LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be no sitting of the Otaki S.M, Court at Otaki this month.

The Otaki hospital staff is at present fairly busy,', a number of Jj£esh cases recently being admitted. fiS*

The weekly stock sales take place at Levin to-morrow, and tho monthly sales at Otaki on Wednesday. See advertising columns for entries. Telephone subscribers should take note that Thursday, April 10th, is the last day of grace for payment of subscriptions, and all not paid by that date may be disconnected.

Nothing to lose but your chains. Banish booze and open wide the doors of opportunity. A sober democracy can accomplish everything.—Advt. Owing to the high price of milk, Mr Parse, our local milk vendor, ha? been compelled to raise his- price to s|d per quart, the increase to date from yesterday. Messrs Dalgcty and Co. will sell at their Otaki sale on Wednesday, on account, of Mr W. H. Reynolds, who has sold his farm, a number of useful implements, milk cans, calves and kar-

All members and intending members of the To Horo Hockey Club are invited to attend a meeting at the Te Horo Public Hall on Wednesday evening next. It is hoped to have a good strong club at Te Horo again this rear. On Wednesday, 16th inst, at tho Te Horo saleyards, the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., will offer for sale, in the estate of David Robertson, a farm of 757 acres, situated in block IV., Kaitawa Survey District, within easy reach of Otaki. Full particulars can be obtained at tho offices of the auctioneers, AVellington or Levin. Notice is given by advertisement that an election will be held on 30th inst. for the return of two members of the Wellington Harbour Board to represent the boroughs of Palmerston Xorth, Feilding, Levin, Shannon, and the counties of Manawatu, Oroua, Horowhenua, Pohangina, Kniranga and Kiwitea. Nominations of candidates. will be received by Mr C. E. Shortt, returning officer, Palmerston North, up to noon of Tuesday, 10th inst.

Two young men, Allan Paterson and Stanley Sames, residents of Koputaroa, were at an early hour on Sunday morning admitted to the Otaki Hospital, one suffering from,a broken leg and the other from a broken c/dlar:ipuc. It appears that both were riding motor bicycles without lights on Friday night while near Levin, and hat a head-on collision occurred. Both riders were considerably shaken, and the machines damaged.

Attention is sailed to an advertisement on our third page of this issue with respect to the Victory War Loan of 1010. In anticipation of the loan subscription;- are now being received, and wili enrry interest from the date of lodgement, at the rate of 4.1 per cent, free of income tax, while post office inscribed stock will bear interest at 5 per cent. Taxpayers are reminded hat the compulsory provisions of the Act wili be put into operation, 'and only 3 per cent will be paid on money so taken.

In connection with tho proposed Girls' High School at Palrnerstea, for which the Government has allocated £IO.OOO, plans have been prepared by Mr H. de J. Clere, providing accommodation for 200 pupils. The site of the new school will be, a six acre section in Fitzhcrbert street, between the Municipal bowling green and the sports ground. The erection of a hostel to make provision for country children is under consideration, but additional funds will be required for this purpose. ; -

: . There was once again a very large ■attendance in the streets of Otaki oa Saturday night to hear addresses by the Rev. Hedley White and'Mr Evelyn Macdonald on Prohibition. Mr White was accorded an excellent hearing, and gave a capital address, bat immediately Mr Maedonald mounted the bos "the crowd grew hilarious, and the speaker was subjected to a running fire of interjections, and , was - occasionally counted oat. In response to an invitation extended to any who might wish : to champion the other side of tie fWIS-, j Hon, those present addressed the crowd, but his remarks certainly did not carry much -weight, and he bad; a ?nii:ed reception. A number'of questions were asked ans /answered.* l ' The. crowd wsi eviden'iy out fox a bit of

Bootmaking.—F. Barreit wishes t& notify the public of Oiafei ana district that lie has retained - business as boat s.ud shoemaker. GM-asd sew easterners plras^take .EOtiee... Address; .DsEsten

Tot Bronchial Coughs, take .. ; Woods' Great ■gepgensi-Bj Care.

The report that another mine was found last week at-Poxtoh is now denied.! '"■* _ Messrs Bills and -Moore advertise best Canadian carbide at £4 10s per 2cwt drums. ~

Attention is called to a. prominent advertisement on.our third page, with respect to "Influenza and Alcohol."

As a result of the Macarthy bequests the Otaki Convent has benefited to the extent of £4.0, while. the Boston Convent will receive a similar a-mount.

Tho latest addition to the telephone exchange, ■is the business of Messrs Truelight and Co., the well-known fruiterer's, grocers, etc., of Mill Road. Wc congratulate the company on its enterprise.

The lot of tho local ranger is stll far from a happy one, and to-day ho returned home bruised, but by no means crestfallen. It appears that he secured a horse and was doing his duty, when the owner, a stalwart Jfative woman, rushed him and belaboured him in solid fashion with a broom stick, Fun promised to bo fast and furious, but the ranger thought discretion tho better part of valour, and left.