LOCAL AND GENERAL

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 30 April 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The annual meeting of the Otaki Hockey Club takes place to-night. An endeavour is to bo.made to form a braneh of tho Labour Party at Otaki. A number of llotorua Natives, who have been at Manakau, -arrived hero yesterday, and after a short stay will proceed to Porirua. Following are the vital statistic? for Otaki for the month of April:—Births ?., marriages 2, deaths 2. Native birth, one. A Wanganui dairy farmer, named D. Gill, was lined £2O to-duy for selling milk containing 32 per cent of added -water. At the Ghristchurch Magistrate's Court yesterday Frank Necdham was fined £ls, Charles E. Boon £lO, and Stacey and Hawker £5, for selling light-weight bread.

At the peace celebrations meeting at Otaki to-night delegates will be present from '.Manakau. To Horo, and Waihoanga to discuss matters relative to the celebrations.

I There was a special meeting of the ' Kairanga County Council yesterday, when the estimates for the coming year • were considered and approved. It was decided lo raise the engineer's salary to £l7o per annum.

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

An application made io the Jlutt Licensing Committee yesterday for a temporary license for the Trentham races on Thursday and Saturday was refused by three votes to two. Intoxicating beverages, therefore, will not be on sale at the races.

At the dispersal sale of Mr C. A. J. Levett's Hereford herd at Feilding

yesterday a bull, President Wilson, j fetched 2220 guineas. The purchaser-'s name was not revealed. This is be- : lieved to be the highest price ever given for a Hereford bull. The steam-whaler Hananui 12. has just completed two months of minesweeping work off the northern coast of New Zealand. All the localities where it was thought that mines might he found have been thoroughly swept, , but no mines were discovered. A return received by the Minister for Defence Regarding the demobilisation of the New Zealand Division, states that on April 19th the number of men evacuated from the United Kingdom since the signing of the armistice was 24,823. There were still. 2SI men in France, 19,155 in The United Kingdom, and 2012 in hospitals in the United Kingdom," Erie Ferguson, son of Mr Alexander Ferguson, of Wellington, accidentally shot himself while out rabbit shooting ob Monday at Clevedon. Evidently the gun was discharged as he was.getting through a fence. A verdict of accidental death was returned, the coroner drawing, attention to the number of

deaths caused of late through the careless carrying of guns. - i Some little time ago the chairman of J the Otaki Town Board (Mr Byron Brown) made application-to the Mayor j of Palmersfoh North {Mr Nash) for some of the war mementoes, of which j he has the distribution, to be forward- j ed to Otaki. Mr Nash has informed j Mr Brown that the war mementoes aro.i not yet to hand, but when they come to j hsEd Otaki 's claims will be remem- I bered. ! A meeting.of permanenty. disabled 1 ! soldiers passed the following remit to j the annual conference of the New Zea- j load Returned Soldiers* -association I in Auckland.—" That the Government j be asked to appoint a Boyal Comxcis- j, sion of three men, of jwhom two are to j be permanently disabled - soldiers, to in- { quire into the employing bf-penaanent- ' merits." -'■ ." ,*. , }■'...'■:{ For Chronic Chest Complaints/ "Woods' Great Peppergsint Care.

