LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 16 July 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦ , , "To go to Java for pleasure is like j going to Leli for pastime," is Mr j Byron Brown's opinion of the island. An earthquake of a fairly severe j •jaturc was experienced in Otaki and ai an early hoar this morning, j "Where Arc bur Dead" L» She title j of an address to be given by Mr C. W. j Winter at the Drui.i-' Hall. Otaki, on [ Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. ; To-morrow the Hautere Rifle Club j members will fire for Mr W. H. Field's , j trophy, and coiisiderablc interest at- i 1 iachCS to the event. Shooting will i j commence at ii a.m. sharp. Messrs Millar and Giorgi. the great 0 ifcStieW of Palmerston North, anil mce that their sale will continue ' t. '. Jniy 2itb Tin details arc now ot ! V. ssza Taylor and Hagan's clearing j at e, to be at Otaki on Thursday. 2. id inat The herd is a particularly I £ 0 one !?f high-grade Jersey;. _ Hot cocoa is now supplied the Eopu- 1 talOS efifeool children at lunch-hour, an j Innovation that is znlly appreciated, and One that might well be followed at } other .--etools, * I The monthly" stock- sate at Otaki T.-iii be held on Wednesday Best, pstries will be found advertised; al-O entp'e* j for the fortnightly 'Levin sales, whicii [ ifJke place on Tuesday, nest. - j ■ - J£e efcet&jS'ioU of tie Otzki Town Board 5* W open fw iutpeeUoa be- , • tween the hoars 0* i ! - (J.ta• «>sd 3 p.io, j Forms of enrolment may be secured on application to the clerk- , The Levis Male Choir will give a j j concert at Kanaka s on Tuealay, j j Atrgwi 2r«l, in aid of the Macaltaa j s 'Peace Memorial Foad. This, entertain- j 1 mer>t wui be looked forward to With 5 a pair of slipper.-, goloshes, or gum , boots. ■ Ladies' slippers from 3s 6d; ' \ gents', vrith leather soles, 4s *><L all j 1 sizes; heavy gam boots, "sis; children's 1 goloshes in all sizes from s's. Irvine's 1 Shoe St&re, Otaki.—Advt. 1

Arrangements are well in hand for ; the Hautere Kifle Club's ball, to be j t held on the "Sth inst. First-class ' r J music will bo supplied, the floor will be ' s in good order, whil o supper should j prove a pleasing feature. j There should be keen competition for j i the SO acres of laud to be offered for i ] anctibn at the Otaki Town Hall on j j Thursday next at 11 a.m. .sharp. The j . land is of first-class quality, while the I terms arc easy. ( Messrs T. Synnofct and A. J. Barnes ] have disposed of their farm properties j (which adjoin one another) at Otaki to ; Messrs Lovelock and Carter, of Palmcrston North, the well-known Friesian specialists. The Levin Horticultural Society has decided to hold a summer and autumn show this coming year, but not a spring bulb show. The date of the summer show has been fixed for Tuesday, November '23rd. Mr J. S. Pole, our local builder, is erecting a nice cottage at the O.taki seaside resort to the order of Mrs Anderson, of Marton. There is every probability of other cottages being erected iu the vicinity in the near future. Readers are advised to send in their order by post to-day to Stiles and Matheson, Ltd., the big value mail order house, Levin. Truly sensational bargains usher in the second week of their great winter sale —especially in ladies' underwear. Owing to the exceedingly bad weather experienced yesterday, the clearing sale iirranged to be held at Mr Dickson's farm. Muhunoa, Ohau, could not be held. The sale will now be held on Wednesday next, 21st iust., commencing at 11 a.m. sharp. j Sir George Clifford, who was unable to leave Lyttelton by the Mokoia on Monday night, owing tn the firemen's refusal to sail with him, arrived in Wellington <>n Wednesday by motor launch from Picton. He presided at the Racing Conference yesterday. What promises to be the social event of the season will be the annual ball te> be held in connection with the Otaki Bowling Club. Arrangements are in the hands" of capable committees, while Mr A. Sathcrley is proving a live secretary. Already the sale of tickets has proved a record. The maximum award pay of sawmill hands is 18s Sd per day and the minimum Its 4d. But some millers give their men considerably