THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 1 August 1919, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Vital statistics for Otaki for the month of July:—Births- 3, deaths 5, marriages nil. It is reported that a farm in Haw-era. riding, east of Waingongora, has been sold at £l5O per acre. A “long-niglit” dance takes place at To Horo to-night. All who attend are promised an enjoyable time. Mr Riri Mahima, jf Manakau, advertises that thirteen sheep straying on his property will be sold if not claimed and expenses paid. Mr Gerald Anderson, our local auctioneer, advertises for tenders for erecting pig pens and poultry boxes for the Otaki Auction Mart. A meeting of the Peace Celebration Committee will be held at the Otaki Town Board office on Tuesday next, at 8 p.m. A full attendance is requested. 1 Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., advertise entries for their weekly I Lovin stock sale, to be held on Tuesday next. The State schools throughout the Wellington Education District “break up” for term holidays to-day. The schools will resume on Tuesday, Pith inst. An advertiser wishes to secure a good dairy farm. Applications in first instance should lie sent to “Dairyman, ” care of the Goldberg Advertising Agency, Wellington. It was stated at the annual meeting of the Levin Dairy Company on Wednesday that at a sale near Levin during the week a sow and eight suckers had brought £23, which indicated that some farmers considered pig raising was still a payable way of utilising skim milk.—- ‘ ‘ Chronicle. ’ ’ A daring ease of theft is reported to hare taken place last night in Otaki, when some one, during the absence of Mrs Bax from her shop, boldly lifted a show-case and contents, and made a hurried departure. Only recently Mrs Bax’s till was interfered with and money’ taken. A clue has been obtained and more is to be heard of the matter. Among the first to apply for a ticket under the new railway regulations, which come into force to-day, was a Chinaman. “John” failed to “savee” for some time, but ultimately he managed to let the officials know that he was returning to China. Under the circumstances a ticket was issued. Some other applicants were unable to satisfy the railway officials and failed to secure permits to travel. At the annual meeting of the Levin Co-op. Dairy Co., held on Wednesday last, it was reported that the turnover last year was 391 tons of butter, the total amount of • butter-fat received being 73D,0301h», as follows:—Levin, I 53,2731 b;; Xhakara. 2i>-L3S9lb;; Ohau, 54,4391b5; Kimberley. 103,1541b5; Linton, 64.5901b5; home separated. 123,153 lbs. During the year the factory had won no less than 17 first prizes. Messrs T. G. Vincent and A. -J. Gimblett. the only candidates, were elected to fill the vacancies as directors. A juvenile to-day appeared before the magistrate (Mr J. L. Stout) charged with the theft of a hat, value of IS.-, the property of Alfred Watts. It was reported that the lad took the head gear and made himself scarce. The police, however, was .won on the warpath. The S.M. convicted the lad and ordered him to come tip for sentence when called upon, not to be out after $ p.m. tor one rear, and to be under the ij-bervision of die probation officer. ai_. goofogaking. —i~. sarrett wishes to Awjtry tie jjhils of Otaki and district gge&Ns s* hGOt that i£„ and agar pqggxers and shoemaker. _ _ ' pjy please take notice. Asu*. . Street, OtaiL—Advt. t**j.

The Otaki School Committee meets on/Monday- next at 7.15 pint, sharp. i A Shakespearean evening will be 1 held by the local Literary and Debating Club on Monday night next, when 1 Mr Byron Brown' will give a paper. : Tenders are invited for painting a residence at Otaki. Particulars may , bo obtained from Mr Gerald Anderson, auctioneer and. laud agent, Otaki. At Alton (Taranaki) one night recently a cow, belonging to Mr W. Green gave birth to a calf without legs. The calf was well formed in every respect, except that it had no .sign whatever of legs. The Government is opening a State firewood depot in Wellington, as from Monday next. Four-foot rata is being advertised at £3 os per cord, mixed four-foot wood at £2 15s, and bagged mixed wood at 2s 3d per bug. All wood is of the best quality. Newspapers, etc... for neutral countries and for United States of America may now be posted and sent forward to their destination in the usual way. Such articles are not now required to bo sent under permit by publisher or recognised newsagent only. It ’s seldom an oiler can be repeated at any sale, but Stiles and Matlieson’s ' ‘have broken all rules and arc again offering a 10s reduction on Men’s tailored box suits. All men interested should read Stiles and Mathcson’s ad- - vertisement in this paper. You will want a pair of goloshes or gum boots lor the mud and wet w‘ea- • tlier. New stock now in. -We also i have a good sloek of winter slippers in I Indies’, gents’, and- children’s. The prices are right.—lrvine’s Shoe Store, '• Otaki. —Advi. At the annual meeting of the Levin Co-op. Dairy Co., a resolution was carried unanimously recommending the directors to instal a plant for making casein as soon as possible. It was

stated that the company had an offer for three years’ output of casein. Those requiring seed potatoes will be specially/ interested in the N. J ■ farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Company’s advertisement in to-day’s issue, in which they give particulars of several special lines of seed potatoes. This 3 firm also carries large stocks of vegc-

