LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 23 June 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There is a case under treatment at the Otaki Hospital, from Levin, which is suspected of being lethargic encephalitis. The, ease is being carefully j watched by Dr. Huthwaite. - The bowlers’ ball, to be held at an , early date, promises to be highly sue- I cessful, and already large numbers of j tickets have been sold in all parts of the district. I Mr S. B. McDonald, Te Iloro, has a j replace advertisement in this issue, in I which he states that ho is now fully | supplied with all high-grade household requisites at lowest prices. The British Government has sold to Leonard Martin 40,000.000 -yards of linen originally intended for making aeroplane wings. The material is suitable for clothing and household purposes, The price realised was £4,000,000. The Puke mi ro Miners’ Union has agreed to resume work provided that check inspectors have the right to see ’ that gas stoppings arc properly built. It is expected that work will bo re- j suined on Monday. Nothing adds or takes from the ap- \ pearancc of a man more than his hat. i There is an exceptionally smart lot of Stetson felts just arrived at Stiles and { Matheson ’». Read more about them in I their advertisement in this paper, j At tho meeting of farmers held at J Palmerston North on Saturday to dis- * cuss political action, one speaker \ | strongly condemned people being allowI ed to escape taxation by selling land and investing the money in war bonds j iri order to avoid income tax. Ho de- } dared it was a scandalous thing. J

Mr H. Witchell mentioned, in speaking on tho history of the rose at a horticultural gathering at Otaki on Friday night, that in Portland, America, there wero to be seen three million plants of the well-known beautiful rose, Caroline Tcstout, growing in one stretch. The roses were grown in hedges, and made a most glorious sight.

A peculiar fatality occurred at Motueku on Friday last. Two men had killed a pig and suspended the carcase from a scaffold. Tho tackle broke, and tho pig fell on one of the men, Charles Nelson, a single man, aged 50, who dieu instantly. Whether death resulted from dislocation of the neck or heart failure it is not yet elear. The Hon. G. W. Russell has beenadvised that in consequence of the shipping strikes in Australia the Union Company has stopped all sailings of their vessels to and from Australia, This decision will, Mr Russell says, affect the Moeraki, which was to have left Sydney on Saturday with a large number of New Zealanders who have been stranded in Australia for some time.

The Hautere Rifle Club’s ball, to be held on Wednesday next, should entice a large gathering, as the function promises to prove an unqualified success. Preparations arc well in hand, and the management is doing its utmost to cater for the enjoyment of all who attend. The floor will be. in first-class ! o rder, while supper will be a leading [feature. The presentation of trophies will also be a pleasing item.

During the past season the Wellington Acclimatisation Society has secured convictions for shooting Native .pigeons, goodwits, Native game on a sanctuary. Native game unlawfully, for taking a -stag’s head from a. closed area, and for faking fish unlawfully. The flues amounted to £-33. So dissatisfied, however, is the Society with fines inflicted by justices of the peace that it is making application, for the hearing of all informations to be taken by a magistrate.

At tho conclusion of the meeting held • ; t Otaki on Friday, under the auspices of the two local horticultural societies,

to hear a. paper by Mr H. Mitchell, it

was decided to ask Mr Frank Perm to

give the next paper, and to request him to deal with the culture of the rose. Mr Penn consented te do as invited, and said that he would take for his sub-

ject “Hints on Bose. Growing,” and would also give, in conjunction with

the same, a practical demonstration on

the pruning of roses. The date lor tm= gathering was fixed for Friday, July 11th. Mr Wesley Knight kindly eoa- - exited to give a paper at a later date* ■ dealing with some- horUfiaJttaal shb* \ ject- ' " - lit his speech at The opening of the • new ward of the Whan gar ei Hospital on Friday, the Hon. O. W. Bussell said he did not know how 'looters would ' take his remarks, bat the Government was considering a State medical sysreic. and. bv bursaries, was going to ;

Train medical, also dental, students at minimum cost so that their services can be made available practically to every district. No man. woman or child in New Zealand should go to bed sick or ill for want of a doctor because they were unable to pay. (Applause.) Tee students at the Otago Medical School when graduated would c-ome. to hospital® as assistant surgeons, to the benefit of the public and the State. Thisrear ten students had graduated Jo be* | to me dental surgeons. ■ Bootmaking.—Y. Ttarrett wishes to notify the public of Otaki and district [that he has resumed business as boot [and shoemaker. Old and new customers please take nuti.ee. Address: Dunstsn. Street, Qta&L—A4vi,

A twelve foot seam of beautiful coal has been struek at Waimangaroa, West Coast, on the flat. The Mullion party has lodged an application for 100 acres.

