THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 28 January 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There arc no less than 30 regi. tercd alienors paying practising fei in Hamilton, 17 either employed by <. in partnership v/ith others.

Wirth Bros.' circus will visit Otaki on February 10th next, lor cue night only. It is said that the show i,-; bigger, brighter and better than ever.

I Messrs Bills and Moore arc at present offering exceptional value in hosiery. All colours are stocked, and ! residents should make a point of ! making inspection.

The Windsor Manufacturing Co,, one i of the biggest confectionery concern? j in Wellington, closed down yesterday, ! owing to no supplies of sugar being • available. It is reported that several | other similar concerns will probably i follow suit in a few days' time for the i same reason. .

The Prime Minister has received a \ cablegram from the .Secretary of State for the Colonies advising him that the ; Imperial Government has decided not i«> extend the meat commandeer. No i further contracts for the purchase of ; New Zealand meat on Imperial Govern- ; ment account are to be entered into on the termination of the existing coni tracts on June 30th.

Mr F. Ishcrwood has taken over the business so long carried on in Otaki by Mr T. A. King, as newsagent, bookseller, tobacconist, stationer, etc. Mr Isherwood is a deserving young man (a returned soldier), who intends to spare no pains to

l c'jiidnex his business on up-to-date 53 i lines and to study the public interest. § and hope that he may meet with 3 cordial support.

5 At last eight's meeting of the Mount | Hector Track Committee at Otaki, Mr I A. E. Knos spoke of the value of S Glaso as a stimulant, and stated how i it had been the means of putting new | life into a member of the recent party _ I who suffered great hardships. The | laflj- in. question was completely prosi trated, t>at .niter partaking of a cup of | hot Glaxo (a -tifl of which v.as found in I the Alpha hut) sue revived quickly | and was enabled to contiase on the j triP- | Speaking at the Otaki peace I memorial meeting last nigh*, the Rev. j ; Petric said Oraki was not alone in lack • of interest in peace memorial*. It : seemed that. Jjpw the war was safely, I over, people would not trouble them- ; selves about the memory of the sol- | dier*. jHad the project been put in I motion about the time the armistice ; wai signed he believed there Vouid I nave been a much better response- Mr Petriesaid that at Foxton—-a rich towa < twice the size of Otaki—they were experiencing difficulty in raising £509 for ■ '3, -pezzz memorial., while at Levin,' though several projects had bees? talted of; csihiEg tad t>een done. ' ' i

Stylish cushions, ecrafortable to use, arc great value at 15s 6d post free. The olTcr made by Stiles and Matheson, Ltd., in this issue, will prove of interest to ladies.

It has been understood in some quarters that General Sir William *Jirchvood was recently elevated to the peerage. A cablegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies gives this statement an official contradiction, and states that the position is that the distinguished officer was created a baronet on 30th December, 1919.

At a meeting of Auckland waterside workers the following resolution 'was carried—" That this meeting of waterside workers pledges itself to refrain from smoking, and to do its utmost to advocate an extension of the self-denial until such time as a substantial reduction is made in the price of tobacco."

We are now- showing a nice range of ladies' tan footwear at less than town prices, in court, strap and lace styles. In stock, white cleaners in Bostock, Nugget and Pacific, also a line of gent's greonhido working laces. Irvine's Shoe Store, Ctaki.—Advt.

"There seems to be a panic in New Zealand in regard to sugar supplies," remarked a prominent Auckland merchant. "There is no question that sugar is being hoarded. I firmly believe that sugar sufficient to meet the requirements of the Deniinion for two months has been accumulated during the past months by private individuals. ''

George Haworth, dairyman, of Wickliffo Bay, Duncdin, was lined S2ij at the Police Court lor supplying the Waitaki Dairy Factory with cream out of filthy cans. The defendant pleaded that in mistake he had tipped the cream into cans usually used to hold skimmed milk for pigs.

In the Palmerston North Magistrate's Court, Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., inflicted the full penalty. £5, against '.Moses Ayrton, the Labour candidate at the general election, for mutilating a paper in the Public Library on 4th December. Defendant was seen to take a clipping from the "Grey River Argus." and the borough took the proceedings.

We would remind readers that the Palmerston North High School re-opens on Wednesday, February 4th. Ne« pupils tire now being enrolled, and those wishing t 0 secure education for their children at the boys' or girls' schools should make enquiries at once. The new Girls' High School buildings are not yet completed, and pending their erection classes will l>c held in the Technical School buildings.

The High Commissioner wired on January 24th as under:—Wool sales close to-day. Keen competition throughout scries from Home trade and America. Stronger tone developed since opening. Market closed firm and prospects are favourable compared with last scries. Prices have advanced 5 per cent. Current values for crossbreds: Fine 2s lOd to -Is. medium 2s to 2s !jd. coarse Is 7d to U lOd.

