zealand-made millinery. We do not exaggerate when we state that they are quite as pretty and stylish as any imported hats bearing Parisian and American names on the crates in which they arrive. Read about them in advertisement in this paper.

I, At the meeting of the Palmerstoa Borough Council a letter was received from the Woodvilie Borough Council intimating that it was proposed to call I a conference of local bodies, to be held | at Woodvilie on March 26th, at 11.30 I a.m., for the purpose of considering the construction of concrete roads, and asking the Council to be represented if it considers it now time to move ia this direction. The Mayor and Cr. Bennett, with-the engineer, were appointed to ic-prese-nt the Council at the conference.

Lieut-Colonel Ccaytor, Commanding ' the New Zealand Expeditionary Force .in Egypt, has sent to the Picton I Borough Council a- valuable memento of ths Great War, ia the reproduction of a Mosaic slab,' found at Sheila!, i South Palestine, on-3rd May, 1917. It .represents a portion of en allegorical floor of an ancient Christian church, founded in the -year 561 A.D. It was discovered by the Aazac Mounted Division after it had been damaged by a Turkish trench being driven through it. Tee reproduction is a. gift to the io*m by I_-ieuE.-Cc-lonel Charter, aad "be duly framed and iurg -in the Cotmcii chambers. ...

At the Otaki S.M. Court to-day a land agent's license was granted to Mr J. Faith (Te Horo). • Levin is shortly to have a new theatre. A syndicate has been formed in Wellington to build a theatre at the town large enough to provide seating accommodation for 1000. The cost of the proposed new theatre is not yet known.

A grand Catholic. social and dance, will be held at Brights' Theatre on St. Patrick's Night (March" 17th), leading talent, including Miss Simpson, who has now joined the Chautauqua Company, Miss Driscoll, .the wellknown Wellington soprano, and several other Wellington and Wanganui performers of note, will take part. The concert promises to be as successful as any previous one, and as tickets are oniy 2s there should be a Tecord house. A dance, which will be kept going till about 3 a.m. the following morning, will also be included in the programme. Full particulars will appear later. One of the legacies left to people who wero smitten by the recent epidemic is falling hair. Many residents have found their hair steadily falling out during the past month or two, and in a few cases premature baldness has ! been-the result. ByHhc ladies particularly falling hair is being viewed with* alarm. To stimulate failing growth some have resorted to the expedient of having the head shaved bare. Many ladies have put up with this temporary interference with their charms rather than be permanently bereft of their flowing locks.

The Xsircaha Dairy Company held an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on Saturday last, to discuss a motion submitted by the directors that a levy, be made, not to exceed -jd a pound on butterrfat supplied to the company, for the purpose of contributing to the cost of a delegation to visit Europe for the purpose of making investigations into the sugar of milk question, and other matters connected with the dairy industry. After a lengthy discussion, on a vote being taken, the motion was declared to be lost.

Mr W. Grace, Wanganui, representative of the N.Z. Coromandel Granite Co., is at present in Otaki, executing quite a number of orders at the local cemeteries. Residents who are contemplating erecting tombstones should either see Mr Grace or interview his workmen, who will be for two or three, weeks in Otaki. Orders may also be left at the "Mail" office. The company is known far and wide, have large workshops in various parts, are known for their high-class work and reasonable charges. All work is guaranteed, and there need be no hesitation in placing orders with such a well-known firm.

The question of the storage of benzine was brought up at the meeting of the Palmerston North Borough Council by the inspector, who pointed out that 2000 cases were stored in a shed in Kangitikei street, and 500 cases in another shed in Taonui street. The Mayor pointed out that the new bylaws would compel people to find proper storage for dangerous goods, but in the meantime there was no power to prevent it's storage in town. Cr. Bennett ?ugs_'ested that the Council should acquire a -suitable store and charge bondage on all goods stored therein. The matter was referred to the Works Committee to bring up a report.

