THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 20 October 1919, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦ It is reported that Mr Stan. Galloway, of Manakau. has sold his farm to aMr Clark, of the Wairarapa. Several other Manakau properties are about to change hands, there being a keen demand here as elsewhere for farms.

Mr Shallcrass, speaking at the Sports Protection League meeting at Otaki on Friday night, suggested that the local branch might urge the Town Board to put the recreation ground into better order, making it suitable for such games as hockey, cricket, etc.

At the't meeting of -returned soldiers at the Theatre on Friday night Captain Bax, in referring to the "Diggers' " ball, to be held on Wednesday next, pointed oat that all help available was necessary, as it was intended to have a tip-top floor and elaborate decorations, while the ladies would also need assistance.

There was another splendid and representative attendance of ladies at Brights' Theatre sopper-roorn on Friday evening last, at Mrs Knsscll's second demonstration of floral decorations, upwards of thirty being present. Mrs Kussell gave- object lessons in making floral wreath, shower bonquet. hand bouquet, and floral emblem (harp). The work in each Instance was beaniifully done, and Mrs Bnssell explained the "whole of the work lucidly, giving many cseful hints on these and other branches of florists' art- All of those present were deeply interested in the demonstration. At the close of the gathering, on the motion of Mr Frank Penn (president of the H_ and L Society), a- very hearty vote of thanks was aeeorded Mrs Bnssell for her extreme kindness in coming to Otaki to 'assist the ladies at her 1 own expense. and for the splendid jasKfetaece she had given. The hope was expressed that Mrs EiLfcet'ii 'a demonstrations would .result ia giving ao impetus to ■ district' ladies to isdalge ia floral- decoration j '"■"Msk. and " in • mash ' greater interest; ■»»-■ Q) '--i,.^.this' hrsneh. of the local j bejagrtai"— v "~"-*.is.'ihe fates*. Jtoxtfcraltwal £ho*» - ■

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

"The Better 'Ole" (Englandfs mas: tcrpiece) will be filmed at Otaki. on» November 13th. Our readers should keep this date in mind. The monthly stock sales at Otaki take place on. AVednesday next, when, good entries of stock will be submitted by Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., as advertised.

Silk gloves will be fashionable this summer, Stiles and Matheson are consequently ready with the smartest,and best. Read about these finely spun French gloves in Stiles and Matheson's advertisement in this paper.

"I don't like the street decorations a bit," said a New Plymouth Mrs Malaprop, when discussing the decorations for Ihe recent gubernatorial visit. "Couldn't they get anything better than piuus ignatius?"

While motoring between Otaki and Waikanae on Saturday, Mr E. Maddock lost the spare wheel of his Overland car. The finder of same will bo rewarded on communicating with Mr Maddock.

Miss Brown, who is now in charge of W. M. CLAli'lv'S Showroom, Levin, has decided to make an early reduction in the stock of Costumes in view of making room to reorganise the department, Bead the price list in to-day's issue.—' Advt.

There was an attendance of upwards of fifty members and friends at the. local tennis courts on Saturday, despite the fact that the weather was threatening. The club's membership is steadily increasing, and there is every prospect of the club being particularly strong in men. players. The Manakau Methodist Church. Trustees have been most fortunate in receiving several handsome -gifts'-for the church. Among the-number is a valuable and most useful communion set (individual cups), suitably inscribed, presentedby Mrs Jas. Staples. The service was used for the first time at last night's evening service. The members and friends are most grateful to Mrs Staples for her handsome gift. First-rate bargains are being offered at W. M. CLARK'S Special Sale, Levin, of Summer Costumes, commencing this week, and lasting for twenty-one days only. Not many of a kind but a great many kinds of costumes assorted in Mats, Piques, Garbicords, Silks, Worsteds, Tweeds, etc., etc. Read the reductions in Clark's big advertisement in to-day's issue.—Advt.

