THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 16 June 1919, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tluv Minister of Lands jinnennees that his Department has completed the purchase of about 600 acres near Palmerston North, to be settled by returned soldiers.

Mr Howard Andrew. Mnnakaus storekeeper, advertises special blouse bargains in a new advertisement in today’s paper, which is well forth caretul perusal. He has also a fine stock of velveteens, which arc all the rage jus, j now. Winter underwear of pood qualify h* difficult to got this season, but Messrs Bills and Moore, oar local general storekeepers, have been fortunate in getting a tine stock of these lines from the* leading colonial manufacturers, and are selling same at most reasonable rates. There is a shortage of houses in Otaki. in common with other trfv.ns, -,nd quite a number of people are unable to get suitable housing accommodation. Whenever it is heard that a . house is likelv to be vacated there is i a great rush to secure it. With the prei sent cost of building it -Wins likely 'j that the requirements will not be met 1 tor some time to come. ! Messrs True!ight and Co., the lead- ‘ tng fruiterers of Otaki, have for sale ■ the new season's seeds (flower and 1 vegetable), also cabbage, cauliflower, ; lettuce and silver beet plants. All are 1 offered at lowest prices. Messrs 1 ruelioht and Co. have also on hand fresh consignments of confectionery, tobac-

cos. fruits, groceries, etc., and anyone wishing to replenish stocks should tn- : sj.-ci the stock. Their telephone aualx*r is ss. While some folks tire looking sad at To Horo others are enjoying a good lau'dt. On .Saturday night last several articles, including flour, creamoata, boot polish and Irish moss, were placed ■ outside the Co-op. Store for the coo- ' venicnce of a customer. When he arrived, after closing time, he found only the remains of a bag. some glass, etc., horses in the meantime having shown a decided inclination for goods of a high standard. The animal? are none the * wo.rse for their feast. The Otaki Bulb and the H.H. and I. • Society have decided to bora occasional meeting?. Open to the public, when all interested in horticulture may gather and hear talks or lectures on various matters of common interest. It has been decided to hoid the fir.-t of those .gatherings on Friday night next at the Reading-room, when Mr H. Witchell, one of our most enthusiastic local horticulturists. will read a paper on “Rom; This should prove most interesting. A free and full di-wion will follow, and the meeting will tie open for the ventilation of any matter? pertaining to horticulture. There will be r.o charge for admission, and all interested are cordially welcomed, irrespective ut membership of either or ( the '• '

Bootmakiug.—OT. Barrett wishes to n,ofi£y the public of Otaki and district that hs has resumed business .as boot and shoemaker. OH and new customers please take notice. Aadregg; psESta» Street. Otaki.—Ad vt. For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods 1 Great Peppermint Cora. .

The weather has been much milder during- the past week or so, and mush-. ! rooms have been gathered'in Otaki in fair quantity—somewhat exceptional i for mid-June.

Otaki ladies can save their return fare to Levin by taking advantage of Stiles and Matheson’s special 10 per cent uiscount on Tuesdays. Read Stiles and Matkesou’s advertisement in this paper. If you are wanting a pair of slippers or goloshes for the winter, give us a trial. New stock just in.-" Also to clear, ladies’ and gents’ blue felt-lined slippers, with leather soles, 3s lid. — Irvine’s Shoe Store, Otaki. —Advt. Messrs Robin Hood and L. Baker, architects, of Feildiug, advertise for tenders for additions and alterations to a residence for Mr F. Evans, at Te Hofo. Plans and specifications may bo .seen at the “Otaki Mail” ollice and at Mr Evans’, and tenders close on June third.

Mr A. E. Anderson is having a “genuine and emphatic clearance of winter millinery,” and in a new advertisement in to-dav’.s issue quotes a few of the big reductions being made in these goods. The bargains are such that those who wish to participate in them should call early.

While schooling a horse at Napier Mr Vi'jn. Ayro( son of Mr M H. Ayre, of Otaki) had the misfortune to meet with a mishap, having two ribs broken and receiving) severe bruise's. Particulars of the accident 'are not yet to hand, but it is hoped that his injuries arc not serious.

The workmen engaged iu .improving the Mount Hector track up Judd’s spur had a full week last week, and made excellent progress with their work. The track is now tip-top as far as the water-hole, and given anylker good week the men will have the track completed as far as'the proposed site for tlie hut. on Tirotiro point.

Strange as it may seem. Otaki—the centre of one of the best dairying districts in the province, which supplies n good portion of Wellington's milk requirements—is experiencing something in the nature of a milk famine. For some time past Mr I’urse, the largest local milk distributor, has had great difficulty in securing milk for his customers, who have frequently had to go short. Now the position has become so acute that Mr Furse has notified customers that he will be compelled to discontinue all supplies us from tomorrow. lie being unatile to secure sufficient milk for distribution.

