THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 9 July 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the quarterly meeting »f the i Otaki 3lethodist Circuit, held at Waikanae last night, it was resolved to increase the superintendent minister's >tipesd by £2-3. in accordant© with the direction of Confcrentt. In conmectlon with the Wellington races on lith and 17th insts.. hoileay excursion ticket*, available for return until 19th inst, will be available ficm Levin to Wellington on the 1-iih and loth insts. See adveriisftiaenr. On Sunday next, at the Otaki Anglican Church, the celebrant at the S a.m. communion and preacher at the evening: service will be the Bev. J. E. Blackburn. There will be no "service at 2.30 at Te Horo. To-nignt> entertainment at Te Horo in aid ot the Anglican churchroom promises to be a huge sate ess. £. splendid all-round, varied programme will be submitted, including amateur theatrical?,, songs in costume, dancfts by leading Wellington performers, and r.oeal items by visitors from Taranaki and by leading district artists. The concert will be followed br a dance. By an explosion of gas at SXefsrj Harvey and Co.'s factory. Levin, oj Wednesday, Mr A. Price, one pi tie staff, and Mr A. Seaton, a gasworks employee, received painful injuries. A defect in the engine was being remedied and it is evident that a charge of gas was left in the .cylinder. The concussion was great, while the engine-room appeared as a sheet of flame.

As the-result of the Y.M.C.A. shop day in Levin on Tuesday some £2O ■were realised. The eptition requesting that Otaki be formed into a borough has been forwarded to Mr W. H. Field, M.P., for presentation to the Governor-General. Owing to the visit of the English Pierrots on Monday night, the fortnightly meeting of the Otaki Literary and Debating' Club, arranged for that night, has been abandoned. Messrs Truelight and Co. have received a consignment of Poor Man's oranges, which are very scarce. The firm offer this fruit at the lowest possible price. At the request of members of the Otaki Town Board, Mr W. H. Field, M.P., will visit Otaki to-morrow to discuss various matters of interest to the town and district. Demonstrations of fruit tree by the Government Orchard Inst/uctor (Mr Whelun) take place as advertised—at Waikanae and Te Horo on Tuesday next, and at Foxton next Wednesday. Mr W. F. Blick, who has been for -- years engaged in missionary work in China, will give an address, illustrated by pictures, at the Druids' Hall tonight, commencing at 7 p.m. This should provide a most interesting evening and attract a large audience. Mr W. H. Field (Otaki) has asked (ho Minister of Agriculture if the Government will take steps to encourage the formation in New Zealand of boys' agricultural clubs, which have been such a conspicuous success in the United States. The euchre tournament to have been played on Friday night between members of the Druids' Lodge and their friends, has been arranged to take place on "Wednesday next in the Druids' Hall. An enjoyable time is assured all who attend. A local schoolboy (Master Keith .St, George) recently cycled on a push bike to Wanganui. Yesterday lie cycled back to Otaki. rioing the trip "from Wanganui to Otaki in eight hours—a very good performance for : , j-ehoot boy. Now the wiuier is here you will want a pair mi slippe-rs, goloshes, or gum boots. Ladies' slippers from 3s 6d; gents', with leather soles, -Is (id, all sizes; heavy gum boots, 245; children's goloshes in all sizes from s's. Irvine's Shoo Store, Otaki. —Advt. Keen interest is taken in an event of importance to all who wish to reduce the cost of living the great halfyearly sale at Stiles and Matheson. Ltd., Levin. It commences on July 10. and for three weeks the boom of bargain oilers will continue. Watch for further announcements. Messrs Truelight and Co. have secured a large supply of all varieties of vegetable and flower seeds, grown by reliable seedsmen. These are being offered at 3d per packet. The same firm has also a nice lot of peas and beans for seed, grown and saved by themselves. Sec advertisement. In the nousc ot Representatives yesterday, the want-of-confidence motion moved by the Hon. W. D. S. MacDonald was defeated on division by 4.j to 23. A further amendment, moved by Mr Statham, urging that the Minisitry should be elected, was defeated by ■il votes to 30. Recently the Levin District High f Sekool Committee applied for whit ] they considered much-needed additions j to the building. The Education Board • considers the additions unnecessary, j and this has now aroused the indignai tion of the Levin committee, who have j decided to protest against the action } of the Board. 1 Ail members of the Horowhenua. jA. I and P. Association are reminded of the annual meeting to be held at Levin tomorrow, commencing at 1.45 p.m. As , important business is to come up for I transaction, and this organisation is one of the most important wo have in i the county, a full attendance is icThe monthly meeting of the Horo- . whenua County Council will be held at Levin to-inorrow, commencing at Jl a.m. A special meeting will be held at ucon, to authorise the raising of a loan ♦:" £6OO for road construction. Ohau East Road, also to consider and finally settle the balance-sheet for the year ended March 31st last. An important sale of Otaki farm property is advertised to be held in the Town Hall, Otaki. or: Thursday. 22nd inst., v.-heR a splendid little farm of 80 acres, situated at Otaki. is to be submitted to auction. The term, of sale arc very easy. Any may inspect tie- property on ringing Mr H. H. Bill-. O- '-:>. For fuller particular- see adv< .ise.-r.cnt. \~e would urge all interested in sorts- tture, and housekeepers as well, to at :nd the gathering to be held at the R< ding-room. Otaki, th:: CTening. wi.cn several papers will be given, and j .Messrs H. Cockrel! and H. Small will demonstrate on bottling and preserving fruit. The gathering is one of a series to be held under the auspices of the local harticultural societies, and all are invited to attend. Arrangements are being made for holding St. John Ambulance Association classes a t Paraparaumu. There will be .classes for ladies of 16 and over, and also for men. Intending students arc a*ked to seed their naaies to Mi A. T. White, ParaparaucTO, while ladies who wish to join should notify Mrs H. S. HadfiekL Dr. Sharp has kindly offered to act as lecturer for the elasses, while" Ulster Ongley will give demonstrations in bandaging. It is hoped to start the .K.-.-c.r jpHMugilVj therefore those who wish to join should hand ia their names immediately. The san has fe'one. ray darling o^e. The gentle night hag earns. The mother- itng sher lullaby—- '' Tra-la-la-nici-tuin-tuiiL " No danger threaten.; oyu. sweet one, j Tottr-'j tacked in quite «ecare: And on" the nursery mantelpiece Is Woods' Great "Peppermint Cute,