LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 25 April 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

No less than 53 rinks took part in the Palmerston North bowling tournament at Easter.

Recently two skulls, in a good state of preservation, were found on the sandhills near the- Otaki beach.

The offices of Messrs Kirk and Br.pley and Mr G. H. Harper, solicitors. Trill re-open on Monday morsis".

Bootmaking'.— T. - Barrett wishes to notify Iks public of Olaki and district that he has resumed burinesi as boot and EhoeSSi'er l .pid and-new. castomers please take notice. Addreir: Duns tan OtaM.—Adyt.

Fer tlie month, of Marsh two eases of j diphtheria wtfre reported from Levin. ( Tho annual meeting of the Otaki Gymnasium Club takes place at the Druids' Hall to-night at S o’clock. It is reported that the celebrated airman Vedrines, when flying over Home, fell and was killed. Complaint is made in Christchurch that a shortage of slaughtermen is seriously affecting the meat industry in Canterbury. Ln a Rugby niawh jafe 1 Twickenham, New Zealand defeated Frans a by 20 points to 3. -The New Zealand team , also beat Cardiff 21 t'o 3. j The total cost of the epidemic to Hawke * Eay is reported by the chairman of iho Hawke’s Bay Hospital and Charitable Aid Board to amount to £15,587. Tho Auckland City Council confirmed the proposal for the purchase or the Auckland tramways, and authors u a loan of a million and a-quarter fo. that purpose. Lately there has been a shortU; . of bread in Otaki, the local bakers L,\ .ig sold out repeatedly. One of the ■eal bakers, Mr Horace Noble, has bet ', incapacitated with a poisoned hand The “Boston Herald’’ warns residents against a lawn-mower “expert” and needy knife-grinder, who it says is

' “doiug” the borough at present. Otaki residents should note this and be on the. qui vive. Tho contract made by the Canadian Dominion Government with tho Now Zealand Shipping Company for direct shipment of cargo to this country having been renewed, Canadian manufactures are now coming into New Zealand in pre-war volume. There are 140 cases of rabies in England and Wales, and the disease is spreading rapidly into the metropolitan districts. A deg attacked a family in a Loudon suburb, and a cat drove the deg from tho house, and is believed to have saved tho life of its mistress. The first meeting of the Otaki School Committee, as at present constituted, will take place on Monday night, when ono of tho chief items of interest will, be the consideration of supplying hot drinks for school children during the winter months. At the last meeting of the committee of the Boston I’eace Celebrations it. was decided to hold a fireworks display on the Monday, to b» followed by- a concert, admission to which is to be free.

Fencing wire should fee very plentiful at Auckland just now, says the “Herald." Of fehe 1900 tons of cargo from !st. John’s discharged there by tho Cufic last week, about 700 tons consisted of plain and barbed wire.

“Boys and girls come out to play.” Mothers should see to it that they play in comfort. All-wool jerseys take some beating in keeping out the cold and keeping in the warmth. Head Stiles and Mathicson’s advertisement in this i*sue. As the result of a police raid on a soft drink shop in Grey Street, Auckland, 200 empty beer and whisky bottles w.cre found. At the Police Court Christian Christiansen was charged with sly grog-selling, and was fined £4O; and Mary Moore, charged with being privy to the illicit sale of liquor, was fined £lO.

- Speculation as to the general election in June, or as soon as Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward return from Europe, has been prevalent for some time past. Aft-er (ho recent licensing poll, however, the Electoral Department will have at least a month’s work to do in

clearing up matters. Then, since the next election is to be held on the new electoral boundaries, /quite another three months will be. taken up in preparing the new roll#! At the earliest, therefore, a general election can hardly be held fecierc August.

