LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 9 April 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A volunteer nursing reserve league has boon formed at Poxtou.

The Otaki Bulb Society has decided to hold its annual bulb show in Otaki on Wednesday, September l"th.

The Pukehou (Otaki) property, comprising 283 acres, put up to auction at Otaki to-day, on account of the Bright Estate, was purchased by Mr W. 31. Simeox at £2O 10s per acre.

The Profiteer. —Sixpen’orth of beer. Tuppence for the brewer, tuppence for the publican, a penny for Bill Massey, and the rest for me! Here’s luck. Did you say sixpenny worth 1 S’truth! Advt.

The annual meeting of the Otaki Eire Brigade w*ill take place to-night (Wednesday), as advertised. It is most important that there should be a full attendance at this meeting, and therefore all members are urged to be present.

Easter blouse?, an irresistible attraction for every lady, are now being sold byMathewsou Ltd.(“Where the smart hats are’ 7 ), 264-266, Lambton Quay, Wellington, at lowest prices. Ladies should - peruse the advertisement, elsewhere.

A party of visitors to the Central Development Farm on Monday afternoon were struck by the simplicity and ingenuity employed in th« solving of a plot of seed. The seeds were being sown in rows, an ordinary 12-inch board serving to give a straight line for the rows and preventing the workers walking on the finely-worked ground. It also did away with the usual garden line ansU-Tsas-a. iiisp--§.aves—ali- rdtmd. ~Tins” method of sowing garden seeds was noted by several present for future I use.

With the object of encouraging the children to take an interest in the growing of flowers, the Otaki Bulb Society is offering three prizes, or ss, I3s and 2s respectively,.for. three; nar- | eissi blooms of any one variety, to be j shown in one vase, the: flowers to be ! -from bulbs costing hot -more than 3d ' each. There are a lot' of beautiful 1 bulbs to be -got very cheaply,, sod as | now is the time, to plant, bulbs, children should' secure a few and plant them im- ■ mediately, so as to be in readiness for * the forthcoming Bulb Show, to be held ps 27th April near.

All State schools under the jurisdiction of the Wellington Education Board will be closed to-morrow (licensing poll day). I The South Island portion of the Pioneer Battalion passed through Otaki last evening by the New Plymouth mail, en route for their homes: Mr Steele, of Wellington, has been appointed by the Horowhenua Educational Institute To represent it at the town-planning conference to be held at Wellington next month. An effort is to be made to resuscitate football in the Horowhenua district, and a meeting of the Horowhenua Rugby Uiu.o.n null be ke.l.d shortly to diseuss matters. | Mr J. R. Ingrain writes us at length on the Prohibition question, blit the I letter is crowded out. His main point : is that Holy Writ does not condemn drink but drunkenness. The letter contains nothing new. On account ©f tho closing of the flaxmills in the vicinity of Shannon, a good many men have left the district, sonie going to the flax areas in the north and : others to South Island centres where ‘ milling operations are still in progress. * During the quarter ended March 31, 1019, nineteen births, ten deaths and three marriages were registered in the Levin district. The figures for the corresponding quarter of last, year were 13 births, two death* and six iaar--1 riages. i The representatives of the Feathcr- : ston County Council who recently I visited the Taranaki district were so i impressed with .the tar macadam roads they saw in the north that they are placing a comprehensive proposal bei fere the ratepayers an an early date. * Bootmaking.—F. Barrett wishes to : notify the public of Otaki and district 1 that ho has resumed. business as boot and shoemaker. Old and new customers plcaso take notice. Address: Dunstan , Street, Otaki.—Advt.

Ladies who wish to be smartly dressed for Easter will bo interested in Anderson’s now advertisement in today’s issue. Dainty hats, smart costumes, pretty blouses, reliable coats, umbrellas and hosiery are advertised by this up-to-date firm.

... Aa unreserved clearing sale will be held by the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., on account of Mri Frank Winter, at Manakau on Saturday next, 12th inst., when a splendid lot of household furniture, etc., will be submitted for sale. See details in our advertising columns.

Li to-day’s issue a mass of advertising matter appears in connection with to-morrow’s licensing poll. The Prohibition Party devotes much space to the attitude of Catholics, and the opposing views of Archbishop Redwood and Bishop Cleary are given special prominence.

At a recent meeting-of' the Horowhenua Educational Institute, held at Otaki, a resolution was passed to the effect that the Institute considered tho language used in the school journals was unsuitable, and tho matter generally uninteresting; also that an experienced teacher should supervise the production of the journal.

Easter is generally a pleasant holiday, and this year, with peace celebrations hovering round, it will indeed be a time of merry-making. Of course, men, yeu mean to be well dressed for the occasion. Stiles and Matheson's advertisement in .this paper will tell you howl •Writing of the food shortage in Germany, a Martiuborough soldier says:— “The Germans are well and smartly dressed, and appear to have plenty of money, but they are undoubtedly short of food. Joints of meat, white Dread,

cakes, sweets, butter, or cheese are never seen. If a Hun secs a soldier with a packet of biscuits or a bos of chocolates he follows him about like a puppy dog. 7 7 All friends of the Rev. and Mrs lied ley White, who are shortly to leave Otaki for Taumarunui, are invited to attend a social in the Otaki Methodist Church on Wednesday next, 16th inst, fur the purpose of bidding them goodbye. Any desirous of contributing towards a small presentation may leave donations at the “Mail' 7 office before Monday next.

A Wanganui resids-nt ha* discovered, and proved, he says, a sure cure for influenza. The cure is remarkably simple, the ingredients being in almost common use in every household, and yet it is so effective that- a change in the worst- of cases can be effected in less than 20 minutes. The gentleman has offered his cure to the Government for the consideration of " £-3000. So sure is he of its efficacy that he welcomes the most stringent tests.

The Liquor Party insert a striking advertisement in to-day’s issue claiming , that if Prohibition is,, earned the fanners wßi * have to foot the bill of four and a* half million pounds, while the State will lose £1,500,000 yearly in* come, a loss that the parry declares will have to be made up by compulsory enforcement of increased land tax, increased income tas, and additional duty on household necessities,'' agricultural I implements, fencing wire, and genera! 1 requisites. j Information has been received by the I Palmerston North police that a German 'Sea mine wss'fonsd'bn the 'RasgitiJ*c:- [ beach, about 17 miles from Bulls, on ! Monday morning. The mine was disI covered by Afr Carter, a resident of the locality, and it had apparently keen ; washed tip by the tide only a short time before. A iquare boy, covered with netting, and hearing the number 24. was also found a short distance from the-mine, but whether this is merely ; a piece of wreckage or a nival appliance is not yet known. The.police have communicated with the Hava! ■Adivrer in ■regard to ike mine, and rtc-p-s will r.o doubt be taken to destroy a. ■

«- The Hutt County Council’s monthly meeting was held a't Wellington yesterday. Our report of the meeting is held over until our next issue.

A new fence of a substantial nature is being erected at the Otaki State school grounds, fronting Mill Road. Concrete posts are being used. The fence when completed will be a great improvement.