,/The'ihontltly "uieeting of the Otaki Town Board will be held to-rnorrov,-. night. ■ The next sitting of the Otaki S.M. Court will take place on Friday, May 2n'd. " ' -'" . :\ ■ • Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of o" percent, payable on May loth. A "newly erected convent school was opened at Pahiatua. by Archbishop O'Shea on Sunday. Wo draw attention to Messrs Morrison and Gilberd's new advertisement on our third page of this issue. The New Zcalanders beat the Americans iii the eight-oar race by threequarters of a length. There were five boats in the race. A meeting of the committee of peace celebrations for Otaki will bo held at the Town Board Office to-night. A full attendance is requested. With the approach of winter, settlers will need good rainproof coats. Mr ! Andrew, of Manakau, has a first rate . range of these goods, which he offers at ! extraordinary values. See advertisc- : mcut. I The largest dried milk factory in the | world is at Mataugi (say's the Waikato ! "Times"). Everything points to the '■■ complete fittings being in pl.aco in the j new building for operations to com-v. nienco with the new season, j Mr W. J. Poison will address the : farmers on present affairs in Queens- : land at the Druids' Hall, Levin, on | Saturday next, May 3rd, at 2 p.m. ! sharp. As Mr Poison has some interestI ing information to give, all farmers i should make a point of attending this meeting. The Palmerston North braneh of tho N.Z. Farmer*' Union has requested the I School Committees' Association to urge upon the Government the advisabloness of- arranging for tuition in political economy to pupils in primary, technical and high schools. You ounnot do better than buy your footwear from me. Just openod: Gent's |hoavy-boots, in chrome, kip and ( grec-n-I hide leathers. Also showing: A nice range of ladies' footwear in glace, box | and chrome leather (for winter wear). '—lrvine's Shoo Store, Otaki. —Advf.

Tho date for Peace Celebrations has not been decided as yet, but rest -assured it's not far off, so Levin and Otaki ladies aro advised to purchase their new costumes for the occasion early, as drapers will be very busy later. Bead about a fino line of navyserge costumes; in Stiles and Matheson's advertisement in this paper. It is understood that Mr 11. D. Forsyth and Mr J. B. Murdoch have been finally selected to visit America, England, and the Continent on behalf of various dairy companies in the Taranaki and Wellington districts, to inquire into the manufacture of dried milk, sugar of milk, cte. The appointments are, however, subject to approval by the Wairarapa-Wclliiigton district delegates.

A fatal accident occurred at Christchurch ou Friday last. A trap containing a man named Bathgen, a farmer atTai Tapu, his wife, and child, was being driven along Oashel Street, when the horse slipped and fell. All -the occupants were thrown out, and the child (Myrtle Bathgea) fell close to the horse and was seriously injured through being run over, and died shortly after being taken to the hospital. The mother was cut about the head, but the father was uninjured.

The luck or cbaape in war is a very uncertain item. |One soldier goes through Gallipolt te the finish without i a scratch, another taakes the supreme ; sacrifice at his first engagement. It is seldom, indeed, that all male members of one family come through without a scratch after several engagements (remarks the Timarn "Herald"). Such is the experience of Mr William Foster, recently returned, and his three sons. The youngest son first volunteered and fougb* at Oallipoii. The second enlisted later and fought chiefly in France, as also did the third son. The father then enlisted and fought side by side with a son at the Battle of ■ the Sornme, all four coming through the ordeal unscatched.

A shocking accident occurred at the Miramar works of the Gas Cempany on Saturday morning, which resulted in the instantaneous death of two ef the company's employees—Joseph Churchill a labourer, aged 30 years, and John Firrell (or Farrell), crane-driver, aged 6 yyears —and injuries to a third employee, Thomas Mann, another cranedriver. The tragedy was caused through the metal work at the top of a wooden derrick polling out of its hold through the timbjsr giving away. The derrick fell and struck Churchill, killing him on the spot. The jolt of the jig falling caused the crane donkeyengine to tumble off its pedestal, kill-

ing Firrell, who fell with it, bufr-Mann jumped from the engine platform in time to save his life, though he injured one of his legs.—"N.Z. Times. "

"The New Zealanders are champion horsemen," said Lie tit-Colonel G. C. Powles, C.M.G., D. 5.0., speaking in the Wellington Town Hail' - last Friday. "The;/said during the Scnfli African War that the colonial could ride, but that he was no horse master. I can tell yoa that the colonial is the finest horseman in the world. We.had English yeomanry. French and Indian cavalry in tie Sinai-Palestine campaign, batnone of them, could last cat the way :he Australians and New Zealand boys iid, There is no doubt that we did look ifter our horses .better than asy of :hem, and that is what carried us ixoagb. We - were never, out , of iha iring yiue. '' . Earlier in Ms ; -address ■ Colonel Pewles*Said f he. Anzac Mounted sivisisa was only enabled to do what it ralley by_what the men discovered in he deserts of Sinai. It was there they o ■ look' after their. torses. "or Children's Hacking Cough,'"" , ■; WoQ3s",Srea6 ■' jPeppsnasal ■' Care.

