THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 2 July 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

i ! “The old order changeth, giving ] ; place to the bcw!” An Otaki district j tanner informs us that recently a 'I •-martly dressed man arrived at his ;l I farm in an up-to-date Jivc-e,eater Kotor it | car. Toe farmer went out to meet.him, 4 J thinking a visitor had arrived, or pos- J j sibly a wouid-fof; purchaser of th|pro-jj j perty, but, lo and behotd, it was'oniy I i a Bushfeller who had come to stag-. I work felling bush on the farm! ■ We have been asked to state that dowers of any kind—violets, narcissi, etc.- —will bo gratefully received far distribution at the soldiers’ hospital, Trentham. There are between three and four hundred patients in hospital tlr*rp. ami the soldiers appreciate flowers it? the wards, especially at times j like the present, v.’licfl .these are scarce, ■ Any flowers sent addressed tfl the ■( matron of the hospital will be fairly !| di-tributed among’ the patients. The fertility of the Otaki soil is ‘ •known fgr and wide, From. Mr W, t Sotheran’s garden. Otaki, .there have , * been unearthed parsnips well over three feet in length. One magnificent - sample weighed over si* pound- and j ■ measured over 17 inches in girth. The ■ f seed was planted by Mr-Dxiddcridge { 3 when .proprietor of the Family Hotel, 1 v while the gardener (Mr S. J. Friend, \ a had given the crop no special alien- s tion. Other parsnips from the same ti crop are splendid samples, and testify o to the fertility of oar Otaki soil. ’ S

Particulars of the next AVaikanae stock sale on July 7th are advertised. The Otaki Band will give a pro- I gramme of musical items at the Otaki I Sanatorium grounds on Sunday after- , noon next. I At the Levin stock sale, on Tuesday : next, a specially fine lot of 1500 ewes will be offered, on account of Mr K S. Easton, who has sold his Ohau property. I Motorists requiring accessories should call on Howard Andrew, Ltd., j and they will not be disappointed with I their stock. Ask to see the “Shaler’ 1 ’ i vulcaniser, the marvel of modern times. Several Natives were present at the 1 public jfieeting of ratepayers held at Otaki on Wednesday night. Mr A. J. Knocks interpreted to these the matters I under discussion in connection with the j proposed formation of a borough. I A preliminary notice appears else- ( where with respect to a clearing sale, to be held on Wednesday, 1-ltli iust., ; on account of Mr J. W. Pepper, of Otaki, who has sold his farm. The sale will be conducted by Mr G. Anderson. We remind readers of the meeting to be held at Manakau on Priday night to decide on a site for the soldiers’ -, memorial. As this question is an im- | portent one a large attendance is ex- | pected. j Fred Barratt does not caro where you buy your boots; take them along anti J ho will repair them. He’s still going j strong, and will continue to do so as i his superior workmanship is well known. Try him. —Advt. | The total rainfall in Otaki for June just past was -J.71) inches. Rain fell on 1(1 days. The heaviest fall took place os! the 21st, when 1.18 inches tell. Last June the total was 3.26 in, ami the average for June for the last sixteen years was 1.15 inches. Jn ! Wellington the rainfall for June was l li.L’Sin. ! a final reminder is given defaulting | ratepayers in the Otaki Town district , that all whose rales arc unpaid after Monday next will be sued, without e.\- • caption. The Board is determined to : make every effort to collect these rates. Mr Jven. Aitken, of the Levin music I store, is making up special parcels of j music for the ridiculously small sum of one shilling. These “surprise i packets’’ are of extraordinary value. | and renders should send for one at I once. Sec new advertisement on page , two of this issue. In connection with the children’s musical and elocutionary competitions. | to be held shortly by the Otaki Literj ary and Debating Club, the public are invited to donate prizes for same. Any prizes—cash or trophies—will be gladly received by the president (Kev. G. P. Petrie) or secretary of the Club (Mr A. It. Rudkin). Those who order £3 worth of groceries at one time receive the benefit o.t Messrs Wurdell Bros.’ wholesale j prices. This firm makes a specialty of mail orders, which are promptly despatched. Headers would do well to peruse Messrs Wardell Bros.’ replace advertisement in to-day’s i««ue — fourth page. The local Horticultural Society has adopted its schedules for the next Spring and Autumn Shows, and will be glad to receive donations of special prizes from any well-wishers, either in cash or kind. In the past the public has assisted the Society most liberally in this respect, and the Society hopes for a generous response once again. Mr All.. Atkins, of Levin, was very successful at the poultry show at 'Wellington. His Brou n Leghorn hen won first, special and championship at the show. The same hen won a first prize, two specials and New Zealand championship at the recent Winter Show at Palmerston—a very fine record, of which, the owner is naturally most proud. At the Town Board meeting last night it was reported that Mr Albert tsmith had secured over 300 signatures to the petition in favour of the proposed borough. It was decided te forj ward the petition to the proper quari ter. The Chairman stated that, no | doubt, all were aware there was a | counter-petition in circulation, and j that many persons had signed both ! petitions. | The annual meeting of the Horov. henua A. and P, Association, called i for Saturday last, lapsed, there being I Cody twelve members present. This . was doubtless due to the fact that the ! n ecting was not advertised. It has ; u--w been decided to hold the meeting Io: Saturday of next week, 10th in*t. W : hope that members will assemble in it> -c on that occasion, so that the past J w< k of the Association, its financial j p< itisn, etc., may be fully discussed, oil ers elected for the ensuing term, e; - lessrs 11. and E, Maclean, Parap: iiunn, have sold to the Government at out 2-50 acres of land adjoining the Beach road, for the purpose of soldiers' rettlements. The returned sol--1 diers who will settle on the land are Messrs Corner, Mahoney, and nwe&tffiiia, all residents or ex-residents of I’antparauiau. This land adjoins th» property previously iriiohased from Mcmid Hiiljs gad others, ten soldiers j row being settled on lands adjoining j each other. We wish them ail success. ..•speaking at the ratepayers ’ meeting . at Otaki ea. Wednesday sight) Mr J. P- j Brandon {Chairman *t£ JOJV'S Board) said that so far as he was «*»- cerned he wax determined to do his utmost y» collect unpaid rates. It had been decided to sue all defaulters after Jjtly Ilk, and he- would see.-that a list of these was Landed to the Board's solicitor on the sth iast-. with instructions to sue all without *e«r or favour. Mr Brandon saki he had been' told he would make himself unpopular by hr:; actions. “Well,” “aid he. “I am. sat seeking popularity, bur simply desire to do mv best to advance ihe interests . of the town.” These remarks were greeted with applause.