A tlanee will bs held on Friday night next at the Tainui meeting-house, an advertised. The charges are low, and a good gathering is hoped for. Mr W. H. Field, H.P., who hgs always taken a keen interest in rifle shooting, has promised to attend the annual ball in connection with tho Hautere Rifle Club, to be held at Te Horo on Wednesday evening next.

According to the Acclimatisation Society’s annual report game licenses for the season 191 S-19 amounted to £234 19s 6d, acer licenses £230 18s, brown yearlings £3, court lines totalled £34, and Government subsidy for the game farm £IOO, and with sundry other receipts the total revenue of the Society reached £1373 ISs 9d.

We remind all interested in tho formation of a branch of the Y.M.C.A. of the meeting to be held at tho Town Hall at 7 o’clock on Wednesday night. It is hoped all Interested in the welfare o£ our young men will attend and assist aj scheme that will be beneficial to all concerned. Mr Gilbert, organising secretary for the district, will be in attendance.

Members of the Otaki Literary and Debating Club -are reminded that the fortnightly meeting takes place tonight, when a debate will be held, tho subject being, “That war tends tof develop a higher type of national character than peace does." Mr A. E. Kudkin leads off in the affirmative, and Mr Collins in the negative. The troopship Tahiti, duo to reach Auckland on July 2nd, brings 57 officers, 4 nurses, and 1143 of other ranks. Among the number arc the following: —Privates C. A. Adamson, Paraparaumu; H. L. Niccolle, Paekakariki; K. T. Purcell, Devin; It. D. Kolston, Levin; A. Swan, Te Hero; W. J. Toms, Otaki.

Tho gate receipts at the National Dairy Show this year total approximately £llsl, compared to £lOsl 15s 3d last year. This year tho price of admission was raisad (id per head for all adtil.s during the daytime for three days of the show. The same price (Is Gd) was charged on Wednesday of last year. This makes a comparison of the figures somewhat difficult.

Says 1 tho Auckland “Star”: —Mr Russell has acted very unwisely in challenging in such a tono and temper the findings of the impartial tribunal, and coming after his notorious talcgram to the Mayor of Auckland last year, his conduct raises the question whether it is desirable that a man of snoh unbalanced judgment should, notwithstanding his ability, remain a Minister of tho Crown.

In the course of his paper on * ‘ Rose History,” given at Otaki on Friday night, Mr H. Witehell mentioned the fact that the first hybrid tea rose (La France), introduced in tho year ISO", was still recognised as a very line rose, and he hoped to see it in every garden in Otaki. Tho raiser of this beautiful rose, M. Guillot Fils, a veteran of two generations, had died in September of last year. The parents of La France were Victor Vcrdcr, a H.P., raised in 18G3, and Madam Bravy, a Tea introduced in 1 SIS. A new xoso, named La France Victorious, had recently been raised by Guillot Fils, and would be placed on the market this year.

Mr J. Lewis, organiser and chief marshal to the peace celebration committee, stated to a “Times” reporter on Saturday that it has been decided to recommend to the Acting-Prime Miami fer that the celebrations shall take place thronghout the Dominion on iho same dates as in London— namely, August 3rd, dth and sth. The committee,. he added, is arranging for a train of bonfires from Wellington to Auckland, along the 'Main Trank line. It is going to request that all churches will ring peals of bells on the Monday at 10 o’clock, and to ask the military authorities to fire a number of gun 3 here, at Auckland, and at Palmerston North. All the ships will also be requested to sound "their whistles at 10 o ’clock;

The matter of supplying school children with hot luncheons during the winter months was referred to at the last meeting of the Wellington Education Board. Mr E. MeCallum referred to , the fact that the scheme had been operating most successfully in his district, where it was considered a very good thing. Letters had been received from some schools asking for a subsidy. Mr B. ,H. Penney said that in one school, where they had been doing something of the sort, a type of stove had been installed which had prevented them preparing hot lunches. Mr C. X. Hark-

: jmbs reported that in the Horowhcntm district the surplus from their picnics ; and entertainments was being devoted (to the object, and that they intended 1 to apply for a subsidy on each money- : The chairman said that this wa* a ease of self-help. It was decided that it wa? a matter that need not necessarily . be pushed on with as a general thing, as it would cost a good deal of money. If anyth kg were done for one school if would have to be done for all.

