LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 30 June 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

T Over our humiml new kuul agent wm: registereJ iu the Dominion Juriug Die months of April ami AI:« n-. Mr .1. \V. I 'upper, of Jin ipLfiur u, Otaki. has soi'l Ijjs small farm property jo .Mi il. Jones, ol‘ Ttt Mantmo. Otaki. 'lhero is but lit tie demand for horsein the Daiinevirke district, and sojne of tho-r jtassed m at auction are often given to the hounds for food. The Male Choir at Devin gave a success j'ul concert last, night at l that town. Among- the performers was the Kcv. W. G. .Slade, M.A.. who contributed l.\vu violin solos. The liorowhenua Horticultural and Industrial Society has decided to hold its Apri u g ASbow on Wedncsday, _\ o - vember J7»h, ami its Autumn bhow on W ednesday, March lad next. -V Danuuvirke resident informs u~ t!mt ii v. as on .Monday asked by a v iiopkeepcr oi that town to buy a necktie at 1 1 s fid. .'feeing that he purchased a silk shirt at 7- (id he considered the * difference insuliicient to warrant the i purchase of a tie at such a price. | Ihe Ilujuv,henua Horticultural and Industrial Society, at a meeting held la-t night, resolved to alliliate with the Hoyal llorticullurk 1 Society, it being pointed out that many advantages , would accrue through taking this step, l'he local Bulb Society is. already affiliated to the K.H.rs. Tea merchants .in Auckland decided last week lo reduce lire price 01 tea i'y rourpence Per pound, nud the now rate came into force oji .Friday last, hbe wholesale price of the ordins ;y standard linos el packet tea which iu. i it! Auckland v.us 5- Id per pound. n::'i it is now reduced to ds. the retail price tailing from Ss it 1 to •>; -id. One of the raosj successful .alts held :u this; district lor some lime was the one at To Horo yesterday, whoa stock and sundry; article; realised tip-top I-’ti :Cs. Hogget; fetched -7s, while .u; ar ran a.-, high as sd per lb and tea ■is ’o ss. Buyers' were present from ail 'par ts of the district, and con!petition v. keen. -■ public meeting v-a- held at Levin on Tuesday night, to discuss the comnc tee's proposals dor expending the n.- lu-y raised by the recent llardi Gras t'- beautifying the town. Kosolutioc-. v - ■ passed recommending - in. - grant; *-• .ado toward; the improvement of ti chool ground", tie baths, a grandsf on the .Domain. the erection of s, v ._ - room tor laid . and the formati of is. paddling-pool.

.eu vo the Da.hna.iioL- out of this 5 ioii ior the present.” .-.aid Mr K. H. iebolls, of \Yhsi»g&rc*j. at the Re* Isoldier.- •’ Con: ere ace held ir* A.- .-kiand on Saturday, when discussing t'- Asiatic problem. Oving to the sh- rt-nge of labour about oO per cent of tht men engaged on the Great Xortb-e-r; Ealivay constmutior: v/erc Dai mat jo a;-:, and they v.*cre doing v/on- j derrally veil. These men vere called , Austrians, but he Itnev.* they v.erc not. i ano one man lost several brothers dur- j mg toe v/ar because they refused to j light on the Mde of Austria

I— e iTit tion vchicL! L*h arisen between the Chris teiureh wholesale uairr&cn and the Board or' Trade relaiive to the price of milk has ended. j i r.e ooara ias agreed to the rate of 3s j *"•' gallon a- the wholesale price, j : ::a i'j per fjuart a- the retail rate, j ; - 'rur-e erica from Juiy Ist, f reroair. in force, curing July i and August. .-liter then tie oue.-tioa i ■’ price-, T.,e reconsidered. By this 1 citron the board Ifas c • J _.oad- of the producer.*, who refused to i to the price of 1- 2d per gallon ! ivhoicoiie. j tVoods' Great Peppermint Care, Cor coughs and Colds, never fails. Js Vd, 2s 2d.

j There are 233 boys on the roll at the ji High School at Palmerston North, and | 12J on the roll of the Girls’ High School. The formal opening of tlie’ .Palmers- | ton North Hospital buildings, arranged lor July 12th, has been postponed until Wednesday, July 11th. The mont lily meeting of the Hospital Board will be lield on that date also. Headers should not fail to send their order to stiles and Matheson, Bid., the big value order house. Levin, for some of their specially imported llannelette, in nice designs or plain. Write, enclosing remittance, to-day. Misses Kimbell’s dancing class, which commences ai Manuka u to-mor-row, should be well attended, especially as plain and fancy dances are taught. Barents should take the opportunity or sending their children to the class. The Rockefeller .Foundation has offered £L«3O,OUO to the Loudon University College and .Medical School to establish an unparalleled anatomy school under Professor Lliot fernith, on condition that is raised yearly. iXow the winter is here you will want a pair o£ slippers, goloshes, or gum boots. Ladies 7 slippers from ds (Li; gents 7 , with leather soles, -is (id, all sizes; heavy gum boots, iMs; children’s goloshes in an sizes from 5 7 5. Irvine’s felloe fetore, Otaki. —Advt. Betty thieving is still stronglv in evidence in Maslerton. The other evening (says tk« “Age 77 ) the residence ot a local clergyman was visited, and his pyjamas were stolen from a clothes line. This is the last w ord in meanness. To rob a church is bad enough, but to 10b a parson ot his pyjamas, well . A meeting ot the Ratepayers’ Association will be held at Otaki to-night, the usual monthly meeting ot the Town Board will take place to-morrow night, while the monthly sitting of the fe.M. Court takes place on Thursday also. A wireless message from the Renown reports that a. westerly gale was encountered on .Saturday night, seas ahigh as the navigation bridge breaking

Hit; windows, Hooding cabins, and damaging the Prince's launch. The lie iiovvii was expected to arrive at Albanv last night.