One of the main flags to be displayed at tho" " Diggers' " ball on Wednesday night will Kc a large N.Z. Ensign secured by the Otaki Peace Celebration Committee. It will be placed in a prominent position, and should be looked upon with pride, as it is to be the property of the townspeople as a whole, and on future historic occasions will be displayed from the Town Board offices. "The newspapers of New Zealand are the best and most honest in the world," said Sir Walter Buchanan, when speaking to a gathering of farmers at Carterton recently. He attributed the expansion of trusts and combines in other parts of the world to the fact that they exerted a sinister influence over the newspapers, whose duty is was to expose them.

I "Some people say that Otaki will be the same old town twenty or thirty years hence, but 1 differ," said Mr ShallcraSs, of Wellington, at a public meeting at Otaki on Friday night. Mr SnalTcrass added that, as a visitor, he fully appreciated the many natural advantage* Otaki possessed, and he predicted a .splendid future for the place. They had a glorious beach and beautiful .surroundings, and as Wellington's population increased, as it must, people would naturally turn their attention to such desirable and convenientlysituated places a* Otaki. He felt sure there was a good future ahead of fctaki, and suggested the residents do their best to" push the town along. Messrs McDougall Bros., J. D. Howell and H. Briggs have given valuable trophies, forcornpetition by members of the Hautere Bifle Club. Messrs McDougall and Co. have donated a lovely silver cheese-dish, neat in design, that should cause keen competition, while a fine cup given by Mr J. D. Howell and a handsome rose-bowl donated by Mr H. Briggs should also be keenly competed for.' The trophic- arc on view in Messrs McDougall Eros, and Co.'s business : premises, Otaki. They are all worth winning, and the members of the clubj no doubt, will practice assiduously to traii. the honour of securing at least one ' of the splendid trophies. Field-Marshal Viscount Haig, in acknowledging the conferring upon him of lie freedom, of Wolverhampton, said he .ras glad the soldiers had not been eaFsd out during the recent railway strike. That was not a soldier 's job. He referred to Von iudendorff's memoirs, and said he noted the mental distress and hopelessness with which Luden'doff was overwhelmed when he realised that the great German military instrument had broken to pieces in his hands. Viscount Haig said he had never contemplated such possibility oh the Allied side, even though the men were outc-ambered and had their strength reduced by the strain of an unequal brittle

Between the ages of five and sixteen ! boys arc partieslariy card on clothes. ! The mothers who spend evening after evaning patching and mending and remaking know how relentless boyhood is is .this respect. Bat there is a kse&ns of reiiericg the constant strain of ranking fresh garments. We have a flue range of shirts for boy?, at prices that make ihe .labow of «-wing shirts hardly worth while. The shirts &ze is fiannfcteUe. anion, ■ 'prints .or : zephyrs. and sell ..at from ,3»: fid to 7s. Gi each. They arc decided bargain*, and if y»a cannot' call wliei'ig to*m ire SbD'be': pleased, to receive an. order fay; fIBAL , GEO. rOWIdJS, KED, '.', Maanere Street, Welßsi|jfeß.

• A memorial service for nurses who hive fallen dirring the war, on active and' during"the epidemic, will be? held nest Sunday at the Opera House, Palmerston North, There's nothing like good leather! If you want the best of repairs call on F. Barrett, Dunstan Street, Otaki Railway. Prices low, workmanship and material guaranteed.—Advt.

The Premier states that there is sufficient work on the Order Paper to keep Parliament busy another full fortnight.; It is generally expected that the session will close about the end of the month.

The Levin "Cheeros," who have met with a splendid reception at Levin ..nd elsewhere, will give an entertainment at Manakau on the 29th inst., and will also visit Otaki about the end of the month. Details will be advertised in our next issue.

Wo aro now showing our summer footwear in white canvas and buckskin, and a nice range of court shoes in glace and patent leathers. A good selection at less than town prices. Irvine's Shoe Store, Otaki.—Advt.

Messrs Parker and Vincent have received instructions from Mr H. Latham, Tc Hpxo, to sell on his behalf the contents of a nicely furnished five-roomed cottage. The sale takes place on Friday at 1.30 p.m., and residents should make a point of attending. In order, to give members of tho Tarsrua Tramping Club an opportunity of meeting each othor, discussing matters of interest to, the club, and getting into training for the Tararuas, it is proposed to hold.a series of short " tramps on the hills reuad Wellington. The first of these ouftngs" took place on j Sunday.

