THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 3 September 1919, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

For tho cause that lacks assistance, For the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that wc can do.

. The monthly sitting of the Otaki SOI. Court takes place on Friday. The monthly meeting of the Otaki Town Board takes place to-morrow night, when tenders for concreting the footpaths and cleaning the Mangapouri creek will be considered. A preliminary notice appears elsewhere with respect to a clearing sale, to be held on Friday, 12th inst., on account of the trustees of the late Mr M. Ohlson, at the farm, Manakau. The social -and dance, to be held in aid of the Tainui Hockey Club, on Friday next, should be a great success, and a large attendance is expected. Tickets are offered at 2s lid for gents, Is for ladies (supper included). Many beautiful materials for evening wear are being offered at Stiles and Matheson's. Ladies should pay a visit to the showroom and inspect the many lovely uintus. crepe-dechencs, geor- ' titles and other seasonable lines. See the advertisement in this paper. The long-night dance, to be held at To Boro on Friday night, should be well attended. A good floor, tip-top music, and a fine supper are promised. Te « Horo entertainments always prove most I enjoyable, and the coming function will Ibe no exception. The bachelors will J hold a dance later. • Attention is called to an advertisement elsewhere, in which Messrs Pullar and Burrows, a reputable Palmerston North firm, offer to pay freight on general grocery orders to the value of id and over within a radius of fifty miles from Palmerston North, also postage on footwear. Social 'gatherings arc- in the air at present. The Croquet Club's dance takes place to-nighr. the Tainui Hockey Club's social and the Te Horo longnight dance on Frnday, the Returned Soldiers' Association on Friday week will hold a dance, combined with a picture entertainment, while a social will be held at Manakau on Wednesday of next week to welcome returned soldiers. "Spring," says- the American, "gentle, sweet and modest, is tickletoeing with the dandelions on the velvety lawn." And all through Howard Andrew ’s store the same’spirit of tie season is jn evidence. The str.v styles in millinery, blouses and dress goods are of r ; o [r, T ,.- oAV r .... . ;ni t .j, e display - -tr—Tull of the utmost interest to the i latlie? of this district. J speaking at the Hockey Association meeting at Otaki on Monday night, Mr ft. Broughton, secretary of the Horo- • whenua Rugby Union, stated thar football was certainly on the up-grade in this county as regards attendance at ! matches. The gate proceeds previous to | this season were fair, while the highest j takings were £l2. This year no less a sum than £IS has been taken at one • mateh at Levin ike Kuku Dairy Company intends increasing its plant this season by the addition of a whey butter plant and a , freezer; running: into an outlay of about £<3o. The freezer will be used principally in cocitecfion with the age of the cheese output. By maintaining the rcujuued temperature saving , of at least one per cent will be made ill shrinkage, which is: usually very } lc gvy during she Sr.-t ipneight after manufacture/ Iks/-' hwy taster plant will enable lie "i-orapany !° IfriHsc a valuable by-product. : s<T that the sew venturer of the company, besides being ret etsue earners, sc ill greatly extend the eperations ami -cope of this progressive concern.

