THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 7 June 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* la view of the prevailing shortage of paper, stated the Prime Minister to a "Tiroes" representative, the heads of ill the various State Departments had been circularised, instructing them to cut down the of paper as Eiucfc as possitfle. "Concrete ship-' arc a complete failure. They cost twice as much as steel vessels, and take iwice a? long to build." -So said Sir G. D. Hunter. head of the great shipbuilding firm of , Swan. Hunter's. in announcing the abandonment of the scheme to build concrete chips on "Wearside. In connection with the safety zones j at certain tram stopping' place* are j pillars on stands to attract the atten- ! Tion of drivers of vehicle--. The other ! •iveiiUiiT one of the=e were - removed by . same wag /says the Auckland 1 "Star"), and placed 3* the doorway j of the nearest hotel after closing - hours. Prohibitionist- will no ootibt object to hotel- being marked as ■ ' •'satc»y zones.'' The difficulty iu obtaining goois from England was njenci&n£d by a rner- { chant who attended a receipt conference." jietd in Wellington. He -tared that hi- : firm scat an order for fifty different lilies, and artir waiting for a lore: time • fur the goods to arricc- a »;!! of lading j wai received from, their buyers in London. The only entry on the document . •ras a tank of Epsom salts which his : firm S»"Ai no: in urgent need of at the j For Influenza, take """' Woods' Great Peppermint Cere, is Bd. 2sH :

' The monthly meeting oi' the Hutt • County Council takes place to-morrow. ' J Entries for next Wednesday's Waij kanae stock sale are advertised. i ! The price of factory butter in New ' Zealand is to be raised shortly, and the retail price will then be Is 9d per pound. Mr L. St. George, our local chemist, will be away from Otaki on Thursday ' next on important business, and notilies i 1 ( the public that his premises will be j closed all that day (Thursday next) and reopened on Friday at midday. The proprietor of the Manakau Pictures has been fortunate in securing j for Thursday evening next. 10th inst., j a .Steel Kudd character lihn, entitled j "Dad and Mum hi the Hayseeds." I This is a very special picture, that will ' delight all who witness it. and we recommend all picture lovers in'the Manakau district to make a j 10 ' 1 '! of attending Thursday night's display. A bazaar is to lie held at Te lloro on July 2nd to raise funds for the new 1 Anglican churchroom at that township. ; A concert will also be held on Friday, July SJtJi, in aid of the same object. Tor this latter function a specially good programme will be provided, in--5 eluding items by many visiting artists, and lovers of good music arc asked to keep this date free. s A "bargain" week is being held by » Mrs Muir, Te Horo draper, and during this week some very special bargains in hose, calico.. flannelette, children's hats, gloves, ladies' sports coats, etc., will be offered. These are really excellent snips that should be taken full advantage of by the public of Te lloro and district, for fuller particulars sea advertisement elsewhere. I At the fortnightly meeting of the j Otaki Literary and Debating Club, to ' be held to-night, the first debate of the session will be. held, the subject being "Thai Asiatics should be prohibited j from entering Xow Zealand." The | leader- will be Messrs C. I'. Atmore I and If rank l'enu. A- Ihe subject is one i uf general interest, it should provoke I a free and full discussion among luomI bers. ; Tin' Kuku Company was very sue- ! ressful with its cheese exhibit-, at the j Waikato show. It scored first in case I of coloured cheese with !•<) points. ; .-croud in Lonsdale Cup for case of j cheese, coloured or white, and second ' in case of medium cheese, the points ' scrcd in each of the two latter classes j being Mi. fn the competition for first I assistants, the Kuku entry was placed , third with 04 point.-, the winning e.\-

I liibit scoring !t.j. Extraordinary interest centred in a ! case heard at Wellington on Friday, in which George von Zcdlitz claimed j £IOOO damages from the "New Zea- | laud Times" for alleged libel. The , case was heard before his Honor Sir Uassett Edwards and ;< jury of twelve. ! Mr Skerrett appeared for plaintiff and ! Sir John Findlay for the defendant company. The jury returned a verdict | that they found the published stale- ■ mcnl libellous, and awarded the plaini; ...' silou damages. Then: is a shortage oi milk in Wellington at present, the shortage being computed at 1000 gallon- per day. The only source of extra supply available t to the City Milk Department is : Fcatkerstou, but the dairy farmers I there pre-- for Is 0d per gallon, which, • with railage, mean- '_'- yd at WellingI ton. ami to pay this price would mean ' another increase to the public. It is i suggest'.-"] that the matter of juice lie , referred to the Board of Trade, and it \ i- hoped a settlement will be arrived ' at, :,vA thus relieve the difficulty. A.I ; ;>rese::t the shortage ;- it serious matI ti r. especially for those with young

