THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday. SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 5 June 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday. SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A London cable says that the estate of Mr Charles Garvice, the novelist,. ivalued at. £71,0411. ■ A very large shipment of oranges, JO.OOO cases, arrived in Auckland this week. H was the largest since 10''*. when 25,000-cases were landed. Mr Massey announces that the Government is making arrangements to float a loan of it’.ooij.O'iU at 5 per cent for public works. The loan will not bt 1 free of income tax. I A clearing sale, on account of Mr D. Hunter, will be held at the farm, Wai- . kanae, this (Saturday) afternoon. ! while on Monday next a fine lot of dairy cows, ete.. will be held at Waifcanae on , account of Mr Hira Harata. Both : ales will be conducted by the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and details arc advertised. A new piano has been supplied at the Otaki Sanatorium, we understand, from the MeWiiliaii! Memorial Fund, a fund provided by the late Mrs Brown, j of Wellington, for the purpose or pro--1 v thing comforts at the Otstki Hospital . and Sanatorium. The old piano at the Sanatorium-—provided mainly through j the efforts of Mrs A. H. Kollo—has MrvCu /, most useful purpose, but has i for a -long uns past been very much out of order. au<l the *•< '.. instrument will Be greatly appreciate.! by the patients and staff. It has been suggested that the “christening” of tier , tptiao.be celebrated by the bolding of ■ concert, and we understand such s' being arranged at an early date. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For coughs and Colds, never fails. 1 >5 SW, 2* 9d.

General Birdwood, who arrived at 'Wellington on Thursday on a visit to | the Duminion, is. merely on a holiday. * lie slated on arrival that he hopes to meet as many An/.aes as possible, but. lie is not making in any sense a formal tour. A function will be held at the. Mamikon Town Hall on Tuesday evening next to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Andrew and Miss Robinson, who arc shortly leaving for Levin. Details are advertised. If you are going to the races you will want a nice pair of boots or shoes. A e have a good range to select from. Prices to suit all. Irvine’s Shoe Store, Otaki. —Advt. for striking a man without, provocation, at the same time using obscene | language in the presence of women, a. man named .lames Collins —a stranger to-the town —was lined £3 at the Otaki Police Court this morning. Messrs Trank Dennett ami 11. N'iculsou were the presiding justices of the pence. While cycling along Wacrenga road on Thursday. Mr P. Isherwood’s bicycle snapped oil' at tire head, and the rider was thrown heavily to the ground. Fortunately he escaped with a tew abrasions on the hand, and a shaking, but the accident might easily have had serious results. ) The nurses, medical officer in charge, and -tail at the Otaki Sanatorium are having.a bus# time, the institution now accommodating more patients than for a long time past —33 in number, it is pleasing to hear of exci lleut work liejug done at this valuable institution, which is one ol the best of its kind in the Dominion. Fred Darratt does not care where you buy your boots; take them along and he will repair them, lie’s still going stioag, and will continue to do so as his superior w orkmariship is well kilon a. fry him.— Advt. , pji'e sum of £33,37b was put;, through machin the first day of the ip., . j races, as a gains' f'.o.i'il for tin, CO' i espoudiiig day last year. thus ni ., ;ln im-reasO of C 8332. On the second day .£28.021 was put, through as a-aiust £IB.OBI for the second day of .Juno, LOIO. The tohilisator thus showed an increase of £7BOO on the meotj j,,..; and tii despit> the fart that, some { t inru-auds were shut out. \ The newly-formed Otaki Brass Band | was heard to advantage at the Otaki |''' ."' I 'j 1 ' | J|ispi rh i ug^tjiii u■-i e w , ... names running, and butf || iv,.i|. Dow is this for giving lips.’ Tin- annual meeting of the Otai, ■ ' Licensing Committee yesterday -- an 1 important meeting, judging by tl>/number of police officer:-, lawyers, pmfrom all' parts of the ntafci elector;.? dl-Mrit who- were in attendance-om ,i pied (Jl: ly about ten minutes, 'flic ie. despatched with expedition. appointmeritWo wonder if fitahi mcetit.g a-er.unted for rnm-ual celerity in despatch of the ,'.,t the annual meeting-o£ the Otaki Lir. -dag Bench, at Otaki yesterday, e, - • re-olut o>n, proposed I*y M- 1..-,. V: y and s.-conded by .Mr in.-,; :- veiv inconvenient for country -.* to adjust tiie- mo-t ■ ■ and that a copy of this recom- ’.. , fo;warded io the ... . . t ; ,t E j for the *, ~ u i,;:, W« litg lon : -v. (d-m ; ai D jde ood. .-peakr?,j,. of the commonwealth of the • tit people. . . . Vou ought never to fo _• : that ,Almighty Providence , tlirough. When things looked Pari, J do believe that right along V, • On ;,: Peppermint Cure, ls> Sd, , i Sd.