THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

One hundred and ninety six patient's were admitted to ' the Palmerston N. hospital last month, during' which time 53 operations were performed under anaesthetics. The were 76 patients in the .hospital on May, Ist. A Palmerston North party of four returned home on AVednesday, after a shooting expedition covering Foxton, ■Levin, Otaki and To Horo. In two days they bagged over seventy ducks as well as being successful with the rod. Several other parties returned home minus a feather.

The 2Sth anniversary of the Otaki Methodist church will be celebrated ou .Sunday next, when the Rev. W. Ct. Slade, M.A., will preach both morning and evening. His subject in the morning will be "The Coming of the Kingdom," and in the evening "Irresistible Christianity." Special collections will be taken up for the Trust fund.

A petition is in circulation in the Fcatherston district, asking thai steps be taken to prosecute the deviation of the Kimutaka railway via mata to Martinborough, Pongaroa and Dannevirke, also to drain land submerged near the Wairarapa Lake and open up country suitable for soldier settlement purposes.

A bonfire 100 feet high on the summit of Mount Eden is to be one of the features of the Auckland peace celebrations. The building of the bonfire is in the hands of Mr J. Rogers, engineer to Mount Eden borough, and lie has received a grant of £IOO wherewith to obtain the material for the conflagration, and he requests all residents of the district who have and can spare suitable material for making the big blaze, to notify him so that arrangements can be made to have it transported to the top of the hill.

IM At yesterday's mcctilrg of the Palmerston N. Hospital Board.. Dr. Whiakcr called'attention to the fact that hi Canterbury, the authorities had already started inoculating persons with influenza scrum. Personally ho did not think that they should undertake this work at Palmerston until they had received advice from the Health Department. If the Board did commence the work of injecting persons with this .serum it would mean retaining a medical man "for the purpose and making special arrangements which could not be made off hand. He therefore suggested, and the board agreed., that the Minister be communicated with on the subject. It way also decided to write to the Minister detailing the comprehensive arrangements that had been made in conjunction with the Palmerston Xorth Borough Council and other , local bodies for fighting the epidemic ; throughout the district.. .Should it Teeur.

Speaking at the meeting of the Farmers' Union at Levin on Saturday last. Mr W. H. Field, M.P.. said he ?aw no reason whatever why the Farmers' "Union should not lay down a platform before the next election, and having enunciated that platform every candi-' date for Parliament should be asked if he would support it. By this means they had a chance of forming a good government and making the Farmers' Tnion a real live forc«. "There is'ihe menace of civil war," said Mr Field, "if the Bolsheviks have their way. I cannot too strongly impress upon you to get together and act in unanimity and enter the political arena against the common enemy.'' Mr Field said as regards the two political parties, nothing wo.uld be done tin the two leaders got back, and ir was hoped that as the parties had much in common, onegreat party would be formed to fight the extremists. Tke real danger was that if either,of the parties was returned to offi'ce insufficiently strong to carry on without the assistance of the Labour Party, the.) latter would hold the balance of power. This is-what they had to tight, and the farmers should combine and help with all their power. --

You csnnoi do better than buy your footwear from me. Jast opened: Gent's heavy boots, in chrome, kip and greenhide leathers. Also showing: A nice ranee of ladies' footwear in glace, bos and chrome leather (for winter wear). —lrvine's "Shoe Store, Otaki.—Advt. For Children's Hacking Cough. .Woods' Graat Pepperraiat Cxrxe.

Tenders for iite'telling are invited by Mr B. P. Blair, Ringawhati. . A big patriotic effort is to be held at To Horo to-night, when there will be a concert, auction sale, and dance, the proceeds of which will go to the county patriotic funds.

The annual meeting of parishioners of All Saints' Church, Otaki, will be held on Monday evening next at 7.30. A number of musical items will be contributed.

The opening of the Otaki Gymnasium Club tpok place on Wednesday evening, when there was a very large attendance of members. There is every prospect of the club having a big membership and a very successful career. It was reported at yesterday's meeting of the Palraerston N. Hospital Board that 11 notifiable cases of illness had occurred during the past month, including one case of influenza at Shannon and one of dipthcria in Mauawatu. . .

The Air Ministry has examined the war records of British airmen, and has awarded the championship to the late Major Mannock, who had brought down To enemy machines; Lieut. -Colonel Bishop, a Canadian, accounted for 72. Fonck holds the Allied record with 78.

The annual general meeting in connection with the Horowhenua Horticultural 'and Industrial Society will bo held at the reading-room, Otaki, on Wednesday next, as advertised, when the annual report and balance-sheet will bo- presented, and officers elected ■for next vcar.

it is slated that Mr G. P. Catley's farm at Te Horo realised on an average the excellent prico of £S2 per acre. Mr Evans, of Te Horo, is reported as having bought Mr Hillard's farm at Manakau. Mr Hillard only recenfty purchased the latter farm from Mr P. Winter.

Local ladies who are making their own. dresses. and blouses this winter should certainly pay a visit of inspection to Stiles and Mathcson's, whero they will find the identical material they require. Bead about them and their moderate prices in Stiles and Jlatkcson's advertisement in this issue.

In speaking at the welcome to Rev. and Mrs Slade to Otaki, on Wednesday night, Mr Byron Brown said one reason why Otaki had not progressed as it should was because it had not been blessed with the best of citizens. The residents had not much faith in their own town, and with such conditions it was little wonder that the (own did not progress as it should.

The annual meeting of the All Saints' Girls' Club was held in All Saint?' vestry on AYednedny evening, when there was a fair number of girls present. The financial statement showed a credit balance of between £3 and £4. It was decided to open the session on Thursday, May 15th, in the Town Hall, and to postpone the election oi' office-bearers until that date. It is. hoped that there will be a large muster of girls on the opening night.

The New Zealand Pharmaceutical Society has decided in the event oi' prohibition being carried, to refuse to trade in alcoholic liquors. Delegates generally took the stand that they would absolutely refuse to deal with liquor in any manner whatever. If they accepted the position of dealers in liquor, abuses were sure to arise, and i here would be endless difficulties. Chemists should strongly protest

against being placed in such an in vidious positien, and thus lay them l selves open to suspicion.

There is little or no "starch" about Brigadier-General Kichard.-on (states the Auckland "Herald"). This was shown by a funny incident at the Returued Soldiers' welcome ou the wharf ■ ..•! Monday afternoon. For the purposes ■>f the ecrcmonv the General had

mounted a rostrum in company with Captain G. £. Elliott, president of the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association. Captain Elliott began to read the address which the association was predating to General Richardson, but for the first few lines did not make vtry good projress. Thereupon General Richardson remarked, "You want a pair of glasses." and l»oked intently at some of the officers .tanding below, as if to ask for a pair. One officer immediately handed up a pair of pincenez, and ihe-e the General to the surprise of everybody, adjusted on Captain Elliott's nose. When the assemblage realised what had been done there was a roar of good-natured laughter, after which Captain Elliott continued his reading, and with the help of the glasses concluded it satisfactorily. Bootmaking.—F. "Barrett wishes to itotify the public of Otaki and district that he has resumed business as boot and shoemaker. Old and sew customers please »take notice. Address: Duastan Street. Otaki.—Advt.