There was considerable disorder at the efficiency campaign meeting held on Friday night in Victoria Square, Christchurch. Mr W. D. Bayley was interrupted on several occassions, and appealed to the chairman to restore order. From the commencement of the meeting it was evident that there would be opposition, but the. appearance of Mr Bayley excited-the most commotion, says the "Lyttleton Times." At the end of the meeting the cry of "Duck him in the river!" was heard, and there seemed to be a possibility of violence being used. Mr Bayley was counted out and jeered at right "through his discourse, and on several occassions it was impossible to hear him.

One evening last week an Eltham motor party hied them hence to a dance at Mangatoki. It was a beautiful night, elea r and starry, and the occupants of the car were joyful. It is said, in fact, that the musical laughter of some of the ladies awakened the echoes in the fanning district through which the car hummed its noisy way. ' Gaiety was the keynote of the party, but alas! there were telegraph poles ahead—and a passenger in the ear who wondered what various buttons were for. Curiosity prompted the curious one to press one of the said buttons, and the result left a lasting impression on the nearest telegraph pole. In the opaqueness that followed the buttonpressing experiment the ear swerved and dashed into the pole with such force that the erosspiece, carrying the wires, broke adrift. Apart from learning what effect the pressing of a button has, the passengers are said to have suffered no injury. One passenger is said to have described it as "ac experience."

There still appears to be some misapprehension as to the matter of the electoral and municipal rolls, and the privilege of voting. Those who have ascertained ftat their names are on the municipal electors' list consider t.hev are entitled to rote upon general electoral matters. Once again we point out that this is not so. Those whose names are only on the municipal roll ■ can vote only on manic-ipal questions, or. to nut it still mora clearly, upon matters' connected with their own parieul&r borongh or torn, board district. To vote in £ general election. or a national poll, *uch as the approach- j ing liquor Referendum on April 10th | nest, the elector's name rassi.bs on the general electoral roll The; two tolls tre qaite distinct and apart, and electors in municipal areas or town 4iciriczs shcuid ascertain that their nam?; i 3p»ar on both Tolls,

:- : The next sitting of the S.M. Court at Otaki will take place on March 28th. *; It is stated that a Hutt County councillor has been served with a writ for libel.-

To-day, at the sitting of the Otaki S.M. Court, Ave widows' pensions and three old-age pensions were granted.

On Saturday night a postal mail bag was lost from the Levin-Foxton mail car, and search, so far, has failed to reveal it.

To-morrow night will be the Chautauqua Company's last appearance in Levin, and all who have missed the entertainment should attend. *

Tenders are invited for felling 400 • acres of bush at Bikiorangi. j An important meeting of farmers | will be held at Te Horo on Monday! night. The lease of the target reserve (Fox- . ton) of 232 acres was submitted to auction on Monday, but the highest bid was only 9s Id per acre, and as this did not eomo up to the reserve the property was passed in, While Mr and Mrs J. Kilmister and their two young children were driving to their home at Shannon on Monday night the horse stumbled and they were thrown from their seats. Tho horse then bolted and tho four were thrown :to the road. One child, a little girl, unfortunately, had her leg broken and was taken to tho Palmerston North hospital for treatment. At a special meeting of the Hastings Borough Council, held on Monday night, it was decided to remit the following proposals to the annual conference of municipal corporations to be held in Wellington in May next:— That the importation of films and moving pictures and their distribution to managers be nationalised and controlled by the Government. That in every case whero n local authority of any district has to provide a public cemetery or to enlarge an existing one, and such cemetery is, or is likely to be, used for interment by the residents of any other district adjacent thereto, the local authority of the latter district shall contribute proportionately to the cost of providing or enlarging such cemetery. That it be made compulsory for every voter to exercise his or her vote at elections. That the Municipal Corporations Act be amended to provide for an interval of two days between the dates of closing the rolls and their being open for public inspection to admit of time for the roll to be written up.