Tiiose who go to Messrs Harvey and Co.. Levin, for their furniture have the advantage of bliving direct from the manufacturers,, which means a considerable saving. This Jinn has a large and growing business, and can supply

bedroom, dining and drawing-room suites, also kitchen, hall and library furnishings, etc Visitors to Levin should call ;md se* the large stock always on hand. Attention is called to advertisement elsewhere in this issue inserted by Messrs Harvey and Co. -.-

The Prime Ji.ii.i--.ler has mu de an announcement to the fcff.ee: th-it the existing agreement with the Colonial Refining Company—Si:!) 15s per ton f.o.!>. Auckland—will not terminate in March' nest, as was intended, but will continue til! the c-r:d of June, when mors definite information will be availaide as to the crop now growing. At the end of June the position will be reconsidered. "Siace November," added the Prime Minister, "the zodmn in regard to sugar supplies for New Zealand haj improved so considerably that the company now anticipate that in all probability eighteen months' =upp J ; v for normal requirements is in light,"

F Yesterday we were perusing a copy I of the "Otaki Mail" dated May, 1896, and noticed the prices for meat advertised bv Mr F. -J. Byder, then our local butcher, a, under:—Mutton: Sides, lid per pound; ■ forequarters, I'd; - hindiquarters, 2d; leg.-, 2d; loin-, 2d; chops. 2jd; shoulders. 2d. Beef: Sirloins, 3Jd; prime ribs. 3d; corn brisket, 2d; beef teak. 3d; rump steak, Id; sausage*. 31 Pork. 84. Prime Canterbury bacon, C 1. These prices v.-Hl iar.ke houser Ives sigh for the -'good old day?." P.en at these ridiculously low prices Mr Evder did not go through the bankr ptey court, as our readers are folly b -are. Palmerston North High School student.-? gained excellent result? in the recent examinations. T"he results to hand show the best performsnaes the j school has yet made. University I scholarships were awarded to B. Cum- ; bemorth 'and Mi- C. McHaSe, to i whom the Board will send congratulatory letters. ' A. Kilsby ana Miss: M. | Doull were placed on the credit last I Seventeen from a total or 27 passed , matriculation, and two scholars gained Junior National Scholarships. ■'Upon . these achievements the rector and staff are to be congratulated, and the High School Board ieti±t>i <u> write to Mr j ■Murrav expressing their ?f>preeiati9!i, ! The success of the school cricket team was also remarked upon, and the Board j is sending a complimentary Un:*r to the eleven through their captain.— , "Manawatu Daily Times." j The criee of nx-w boots is prohibitive ' in many families, ea& is consequence it is advisable to ha.ve old biot* repaired. Take them to F. Barrait, wh-o raak&s them as new with the best of Barratt, Dtmsiaa. Street, Otaki Bail* way—Ad>7t. ~" -"

The monthly stock sales take place at Otaki on Wednesday next. Entries are advertised.

PERSONAL.

Constable Grcggau, of Levin, is at present relieving constable at Ashhurst.

Mr F. J. Carmont, the well-known local trainer, has removed from Levin to Foxton.

Mrs Nieolson, sou., of "Mclvertou," Clarcville, who has been visiting friends in Napier, is now holidaymaking in Otaki. _

Mr W. Thomson, staiiouinaster, of Levin, who has had a rather severe illness, has sufficiently recovered to bo out and about again.—" Chronicle." Mr Fred Coley, of Waihoanga, writing, to friends in Otaki, states that litis making splendid progress after his operation,-which was a most intricate and dangerous one. He hoped to be about within a fortnight, and to leave the hospital a week or so later. At Monday night's meeting of tlie Palmerston North High School Board. Mr J. Hodges, who has for some time been master at the Palmerston North High School, and who has received an appointment at Hastings, forwarded his resignation from his present posi- ! tion. The resignation was accepted with regret.

Among those to return to New Zealand by the Bremen today is Lieut. Edgar Preston-Thomas, brother to Mi V.D.Preston-Thomas, of Otaki. Lieut. Preston-Thomas, who belongs to Hastings, went away with the Main Expeditionary Forces. He returned to Now Zealand after much service, but went back to the front and won his commission.

The Levin "Chronicle" records the death of Mrs Emma Fihnis, one of the very early settlers of Palmerston, which occurred at the residence of her daughter, Mrs P. Whitaker, Weraroa. oh Monday morning. The deceased lady came to the Dominion by the ship La Hoguo iu 1874, and at once took up her residence in Palmerston, when that town was merely a few scattered houses in the midst of IV natural hush. She lived in Palmerston until eleven years, ago, when she went to rcsido in Levin. She leave- a large family of one son (Mr W. H.Finnis, of the West Coast) and nine surviving daughters, the latter being Mesdames P. Hansen and A. Hewitt (Palmerston North), Mrs .las. Hansen (Waipukurau), Mrs B. Burton (Auckland). Mesdames G. Banks. H. Atkins, and F. Whitaker (Weraroa), Mrs It. McTnggart (Sydney), and Mrs J. Lane (Manaia). There are 4S grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.