At the Otaki Auction Mart, to-nior-row, Mr Gerald Anderson will offer a good assortment of produce, vehicles, furniture, etc., as advertised. Attention is called to a special article, entitled "Sugar and Dental Disease," furnished by the authority of .the Education Department, appearing on our fourth page of this issue. Parents in particular should carefully peruse this interesting article. Three of the retiring members of the Wellington Education Board —Mr E. H. Penny (Marlborough Rural Ward), Mr W. H. Field, M.P. (Hutt-Horo-wlicnua Rural Ward), and Mr E. P. Rishworth (Hutt-Petonc Urban Ward) —have been returned unopposed. There are to be contests f*r the City Urban Ward, Wairarapa Rural Wards. At last night’s Town Board meeting it was stated that while chaff could be secured at £l2 IDs iii Wellington, it sold at £l7 10s in Otaki. On enquiry from n local retailer of chaff, we were informed that Blenheim chaff" was selling at £l3 15s per ton wholesale in Wellington. Until a day or so ago, this chaff was being retailed at 13s (id per sack at Otaki, this working out at £l(i 17s (id per ton. (Seeing that the freight from Wellington to Otakj is 13s per ton, to say nothing of the cost of cartage from station and delivery to purchaser, it will easily be seen that the local retailers are not getting ‘‘fat’’ on their handling of chaff, as some people evidently think. A war story, hitherto hidden by the censorship, is now told about Pilot Easton, who took H.M.B. Renown into Port Philip. Borne days after the war broke out a big German steamer from Hamburg, which had no wireless, was signalled off the Melbourne Heads, and Easton went to her and brought her in. He said nothing to the .German captain about the war. When the ship was inside of Portsca, and Easton could sec a naval launch packed with bluejackets approaching, ho said lo the captain, ‘‘We’ll go lo half-speed here.'"’ The German, who knew tin port well, asked ‘‘Why, pilot, why"."’" and he fixed an anxious eye oil the launch. “Because Britain and Ger many are at war,’’ said Easton. The German, furious with rage at thus being trapped, as he called it, was loi turning round and running for the entrance, but Easton pointed out u fort to him, and assured him the guiis there were trained on the steamer. Bo the German suecumber, but his manner towards Easton was very thicstcning! Five minutes later the Australian bluejackets scrambled aboard. That steamer is now part of Australia’s mercantile marine. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is 9d, 2s *cL