Five cases of typhoid fever aro reported amongst the Maoris at. Oinarutnutu, and ono at Omaio, Bay of Plenty. .Two cases at Omarumutu proved fatal. The district health inspector visited the infected area oa Friday, and precautionary measures are being takon to prevent the spread of the disease. Thero have been ne fresh cases for soveral days. A report from the Waitangi oil bore, Gisborne, states that the bore is now in an oil-bearing formation. It has struck more gas, and there is a good showing of oil at 720 feet. The bore is now in a hard shell formation at 740 feet. The indications aro promising. The bore is being put down by Messrs Lysnnr and Clark.

"Wo have heard a terrible lot of tho alleged profiteering," said Mr J. F. Redmond, at the commercial "Peace" dinner on Saturday night, "and some very rash statements have been made. The other day Mr Scrapie said thero wore thousands of cases of dried fruits being stored away, and yet 3 would have bet him a thousand pounds to one that he could not have found two boxes." —"N.Z. Times."

At the last sitting of the Foxton S.M. Court, Walter S. Free was charged* with selling adulterated milk, but the case was adjourned for a month, the S.M. stating he desired to see a copy of the regulations, as he did not know what the standard of milk was. Mr O'Brien, health officer, said never beSore" had ho been asked for the regulations, but he would supply a copy at the next sitting of the Court.

Says the Taranakj "News": —In bis appeal to the country in December, Mr Masscy will be greatly handicapped by the weakness of his present Ministry. Probably at no period in the history of New Zealand has the personnel of the Cabinet been to poor in qaality, so lacking in initiative, so slow in action, and generally so incompetent. Mr Massey has the fault characteristic of many strong men of choosing weak vessels and then standing by them, no matter bow conspicuous their faults or how great their failures.

A Plena Association telegram from Tim am S3y»:- —A private message from Sydney says: "November will see the early wheat cut for hay at £l3 per ton. It is raining a little in some places, but the north and west are in a bad way. Our wheat will come nest season front the Biverina. We may have a good crop there, bat everywhere there is short straw and scant fodder. If general dry weather continue* wS may see the export of wheat prohibited, and, should a floor shortage occur, we would not know where to look to fill up."

I Besidents of this aistrlct who have ; been complaining of the wind of late have evidently never lived in the Booth Wairarapa, where our winds would be considered gentle zephyrs. An instance Of what Wairarapa winds are like was furnished on Saturday, when a special race train from Mastexton to Wellington was hampered by the wind to such an extent that it crawled along at a snail's pace, and eventually the engine's efforts failed altogether near Pigeon Bash. After some fruitless attempts to battle against the wind, the train had to be divided, this causing a delay of upwards of an hour.

The purpose of the Cesuitie* Amendment BHI is to confer a general power on county councils io require vehicles using their roads to be liceaeed, and to charge license fees. It merely extends the power given by section 5 of the Counties Amendment Act, JSIS, to certain conntiea. Those previously authorised to charge for the use of their roads by vehicles were Waiteraaita, Boduoy, Bay of Islands, Wfcangaroa, Mongocoi, Otarastea, Whsagarei, Hobson, Hoklanga, Tarwaki," Clifton, -Westland, Waimea, Gxtsf, ijsungahss, and Bnßer Counties. Under this amendment as ■ Order-ia-CouKcil'.. "may confer the authority, upon any council* - , . * Special Sale of Summer Costumes. A ■ iseky "Barefeaj* «f »; traveßer *» sample tot enables us to offer, you a Costume,** sea*??- Balf-ariee. The majoritv are • . «7-, >r ■■,. . ■»■..■- <■■ .-v. i xresn clean goods, perfect us every way. J A few'Ere. : .sHghil ! ? r £ i :';: ■■■ washable are as good as new. " See \ glssk'e sew-