Several high-grado Shorthorn bulls are advertised for. sale. " > "-. o A notice to trespassers appears elsewhere. -J:Particulars of Messrs Dalgety and Co. "s next Otaki sale (12th May) aro advertised. A meeting of- members of the Tararua Track Committee will-be held tomorrow afternoon. Messrs Bills and Moore, our enterprising business men, have decided to secure a motor waggon to cope with their increasing business, which reaches all. parts of the Otaki district. We commend the firm on it* eiitarprisc.. A Wellington Press Association telegram states that the shipping arrangements for repatriation of German prisoners of war and internees are completed, and the men \vill be shipped from the Dominion shortly.

Mr H. Chnnniugs, borough overseer, was recently deputed to go to Pnlnierstou North and make enquiry as t'o tJia power used for st-ono crushing, the c«st, etc., tho practice of the Levin borough in the past being to hire power for this work. The result of Mr Channings' visit was that the Borough Council made enquiries for the. purchase of an engine, and at last night's meeting an offer was received, and is now under consideration by the Council! "Chronicle."

Colonel Gibbon, Chief Censor, has notified the newspapers of New Zealand that the censorship of,press cables in New Zealand will terminate, unless unforeseen circumstances arise, on April 30. This docs not imply that the war regulations and other legislation in respect to the prohibition of certain matters becomes inoperative. Colonel Gibbon also thanks tho press for the assistance given him in carrying out the work of chief censor during the w ar.

' A letter received by tho Mayor ofFalmerstOH North (Mr J. A. Nash, M.P.) from Sister M. A. Early, matron of the Aotea Home at lleliopolis, Cairo, states that probably the home would bo closed by the end of March and all the New Zcalanders out of Egypt early this month. The letter concluded by again expressing thanks for the many remembrances from New Zealand of the Aotea Home, the numerous gifts having always been highly appreciated.

We would again remind all interested of the combined choir practice io be held at the Otaki Town Hall on Friday night next, when the hymns, etc., to bo sung at (he combined thanksgiving service on Peace Day will lie practised. All who can sing arc cordially invited (o attend and assist, to make tho musical portion of the programme a great, success. Those who attend are asked lo bring their hymn books with them.

An Otaki soldier, just n-ir.iVSd, .dates that many New Zcalanders were married to girls after a two days' acquaintance, and that the men stated they had glow-worm, treacle farms, and tho like, and that money could be, literally speaking, picked up in the streets of Ne-.r Zealand, In one instance a New Zcalandcr, on leave, spent nearly £IOO while on 11 days' leave in luxuries for his bride-elect.

At the last meeting of the Palmerston N. Chamber of Commerce intimation was received from the Minister of Public Works that his engincbr-in-chicf had instructions (o engage men to proceed with the formation of the road to 'he site of the Mangahao electric power 1 works. So far ie had xot succeeded in : getting many men, but he had no doubt that in a short time more risen would turn up. The District Bailways Engineer wrote stating that no definite scheme had yet been arrived at with regard to the- Palmerston North station alterations.—Tfco communication wait received, it being agreed to hold tlio matter in abeyance in thn meantime. A letter was received from the Good Roads Association of New Zealand suggesting the Victorian Country Boada Act as a basis for New Zealand Jcgisation, anil that the provisions of that Act were on the lines suggested by the resolution on the matter recently passed by the Chamber. They proposed next session to address the Counties Conference in Wellington, and hoped to get co-operation, as the Association intended to bring its proposals before Parliament early next session. They

were anxious to secure a united demand to the Government to lake action, fearing that conflicting opinion:- on the subject would make an excuse to shelve the Question. —A number of letter, vrem also received from other local bodies

supporting the Chamber'' circular on the matter. -