A 1 the Wellington supreme Court on I isitturday la-* his Honor s-ir .John Salmonil c-'i'-'e judgment it: a ease concern- ' i ' •. ith an appeal from the judgment , < i a Magistrate's Court in tin action by , Hel'. n Mary Stevens. Otaki. against . Maggie Stewart Oswald, executrix of j t ; :e will oi J«mc.-; Oswald, the claim I lieing for the recovery of certain debts ( alleged to have been incurred by the ! deceased. The appeal by plaintiff was lim.i - ed to a single item of £-'>J. being ' the >r:ce of a stack of hay. alleged to ha v. been purchased by the deceased troi. Helen Mary Stevens. His Honor - allowed the appeal. Mr Jfcave appeared : for appellant, :<rA Mr Beere for re-

( H-: John Findlay in an article on : pro!'leering points out that by a coaI un-j'ag pro-..',-- of inflation Gorensj u.cr can confiscate secretly and '. u:io' -rved an important part of the ! v.c-o. 'i of their citizen-. By this : reef* ' they not only confiscate but I ;':>,} 'Diiicate arbitrarily; and while ! ;'•-■ .-o:e--. impoverishes! many itj j a 1 :;: ■• enriches tome. The right of ; this arbitrary rearrangement of 1 ! rich- strikes not only at security but ' at c idenee in the equity of the- esist- ] iflf- ':*tributioi2 of wealth. Those- to . vrh>: . the brings windfalls!; bp- ■ yomi their espectatioiis oz desires be- | con:'.- • i Profiteer-.'*' "vho are the object ! of ti".: hatred of all classes of the comf mains y which the inflationism has im- : ; poveiishcd. as the inflation proceeds ; ■ and tie real value of the currency Sac- j ' "i tuate wihlly froin monia io month,. ! ' aiJ ptraianeni reiatiocj? Between debt- : or> and creditors which form the altimate foundation of capitalism-become - so jjtterly disordered as to be almost ' t ; mc-auingleie; and the process of ! '• j vrealth-getting ac-gencrates into a -; ' gamble ana a lottery. There b m :■' ! -.u'"-r"' j r. no surer mesas b£ overturn- - ' itu iie existing basis of society than to '' : debauch the The proeees en- v gases a*! the hidden forces of e£OT s atfiie P ; ;i "- on the si<le of dei.traetion. and a du&= it i:: a ma-rmer r.-hi'-n nor one rsac n in - tl .-;.:e< ; i: able to diagaoE-e. E Frea Earratt does-ewt eare wiere yea \i buy your boots: take them aiocg and j; he -soil repair them. He's still going h strong, and Trill continue to do so as 5, his superior rrortmaEsMp is Trell 1 t . k-nOYsi. Try him.—A&vt. j ;

Speaking at Stratford, Rev. Howard ! Elliott declared that 03 to 70 per cent of the present members of Parliament i were pledged to the P.P.A. and would ! give effect to the reforms which the j Association wished to bring about. Arrangements have been made by the Whaugarei Borough Council for the I purchase of over a million superficial i feet of timber contained in the Pukenui State Forest for building purpose 1 . . within the borough. The railway service on the liana- J watu line was EOmewhat disorganised on Saturday afternoon, owing to two i trucks, which were attached to a goods train, leaving the track between Levin and Koputaroa. > The north-bound Main Trunk express was delayed for about , 40 minutes, whilst other trains were held up for over two hours. An Ohau farmer supplies the Levin paper with an instance of the high cost of cultivation as compared with normal times. He recently laid down J tuo acres in barley and tares, and the I total cost, including ploughing, seed, sowing, etc., worked out at £0" 10s per acre. In pre-war days the outlay would be about £1 per acre. A dunce will be held at the Te Horo Hall on Wednesday evening next, as advertised. This dance, organised by several energetic young ladies of Te HorO;, will be held in aid of the Hall , fuad, and it is intended to hold these functions fortnightly. A good evening's amusement is assured all v. ho attend on Wednesday night. The adjourned annual meeting of members of the Horouhouua Horticultural and Industrial Society will be held at the Keading-room, Otaki, on Wednesday evening next, at S o'clock. Wo trust there will be a large attendance of members and intending .members, so that the affairs of this useful society may be put on a good footing for the coming year's operations. Mr L. St. George elsewhere apologises lor unavoidable delay in securing new season's North British Co.'s hot water bags, for which there is always si keen demand. These useful articles, however, have now arrived, and Mr fcst. George has a splendid assortment for sale at most reasonable prices. A hot water bag is now recognised as a necessity in every home, and invaluable in cases of sickness. If you Rre going to the races you will want a nice pair of boots or shoe-. Wo have a good range to select, from. Prices to suit all. Irvine's Shoe .Store, Otaki.-—Advt.