table seeds. Those interested should make enquiries. More light and more ironing at less a expense! The Ivcrona, a marvellous lamp, inaugurating a new era in ilt lamination, will give 15 hours on a pint q of kerosene, vh ilet he Imperial benzine iron will iron for 3 hours for less than Id. Guaranteed. —Full particulars J. C. Better. Otaki. —Advt. g t Mr G. Anderson will offer a varied array of articles at the Otaki Mart tomorrow. At 11.3(1 fresh vegetables, fruit, poultry, etc., will be submitted, 1 while later a furniture sale will take s place. A number of valuable pictures will be auctioned, and altogether the n sale is one that should attract many ;i buyers. 1 Mr 11. Holland, ex-Mayor of Clirst- '• church, was waited on by a large and ~ influential deputation and asked to cony test a Christchurch seat at the general y election. Mr Holland agreed to do so. but stated that they would have to p take him on trust as far as his political leanings were concerned, as he could „ not declare which party he would supI, port.

Those willing to assist the local Horticultural Society by donations of _. prizes (money or trophies) would oblige .. by notifying the secretary (Mr S. Norgrove) or a member ot the committee as soon as possible. The .Society's committee meets to-night to adopt the 8 schedules for the next Spring and *’ Autufnn Shows, and it. is hoped to have 8 the schedules printed as soon as posU sible. • lC U Asked by the “Post” what was the _ position with regard to calling for applications for the position of Director ■ of Education when Dr. Anderson rc--0 tires, the Minister for Education (Hon. l ' J. A. Hanau) said that it had been decided that, applications should be ina vited in New Zealand. Cabinet has 11 decided that the retirement of Dr. An- ' derson shall not take place until 31st d March. 1920. j- « The Martinborough school was completely destroyed by jirc on Tuesday night. The cause of the fire, so far,'is * unknown to the Board authorities. 'I he *’ school consisted of four large class- ’’ rooms, capable of accommodating irom, 250 to 300 children. The building was l ' of wood, and half of it was coraparae lively new, The school gymnasium, a l: detached building, was considerably c damaged, but can be speedily repaired for use as a classroom.

A Palmerston motorist who returned from a visit to Wellington on Wednesday reports that the roads are in a dreadful condition, especially at the r Packakariki end. The stoppage of the railways is laying a heavy toil on the roads, and Government aid for addi- ’ rional labour must soon be invoked by ' local bodies to prevent a complete breakdown. The highway between Palmerston and Foxton is being badly cut up bv motor lorry traffic, and as soon as a patch of gravel is laid down . a series of vehicles come plunging along and scatter the metal iu all directions.

Everyone with any experience of the New- Zealand climate will admit .jibat ai this season oi the year and often right on' to October, v.e get the moss, boisterous weather. The boys, in common with the rest of the community, ] fee, the weather keenly, and need pro- < teeiiou at school, at work or at play. ; Nothing i- more suitable then one of - ptjr smart Tweed Overcoats for boys I .'row 3 To i- ; ear.-'. The smaller size* - ton from 12* 64 f# 35s and the .larger < irom 3v.- to 75.5-.MT,liis in as iaveitzecet , that worrit while. GEO/FOWLDS, LTD., v Street, WellAcgtsin. g

A meeting of ratepayers at Whakatane unanimously approved a borough loan proposal tfltalln'g £70,500, as follows: Hoads, £17,500; water, £25,000; i electric light and power, £24,000; drainage, £4OOO. The sneak thief is still in evidence in : Otaki. and two unoccupied houses have been visited on more than one occasion of late, Rose trees and other plants have been removed, wood stolen, and several other movable articles taken. The Levin Horticultural Society, j recently resuscitated, has decided to j hold two shows during the coming season —Summer Show on Wednesday, ' December 2nd, and Autumn Show on March lOtli and 11th. Mr Kcrslake has been elected lion, secretary of the Society.

Since the auction sale on Wednesday the following sections of the Bright estate Otaki town property have been disposed of: Section 3 (Iviharoa block), A. Satherlev, £135; sections 4, 5, and (> (iviharoa block), K. J. Staveley. £l2O each. There is every probability Of the few remaining sections being sold shortly.

Mrs E. Muir, of To Horo, is holding a special alteration sale for one week only, commencing on Monday. During this sale big reductions are being made in drapery lines, and this, opportunity should be seized by those wishing to secure bargains. Elsewhere Mrs Muir advertises a few typical bargaius offering at this sale. Residents of Manakau and Ohau districts have no occasion to go out of their own town for their drapery requirements, seeing that Mr Howard Andrew’s stores at these centres are so well stocked, and that the prices arc so reasonable. Mothers will lie specally interested iu Mr Andrew’s new advertisement; on our front page of

this issue. Mr W. H. Ransom, of Otaki, lias decided to inaugurate a motor passenger service between Otaki, Levin and intermediate centres. Commencing next Tuesday, a motor will leave Otaki every ’Tuesday and Saturday at JO a.m., returning from Levin at 4.30 p.m. For fares and other particulars see advertisement. Seeing that the restricted train service has made travelling so difficult, ilr Ransom’s cars should bo well patronised. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For Chronic Chest Complaints,