Since the commencement of ike foot- ■ ball season there has been a marked growth of interest everywhere la the sational game. Tbi» is probably dee to the fact that so many “sports” are back from “over there/’ and those in. a position to judge predict that such -sports as football and hockey will very wn come ’into their own again after the years of war. The alert, keen young men who play the-s games bite to study their personal appearance both on and off the field, taking a laudable pride in their fitness. They dress well, and many of them wear; oar stylish Velour Hats. which arc sent post'free for 27s fid. 'Are you ofie of them? GEO. FOWLBS, LTD., Mansers Street, Wellington. ■

In the opinion of Mr H, Witclioll, one of Otaki-'s most ardent rose growers, Hadley is tho best red rose grown.

It is stated that Masterton settlers are supplying mutton to roadmen, contractors, and others at old per pound.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., advertise entries for their weekly stock sale at Levin, to be held to-morrow.

The annual meeting of the Otaki Bowling Club is to be held at the Druids' Hall on Wednesday night. A full attendance is expected.

A Kongokokako settler, who recently; advertised for share-milkers, received no fewer than one hundred applications. A piece of ambergris, weighing 9J ounces, was yesterday found on tho Waikanac beach by Mr Tom Stewart. Its value is about £SO.

Saturday last, 21st inst., was what is generally recognised as the shortest day of the year. The sun rose that day at 7.35 a.m. and set at 4.25 p.m.

The postponed monthly stock sales at Waikanac take place on Wednesday next, 25th inst. Entries will be found m our advertising columns.

Mr Harold Cockrell has received a further shipment of smart hats, all to be offered at lowest prices. His millinery has also been marked down to half price. v

Mr E.. Holdaway, of Bnllancc, has suggested the construction of a great straight road between Woodvillc and Fcatherston as a memorial to fallen soldiers of the district.

“During the whole of the war period I think I had only one sleepless night,” stated Sir James Allen on Thursday night. Voices: “When was that?’ ■’ Sir James Alien: “That is a secret of my own, and 1 am going to keep it.”

Miss Kearney, who is at present on a visit to Otaki, is desirous of giving an entertainment to tho patients at tho Otaki Hosptial and ■'Sana tori uni, and is arranging for various musical and vocal items to bo rendered on Wednesday afternoon next.

Tho meeting of the Horowhenua Educational Institute, to have been held , at Otaki on Saturday, lapsed for want; of a quorum, and thoreforo tho paper, “Tho School and tho Parent,” to bo given by Mr Hocked, will be read nfj t the next meeting of the Institute to bo \ held at Levin.

I Otaki, in common with many other I places, is,suffering from a coal famine, | Many households have had absolutely I no coal for some time past, and (far: I local coal merchant oan hold op',, no j hopes of securing supplies fop some l time. Firewood is scarce and, very, ox* I pensive, so that fires, even Huring these [ wintry times, are almojo a luxury.

Tho Hem. G. W. Etfcscll states that it is anticipated, in view of communications received from, the Imperial Government, that Cabinet will to-day finally settle the date upon which tho celebration of peace will be held in New Zealand, provided-official intimation has been received of the signing of peace.—“ Dominion.”

Thc unreserved clearing sale of household furniture, and effects, to be hold on behalf of Mrs A. A. Bright, Iti street, on Wednesday next, should be largely attended, as numerous articles will be submitted by the auctioneers. As Mrs Bright is leaving to take up residence in .Wellington, everything will bo sold absolutely, without reserve.

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 EOles, 3s lid.— Irvine’s Shoe Store, Otaki.—Adv.t.