THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday. MONDAY, JULY 12, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 12 July 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday. MONDAY, JULY 12, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to pressure on our space the gtpert of the annual meeting of the A and p. Association i.-. held over till ce.ti issue. z I Messrs Taylor and Hagac’s clearing sale, which was to have been held on the 15th inst., has been postponed tine d;’td last. Full particulars witappear later. At the •Horowhenua C«iß»ty Councj meeting on Saturday a letter was received from the Bank of Xeiv Zealand static g the minimum rate .on overdraft in future would' be 6 per cent. Owing to numerous other attractions tier* was only a small attendance at the reading-room for the '■■'horticultural evening” arranged for Friday night. Consequently it was deemed wire to adjourn the gathering to a more convenient date. the meeting between Town Board lii’embcrs *nd Mr Field, M.K. at I Otaki on Saturday,' the matter of the proposed borough was discus-?ec i*fomially. Mr Field said he would like. - to see Otaki push abend, and certainly it had lagged in the past, .tie *rtw no reason why the formation of a borough -heuld not be a success, provided they wea* .ahead steadily and the public were managed reasonably. If .Toorough they would ceriainiv more scope »sd a better standing than at prgaear. It would not be advisable to bring into the borongt large purely farm land. but he would* not- *di.*4;t2ss bonadaries —that was entirely a matter for .themselvei to adjust.

J Big reductions will be the order of the day at Messrs -Bills and Moore’s drapery emporium this week. Ladies’ ■ and children’s millinery is to be sacri- : iiccd. 1 The new hospital buildings at Pal- • merston North will be formally opened on Wednesday afternoon next, when ■ the general public arc invited to at--3 tend. I ! i Messrs J. Cameron (chairman), L. | Arcus, It. Olsen, K. l’arsonson, 12. j Musso, K. Hogg and L. H. Arcus (scc- ; retary) have been elected a committee I of management of the Okau Institute. L j Flax cutting at Fox ton is suspended j 1 for two months. This is done each I winter as it is considered that the frost I may injure the young leaf if exposed |by cutting. Royalty for some time j past has been fixed at litis per ton, cutj ting about lUs. I j There arc now some 000 children on > the roll of the Levin State school. The attendance at the school last month worked out at an average of 'SO per cent, this low figure being due to the I prevalence of colds, etc. On one day | X’UO children were absent from school. . It. is reported that members view I with dissatisfaction tile increase of £IOO a year in their salaries, and will stand out for £-300. The superannuation proposal is that members should j be entitled to a pension of £l3O a year j at the age of 03 if they have served | ten years in Parliament. ! The Conference of the Council of ' Agriculture yesterday decided on the . : motion of a Taranaki delegate that ) good laud should be bought and cut up into small farms of from 10 to 30 acres, i it being the general opinion of the eonj ference that the assistance of the Uovi eminent is giving to house building in I the towns will tend to induce people slill more to live in towns. I Messrs Howard Andrew, Ltd., make a specialty of men’s ready-to-wear clothing, and are offering suits of i smart appearance and good Jit at prices very much lower than those charged ; for tailor-made articles. The firm has j a wide range at both its Manakau and Ohttu stores, and the public are invited j to give them a trial for their next . suit. See new advertisement. At it meeting of dairy factory representatives and producers, held in Invercargill to consider the co-operative marketing proposal for the sale of | dairy produce in the United Kingdom, a resolution in favour of the proposal was unanimously carried, and it was decided send representatives to cooperate with the North Island delegate.- in furthering the project. An enthusiastic gathering of his Stratford district supporters entertained Mr J. B. Mine, ex-M.P., and presented him with u cheque for £IOOO. The Prime Minister scut a message expressing the hope that Mr Hiue f would again be in Parliament. This j is the second presentation, the northj cru end of the electorate having . already given Mr IRne a present of { £OSO.

