LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 21 April 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

School teachers in the hush distric have formed a branch of the New Zea land Educational Institute. Mr R. .1 Foss, of Hamun. is president, and M C. S. Gordon secretary-treasurer. The Otaki Patriotic Society, jus closed down, passed £2442 10s throng its books during its existence. Th sum of £094 Ps Pd was handed over I the U'orowhcnuu Comity Patriotic As social ion. The president of the Board of 'Trad (Mr Massey) stated on Monday that !i had been informed by the board tha there were some seven prosecution pending against traders charged wit] breach of the Jaw and regulations fo ihc prevention of profiteering. The annual genera! meeting in con net-lion with the Otaki Literary am Debating Club is advertised to be heb next Monday evening at the Druids Hall, when all members and intoiidinj members are cordially invited to at tend, it is hoped there will be a largt gathering, so that a good start mat he made with the pli’n session of till: useful organisation. The down Auckland r\prc-s was do laved at Manakau an hour and a-bali this morning an account of a lost table! at (lima. A diligent search was made but, finally the. trail! proceeded ou itway without the tablet, 1.-ut taking it: stead a railway official. Mart hat people for the tune be.ng wi-r' elated, .-oait- believing that the luem.b'-i for the district had been iu-mimenia in getiing Manakau a- a -tof-ping-phi'--' f< r the express. At last a long-vit want ha.- boor t j n Otaki by Mr A. Binn- open bit ::r. d-c-- jn Hannah ' Building:-: aa u aichnmki r a.nd jeweller. M: Bin ns comes to u with an cxceilen at ion as an expert trade-man. am i- prepared to guarantee < v cry jo! turned but at hi* sfrep. i.o matter luiv. s r.it- si or log. We wish Mr Birin--v- rv sueee.— in id- venture, trad r---.or • <•••'! *1:-' public to giv< him a trial See si- advert!.-'.;: cut in thi* i.-.-ue. fheap hytiro-t-b-ctric power in Tama run is reported by “The Times’ ■ London j to i-e attracting; important ire us fries. It ■- propos'd to establish : J - *rt a sr jug : ■- •’ :r: ■ - f:-.< tory. tr r. luce o ... machine- por annua a::i -i> * apply thc-Si to the At:-t ralin n at;-: New Zealand market*. The initial ci tai of the company is given at £."0.r.•0p, and it is reported to have a -•rjor.g backing of ]••-::ding Tasmania;! and Acstraliau financiers. ■-'-e r . di-appoiat:.:.'-;.; i - ■ r,rc-.-cd by .hers of tha Centra! Progress L-- g-:e and others who have just, vis •<! Mango-hr:o. whore the hydro-c-1-:- ric power scheme i- being do iop-'-d. “We vi.-ited the whole of vorks and both camps," said the ;nry (Mr (}. Miteheii. M.P.), “and f-; ::iy admit the keenest disappointIt has been arsegod to wait or; on ,he Minister o£ Public Works i:n--me-liatc-Iy after hi:- return to Welling, rot:, when this and other urgent public works y-iii be discussed and brought ore th: Prim; Minister.—Evening t T ’ -r- a

At a meeting of the Leris T.M.C.A. Bor r-i of Director' on Monday tight :r wos decided to commeste operations «- soon a- the gymnasium could be got into working oraer. tad to this end the subcommittee having control oz tbii department was sn-hori-e.J to matte the . accessary espendirjre for putting the ry:r.iii*.tiurc room and or rornt'x-' onto voriling order. Beports received from various -üb-eomesr: :e-A -howc-d that he male choir iti- in r-.,»;”e »e Offer .hat the orchestra had he'd a number d' promising practices, and that the eiigiotts work would rake the terra of Sunday afternoon Bible clas ox sc :cdcnon’ino;ioar>i character. I: ws-jj ecid ' to hold r n opening - V. -. j her* it i ■ : • ; • : to -.t.0 o? the ! utional eeciet-siie* piesent.—'- r ehiotf- j hr liter:ehrt.l Coughs, take J . ' roods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is Sd. 2s 9d. ■

Friday next being St. George’s Pay, a bank holiday will be observed.

