LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 6 October 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Last'year’s turnover of the New Zealand Dairy Association totalled £1,380,855 10s 9-1.

The supply at the Dairy Union's creamery at Otaki is still on the increase, -and is from 50 to 75 per cent higher than this time last season.

Bowlers and tennis players wishing to secure good, serviceable and comfortable shoes should call at Pearce s Boot Arcade, Cuba street, Wellington, or send for a pair. Sec particulars iu new advertisement in to-day’s issue.

The profits on State coal business for last year were £30,607, as against £2-1,400 for the previous year.

The Ekctahuna “Express” states that a local firm has put through land sales aggregating £70,000 since July -".lit.

Kcv. T. G. Brooke (organising secretary for Methodist Home Missions) gave a capital address at Manakau on Friday evening last, when there was a good attendance, and the speaker’s remarks were listened to most attentively. Yesterday morning Rev. Brooke conducted service at the Otaki Methodist Church, and last night preached at Levin.

A dance will be held at the Te Horo Public Hall on Friday next, 19th inst., for the purpose of raising funds to help wipe off the dc-bt of the Te Horo Public Hall. The hall has served many useful purposes, and the committee of management needs money to meet liabilities, therefore it is hoped the public will accord their’ hearty support to this function.

The Otaki district—-altogether indepchdent of Te Horo and Manakau and outside parts—-sent 139 men to the war, and of these 37 paid the great sacrifice. Rev. u. F. Petrie, in making this asser--'on at the soldiers’ social on Friday right, said he had gone carefully into he matter, and had arrived at those igures, which, be thought, were a magnificent testimony to the patriotism of our young men. Tins record, said Mr Petrie, was one to be proud of, and he did not think any other part of the Dominion had done so veil —certainly not better.

There appears to be a tendency xt some quarters to regard the ending of the war as an excuse for ending efforts to assist the State finances in the way of loan contributions. This is a mistake, and so far as the Victory Loan now before the public is concerned indicates a very grave misconception of the actual position- The £10,000,000 which the Government is now seeking to raise represents aa obligation to our soldiers —for one thing it includes the sum to be paid away in gratuities io the returned men.., —and it is just as necessary that this ! money should he made available a* -for - earlier war loan .purpose*. No doubt ] many people have -not realised their ; individual responsibility, and they may | dally long enough to have it- brought • home to them in an uncomfortable fashion under the compulsory clause? of the Act. We would remind our ' readers that subscriptions to the loan - close on Tisutiuy, April St h last.

<jr A lost mare is advertised for,

2 Tho Levin races take place on Wed--5 nesday next.

Levin’s rainfall for September totalled o.lliu, as against 1.99 in in Otaki.

Quite a number of patients have been discharged from the Otaki Sanatorium recently, while a few fresh patients have been admitted.

Tho quarterly meeting of church officers in connection with tho Otaki Methodist circuit will be held on Wednesday evening next at To Horo.

Mr L. V. Kay’s farm at Levin, comprising 61S acres, was sold by Messrs Dalgety and Co. at auction to Mr W. Prendeville, of Wellington.

At Levin and Waihoanga on Sunday a heavy wind prevailed, but at Otaki the weather wits much calmer, in fact not at all boisterous as was the easo M*rth and south.

There will be no picture programme at tho Theatre on Thursday evening, but on Friday the big star, “Kent, tho Fighting Man,’’ will be shown. As this film is a special one no doubt the attendance will be large.

Licut.-Coloncl Charters, one of the inspectors of schools in the 'Wellington district, who has been giving a series of war lectures at various schools and colleges, will give an address to the school children of Otaki at an early date.

At the Otaki auction mart, on Saturday next, Mr Gerald Anderson will offer a pair of horses and four-wheel brakOj complete, also an unbroken filly, etc., on account of Mr Harold Cockrell. For particulars see advertisement,

The Horowhenua County Council invites tenders for constructing reinforced concrete culvert for Mungapouri stream, old cemetery road, Otaki. Plans and specifications may be scon at the Otaki Town Board office, and tenders close on Saturday next.

The well-known professional Jinn* (Mr G. H. Harper and Messrs Kirk and Rajilcy, solicitors) have amalgamated as from to-day. and tho business in future will be carried on under the stylo of 1 ( Kirk and Harper. ’ ’ Mi C • F. Atmore, late managing clerk for Messrs Kirk and Haplcy, will act as managing clerk for tho new firm. Tho United States Senate Conference has agreed to a Bill for the enforcement of prohibition. The Bill permits the manufacture of non-intoxicating cider and fruit juices by individual* for use in tlicir own homes. The definition of intoxicating drinks was not changed by the Conference. It prohibits the manufacture, sale, or use of beverages containing more than onohalf of one per cent of alcohol.

, David Kemp, barman at the Exchange Hotel, Thames, was fined £3 and 1 costs £S for a' breach of tho anti-shout-ing law. Tho licensee, it was shown, had exercised all precautions, and the information against him was dismissed. Two returned soldiers who had been absent from the country for four years said they had heard of anti-shouting in a vague way in England, but thought it a dead letter. They were convicted and discharged.

