THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1920 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 23 July 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1920 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

—♦ There is a possibility of the Otaki nicture theatre changing hands at s_n early date. pc Monday night next the local Literary and Debating Club will hold a debate on tie .Qc.eslion of {he employment of indentured ai •Samoa. Rev. Slade e-dll champion the affirmative, and Mr V/. H. Wills the negative. This subject should he well debated. “ » It is likely that arrangements Trill be tnade .during the summer months to take some i,t me bigger school boys of Otaki to Table Tot.-. „r.r thus give them an object lesson in mountaineering. Other rta!l:> are proposed, and it is hoped will materialise, as the outings sv-Oiihj prove' of great benefit. In answer p, a requesj by the Otaki Town Hoard for a t(«Kt at Otaki railway the Minister or Railway.- i<> rha_t j*e i= having the matter, ScK'ke-; into. This is the 'limit,-' considering that some months ago Mr Field as fared the Beard that the first crainc manafac-' fared was to be sent to Otaki. The last request to the- Minister was one.of El2.lnr.

| The local cadets '"ill parade at ■ 7 o’clock sharp this evening. ■ It js estimated that as a result of the. ' bowlefs ’ ball on Wednesday night be- 1 ' [ tween £lO and £SO will be cleared. ; j The weather in the Otaki Gorge to- (. | day has been bitterly cold, and light' snow fell at intervals, s A man named A’eylor has been nri rested at Dunedin on charges of alleged l /false pretences. Two local publicans — i 'Messrs McGill and Walters —arc said s to have claims against‘him. •i i The Prince of Wales has decided to k , make a five days’ journey on horse--1 ; back through the western division of •1 ’ New South Wales, states .. Sydney 1 cable. * | Companies 50 and 51 of cadets, with j headquarters at Otaki and Levin, are I now under the control ot Se’gt - Major ! Pea re. who is endeavouring t" place J I cadet training on a bettor tooting. Boxing is to be tuuglit, and compelii t ions held. - j When seeking fur possession of a j house, in the Magistrate’s Court yes--1 lerday, a mint explained that he was 1 ouliged to live with a family of three j children in u oue-roonied house on t he j beach uT I’araparauiuu. The magistrate i admitted that the house was entirely j unsatisfactory for living in. j Now the winter is here you will want u pair of slippers, goloshes, or gain boots. Ladies* slippers from os (id; gents’, with leather tsoles, 4s Gd, all j sizes; heavy gum bools, -4s; children’s goloshes in all sizes from s’s. Irvine’s Shoe ►Store, Otaki. —Advt. 3l' Hawlingsun, who was arrosted in the Wairarapa a few days ago, will appear i at Otaki on August sth to answer charges of alleged forgery. These who ' are said to have sulfered through his . visit to this district are Messrs JLshcr- . wood (Otaki), Huberts (Waikanac). : Clark (i’uraparaumu), and ShortuPaekakariki). •‘s i r (.»eo rge C 1 illor* I” said Air L. M. Hitt. in answer to an interruption in tin.* course of his speech m the House on the-Gaming Bill, “lie’s the man who advocates the breeding of long-legged, herring-gutted weeds, which have to be doped with arsenic to run two furlongs ' —in the hope of maintaining or improving the horses available for our ca valfv! ’ ’ I * Very sharp frosts have been experienced in Levin during the past few days. The frost yesterday morning was one of the-most severe of the present winter, and in a great many ease* water-taps were frozen, and refused to work for some, little time. The frosts were much more severe at Levin than at Manakau. Otaki. or southern pails of the district. While Air • Gibbons, of Kimberley Hoad. Levin, was motor cycling into Manakau at about 7.30 on Wednesday i evening lie collided with a car coming in the opposite direction. There wa* a leiniic crash, and both motor and cynic were, considerably damaged, while Mr Gibbons received severe injuries, which necessitated his removal to Air j 11. L. Horn *s residence. The Pukemiro coal mine at lluntiy has been idle since Tuesday. The see- • rotary of the Pukemiro Collieries Company yesterday morning stated that the trouble has really -arisen through a - ! demand for higher rates of pay. This demand has come through the union. . which controls Pukemiro. An ohb'iai ; statement indicates that the directors . have the matter in hand. No coal i~ ! coming out from the mine, and there ’ is some possibility of the mine being • elo.se indeJinitedv. To-morrow night Mr \V. A. Veit<*h, I .M.P.. will give his address on “.State. Banking in Kcdation to Public : Finance.” at the Druids’ Hall, under ; the au-pice> the local Literary and Debating Chd*. Seeing that Air Veiteh has taken a very special interest in ' State banking, having introduced -a Lid in the Hou-e of Heprescijtatives on ; several occasions to give effect to this proposal, he is able to speak with • authority on the question, and should draw a good audience to-morrow ni Hilt. I lliere will be no charge for admission. Mr M: Howard Andrew or. Wednesdayrepresented the Levit Chamber of 1 "miser-" at a repre- I :,larive meetine o : delegates of various bodies at Fox‘o:.. when variou.- matters 01 interest t to the -fi strict* concerned were discussed. A strong protest was raised against the eentraiisatior; of raiiwavs at Palmerston North, it beiri-_- pointed - out bv such a move the adjacent districts would suffer considerably. The Manga km* riydro-eieetrie power scheme vas discussed, and Mr Alatheson eon--idered it ndvisgible to join forces and uke representation on that matter, uther than each district applying eparately. and wait on the head- of he department with a view- of having ’- he power allocated. An improvement - u xixe port of Foxtoii was also cont ( tdered baiily needed, i; being pointed ■ oat that at present only one beat could ; be traded, whereas previously several ; boats were available. By securing iiu- ; proved service it meant good.- would be . j delivered at cheaper rates. I The committee appointed in con- ; nectios with the "rest resort” a.- a"' } peace memorial for Otaki, have proved , they, are lor fram .asleep. and the fact j - that the ground is to f-g "Jet-red orr j Wednesday next should oe amtde evi- , j deuce to thi- fact. Thy transfer of the 5 nropertv la- been v.-ompleted. Trouble t has been esperieticed-with tbc tenant j who occupies %he building on the J > groon-3. but -set-- ate row belug taken j f to -.- .nr r-s-s.--.-- -ncit i- under- } ; i szoC'd that the occupier -‘..ni the ,55 i premise* this neck. Hcip it -:•>&»«*- c J lion vvTth improving rhy section is j I seeded."and i* is hoped as many of tie ! general public as possible will attend the; vs c-rkir-g-bcc es tV'e-irt : ~i'-.y ar.d | j give‘si>si«urjw:e. Jr. b sUp desired rha.i t’ic-r.c- who have- rut given doaatiwaf ■will do so. asi tha=-help'a worthy ok- ’ jeet- The plaiting ,-e;-;is ha* arrived, j c and "donatiosa of cither trees or imoney » l will he gladly accpted. e r

It is reported that Gisborne farmers, are' being offered lpd'per lb on behalf -.of American buyers for next season’s lamb. Messrs- Bills and Moore announce that they are-inaugurating' the system ?of rendering full detailed accounts to all regular monthly customers. The sale to be held at Manakau on Monday #ll behalf of the estate of the late Mr W. Galloway, should draw many buyers, as the stock to be sold is J high-class. Wo remind fawners of the meeting's to be held at Manakau, Levin and Olaki on Monday as advertised, when matters relative to the supply of milk to Wellington will'be discussed. The next serial event ol the season nib be the lluutore Kiflc Club’s ball which takes place on the 2Sth iuM. Ihe affair promises to be very successful, ami a large gathering is assured. The' Prime Minister, through Mr W. H. Field, M.l’., replies to the Otaki Town Board that the state of the road leading from the goods shed to main road would be enquired into with a view of putting it in good order. A meeting was called for hist night to consider the question ot winding tip the Otaki Gymnasium Club, which litis long been dormant. Only the secretary and another member attended, and consequently the meeting lapsed. Truly sensational values are ruling to-day at Stiles and Matliesou’s sale. Showroom goods are being .vncriiiced at positively 50 per cent below usual prices. Orders by mail to Stiles and Matheson, Ltd.. Levin, will receive prompt attention. 