Publication of the news that a syndicate is considering the question of developing the coalfield a few miles from Hangatiki had an unexpected result (states an exchange). On the King’s Birthday a large number of men wore observed winning coal and bagging it in readiness for transportation to their homes. One man had collected s(i to 70 bags, which lie. was carting to Otorohanga. Another came a distance of twenty miles with two five-horse teams. lie and his employees kad spent a day on the road, a day on the field, and intended to take a further day on the return journey. Quite a number of waggons, drays and carts were in evidence. That the coal exists in large quantities is apparent to anyone. The outcrop can lie plainly seen, as a river runs over and through it.

Wc are reminded that sowing time will soon be witli us again by a copy of the Seed Guide of F. Cooper, Ltd., the renowned seed growers of Wellington. Although the war is now over it will be foolish indeed if the efforts

made hi all countries to produce good foodstuff* cheaply by war gardening ere relaxed. Food will be scarce and r-ear for some years to come. The firm of Cooper's, Ltd., are the largest and Most prominent growers, of vegetable and farm seeds (exclusive of grasses) in the southern hemisphere. Mr A. U. Cockayne, of the New Zealand Department of Agriculture, says: “As to.the good qualities of New Zealand grown seeds, no doubts need be entertained — providing, of coarse, the finest stock seed is used.” Messrs Cooper’s registered trade mark fthe head of a Maori} and the trade slogan “Cooper’s Feeds, the Seeds of Success,” are known from cue end of Xm Zealand to the other. Their splendid reputation has been built up by nearly ijO years of faithful service to their clients, and by their own practical research into plant breeding and selection in thc-ir own trial grounds and farms. The directors of Cooper's, Ltd., are well known by the seed trade to have travelled farther in all parts of the world in order to study plant breeding and seed selection th,an any other persons or firm.-; in Australasia. As the firm rightly points out, “When you buy Cooper's seeds you also bny the results of (50 years' experience.” Every parcel of Cooper's seeds is tested for growth by both the Department of Agriculture and themselves before seeding out, and open ground trials are also made of all seeds said. Nothing is left undone to secure the best in seeds. The motto of the firm is: “Grown up to a standard, not down to a price list.”

Returned soldiers pay higb tributes to the fine finish and excellent quality of the clothing supplied to them in England when they come out of hospital. They specially mention the underwear, and state that the singlets served out before they return to New Zealand are of particularly good qualify. Many men, on getting out or khaki, find it hard in their “civic” outfits to maintain the standard of quality and comfort set by the Home authorities, and after being is hospital they fully recognise the dangers of changing into lighter underwear at this season. However, our wans Seccy jicgdetf and pants at 4s lld are Ideal wear, and -psl} worth posting an order for. They fold’ every requirement. GEO. rO.WLDjS, LTD., Manners Street, Wellington. For Children's Hashing .Cough, Woods' Gre-st PeppenrSni Cure,

The sum of £lO5 per acre was recently offered for a farm in the Te Horo district.

The Waikanae stock sale, which was to have been hold on the ISth inst., will not be held till the 25 til on account of the Palmer'stou Show.

It is stated that. Mr E. Law has sold his property at Shannon, and will probably take-up residence on a farm he has purchased at Whakatane.

The. Levin Y.M.C.A. has been resuscitated, and there is every prospect of the organisation being pushed ahead enthusiastically.

The following additions to the local telephone exchange list have been.made recently:—Nos. 59m, T. P. Bennett; 595, C. Marshall; 89, C. H. G. Hcdditeh; Sti, C. C. Jones; S2, F. W. Box.

Or. Ilarkness, at Saturday’s meeting of the llorowhcnua County Conner), was inclined to take the Council to task for the awkward position of the overbridge between Te Horo and Otaki, but when told that the Council had made repeated attempts to have the structure altered and had failed, he considered every publicity should be given to the hue state of affairs and the Council exonerated.

In reply to a deputation from the Otago Motor Club regarding the good roads movement, Sir IVilliam Fraser said the question was a very big one, and would have to be discussed by (lie Government as a •matter of policy. They were faced with conditions which did not exist fifteen years ago, ami .a remedy would havo to bo provides!,

Some thirty ladies attended a meeting at; Levin, convened by the Mayor and Mayoress, to take steps to prepare for a recrudescence of influenza or other sickness. It was decided to accept au offer made by Mrs Essex (a qualified nurse) to give lessons and lectures on nursing. Twenty-eight ladies volunteered for duty in case ol ! a recrudescence of the epidemic. A meeting of men is also to be bold in connection with the same matter.

A returned soldier, in applying to one of the district patriotic societies for assistance towards purchasing an outfit of civilian clothing, said he had given an order for a suit.of clothes at Palmerston North for £l2, being unable to get any cheaper, while the Government only allowed £5 5s for a complete outfit. Speaking on the cost of clothing at Wellington Mr F. V. Frazer, 8.M., said: “If the price of clothing advances much more we will have to wear a coat of blue paint.”