LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

it is reported that Mrs Council, of Paraparaumu, has purchased Mr K. Evans' farm at To Horo.

The Otaki Dairy Co. yesterday restarted waking butter, and it is hoped to alleviate tho local shortage.

At. tho end of December, 191 S, the population of the metropolitan area of Sydney was 792,700, an increase for the year of 15,400.

The Levin Dairy Co. has commenced j the erection of a new creamery on the ,| Foxtdn-Koputaroa road. It is expected I the building will be finished by SepI tember Ist.

Mr Gerald Anderson will hold his usual weekly auction sale at the Otaki Mart on Saturday next, as advertised. Among a widely varied lot of lines under offer will be some very choice pictures, a gramophone, records, furniture, eU.

Master P. Winge, son of Mr A. V. Wingc, of Koputaroa, late of Te Horo, fell while riding a horse to school owing to the animal putting its foot in a hole. The boy was uninjured, but the horse broke its leg and had to be destroyed.

Mrs 11. Hodge, of Te Horo, has sold her property to Mr Iloldsworth, of ■ Paraparaumu, and will probably leave for tho north. Mr Alex. Campion, of Ohau, has purchased Mr Cottle's farm, j while Mr Lockwood, of Palnicrston 1 North, has purchased Mr August's > holding, j j The conference of Fruit-growers. I Dairy and Farmers' Union representaj tives held at Levin yesterday to consider the timber shortage, passed a I resolution:- "That the Government be urged to af once acquire ■ all suitable ' land along the Wellington-West Coast j line and to establish thereon a state ; forest." The conference also endorsed the Government's action in regard to . the regulation of tho export of timber.

Tho butter shortage in Tnvercargill Iras resulted in the dairy companies reducing (heir sales to a third of the orders received.' From to-day grocers-' shops have been put on rationing, and also hotels and boarding-houses. It is

stated that the Dominion's supply of butter will be exhausted within two weeks if the normal rate of consumption is continued.

"The fanners are the tightest-listed men in the universe," said Mr H. Bond (Eangiotu), when speaking on the question of subscription to the 'Farmer's Union af the meeting of (he sub-

provincial executive in Levin on Satur day. "The only way to get the sub

scription out of them is to n,-k for it, I and if they don't pay, keep on asking _ until they do." —(Laughter and ap--1 plause). - ; §s|g ■- ! "Die Manakau School Commit tee has s decided to creed parallel and horizontal e | bars, etc., in the school ground, for the use of the school children, and Mr e Kofoed ha? been instructed to carry 1 out the necessary work. The commit- '-' j tee is to lie commended oa making pro- '* | vision for building up the physique of I the boys, as such gymnastic apparatus •' is splendid for such a purpose. It is 'i | hoped that arrangements may be made * I later ior members of the Manakao c branch of the V.M.C.A. to have the '" use ef the gymnasium apparatus. t 1 t j In connection with the Y.W.C.A. ~ special effort in Wellington to raise > £15,000, a "street day" will be held e on Friday next, August Ist, when there a will be sale.- of flowers, etc. All who c , can assist this: most worthy object by t I donations of flowers, etc., would oblige i by forwarding same not later than .- j Thurtday (to-morrow), addressed to f I Mr- Leigh Hunt, care N.Z. Farmers' - Distributing Co.. Feather-ton street. Wellington. Gil's of violets, daphne, and spring bulbs will be specially welcome, and we hope that resident.-; of Otaki and district will do their best to 3 &end at. least a. few of these. > It! several of 'the local conundrums * i handed in at the Otaki Lierary and Dej bating Club's meeting on Monday 1 J night, free play was made with some ' of the names of local esidents:. One of ' the conundrums was: Why is Otaki the most aristocratic town in New Zealand? The answer was, "Because wc- get our newspapers and smoke= from a KING, our bread, meat and coal from the NOBLES, our r>rineipal potato merchant i- a KNIGHT, and even our chemist is a ."SAINT. Yet when we go to church for comfort we often get SLADE." Another conundrum handed in was very similar to the above. ' Horticulturists both in the South Island arid ■Wellington are j>rophesying an early spring. They are guided in a very large measure by the strength and vitality of the new growth on various trees, which they say do not as a rule show'such rude health until the end of Augu.-t. One amateur gardener in Wellington says that the new growth on his rose trees is quite remarkable this 'year, and in some ea-se.s there is a pleni- ■ is also said so be indication of ' ■. ..* -.f •... •" I There's nothing like iuttjr for bread. , There's nothing like leather for boots, If. s no tang tike 1 1 roots. j , On foregone conclusions like these |., lis 3ts certain, for, colds yosTl £rd . - la Woods' Great JPeppenaiat Coze. j

Anderson's business premises will be i closed all day Thursday of this week j for stock-taking.—Advr.