51r Kiiigsbeer, while cycling round the corner by the Grand Hotel. Levin, on Wednesday afternoon, struck a stone, which was the means of causing him to measure his length on the hard and unsympathetic, road. Luckily beyond a shaking ho escaped unhurt. Fred Ba-rratt does nut 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. Frank Itawlingson. not unknown to business people of Otaki and district, was arrested at Gladstone on Monday on warrants charging him with a series of offences of forging and uttering cheques, and obtaining goods bv means of valueless cheques. He has been remanded to appear at Wellington on Monday next. Replying to a question by Mr W. 11. Field, 51. P. the Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. W. Xosworthv) stated that the Government is already taking steps to encourage the formation in s'nv Zealand of boys’ agricultural clubs, which have been found such a conspicuous success in lit r Unite') States. While Mr and 51rs sJcLeu.il and their .14-year-old daughter were motorcycling into Levin on Wednesday 11n-side-car. collided with a vehicle drixen bv Mr Horrobin. with disastrous rr ■ alts. sfrs slcLean and her daught'-i were severely shaken, the latter receiving injuries that necessitated her :<• movai to the hospital. 51essrs Koulston and .Stanton, auctioneers of Hastings, on Wedne- • <:■ submitted to auction at Otaki eightv acres of flat land, situate between j Otaki and TV Horo. There were about j thirty persons present, but. no buyers. If and the property was passed in at f £7l*—the vendor’s bid. It was stated that the reserve was £SO. The holding of toothbrush drill in ! schools was objected to at a school j committee meeting in another town I on th<- ground that it was a task that j should be carried out at home. That : is, no doubt correct in a sense; but how many homes are there even row 1 where parents never think to see that * their children clean their teeth j-i j least before going to bed? —Taranaki 5 “Herald.” A friendly case was heard before the Full Court at Wellington yesterday regarding the payment of income tax by the Anglican Bishop of Wellington ’Dr. Sprott). The Chief Justice h<-!d that the Bishop’s income was not exempt under the Act, which was merely designed to prevent double taxation; the trustees were exempt. The other members of the Court agreed with the Chief Justice’s decision. Alfred Charles Love was charged at the Wellington Police Court on Wednesday with breaking and entering the premises of G. Caldwell at Waikanae on June £!>th last and stealing several articles; and on a further-charge for a similar offence a youth named John Olsen was jointly charged. Accused pleaded guilty. Love admitted a further charge of theft at K arori. Both accused were committed to the .SupremeCourt for sentence. The lads recently escaped from"Weraroa. Hairy farmers and suppliers of the svew Zealand Farmers ’ Dairy Union held a meeting at Kanraai on Tuesday. Messrs P. Maule and K. E Stallard addressed tae meeting on various matters of interest ty dairymen- The ones- ’ tson as to what will be the price for batter-fat for the coming year was * asked, but no definite assurance could be given on -this point It- being the 1 vital question at the present moment : for all butter-making companies. The chairman stated, however, test be thoagfct. (rpsa the prise paid 'for Aat- < Indian butter, that if the imperial i Government bought the Mew Zealand •: product it would bring a price in the i vicinity of *4s* to 24®« per ewt. Inti- 1 dentally it was' : mentioned t-Lat though ~i year.- of age, the chairman, Mr Parsons, -was . the keenest member of the directorate, and had been chairman ot the company fyr i's year?. - t