LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 2 August 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The vital statistics for Otaki for the , month of July were: Births 9, marriage 1. death- 3. The quarterly meeting of the management committee of the Horowlienua , ' ounty Patriotic Association will be -hi at Levin on Wednesday afternoon : .St. The D.O.A. announces by advert he- : cut that a first and final dividend of . ‘ id in the £ in the estate of B. T. - laddoek, taxi-driver, of Otaki, is now ‘ ay able. t All creditors in the estate of the late Taiptta Skipwith Cootes, of Otaki, are • reminded by advertisement that claims most be sent in to the Public Trustee before September -30th next. Messrs Griffiths and Co. Ltd., produe* merchants, of Wellington, report ; that on Friday last they sold ' their • first shipment of green peas from .Nelson, consisting of 71b. These ’ fetched : the handsome price of 9s 6d per pee k - a record in Wellington for tiii- much-sought-for vegetable. 2Jr Jc-eacb wishes a- to explain, in connection with the report of the far- . mers’ meeting a: Otaki last week, that . it w&» Mr Waid who made comparisons between'the Bahai up» T« Boro factories. Mr -Jensen defended Te • Hero factory, and contended the- !*.- • Ho-ts farmers could have paid 2* I-:.t 1 icasoß- Sir Jetties wishes it to L. • usSer;io&d that he did not introduce the question of the Te Hoto factory. For Children's Hacking Cough, > Woods' Great rapperfiLr: Care, Is 3d, Z<% 94

Entries are advertised for to-inor- ! { row’s stock sale at Levin, and the AA'ai- j j kanae sale, which takes place on AA’ed- | t | nesday next. , 1 Owing to the diminishing prospects i ( of exporting potatoes in South Canter- j i bury are now being quoteu at £2 10s to 1 £2 15s per ton on trucks. Owing to the fuuerul of the late Mrs j . A. J. Knocks yesterday afternoon the | i Otaki Band decided to postpone its I : intended visit to the Otaki Sanatorium until next Sunday. , Fred Barratt still leads tho way with j boot and shoe repairs. He uses no in- I ferior leather and puts in ouly first- j class workmanship. Prices right; try | him. Once tried, always tried. —Advt. [ Messrs McDougall Bros, and Co. an- f i uounee that their premises at Otaki | will be closed all day on AA’cdnesday next, for stocktaking. Customers I should take note, and make arrange- | meuts for their supplies accordingly. , Kon-shareholder suppliers to the Kaliui Co-op. Dairy Co. are invited to attend a meeting at the “Otaki Mail” buildings on AA’ednesday evening next, •as advertised. Important business will | be brought forward, aud a good attendance is hoped for. Evidence of the early spring is to seen at the Otaki Sanatorium gardens, where a fine lot of daffodils, including sume half a dozen trumpet varieties, are in full bloom. Clematis has been in blossom in the bush for the past: j week or more, and there are other | signs of an early spring. Messrs McDougall Bros, and Co. \ ! elsewhere insert a new advertisement j i which should be carefully perused. ; | This firm is selling high-grade goods at ’ ' most moderate prices, and those who j wish to practise economy should shop j : at McDougall’s. j I Farmers and others interested i i ? I separators should read the X.Z, I'm- j | liters’ Co-op. Distributing Co.’s tie - t J advertisement on our first page. 'Jin-; j I firm sells the A’iking separators. It - | | a superior machine in every way, and ! ■ the prices quoted are most reasonable. Those requiring envelopes will noth j by advertisement that the “Olal.i j .Mail” stationery department lias re- j eeived a big new stock. As (lie price.: of envelopes has been soaring i<>r j some time past, and is 5i,.11 teadily in- | creasing, it; would be well to lay in a | good stock while they are procurable , at reasonable prices. j Mahara House, now under the able j management of Mrs Thompson, is re- 1 cognised as one of the best places on t the coast to stay at, eitherJor a hob- . day or to health recuperate. The place has been overhauled, is thoroughly up to date in all particulars, and is in close proximity to bunting atid fishing grounds. The tariff is most ■ reasonable. ' Mr Honiig. the Manakau baker, has secured the contract for supplying the Manakau store with bread for the ! year. Seeing that difficulty is found in 1 securing supplies of small goods in * Manakau and Ohuu districts, and :e Mr llornig has a splendid reputation in this line, the wish has frequently ! been expressed that he should open a ! pastrycook's shop in the district. J* wouid well supported. The services at the Otaki Method;.- ! Church last evening were conducted by ‘ ■ the liev. C. H. Olds. 8.A.. who is visit- ! . * in; the Otaki and Levin districts i;i ’ connection with the Young People’s j Work. Mr Olds delivered a parties ; larlv fine sermon, forceful, eloquent. 1 and convincing, and was listened to ■' , for over forty minutes with the keen- j est interest. A public meeting is announced for i to-morrow fTuesday) night at Tie-Heading-room, for the purpose of arranging a farewell to Mr and Mr- H. O. .Jones and family, who are, shortly to leave Otaki for the city. Mrs Jones has been a particularly useful member of the community, especially as re - ' garde musical affairs, in which she he - given of her talents most willingly and j freely. It is felt bv many that .