While a gale was at its height at Waihoanga yesterday Mr Fred C»lcy had occasion to scale a ladder to prevent damage being done to his house, but had no sooner reached the top rang than it broke causing him to fail heavily. Unfortunately Mr Coley had two ribs broken besides being severely shaken, but was lucky in falling between two boulders, his head missing both by a narrow margin only. It will be some lime before Mr Coley will be able to resume his ordinary duties. A social and dance, which promises to be most successful, will be held r.t Manakau on the 23rd inst. to raise funds for the renovation of the Tainui Meeting-house. Mr W. King, as secretary, has the management well in hand, while first-class music will be supplied by Mr G. Day, of Te Horo, and Mi.-s Hakarais. Already a fair sum of money has been raised by the efforts of Mr King towards the renovation of the meeting-house. This amount is now in the hands of a committee, and it is hoped that enough will be raised in the near future to have the work pat in hand and completed.

Speaking at the soldiers’ welcome social at Otaki on Friday night, Kcv. G. F. Petrie said he thought it fitting, as this was probably the last function of the kind to be held by the Otaki Patriotic Society, to make public recognition of the magnificent services by two ladies —-Miss Hitching and Mw Hodgson, iri connection with the social gatherings held to farewell soldiers and welcome them home. Mr Petriesaid many other ladies had done splendid work for the Society, but the two Indies mentioned had been specially prominent, and, in fact, had at times taken the whole responsibility of these social gatherings on their shoulder*, and carried them through most successfully.

A regrettable feature in connection with the troop train which parsed through Palmerston on Thursday was that so many of the men returning had procured a great deal more liquor than was good for them,in Wellington, and a large number of theta were hopelessly drank. Apart from the sentimental side of the question, so many inebriated men on the train was bound to be dan- ’ geroas. An example of this was shown when one of the soldiers, who was very drank, became obstinate ns the train commenced to move oat, and refused to' get aboard. He stumbled alongside the : carriage for about 190 yards before a comrade, not much more sober than himself, wag able to get him on the platform. It is- quite time some action vaj takes to prevent the supply of liquor in large quantities to men just off the troopship.*, when their eoastitctfems sre unable to stand it. The carriage? in which she troop* were travelling were in a filthy- state, and in several or them the window* were broken-— Palmerston “Daily Times.’’

Milk is at present being sold Vu Levin at 4d pier quart. ' j Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd. advertise entries for their weekly stoct sale at Levin to-morrow. New potatoes are at present bein* sold in Masterton at sixpence pier lb. At the Levin sale on Thursday a p ca of seven fat wethers realised the record price of £5 13s each.

“I have good authority for statirj that the general election will in aji likelihood be held in the first week oi December,’’ is a tipi from Wellington.

There’s nothing like good leather: If you want the best of repairs call oa F. Barrett, Duustan Street, Otaki Kail, way. Prices low, workmanship ajj material guaranteed.— : Advt.

The Waikanae stock sale, which tv» to have been held on Stli iust., has bee: postponed until Thursday, 10th iust, as advertised by Messrs Dalgety aaj Co.. Ltd.

The Christchurch Red Cross Confer!* Committee is baking about 2b) pounds of cak'e every week for tbs benefit of soldiers iu various million hospitals in this centre.

A cable message from Sydney mit? that Tasmanian potatoes are quoted s: from £23 to £23 per ton (the highest tc: forty years) owing to the removal o! restrictions.

Messrs Truclight and Co., Iced fruiterers, grocers, etc., have on bat! fresh supplies of vegetables daily, wM< tlioir fruit is second to none iu the ilit-t-rict. Seeds, plants, etc. arc also or sale.

Though the price of footwear is big! you can savs money by buying frotuti Secure a good selection, combined nit! Titlue and quality. New lines just strived. A trial solicited. Shoe Store, Otaki. —Advt.

i One English bride who arrived at i i Wairurnpa town recently, said tk I she could not understand New Zealait ' r.t all. “Fancy,” she said, “tuhitj , seven hours to travel about 05 mile* Ip J train! ” I Torrential floods have occurred is j' Eastern Spain. The rice crops hsn I been ruined in Valencia. Trams sa ( unable to run. Many people have bea drowned. There is twelve feet i 1 water at Cartagena. The graveysri j has been washed out, and two bandit! j bodies arc adrift on the flood. An -effort i* being made to estailiii a big fishing industry in Aknroa. Th Akuroa harbour and neighbouring d«} seas offer splendid facilities tor £d ing, but the difficulty in the past to been the marketing of the fish. Effort aro now being niado to establish roots services to convey fish to Chrkitcbsrd It is understood that three trawlers wl commence work immediately tramps! arrangements, aro completed. The battleship Now Zealand, r.;J Admiral Jcilicoo aboard, sailed fra Auckland for Fiji last Friday. Lsrf [ crowds assembled oa the waterfrot and gave the ship’s company an « thusiastic farewell. Admiral Jellies*! official report to the Government v» completed before the battleship esil-ri and the document was handed to tfc Naval Adviser to the New Zenkrf - Government, who was the last person a go ashore. At tho meeting of the Horowhta® Patriotic Association in August, S-' Howard Andrew referred to the csited a Manakau soldier who had rc-twal seriously incapacitated as a result L wounds* and it was found ncecs»atf« send him to Dunedin to undergo i

further operation. The Governs®however, only granted a small pen i'S in this case, and the soldier had lit* to leave his wife and family vis

away. Mr Andrew stated at the a*' ing of the Association last week tk the case was taken up by the N.Z. St turned Soldier*’ Association, with ~ mult that the matter had been rlgi'-t-It appeared that tbc Koldicrb* £3;> had been confused with that of an soldier, and when the mistake had Id* discovered the Government incrw* the pension and made up the arrtr.l Mr Andrew said he. thought the tetit of the Government in doing tho rip. thing -should be made public. *

further stated that he was glad to > that the soldier was making good i gress in hospital and had so fsr covered as to be able to visit his te next week.