THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 26 March 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

— * A .‘■•harp shock of earthquake was felt iu Otaki ami district at 32.11 a.m. on .uirsday. , Great interest centred iu the proposal to raise an additional £112.00i tor a tramway scheme for Palmerston North. The issue resolved itself into a contest trams versus good roads and 'buses. The loan proposal was defeated by 117 votes. The judges and officers of the I’aruparaumu Horticultural Society were royally entertained at luncheon in the Anglican Sunday schoolroom on Wednesday last by the Misses Maclean, who proved ideal hostesses. Their hospitality and thoughtfulness was greatly appreciated by all who partook of the good things provided. Dr. Paris, of the Health Department, Wellington, and Messrs O'Brien and Huggins, health officers of Palmerston N\. visited Otaki yesterday and made an inspection of several Chinese abodes. They reported that improvement could certainly be effected. They ai-o visited business places in the town, and afterwards - suggested to members of the Town Board that step- lie taker* to alleviate a nuisance which was a menace to public health. The handsome rose bowl presented the Paranaraumn Horticultural and Industrial Society by Mrs Hadiield as points prize in the domestic, needlework and decorative sections *to be won. three times m succession or tour at intervals), has now been won outright by Mrs Arthur Mace-ay. In announcing this fact at the- show, Mr SCllarke heartily congratulated the winning lady on her well-earned success, and said that Mrs Maekay had been one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the Society. The citizenstrophy, offered as points prize in the horticultural sections (same conditions as for Mrs Hadfield’s trophy) was won this year by Mr C. B. Eeeve. An Auckland paper draws attention j *o the position created lit the boot trade since the price of hides has risen j so greatly. According to this paper it j is now possible to import sole leather I from England at a trifle under the cost | of the local article, and several Auek.land retailers have sent order.- Home, i A merchant, speaking of the great rise in the tirice of footwear abroad, instanced a line of American goods which were quoted at If dollars a pair m America, to which would have to be added 6;j per cent before they eonld be handled in Auckland- Th;« would make the price over to a pair, which ©t course was prohibitive, end the order had to be- cancelled. Wanted.—The T>r;/ii:. to know aba.: we are selling our footwear at the ala prate:, that is while our present stock la a a:.. We have just purchased a large range of ladies.-’ and gents-' boors and shoes, which are to arrive shortly, Irvine's Shoe Store, Otaki,—Advt.

Messrs L. G. Reid ami W. Cromb give notice thgt deer-stalking on ,their properties at Para para urn u is pro- ' habited. It lias been decided to hold :i dance at Te Horo on the evening of Easter Monday, as a wind-up' to the riflemen’s big "Field Day.’’ Details will be advertised on Monday next.

The Imperial Buildings, a live-storey modern building ivith a frontage of 50 to CO feet to Queen Street, Auckland, have changed hands at a price said to be in the neighbourhood of £OO,OOO.

Mr Cl. Anderson, auctioneer, has a notice of interest elsewhere. It is announced that the mart, is open to purchasers each day. except from April Ist to April 7th, while several useful lines are advertised as being for sale.

A party of Wellingtonians, including several ladies, will make a mountaineering trip during Easter, visiting Ruapehu and neighbouring mountains. Mr W. H. Field, M.P. for Otaki, who is an enthusiastic, mountaineer, will be a member of the party.

The Chairman of the Otaki Library Committee (Rev. Petrie) has received word that the local library will receive this year the sum of £ll 10s do by way of Government .subsidy. Inis is the largest sum given to any country library, and will be of great assistance to the local committee.

The entries at tile P.-traparauiau show on Wednesday totalled just over •101) —slightly more than were received for the last Otaki show. The show w ill also be a financial success. Over £lO was taken at the door, while fruit, vegetables and cakes donated by exhibitors w ere .sold and realised £7 18s.

A new bind of paper fabric, a composition of paper ami silk, is now being produced in vast quantities in Japan. It looks like mercerised cotton at its best, is suitable for blouses, sheetings, and so forth, and it is estimated that it can be pat on the English market at (id per length.

Cp to the present no arrest has been made in connection with the alleged theft of £l7 from Mr Herbert Moffatt, who, it is stated, was robbed of tins amount during a convivial evening which was spent at his residence prior to his departure for Sydney on holiday. Constable Sntherley litis his suspicious, and is making enquiries.