-he and , the family should not be allowed to de- ' j part without some public recognition of their services; hence to-morrev , night's meeting. , On Friday night last the Rev. C. Jb i Olds, 8.A.. organising secretary of the j Methodist Young People’s Movement ; in the Dominion, met a good number of young people at the Otaki Methodist Church, when a. helpful talk was ,ti- . duiged in. Later on there was a capital and representative gathering of ' Sunday school teachers and others in * teresfed in the work among young ( { people, among those present being i visitors from Manakau and T<- i Haro; Mr Olds gave a splendid ad- , * dress, discussing the best means of ' teaching the children, and also going . ‘ extensively into the organisation of the work. i In the Legislative Council on Friday < j last, Sir Francis Bell made an import- * ant statement with respect to the atti- , ' fade of one denomination with respect j to the marriage laws of the country. >, In summing up. Sir Francis Bell said: i “If it is found that upon the marriage j registers of any denomination the children of an existing marriage lawfully { celebrated are bastardised, whether . directly or by inference, it lies upon the Legislature of this country- to -ee ! that this -rate of affairs shall not con- , tinae.” Speaking at St. Joseph's * Church, Wellington, yesterday, Archbishop O'Shea said it v.a- absolutely false that the Cailtcdie Church taught | that ‘*'aH marriages contracted eeco-'d-itsg to the law of rfci* land are not valid marriages; or that re-marriage.-. \ . by the Ch’jfth, or the recording of * f brands the children who may » : have been bent is. .lawful wedlock be- j fore th* r*s*iiaatio£, g ; . bastards,” ; Ire protcstcu against the Committee oi " the Legislative Coase2 hearing ers- j : 5 <***« tHj matter without constd-- • : * jug the Church officials. j < / j ] For Influenza, tx v c. W&C S *| Teat Peppenaiat Care > Is 9d > :

A visitor to Masterton on Tuesday passed tcu swaggers ou the road between Martinborougli and Masterton. Owing to the continued spell of dry weather many tanks in this district. are nearly dry—something unusual for this time of the year. Five and a half degrees of frost were registered at Mew Plymouth ou Thursday morning. This is a record extending over 25, years. The debate ou the Financial Statement is to be opened in the House of Representatives to-morrow, aud will probably last for about a week. The debate in the House of Ilepre--1 seututives ou Pacific Island affairs was brought to a close at 2.30 ou Saturday morning, when Mr Holland's amendment, in opposition to the continuance of indentured labour at Samoa, was negatived by 33 votes to 11. The social gathering to be held at Blights’ Theatre on AA'ednesday evening next (under the auspices of the Otaki Methodist Ladies’ Guild) promises to be an enjoyable function. Musical items will be given, while a I number of games aud eompetitious will be indulged in, aud supper provided. All are invited to attend. “1 am orry if 1 awoke the Hon. the Minister,” remarked Mr P. Fraser ou Friday uight in the House of Representatives to the lion. Dr. l’omurc with elaborate apology; “I’m deeply sorry ! if 1 disturbed his slumbers.” “That's [ all right.” remarked the Kativo mem- , ber from the depths of hrs cushioned | seat. “I'm more awake when I'm I sleeping than you are when are ! awake. ’ ’ (Laughter.)—‘ ‘ Post. ’' Replying to an enquiry, Mr S. A. j Broadbelt, chairman of directors, | stated at the annual meeting of the j Levin Dairy" Company that the dirce--1 tors were go ing into the question of • establishing a co-op. store. If they ! undertook the project , it would only .bo i in a small way at first, and business j would decide whether they would eonI tine, themselves to premises at the fac- ■ tory or branch out ou larger lines. — j “Chronicle.” 1 Yesterday (August Ist) was what is | generally recognised as th* l first day of | spring. It was a typical spring day—- • mild and capricious—tho fifteen days I of continuous bright, frosty weather ‘ having changed to overcast and i warmer weather. The dry weather has ; enabled farmers and others to get busy j with'their outdoor work. In all pro- | liability spring showers will fall 1 shortly, aud should have a most benej licial effect ou the pastures, which have ■ suffered through the frosts. With respect to the children’s competition, 1o be held at Otaki on Monday night next, we would remind intending competitors that entries close at the “Mail” office ou Thursday ' next. Tho drawings will be done by i he competitors at the hall under supervision. The essays should be handed ' in at the time of making the entries, j while those competing for the recitaf thins should hand in at the time of • entry copies of the pieces to be re- • cited. The travelling correspondent of the t “AVairurapa Age” has the following: \ gentleman closely connected with the dairying industry, and one in a position to gauge the feelings of producer', informed the writer that the price offered by the Imperial Oovern- , merit for New Zealand butter, viz., j 24P» per cw t, would never lie accepted. I The butter men of the Auckland Pro- ' vince, where two-thirds of the butter j is manufactured, had openly asserted l that nothing would budge them from ! 250 s per cwt, and they wore deterI mined men. It was held that if Australian butter is worth 2405, New Zealand butter is worth 2505. Now the winter is here you will want a pair of slij/fiers, goloshes, or gum boots. Ladies’ slippers from 3a 6d; gents’, with leather soles, ia 6d, all : sizes; heavy gum boots, 24*; children’s ’ goloshes in all sizes from s’«. Irvine’s •Shoe Store, Otaki. —Advt.