, The Te Horo folks are renowned for holding enjoyable socials, and the one to be held there on Friday should prove no exception.

The social and dance, to be held at Manakau to-morrow nigflt, should entice many to attend, as a most ejoyablo time is assured.

Mr A. F. Anderson, who is giving up business for the time being, will hold a clearing sale during August, when great reductions will be the order of the day. fl>

Why is Kangiuru the biggest city in New Zealand.' Because the City of Auckland is there!—Conundrum given at tho Literary and Debating Club's meeting on Monday night. Owing to Mr Byron Brown 's absence at the conference of local bodies, to be held at Wellington this week, the meeting of the Peace Committee will not be held till next week, probably Tuesday. Due notice of the date, however, will be published.

You will want a pair of goloshes or gum boots for the mud and wet weather. New "-stock now in. We also have a good stock of winter slippers in ladies', gents', and children's. The prices arc right.—lrvine's Shoe Store, Otaki.—Advr.

The Wellington City Council has completed the purchase of 125 acres of land from the Wilton Estate. Northland, for the purpose of erecting dwellings. The first preliminary will be the roading of the settlement, and there will be no delay in pushing on with the housing I'roblcm jn this locality.

More light and more ironing at less expense! The Keroua, a. marvellous lamp, inaugurating a new era in illumination, will give 15 hours on a pint of kerosene, while the Imperial benzine iron will iron for 3 hours for less than Id. • Guaranteed. —Full particulars J. C. Better. Otaki.—Advt.

The "welcome social," to be held in the Theatre this evening for Nurse Lewis and returned soldiers, should be largely attended. Dancing will be a prominent feature, but there will also be musical items and short addresses. Supper will also be dispensed. We hope to sec a large muster to give the returned men and Sister Lewis a hearty welcome home.

Quite recently fashion 's trend seemed to point to felt hats, so Messrs Stiles ami Mathesoa, of Levin, secured a good stock —an exceptionally good stock—so some must be cleared to make

room for the spring millinery soon expected. All felts have been reduced enormously, and ladies interested should read the advertisement in this paper.

It, is reported that a Swiss inventor has patented a flying motor cycle, that gives promise of greater things to follow. Mr Duplane, the inventor, has demonstrated the capabilities of his machine by actually flying a distance of one mile- at a height of about 15 feet. The trial flight took place in the

vicinity of Geneva, in the presence of a few privileged persons. The machine ran along the ground for a distance of thirty yard-, and then gracefully took to the sir.

A movement is on foot to obtain stubble quail for liberation in the Wellington Acclimatisation Society's district, which includes Palmerston North. Some farmers, it was stated at a meeting of the local branch, were against, the importation of stubble quail, but in other part-, of New Zealand they had been found to be perfectly harmless. They had been introduced into the Auckland district and the farmerthere had no complaints to make against them.

The boom in divorce in New South Wales continues. Notwithstanding the fact that two courts have at intervals been fitting since the opening of the first Law Term this year, there are still 375 cases undisposed of. To give some idea of the expedition in which the marriage tie is sundered, Mr -Tusticc Gordon, from -Tune sth to July 11th, disposed of 71 suits, mostly undefended. There is little doubt that the large increase in divorces: iu the State is a direct consequence of the war, almost every second suit being in some way connected -with men who had gone on active service. It is expected that before the year ends the New South Wales Divorce Court" will have disposed of at least 500 suits. There has been a Big increase in actions for restitution of conjugal rights, which, some years ago, were characterised by the late Sir George Simpson, Judge in Divorce, as ".short cuts to divorce."

Writing from Scotland early in Juno to friends in New Zealand, Sir Walter Buchanan gives an interesting account of his: visit to the battlefields of France, from which he had just returned. Oa his return to England Sir Walter, in company with 3lr Massscy. paid several visits to the Shipping Controller and to the War Office authorities in an da- < deavour to impress upon them the urgent necessity of sending more- vessels to New Zealand to lift the :rn-ju-n.-e stores of refrigerated cargoes iwaitirtg shipment. The difficulties ronfrouted, he state, made it clear to iim how it tra- that in spite of Mr >las.-ey'* ineeMant effort- the Bomber .f vessels sent had not come up to ex- I relations. As an example of the j curse of events Sir Waiter Buchanan I oand that oat of St't "ship, schedule*) 6 leave London with.troops in Feb- j espatched because ef strikes at the i «hdon docks which prevented the ! Stps being Sited ap. Mr Masses? was J lamed for this delay, whereas, of ' V'j.-sc. he was absolutely powerless to intend against sseb ftappestiage'. At ie time of writing Sir Walter oehanan was in excellent health and Woods' Great Peppermint Core. I] sr Carecic Chest Coasr>iaia.ts, ' i

Speaking on "Character Analysis') at Mastertou, Mr W. Hudson said th« many men were in the wrong job. Many ministers in the, churches woulj make a greater success behind th t anvil.