(Tin; good people ol Ox ■., were re ccntly perturbed by the advent of an I unusual proportion of girl bahi«*>. They may take comfort in tlie fact that Nature cares l’or the adjustment, id' ali -ij'-h .. matt • T'. At a nursing home in Palmerston .North this mouth cloven babies were boru, of whom ten were boys.—Palmerston * 4 Times. ?, The bazaar to he held at Te IJoro.ou Friday in aid of the Anglican Church building promises to be very successful, and a large crowd is; expected. Tin side shows should provide heaps of fun. the stalls will be well laden with plain and fancy work, etc., while competitions should cause interest. Ailernooi tea will be provided. J.n the evening r children’s negro play will be given. For one woek only, commencing Ju!> Ist (tomorrow), Messrs bilk- aim Moore will oiler the whole of their ladies’ raincoats at a discount of x’- jthe £. These coats are a very gum line, marked at most reasonable pne and with special reductions are lend;, .-piendid bargains that should be snapped up at once. A public meeting will be held at Manakau, at the schoolhouse, on Monday next, to consider important mat<c r s i u conncc tio it wi. t h 1. anak au ' - proposed peace memorial. At thimeeting Mr Falioon will move to re -cind two resolutions passed in March last with reference to the site* of the memorial and also to certain details. A full meeting is hoi»cd for, .-.o that de Unite action may be taken, and these matters settled once and for all. Reserved judgment was delivered at Christchurch by Mr McCarthy. feM.. in \ the series of charges brought by the Prow a in respect of various charge- of ! profiteering, bix of the case- concerned the sale of alarm-clocks, and the seventh the sale of a child ’- coat. The magistrate dismissed the cases in re--pect of the alarm-clocks, but imposed line of £SO on the D.I.C. in respect of the sale of a child ’s coat. With a tin of kero-one in a sack .-lung over hi- shoulders. Frederick Thompson, a wharf labourer residing at Pc tone, attempted to board a train at the 'Lambton Station on Monday night after it had gathered a fair peed. The gate o: the carriage platform was closed, and Thompson 10.-. t hibalai.ee tied fell between the la -1 two carriage.,, the v. i.ee!- o.‘ the last carriage pairing over him. lie died in the he.-pit.al the .-ame eight. A a English paper ray.- that a little seaport it; id"c •--- Zealand, called ftv-e-IJ. i-.a- described a - the - i ■e. e-. t. place - a the v.-orid by Mr Herbert Harri-on, v.-ho i-c-timed ia London in aid of th* Nev.Zealand Memorial Chapel. Hu-rell. he --.id. took life so easily that, although the fi-c were jtystping out of the water j asking to be caught, the people pre- I t erred to eat tinned salmon from Hr:- i tii-.h Columbia. Kather than be- put to j the trouble of milking their own <s«w». j they imported condo m-e-: milk from I - witzerland.

i l x-. i v i l a. u-'■c *> -»i-c.. opportunity novrk.day» of .-.eeuring to-daw drapery, millinery, greatly reduced --ale price-*'. hut =ueb a sale i~- to he held by Mr W. M. Clark, tire v/eil-kno'.vn Levin draper, cornmerging to morrow. July lit. Dun at? j this rale genuine reduction-- wui be made in general draper/, men L cloth-

ing and mercery department-. A icw tvsital bargains are advertised by Mr Clark fa Ms new sidveniscasest on oar nrst T-'Sno of to-day *- i- - a-.-. xo which v., invite reader; ’ attention. Fred Barmtt does not care where you j : your boots; take theca along and ite will repair thorn. He’s still going strong, and will eoctiace to do so as hi* superior workmanship i* svtil known. Try him.—Advt. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure Is 9d Sts 84 \

The "Groymouth Star" pays that prospects are brightening in Blackball. During the hist few months the population has increased, as has also the coal export. At present every man is working at the mine, which is a pleastint contrast with the state of affairs several months ago. Tin' first of a series of horticultural e\enings (under the aut-pices of the tuu local horticultural societies) will be held on Friday, 9th pro.x. Details will be advertised. An endeavour will be made, this winter, to secure papers or addresses on horticultural subjects from experts residing outside the district. By this means interest in horticulture should be stimulated. In these columns on Saturday a complaint was made about the late dolivery of a telegram. The incident has been accounted for. A new telegraph bey who did not <juite realise the responsibility of his position, carried the telegram in his pocket and did not deliver it until next day. He has been duly admonished, and if he repeats the fen I he is to be stewed in boiling oil. In the meantime he has been forgiven. —"LTtkum Argus."