over (Union wages-—up to -2h <>d. One Taumnrunui sawmiller said: "I give my breast l.enchnian £7 for a five-day week, and he's cheap at that." "Otorohaaga Times." There was a nice gathering of horticultural enthusiasts at Levin on Tuesday night last, to hear a paper entitled "Practical Hints on Rose Growing" by Mr Prank Penn, of Otaki. A considerable discussion ensued, many.questions being asked and answered. A rose-pruning demonstration by Air Penn followed. A Native named Charles Tamati pleaded guilty fu the theft of two suit cases, flic property of Mr Thos. Bevtia, at the Levin S.M. Conrt yesterday, lie was fused £-■) and cost.", and also ordered to pay £1 .js, cost of repairing one nf the .-uit cases damaged, the other al-y tottie returned to the owner. Tor selling short-weight bread. H. .1. Hughe?, baker, Levin, was yesterday fined £.> and 7s costs. Defendant pleaded guilty, but pleaded that his oven being out ot repair the bread ba-l to remain longer in the oven than usual, which caused a bigger shrinkage than usual. It is interesting to learn, try cable that the Allies insist upon the dianuament of the Ebinwohnedwehrcn and the Sicneitspolzel. But Germany will uot be sufficiently rJUnished until the Allies firmly insist upon the total suj • presaion of the whole of the Hoe L- -- ehreinrotterch weichdonnerwenzwc f. Then Germany will be put in her place. The desire of the Horonhenua residents to secure the services of Mr Morgan O'Brien as health inspector for their district was voiced in a letter from the Horowhenua County Council at Wednesday's Hospital Board meeting- The Council asked the Board'support in having Mr O'Brien appoint. e<L" As the matter aid not lie within ths Board's powers (such being usually controlled by the Public Health Department), the letter was received. I The matter of maintenance charges for patients at the Palmcrston Hospital was brought forward at the Hospital Board's meeting on Wednesday, when, on the motion of Mr eSmart, it was resolved to set up a committee, comprising the chairman, treasurer (Dr. Whitater), Messrs Vincent, Bramwell, Psnn aid the mover, to con-ider the mattei of an increase in charges, and report to ntsst meeting. Mr Smart said the recent conference of Hospital Boa'rc» t*z£ gpaniiaoaaly decided on an increase ia the charges, b-it the amount had been left to the Board to decide. The Chairman eaid he favoured 52 increase. A euchre tournament, held in the Druid*' Hall by members of the U.A.O.p.'Lodi'c and their friend*, c* Wednesday night, proved most BQSeewfoi, the fctfeedtrcce feeing &rgc and the atogceduigg brisk. Mx*s Miliar bad the honour of winning 2* !*&£*'_ pri 2 -, j while Mis- Palmer distinguished her- - self by securing the "booby."' Mr ' Lii* 7F<in the first prize for the gents, and Mr Biiii secured the eortscda- ■ tion trophy. A dacee. to mme ran- j plied fey Mr G. K. Syzoonds, va* aii-o held and proved enjoyable, -while the I sapper, presided over by Measdames J. H. Bilis and Gao. Gordon. wj» folly 1 appreciated. All who attended are now . ' looking forward to the next amih, ■ ■ fUEitipfc. Fred Barratt does cot care where yon I boy yocr boots; take thern along ani I . he will repair them. He', still going ! strong, aad rrW continue to do so as . his superior workmanship ia well ; kaonm.. Trjr Mm.— Adri.

Marton residents have decided to take steps to build a public hospital. The sum of £-1100 has already been subscribed. What should be a record as far as the weight of pigs in the Wairarapa district is concerned was established at Pirongia last week, when a pig weighing 6011 b was killed by Mr I. D. Parsous. The Otaki Bulb Society is most fortunate in having received several handsome trophies for competition at its coming Spring Show, to be held on September Sth. Among the number is an exceedingly handsome and valuable trophy presented by Mr .T. P. Brandon, taking the form of a silver inkstand. This has been allotted as points prize in the. amateur section, and is to be won three times. Mr H. Small has also presented a most beautiful silver cake dish, which goes for the best collection of Now Zealand seedlings, not to exceed twelve varieties. This also has to be won three times.