Mr Samuel Turner, the well-known alpinist, has returned to D.uccdin after an exploring trip to Milford Sound. He climbed the Tntako Mountains and got within a short distance of the summit. He explored the Tutako Valley, and hopes to make a new pass next year to cross the saddle down to Lake JVakafipn, which he considers will be the best route for tourists returning to Queenstown, after visiting Milford. He will recommend the Tourist Department to cut a track and erect a small mountain hut at tho forks of the two valievs at the head ox Tutako Valley.

At the last Wanganui Education ’Board, meeting Mr E. Pirani withdrew his notice of motion to reverse a decision of the Board to employ a pupil teacher of German parentage. It is understood that he has sines found that the girl’s father has been naturalised for over 30 years, and that her brother .was wounded in Polygeon Wood while serving with the New Zealanders. Also that eight relatives ex the girl’s mother, who is a retired resident of Taihape, had served in war, two having been, killed.

Frequent reference is made in English literature to the expression, “Dcad Sea fruit.” by w-hiefc term is meant something barren, tasteless, worthless, unprofitable, or ungrateful. It may not be generally known that there actually is such a product as Dead Sea fruit, and doubtless it is from that fruit which the saying is derived. A trooper writing from Palestine says: —'“Bound the shores of the Dead Sea ws« to be found a fruit tree bearing a fruit called by us Dead Sea appPes. It was a small fruit with a. largo siouo ' in* side, and we sometimes used to see the Turks gathering them; At last I understood the expression 'Dead Sea fruit,’ meaning disappointing or not up to expectations. The apples were ail stone-. ..Another sort of ‘Dead Sea, fruit ’ was the bathing. True, one- cannot sink, but who wants to float in a brine-tub 7 It is too uepleassnt. I only bathed once in the Dead Sea. That was quite sngclent for me’”

Ecr Children ’* .Hacking Cough, (Weeds’ Ssekt Cure.

No public celebration of Anzae Day is being held locally. Holy Communion was- celebrated at All Saints’ Church this morning, and a momorial service will be held at the church this evening.

Mr and Mrs. A. B. Stinson have disposed of their property at To Manuao, Otaki, to Mr Frank Mitchell, and have taken up residence at Levin.

The population of Wellington and suburbs is 104,000. It is estimated by the Government Statistician that in 25 years the population will be ju*t under 200,000.

The meeting of the Kofo'whenun Rugby Union, to have been held on Wednesday night at Levin, was postponed, and will take place in about two weeks’ time.

To-day being Anzac Day, most of the shops and business premises in the town are closed, though, strange to say, the banks aro open, and the post and telegraph offices are doing business as usual.

The “Cromwell Argus” says that further proof of the fertility of ' the soil in the Hawca district was produced recently when Mr P. Kerid thrashed SO bushels of barley to the acre from a considerable area.

Ladies are always interested in blouses. A charming display ox various kinds of blouses is now being made at Anderson’s, Otaki drapers. A row particulars of interest will bo found in advertisement elsewhere.

The annual general meeting of the Otaki Hockey Club will be held at Brights’ Thentre meeting room on Wednesday night next at S o’clock, when all members and intending members should be present.

Tho Lower Hutt Autumn Show was held on AYednesday and yesterday, and was a magnificent exhibition. Tho feature of the show was tho glorious display of chrysanthemums, though all sections of tho.show were good.

Thirteen nominations have been received for the municipal elections at Levin, viz., Messrs T. Broome, .T. E. Dean, P. AA’. Goldsmith, J. Harvey, T. Hobson, F. AY. Jones, O’. $. Keedwcll. 11. E. Keys, D. S. McKenzie, B. McAllister, F. E. Parker, AV. Ryder, AA’. Thomson. Tho election takes place on AYednesday next, 30th inst. Mr Bruntnell, a member of the Legislative Assembly, who has returned to Sydney from New Zealand. where he took part in the Prohibition campaign, said the main causes for tho defeat were the feeling among sympathisers that it was unwise to take a vote while the soldiers were away, and the apathy shown by the women of the Dominion.