Elsewhere Mr C. J. Walter gives formal notice of his application for a publican’s license in respect to the Telegraph Hotel. Mr Kh Burt has purchased Mr P. Roberts’ farm at Ivoputaroa, while Mr J. Perry’s Koputaroa property lias been taken over by Mr A. R. Sporle, of Feilding.

The funeral of the late Harry Declev took place on Monday at the Palmerston North cemetery, the Rev. H. G. Blaekburne conducting the last sad rites at the graveside. Four settlers in the Mastcrton district were on Friday fined £5 each for exposing for sale in a public saleyard sheep infected with lice. Another settler who had dipped his sheep was fined

Fred Barratt does not care where you buy your boots; take them along and he will repair them. He’s still going strong, and will continue to do so as his superior workmanship is well known. Try him. —Advt.

The Wellington Education Board invites tenders for rebuilding central classroom of the Manakau school. Tenders close on Tuesday, 27th List., and

plans and specifications can be seen at the “Otaki Mail" otlice aud the “Chronicle” office, Levin.

The social to be held ou Thursday at Manakau under the auspices of l In: Cricket Club promises to be successful, generous support having been promised from various directions. Admissiou has been fixed at 2s (Id for gents. Is tid for ladies (including supper).

Messrs Truelight and Co. wish to notify the general public that, their large stock of fruits are being sold at lowest; prices, while groceries, tobacco, cigarettes, etc. arc stocked in great variety. Vegetables, fresh from their own gardens, are also sold at low rates.

The biggest sheep ever killed at the Wuingawa (Mastcrton) Freezing Works was dealt with last week (says

ihe “Wairarapa Daily Times’’). D was a ewe, and its freezing weight proved to- lie 1091 b. Mr J. McGillicuddy, of Taratahi West, reared the animal.

Mr Rimmer. Levin’s cash grocer, i; making a bold bid for the grocery bu.-i ness of the district, and is quoting low prices for goods, delivered to Levit railway station. Mr Rimmer will sup ply gratis price list, which lie guarun tecs to the end of May. Bee new ad vcrlisoiuent. Those requiring furnishings of anv description should pay a visit to Me-sr-Harvey and Co., Levin, or. failing that write them for quotations. This tin; lias its own timber yards, and supplies everything in the furnishing line at most, reasonable prices. We invit< readers’ attention to Messrs Harvey and Co.’s new advertisement on oui fourth page. Messrs Nash and Mitchell, M’-.P. and Mr E. H. C'rabb, president of th< Hydro-electric League, paid an official visit to the hydro-electric works on Saturday. As a result a full r*-port <■' the working a:id other condition- a Mangahao v. 111 be made to the LengW ami strong represeniut ion- will L made to the Government in connectio) r, itb the whole matter. Nobody can y« t s.ay for certain w hat ‘k-e price of 1-utter will be v.he-H lieimperial arrangemeai. piri - at tie-r-ml of .1 mm. sav- the Dunedin “Liar,” hut. it i.- consoling iu hav>- an autlior" as.-nrame that th'-rc will not i-e any shortage of supply in the coming v.inter. Already v.-<; are drawing from ;lie North island, and if I- -aid Dial the producers there- wilt retain in tie: Dominion enough bx’i'T to lurni-h uin * lie* .south v- th nil w e need. There are two sides to -.1! question-, including that of prohibition order-. That how :• man who appeared in the New l'!yrr,ou*h Magistrate Court ( v..- prohibition order-: “1 don’t think they are any good. They prevent a man from doing bu : s:;e--. Me:: owe me money and f can’t collect it. A- soon as they see mo corning they duck into a hotel, knowing 1 can’t, follow. If 7dogo in after them the police are on rue.” The: magistrate -rated the other ride* to ‘hi- que-Hon. and bad the lust word. —“Herald.” According to a stutomen* o: a A : . - ganui farmer to a Wanganui “Herald-’ reporter, gem: -tore sheep; are dimcuil to procure in sufficient number- at the nre-ent time, and many-tanas where feed is plentiful are understocked. During the drought i Haw I.;- - Buy large, number- of sheep were sent to Wanganui district, but n C that tcr-d is plentiful on tha East Coast marry of those lines have been taken back agaio. For some months past there has not boon the same amount or exporting of breeding owe- from theNorth to the- South Island, bur even with curtailed exportation, which was iae largely to increased -reign;-. ’ -■ ' ■ r sot sufficient sheep to meet the demands along the Coast.

