THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays. MONDAY, JULY 5, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays. MONDAY, JULY 5, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

While Mr K. H. Judd, of Otaki, was returning via Paekakariki Hill last night li large car, without lights, collided with him. but luckily the impact was not severe, owing to Mr Judd pulling into the hill. Only slight damage was done. The annual ball in connection with the Otaki Bowling Club will be held on the h’lst inst.v and already a deal of interest is being shown in the event. At a recent meeting of the club’s committee Mr A. Satberley was elected secretary, which is sufficient guarantee that a large number of tickets will be sold. A well-known dairying authority and director of one of the large."* Auckland factories was recently a visitor to Otaki, and after inspecting the Wellington municipal milk depot there —the Kabui Factory—he remarked that it was one of the most up-to-date and efficiently managed he had seen in Now Zealand, a deserved compliment to the manager, Mr Percy Bennett, that will be appreciated by all acquainted with him. Petty thieving in Otaki is becoming a common occurrence, and during the past few evenings several residences have been visited and articles stolen. | One housewife reports that her meat- ] ?afe was rifled and contents, together j with crockery, stolen, while qt the private dance on Wednesday several ar- I iicles were taken by intruders. China- | nen’s gardens have also been robbed. , rhe police have the matter in hand, md have a clue to some of the rob- , mries. : The grand conceit to be held at Te j loro on Friday evening next. in aid of he Anglican churehroom, promises to :e a huge success. A special feature if the programme will be a short play, ntitled “Meddlesome Mothers-in-,aw,“ the rehearsals of which arc oing excellently. There are six eharcters in the play, which is a very retty one. Among those who will conribute to the programme are vocalists rom Taihape and Taranaki. There -ill also be several songs in costume., nth such an attractive programme here should be a packed house on Friav night. Particulars are advertised. foods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 'or coughs and Colds, never fails, la 9dj 2s 94.

Tenders aro invited for drainage works for Messrs Coley and Corrigan, Otaki Gorge.

Messrs Truelight and Co. advertise eabbage plants for sale at 2s per 100, or Is 6d per 100 for 1000 lots.

Tenders close on the 12th inst (Monday next) for sections of land at Paraparaumu and Paekakariki suitable for roadmen's dwellings.

Particulars of the Levin and Wai kanae stock sales, to be held on Tues day and Wednesday next, are advertised.

A white radish, weighing ten pounds, grown by Mr C. Cotter, of Manakau, 5s now on view at Mr Howard Andrew's, Ltd.

The debate on the want-of-eonfidesco motion moved by the Hon. W. D. S. Mae Donald, Leader of the Opposition, will be resumed in the House of Representatives to-morrow.

Tho deer park at Paraparaumu, which is under the jurisdiction of tho Wellington Acclimatisation Society, eontaiHs 10 hinds, 2 hind calves, and 3 stags.

Someone who bought at a Dunediu auction a chest of drawers for (is was rewarded by liuding among some rubbish £(5 10s iu money and a quantity of scrip.

Xow the winter is here you will want a pair of slippers, goloshes, or gum boots. Ladies' slippers from 3s Cd; gents', with leather soles, 4s 6d, oil sizes; heavy gum boots, 21s; children's goloshes in all sizes from s's. Irvine's Shoe Store, Otaki. —Advt.

The Titoke estate, near Waipawa, of 2091 acres, the proptjrly of the late Mr W. P. Archibald, was auctioned in two lots on Saturday. Both lots were purchased by Mr E. A. McKenzie, of Palmerston North, for £71,41S Cs.

The churchwardens of St. Mary's, Levin, have received from an anonymous donor a £lO note, which reached tliein through the post, the accompanying meinor simply stating that the money was for general church purposes.

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.

Full details aru advertised of tin' clearing sale to be held by Mr Gerald Anderson at Bangiuru, Otaki, on Wednesday next, on account of Mr J. W. Pepper, who is leaving the district. JM r Anderson will submit a good lot ol household furniture, piano, dray, dogcart, etc.

A Chumber of Commerce has been *"irmcd at Levin, and officers have been elected as follows: —President, Mr Has well; vice-presidents, Messrs 11. Martin, K. Aitken; hen. treasurer, Mr C. S. Keedwell; hou. sec, Mr C. H. Pyke. The president wa« appointed to attend the conference concerning the proposed Lcvin-Greatford railway.

The late Mr David Fleming, of Waverley, bequeathed a farm of 4'-'>Z acres at Moumahaki, valued id nearly £7OOO, to the Wellington Society for the Prevention of Crucly to Animal.'. stipulating that the income from the lease, at present, amounting to £l7O per year, be used for the payment of the inspector's salary.

An important disportul sale will be held by the N.Z. Loan and Mer«antile Age»cy Co., Ltd., at Waikanao on Friday next, as advertised, on account of the late Frederick Print. The lines to be offered include a number of pedigree Jersey cows, heifers, bulls, a lot of good grade Jerseys, horses, etc. The freehold of 209 acres of land and leasehold of 504 acres will also be offered, with reserve, at the sale.

rhc Eev. G. F. Petri*, M.A., presi at of the Otaki Literary and Debat

in- Club, has already received a number of valuable prizes and money donations in connection with the children's elocutionary and' musical evening, to be held about the beginning of August, including splendid copies of JUuckcns' "Little Dorritt" and "Nicholas Nicholby,*' and "Heroes of the British Navy.",, lie will be glad to receive farther donations, and prizes.

Mr J. W. Whelan, Government orchard instructor, will give a demonstration o£ fruit tree pruning (weather permitting) in the. orchard of Mr J- M. Millar, "Kohato." Otaki Bail way, on Thursday next, Bth inst, ** 2 p.m. Thi* affords an excellent opportunity for all in-crested in fruit culture to zecura a lesson from an expert, and we urge all in' -rested to make an effort to attend th-. demonstration.

.•■ good natured Taranaki fanner is ' em'Saxs- A little whi!e ago he wa£ ap ' ' pr« .ched for assistance by a benzinesu. rttted motorist, and promptly from hi. mall stock supplied a tin to tide tin traveller over, A week or two Ist .- the farmer found that a tin had beea stolen, and he suspected the man whom he had befriended Then a third tin disappeared and he was quite pleased. That tin was full of wat*:r. and a car held up near by proved hi.Buspieions to be correct. The Otaki BanrLgave a public performance in the main street. Otaki, on Saturday night last, when a large number of people listened to the music

with great appreciation. Yesterday afternooa the bands-men sixteen strong—gave a lengthy musical progTarxuri? at the Otaki Sanatoria!* grounds, where a very larjje number o: the public had. assembled. The patieati amd staff were specially delighted with t*ie x ,crforE:a - ee .- which was indeed a l'igb«y meritorious one consider;nj: tic short time that the band isas teen lormaa. The band is fortunate In having the service* oi quite a number c£ experienced band musicians. Ice members are practising assiduou-Iy, and judging by their pretest good form should in a short time become a xeaily first-clais band The organisation is one that deserves the heartiest support ox the public.