Seven nominations have been rceeieved for the three representatives for Palmerston North Borough on the Palmerston North Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, viz., Mesdamcs Crabb and Gill, Dr. AATii taker, Messrs J. A.,Nash, F. Pyeroft, A. V. Stamp and C, Voss. Keen interest is being taken in the election, seeing that the Labour Party is running a “ticket.”

During a voyage front Alexandria to Southampton with English soldiers, the hospital ship Malieno, which arrived in Wellington yesterday morning, passed very- close to a drifting mine. As the regulations then in force precluded hospital skips from carrying arms of any description,,the mine could not be exploded. A volunteer crew wris left near the mine in the vessel's launch, and the Admiralty was communicated with, A submarine destroyer put an end to foe floating menace. \ /

American newspapers have been trying to discover how many apples Adam and Eve ate in tho Garden of Eden. One reporter said Eve 8 and Adam 2 (Eve ate and Adam too). The Nebraska “Herald” says Eve 8 and Adam 8, total 10. The Mississippi “Gazette” does not see it. Eve 8 and Adam 82, total

00. “Oh, no,” says N.Y. “Judge,” “our. contemporary is entirely wrong. Eve 81 and Adam 812, total 803.” The Ohio “Advertiser” reasons this way: Eve 814 far herself, and Adam 8121 Eve, total £033. The Illinois “Tcdegraph” shows that to be a small portion of the banquet, and asserts Eve 8142 know how it tasted, and Adam 28142 see what it might be like, total 36,284. “Wheeling” proves that to be wrong, having had a representative on the spot. He declares Eve 8142 ruin the human family, and Adam 51242 have a share in the ruin, total 59,354. AYhat a lot of apples were necessary to invent modern civilisation!

- Tho To Horo branch of the H.C.P.A. is holding a sale ef gifts on Friday, fith -May, in order to raise funds for the County Association. This is the branch’s final appeal, and a liberal response is hoped for. Gift* of all kinds will be acceptable—stock, poultry, farm produce of all kinds, butter, cheese, egg.?, honey, vegetables, jam, preserves, etc., book s, magazine.?, stationery, fancy work, ornaments, tools, etc. There is to be a short musical programme, and various eompetitons. Admission to the sale will be by .silver coin. Supper will be provided at fld extra, and the evening will close with a dance, for which there will be a farther charge. It is hoped that the public will recognise the worthiness of the object; that ■ they will understand that the branch is desirous of using the evening’s sale and entertainment to raise'as large a sum as it is possible; and help liberally both in giving and buying.

Keep with yonr clients as mash as you can, That’s the wise plan for a business Bian; Absence through illness for orders Is ; bad: j Patrons soon drift if you’re missing. ay lad. ,r ’ ; Ii in the winter with cold you take ill, Ers.ce up your spirits, and peg along still; At the first symptom* resolve to endue, inciting to Woods’ Great Pepoermint Our*.

At Melbourne. AY. J. Gusley established a. world’s record in motor cycling/covering 101 miles in 90 minutes 6 seconds.

Another fall of snow has occurred on the Tararuas, while a very light frost .was noticeable in sheltered places at Otaki this morning.

It is hoped to organise a big combined ekoir.for.the united thanksgiving services to bo hold at Otaki on tho Sunday of the Peas* Se.labwt.ien,*. The first praatice will fe.o h.old ne.it week—probably on Friday ne.it, but duo notice will bo given by advertisement— r.n,d all who can sing, irrespective of dauonunation, aro cordially invited to attend these practices and assist with the singing. Tho musical portion of the service, leu by the visiting baud, and a good united choir, should be a very special feature of the celebrations, and , it is hoped that all who can will attend, the practices. Visitors from To Horo and Manakau arc invited to assist.

Yen cannot do better than buy year footwear from me. Just opened: Gent’s heavy boots, in chrome, kip and groenkide leathers. Also showing: A nice range of ladies’ footwear in glace, box and chrome leather (for winter wear), —lrvine’s Shoe Store, Otaki.—Advt.