, Two children arrived at the KivcrI ton school on Tuesday last (says the ! “Western Star’''), each carrying two j plugs of gelignite, which they had taken from their uncle’s residence under the impression that they were lolly sticks. They were engaged dividing the spoil amongst their fellowplaymates when discovered by their teacher. Needless to say the spoil was. instantly commandeered. - Public demonstrations of fruit ti(e pruning will be given by the Govern - meat orchard expert (Mr Whelan) at Mr Tort's. Wuikanne, at 10 on Tuesday (to-morrow), and at Mr !?. Colson’s, Tc Horo, at 2 p.nrT the same day. On 'Wednesday the expert will beat Foxton. All orehurdists and others interested in fruit culture should make a. point of attending these demoirstrai tions. .Mr Whelan will be pleased to , give advice and -answer any questions . that may be put to him. j Two lads—" John Olsen and Alfred 1 Love—rcccjjtly arrested in Wellington, j are to lm4?rdught before the »._M. Court ehargyfijvjth the theft of a pair of field glasses, *" electric lamps, coat, cap, cigarette-ease, teed safety razor, the jyfiperjyof William Caldwell, of Wai* Kuiad." and a trench coat, watch and cardigan jacket, and a suit of clothes, the property of Mary Ilopata. I of Wsdkuitae. Another lad is still at j large.

f There was a mild sensation at the ■ association gathering of the commercial Wellington when General Bussell, in the course of his . ,'vldress on national tlofenee, tiigreaseti f c ... a moment ?<n<l advocated the re- | lease of conscientious objectors from • all further imprisonment, “Sou may ! sae it is asking an impossible thing, ( bf.'mjr own. personal opinio? is that at I tb end of the war conscientious objects ijitpinj hi- released.” Several f jo ;es: “No! no!” Genera! Bussell: i

, £ ‘~ quite understand dm you #is,3o late your!elf front my views, and 1 only told you what I think about it my.-.eif, I promised to make my opinion public, >sd I have done A largely attended meeting of the Milk Producers’ Association was held at Auckland. The executive committee ri'jortcd having recently waited on the Board of Trade .and pointed oat that the present wholesale price of milkviz., Is M per gallon, caused considerable loss to the producer- in reply, the chairman of the Board 'ot 'Trade tad indicated, that the price ivotdd be revised towards the end of the present month. 'The following resolution was ''That this meeting is of opia- ;■>*/ that nislit cannos 1 produced for tua-n supply under I*. tid per gallon net; that the eomsittee be recommend*rd't« the authorisation of the Board to th« price, as' from August 1 nest.” * The sun has gone, my darling one, a - i \Xhe gentle night has come, T& mother sing sher lullaby— * So danger threatens /,ytL sweet one. Tour’s tacked In quite secure;' And on the nursery mantelpiece Is Woods’ Great Peppermint Core.

Mr Frechtling, the well-known tailor, 1 is holding a special suit- sale for 30 , days, and during that time will make a special discount of 10 per cent. This ' ■, is an opportunity that should not bo ' lost.' See advertisement. Now the winter is here you will want a pair of slippers, goloshes, or gum boots. Ladies’ slippers from 3s 6d; gents’, with leather soles, 4s fid, all sizes; heavy gum boots, 245; children’s j goloshes in all sizes from s’s. Irviue’s Shoe Store, Otaki.—Advt. The monthly meeting of the Horowhenua Patriotic Association was held at Levin on Friday night, when a Paraparaumu soldier applied for a loan of £IOO on the usual terms, and naming two local gentlemen as guarantors. • An application was also received from an Otaki soldier for £SO to assist in extending his farming operations. Both were granted. It was decided to continue assistance to a soldier in Ike Otaki district for another three months. A cablegram states that the price «jf English beef is slightly easier in tlie Bmithiield market, and there is a better demand. Mutton is unchanged, ihe trade does not expect that mutton will fall until consumers lose their keenfiess as English mutton almost disappeared from the market some weeks prior.to decontrol. Meanwhile the trade is perplexed by the cabled announcement from Australia relating to the proposed embargo on meat exports, and is waiting to learn its bearing on the Government meat already stored in Australia. Mr A. J. li.-Isherwood, lute of Kailwnv Hotel, Otaki, has now taken possession of the Grand Hotel at Levin, and intends to run it on modern lines. The hostelry is one of the. best equipped in New Zealand, is commodious, well situate, and under the managership of Mr lshenvood should leave nothing to be desired. The hotel has been overhauled, the accommodation will bo oi the best, the liquor will comprise all leading brands, while the tariff will be reasonable. Mr lshenvood will be glad to welcome Otaki and district friends. Fred Barratt does not care where you buy your boots; take them along and ho will repair them. He’s still going strong, and will continue to do so as his superior workmanship is well known. Try him. —Advt.