There is reason to believe f-eys the '•N.X. Times’') that bacon will precently be cheaper. The prices paid by many carers for pork are now reported to be fully Id per pound Iswer than formerly, and thi-- j« expected to bo reflected in the price of bacon. A leading carer reports that pigs are to be marts more plentiful it) the Nor*b L-iand, and consequently the price of pork for turning into bacon should -oon be correspondingly cheaper. 'With regard to egg.-, the ease is vice versa, i These have- 5 »*sdcsey to pAe ft high i it; price as 5d per egg. This i- ei- . ::v.*y due f,v the advance in price of fowl wheat, and a.. Song fowl when! stay' high, eggs v.iii eont::. ve to ; e ardy for iiou-dfr.lder* vs here economy the table i> no object. tt'.'w.tt'. —The public to know that v. e ere yelling .our footwear at the old prices, th.it is while oar preteat stock last;. We have just purchased a targe range of ladies' and gents' boot* and ihoer. which are to arrive shortly. Irvine's Shoe Cloze, Ottki.—A dvr.

T-he funeral of the late Mr H. Newson is taking place at. Manakau this

alteruoou. The Mastcrton Dairy Company has been awarded first prize at the Sydney Royal Show for butter for export.

It is the intention of the banks in Feilding to close on May 1, 4 and 5 in connection with the visit of the Prince of Wales.

Eggs arc being retailed at 4s lid per dozen in Wellington, and it is said to bo likely that the figure will reach Os during the winter months.

A big auction sale of Otaki township sections will be held at Otaki early next month, aud we would advise readers to watch these columns for details, which will be duly advertised.

A meeting of the subcommittee of the Otaki Brass Baud w»s held yesterday, when it was decided to order a set of instruments at a cost of some £1215. The instruments, twelve, iu number, should arrive by to-morrow.

Four lads had rather a uiique experi

once on Saturday. They were clambering ou to a motor bus that was well under way when a support snapped and the youngsters thrown in all directions. Luckily no one was hurt, but parents would do well to warn their children of tlie dangerous practice of climbing on to vehicles when in motion.

I’he writ for the Stratford by-olee-tion was issued on Monday. Polling will take place ou May (>. It was not deemed advisable to have the polling any earlier than this ou account of the visit of the Prince of Wales on April fin. Also the day chosen is on the weekly half-holiday.

The coining of the Prime ot Wales will lie an event of the year, and one

requiring u- to don our best attire. Ladies cannot fail to be interested in the special display of fashionable cos-

tumes, coats and millinery at Btilws and .Matlie.son’s, the big mail order house, Levin.

Messrs Howard Andrew, Ltd., have made special provision for everything for Hie shooting season, and now advertise supplies of smokeless cartridge, oiled coats, water-tight buots, leggings, game bags. oic. ThCHO goods are to bo secured at their Manakau and Ohuu stoic- :-t most reasSEable prices.

At a meeting of the oiiau Schoel Coinmittao, held on Monday night, it was resolved that, as arrangements had

already been made io fake the senior children to Palmerston North on tho occasion of file visit of the Prince of Wales, they would be unable to accept Oiuki’s invitation fur the children to visit that tuwii.-hip. The rain which on -Sunday aud Monday lust was welcomed by the dairy farmers in particular, and him resulted in the pasture* being freshened up wonderfully. This autumn has been an exceptionally good one fitr grass, and feed- is abundant. Dairy farmers have had a specially good season, especially the latter part, and the supply hat kept up much better than usual.