Fresh eggs, in any quantity, are advertised for. • Several local "sports” left bore today to attend the Marion races. The monthly meeting of the Horoivhcnua County Patriotic Association is being held at Levin this afternoon. Hr John Kirk, saddler, Otaki Enilsvay, has for sale three good second- j hand riding saddles and assorted parts of spring-cart and gig harness. Those who wish to economise in their grocery bills will be interested in an advertisement letter appearing on ouifourth page of this issue, inserted by the well-known city lirm of War dell Bros, and Co. Bootmaking.—F. xmrrett 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: Dunstan Street, Otaki. —Advt. At the Otaki auction mart on Saturday next Mr Gerald Anderson will offer a large quantity of varied articles, inI eluding a number of first-class lines of furniture, kitchen utensils, tools, etc. Full details are advertised. The Wellington Hospital Board has appointed Nurse M. Ongley as district nurse in charge of the Paraparaumu district, and it is hoped Nurse Ongley will take up residence at Paraparaumu almost immediately. The Christchurch "Press” recently held a plebiscite on the various proposals for a peace memorial at Cliristchurclf, with the result that a very large majority voted for Ihe erection of a bridge of remembrance, second place being given to a hall of remembrance. The New Zealand hospital at AYalton-on-Thames has been closed. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, in a speech, paid a tribute to the excellent work done at the hospital, which served the needs of 3000 patients. Mrs R. J. Seddou attended the closing ceremony. ! Speaking at the reception to the Hon. Huia Onslow at Otaki in December, 1904, the late Mr Seddon (then Prime Minister) stated that in tho forties the j Ngatiraukawas in this district numbered 3000 strong. At the present time they number somewhere, in the vicinity of three or four hundred. Efforts are being made to resuscitate the Paraparaumu Horticultural Society, and a meeting will be held shortly to deal with the matter. Now that war conditions no longer obtain, it is felt that the Society might again do good work. It is suggested that an autumn show be held early next year. We carry a large stock of footwear to ■ select from, while new lines are arriving. Gent’s medium-weight Derby boots all sizes 225; nailed and plated Shooters from 21s; a line of Ladies’ Glace Strap . Shoes, big fitting, to clear 22s 6d; I Ladies’ and Maids’ Dairy Boots in stock.—lrvine's Shoe Store. Otaki. — Advt. Native entertainments always attract good audiences in Otaki, and that arranged for Wednesday, September 10th, should be no exception. The function is being held to augment tho funds of the local library and the Otaki Football Club, and as a good programme has been provided, as appears in our advertising columns, the public should accord . their hearty support. j To-night the Otaki Theatre should ' present an animated appearance, when I the plain and fancy dress dance in connection with the Otaki Croquet Club will be held. The ladies have arrangements well in hand, and with Mrs J. K. Bills as secretary success is assured. The brightness of the scene will be added to by the Club's colours, and flowers will be in profusion. The floor has received special preparation, while supper will Vie on a lavish scale. Kir Joseph Ward was tendered a reception at the Wellington Town Hall on Monday night, when the big building was packed, and the proceedings were most enthusiastic. In the course of his address Sir Joseph Ward said he had retired from the Cabinet because the term of the coalition compact had terminated, and, moreover, he had not been asked to star. He also stated that he. as leader of the Liberal Party, had not. been consulted on several very important matters on which he considered he should have been consulted. The advisability of introducing the davlight saving scheme into the Dominion was brought under the notice of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, when a communication was received j from the Hastings Chamber stating that their body had decided to take :-ps to endeavour to introduce a day- j light saving measure by putting the . clock forward half an hour ircta Oci cber 1 to March 31 of each year. The j < 'ration of the local body was . elicited, arguments put forth in favour v the project being the necessity for . conserving coal, as evidenced by the / present shortage, and the pronounced ; success which had attended the mea- < sure in England during the war, Several members spoke of the beneficial results that had been evidenced where the scheme had been tried, and it was resolved that the Chamber support the movement of the Hastings body, and that the Auckland members of Pallia- j ment be - requested to endorse this action. " , There has been a good deal at controversy in all parts of the Dominion regarding the standardisation of footwear, and there seems to be an urgent need for action. In spire of the fact •hat leather is trrodneed in large quantities ip New Zealand, footwear prices continue to soar, and.it is no easy mat ter •to get reliable boots and shoes - at a reasonable pri.,r- A smart fitting leather lined glace kid boot for uJs fU is a decided bargain iu these times, and the famous "Keltic”. make at sd-- is, another line wort* investigating-’ have ttiod .stocks' of both ami inure yea. when in town, u ihit oar owt»rJfdtt'Us store and inspect these vortb- . while goods. “"“■’’-S----GEO. FOWLDS, LTD., Manners .Street, Wellington-