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

The United Kingdom sent L'o.tir. of her manhood to the war, Canada 13.4 R Australia 13.43; New Zealand 19.35 of its white population. South Africa sent 11.12 of its white population. As far

as casualities were concerned, the W\ United Kingdom suffered 43 per cent., B Canada 33 per cent., Australia 50 pet SS cent., New Zealand 25.5 per cent., ami m India S per cent.

Having notieod on the trip from 1 Auckland to Botorua that inordinate)* I;

long stops were made at many station:

for no apparent purpose, a passenger decided to take a record of the running time and of the stoppages on the return journey. The train left Botorua at G.IQ I a.m.. and reached Auekhfmt at 6.20 p.m., hn'ving taken I'2 hours and 10 minutes oti the run. Of this time, stoppages consumed live hours four minutes, tht

actual running time being only seven hours six minutes. The longest stop !» wits at Frankton, where the train re- m mained for 52 minutes.

While possible tram-car accident: E were being discussed at the enquiry nt |§|l New Plymouth, Mi:, .1. W. l'oynton, S S.M., told the story of a man who gained fame in the United States he- \y cause he succeeded in beating the nil- j m

wiiy companies in compensation claims i|f for accidents. A certain lady had such ||§ strong leg muscles that she could break ||| the übia or fibula bones in her leg* ' whenever she liked. The enterprising H American married her and started a business. He would find a hole in :i - railway platform and then bring hi* » wife out on his arm. She would put fe her foot in the hole and break her leg. ||| and the railway company would be fe compelled to pay damages. This hap- IS pened a number of times, but eventu- 11 ally the fraud wits discovered and tlie B

man got "five years" instead of any 9 mure damages. Mr l'oynton assured S his hearers that this was not a yarn; ';, it was reported in the Law Times. At. a meeting of the provincial e.vccu- i$ live of the Fanners' Union at Leviu M on Saturday the chairman (Mr .1. Vile) ffij

said that Air Cooper (their organiser) B ; was leaving to do work in other <li>- H tricts :it an early date. He eulogised R Mr Cooper's work iu organising ||| branches where none had existed, and ni exhorted members to keep these going. pB iMembers must, keep awake and not golS 'to sleep. They had to carry on thinn-ll selves, or else their organiser's' work 11 would be wasted. Air J. A. McLeavcy BJ tPalmersion North) said to maintain g interest iu Union matters he would ip like to tsce qualified men engaged to H give addresses on questions of interest H to farmers, by which useful informs- H tion might bo given. Mr EI Mac- m donald (Tc Horo) said that tho far- i men wanted to widen their vision, j| Mr F. .1. Ryder (Otaki) thought (he S| Farmers' Union wanted re-christening || and a new organisation altogether Ei started, lie contended that the old 1 methods had failed to g»r the big I majority of farmers to join the Union. || MrMantgotrierie (Kauwhata) said they j| had a good deal to thank the Fnnoer*' Union for. There was the free carriage II of lime, farmers' fire insurance, and | other things. If they got linto <!<• I posits in the Mnnawatu Gorge worked a i* would be a monument to their ener- B gies, and he was support''! in this view £ by Mr C. Ilarkness (Ohau). A noticeable feature of the present 1 football season is. the keen interest 1 taken by returned soldier;-- in the game* ij in each district. Many of these men ■ *re old players, and after their ftreno- 1 ous experiences "over there" tlicy SJ must find it thoroughly enjoyable to ij get on the football field arid "fight I their battles over again" whilst wateh- m lag the younger generation contending 1 for HupieiEaey. Even on the coldest 1 and wettest days tho "Diggers" are § strung out rouad the field, keenly in- 8 tcrested in the game. Tt is then that 9 they fee! the need for a really warm 1 tweed overcoat, and they should get ia 9 touch with us, for we offer great valse a in a line of coat.* at 60* and 70s, pott I GEO. TOWJJ3S, LTD., Manners Street, Wellington.