Tho Prince of Wales is to put in a few days’ deerstalking in the, Wairarapa. in order to test The, knowledge of the children regarding the Prince’s, programme, the teacher is a Masterloo school asked the children, “Where arc the deer that, the Prince is going t" shoot.’” “Tied up down sear Mar-i'-.borough! ” was the -tart ling reply from an intelligent youngster. The Leap Year daeee held at To Horn la-t Friday *.v»- a groat *u l;Oth financially and socially. There v as a good attendance, capital rnunic -, a* provided by Mr It. Itichobou, of Wnikauae. Mr L’. Thomson madn a. ' :1 paid M.C., while the msusgamunt <>! the ladies left little to be dcrirad, : !! working hard to see that the gacste ! a good time. As usual, a delectable -upper v.a- provided. The takings to'allod £7 Is, and after meeting all expense* a bum of £3 1* was handed to the hall fund. We have received numerous letters, eongrnt ula.fing the publisher on the booklet, “Aero** the Tar*runs and Beautiful Otaki,” recently issued. The booklet* arc now selling freely, and may be procured at th* “Otaki Mai!” office, or from any bookseller in the Wellington province. The price is 1:; each. District residents would do veil to secure a copy and send to their friends. The booklet maker, a nice pre- • ont, and it* wide circulation should prove a splendid advertisement for the mountain track raero-s; the ranges, and s.-br, for Otaki.

An old man who sought a din Is", ion to an Invercargill institution last week told the .Southland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board that, he vra* beflm in Ireland 120 years ago, landing at the Hay of Inlands .'7 year-, later from a mission ship, and worked diggings until eighteen year* ago, when he wsft granted an old-age pension in Christchurch. He had lived .since in various charitable institution** in Canterbury and Otago. The veteran looked old, but the members of the board thought he we- probably a quarter of a cert try or so out in hi* reckoning. They decided to make inquiries. •_ $

Messrs Bills aa-i Moore have just lately Installed the very latest and mo-- up-to-date method of bsek-It«vp-ing> on the card system, working in conjunction with the ca»b register, which is so managed the- every customer’s account is kept posted up, and with each purchase customers are sapplied with their accounts right up to the moment, including the la U-zl pgpehasd. Xiri? ~vant that there is as* : • on :-of-- be-r'.or.*.h. ’ r r. id: its attend:r.t worry and hard work in getting veto-acts made op and rent. out. It -uve-j a greet nrmoutt of labour, anjd .g.cry j:. v . made up. The naovafiori of -he system in a large .■:: *:r.i - -ueh a- this-. of Masses SiXl* tnd Moore mean. a big ogptadiritre, .nr our local firm is out to seesre the no • up-to-date bu-inen methods. They .re to be commended on their trte:.nae, and customers will appreciate th* i»w methods adopted.

7 At tlie annual meeting of householders at Foxton on Monday last the following school eonimittee was elect- ' C( j.—m. e. Perronu Phi, Arnold Steven'son 112, J. IC. llornblow 90, P. Robinson 90, .T. Ross 9.1, George Coley 90, H. J. Claris 85, W. Petrie 75, Cl- Alexander 72. The following were dcfcatei V:_p. Brown <i9, E. Cowley 08, W. O’Brien 03, 11. J. Partin 57, \V. Hignor •49 e. Martin 45. The, chairman aud secretary will bo elected next Friday.

In an advertisement in the "New Zealand Gazette" the Prime Minister announces that "as Anzac Bay this year falls on a Sunday it is specially fitting, in rememberanoe of the notable deeds of the Australians and our own y C u- Zealand soldiers on that memorable and historical occasion, that special services of public worship be held by all religious denominations, and I therefore suggest to all Ministers of religion and all congregations to hold such services at such hours during the forenoon or a Perm.,,,, are found convenient. ’ ’