It is stated in sonic quarters that the railways will be running at normal : within the next fortnight. 1 During August four births were regis- ‘ terod in Foxton. There were no deaths, j and no marriage certificates issued. | i It is understood that Mr W. Carrol ' ’ Harley has definitely decided to contest j ! ythe Nelson seat at the forthcoming Far- I 1 liamentary elections. ~ j Mr D. Sk Mackenzie, dentist, an- ; ! nounees that from this date until fur- j ' titer notice his Otaki branch will bo , 1 open on Thursdays only, at the usual hours. Mr Mackenzie hopes to make two visits weekly in the near future. Gome fast travelling times between j Eltliam and Wellington have been set ! up recently by local motorists. One 1 claims to have completed the trip in just under six hours, and another in five and a-half. The distance is considerably over 2uo miles. The Standing Committee of the Wellington Diocesan Synod met recently, ' when an alteration was made in the | boundary between Otaki and Levin parochial districts to meet the requirements of new settlement. The net amount of the Archdeacon Faueourf Memorial Fund was reported as £lOl7. some districts having not yet forwarded contributions.

In order to assist local bodies to im--1 prove their roads the Industries Commission recommended in their report that prepared tar for road-making be . carried by rail at the same rate as 1 ordinary tar for road making purposes, and that when the Customs tariff is being revised provision lie made to prevent undue competition from imported chemicals manufactured from tar. * Not only is there coal underlying a portion of Fcilding, but the few local miners have uncovered a large and f valuable seam of fireclay while engaged Jin stripping the coal seam. Ami an expert has reported that the fireclay ' has a sure market, Fcilding’s only comj petitor with similar quality being the j Huntly district. As Wellington is re- • ported to bo a large buyer, it can easily j be imagined the advantage that lies j with Fcilding in this new industry.— "Star.”

| Otaki is not the only town (hat has [ suffered through the legislation which , prevents the State Advances Ollice from allowing loans for electrie light and power. A Press Association tele- ! gram states that tlie Te Awamutu j Power Board committee is similarly handicapped. In view of the widespread movement for electric dcvclop- | ment, the board lias decided to make ( urgent representations to the Government for the necessary legislative | amendment. Wo would suggest that the Otaki Town Board back up the Te I Awamutu body in its efforts in this direction. A thrilling rescue story is narrated

from tho Tarawera River mouth. Last Saturday throe drovers, F. W. McLean, Alan Stewart, and H. Pryor, travelling from Te Puke, drove a mob of horses across the flooded river, following on themselves. When at midstream, Pryor's horse got into difficulties, unselrting Pryor, who was wearing a heavy oilcoat. He was carried away by the flood. He got a temporary footing on a sandspit, but lost it again and j was swept out into the breakers. McLean and Stewart, after having • landed safely, galloped to the rescue. McLean telling Stewart to stand ashore, swam out to Pryor and soon signalled for assistance, whereupon Steivari. who was waiting in the breaker# up to the armpits, also swam out and together they landed their mate safely. Mr W. J. Poison, of Wanganui, in the course of his address at Mastcrton on Saturday, said it could not be thrown up to the farmer that he was a profiteer. He adduced figure's to show that wages paid to farm labourers had more , than doubled, while taxation and coin- [ modifies required for the farm had eonsiderably increased in price. While the ' value of farm exports had increased by 1 about £5,000,000 per annum, wages had gone up between £3,000,000 and ' £4,009,000. Instead of making huge i profits as asserted, farmers generally * had actually made no extra profit. Cer- . taiuiy a few breeders had dona particu--1 iarly well, but it could not be argued j that because one grocer made big profits that all the grocers were profiteers. The same thing applied to farmers. More light and more ironing at less expense! The Kerens, a marvellous ] lamp, inaugurating a new era in illumination, will give 15 hours cn a pint of kerosene, while the Imperial benzine j iron will iron for 3 hours for less than < Id. Guaranteed.- -Full particulars J. ( C. Better, Otaki.—Advt.