1 It is notified by advertisement thill | commencing at Levin on l-'lth April, j all stock sales in the saleyards of the • three .firms operating in this district , will be amalgamated, although each company will sell on behalf ot its own clients as formerly. The sales affected arc the Levin. Waikunae, Otaki. 'J’e Horo and Pnhsiutanui sales, and details i of the arrangements are advertised. All keen shoppers will be interested in the re-organisation of Mr Howard ' iAndrew’s business. The business will be run by a limited liability company, j trading under the name ot Howard ; Andrew. Ltd., with Mr Andrew us | managing director. The branches will be re-equipped and will have all the 1 facilities of mi nt>-t«-d:-.fe department store. All lI.A. coupon-: should be returned before the Jl-t. .Mr T. B. Bax, collector for tin-. Otaki : peace memorial, ha.- collet ted £lol 11wh'sle £2-19 1.0- has been promised, making a total Ot fill -Is. t in- a- eiun- is ; .. lim-b-cf to pm chase the land tor a ; "rest” site, but as a deal j- needed i for improvement-, an active canvass is* j -till to lie maintained. The target aimed at is Elm.iO, which will be little enough fur the purpose. ; The Parapartiumu seaside t Raunmti) | rapidly corning to the fore. Every seaside section owned by :b- Kaumati syndicate has now been taken upThru- are quite a number of <■ - (■rrcted near the beach, and many more • would bo put up if building material - were only available. Evidently there is u fine future ahead ot Pnrnpuruuteu as a :Wi-ide resort. To have a snake coil around one’s during sleep i- an o-c-rie evperi- ’ < nee. but this is what n;< ripened to the little five-year-old daughter ol Mr and Mrs E. J. Blanch, of BaSifea (N.ft.W.), recently. The child was sleeping in a cot. and aroused by a uouse Mrs Blanc.i roude investigation-. To her horror -f.i-.i} a carrier -r.'.'-o. an- ,t .ot i-uig. with its coils around the- r-ee--. cerise child, who was being chocked to dea-ls. With great pre.-c.acc ot mind re..- mother re-cuc-d the child, and in a f..moments Mr Blanch killed the reptile. In a Pres- Association message from Danr-virke on Irth Mu ret. it ass stan i that a record was established at t; hide sale. 00d per Id. being ob-r.-dra for cal f ski a-. A V.'ellingtoa euj fj - -. tjutc based to-.- let in! or.-ae-a • a req .-ter that this statement vtas rnisflead. j to farmers and the public, and the i :ce was not a record. The sale :;at : sowed than fiOd was r- -! tor a small lot. of eight dry-salt fed skias -which worked out at Us l 1 .d, while r- cited skins at the same sale ro'd-i-ed ids Sd to 21s: 8-1. Vf I..at the ultimate cost ot 2 ootwear will l.e is hard to state. A reporter was shown a pai r of boots mace :- me north f.’ora leather tanned is Zealand. These boor- are of the typo sold for youths. Ir. consequence ot the rise in price following ur.--n the increase in leather since the preh.f ti-jn of the o mss re of hi :- - - was lined, these hoofs have advanced 11s per parr wholesale, which makes the co-.-t to rue retailer 32s landed in the shop. Girls’ j college shoes have also been raised 4s j fid per pair. "With youth.-’ boots at j about 40s Tier pair retail, and girls*’ j shoes £§s, the family man j s likely to j have a hard time this winter. i The price of new boot? :. proHt-itivo ir: -many families. and in cosscquoaoe it :? advisable to have old boots r» puiretL Take them to T. Barratt. who azkes them as new- with the best <d , ’.either and workmanship. Dew. delay, . seed t«: coots and shorn at o»40 —F- | Barrnft. Ifssst&s. Street Ot&hi Sail- 1 way.—l. f:

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., advertise eutries for tlieir monthlystock sale, at'Otaki, to be held on Wednesday next.

A Malivc boy, from the Training Farm, named Matiu Ivawhou. aged 13 years, died at the Otaki Hospital on Wednesday last, and was interred in the Otaki Roman Catholic cemetery this afternoon.

"Slander does not lie in precise words; slander-may lie in words which are in themselves complimentary-,” said Sir Worley Edwards during the hearing of a slander case at Napier.

There is a pronounced shortage of cement in Mastcrton. Important sanitary- works are in the course of construction, and the borough engineer is (according to a statement made by the Mayor, Mr W. H. Jackson) at his wits’ end to know how to carr-y on.

A form of paralysis has (says an exchange) appeared amongst homes in the Rangiora district. Bo far the outbreak is very limited, but fears are entertained that unless precautions are taken by owners of horses the disease

wilt spread. Two years ago an outbreak occurred in the district, making its appearance about ten days after a spell of rain. Somewhat similar circumstances mark the present outbreak.