THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

; The Government of sew (Sooth Wale* has purchased 1000 tons of beef in Queensland to help to alleviate the meat -shortage. Willow trees in Otaki and district • are now bursting their baa*, and in fusnv positions many are in fall leaf. This is much earlier than last spring. The battle-cruiser Hood escorted the German dreadnought battleship* Westfalen and Heligoland and twelve destroyers into Bosyth. where they surrendered. The member- of the New Zealand Olympic team —Miss Walrond, and Davidson. Hadfieid. and Wilson—have arrived by the Euhpid»s at Plymouth. in esee-iient cocdiiion. Senator Pearee told the r>der:J Senate that the Government is considering some t&Djrible way of rccogeising the meat effort made by Lient's. Parer ana Mcintosh is Sying to Australia. A notable feature of reT»;:i: ha-? been the imEieuse shcais c£ kaha- . vrai which are -een sweeping up ~ £ofc* - hia Harbour. The sea has preserved a fiat tiln!, -but the thousands of fen coist/osing ta-i *3«*aJ ttaasfora -the .placid stirfacfi tmtil U bear; the

—. t in ;i icccut issue we stated that Mr Hornig Jiail received the contract for supplying bread to the Jianakau store. This should have read "Ohau store." - Members of the Otaki Literary and' Debating Club intend to give-a reading of "The Merchant of VeHicc\" Practices are now being held. The Levin School Committee has | decided'to resign in a body as a protest, unless the Board provides in- j creased accommodation at the school, which is at present overcrowded. 4'hc Auckland "Herald" laments the apathy of the local ratepayers. Only $ per cent of those on the roll voted on the recent proposal- to raise £520,000. "Why did .you plead guilt}-." asked the magistrate of Patrick Cavanagh in Wellington. "I wanted to save your time, your 'Worship.'-' suid the old I man, at which there was much laughter Tenders for the inland mail service tor 11)21 are advertised. Those into-r ested may obtain particulars at any ! post office. Tenders close on !>th September. The bachelors' ball at Levin on August 11th is creating much interest, and the announcement by Stiles and Matheson, Ltd., regarding evening wear in this issue will please Otaki ladies. There's a good yarn in a recent issue of that bright journal, the "Cologne 1 Post." It's to the effect that on the tombstone of a German flame-thrower ! the inscription announces that he has j gone "where only his works can be cx- ! celled." ,N"ow the winter is here you will -want | :i pair of slippers, goloshes, or gum ! (mots. Ladies' slippers from 3s 6d; gents', with leather soles, 4s (3d, all sizes; heavy gum boots, 245; children's goloshes in all sizes from s's. Irvine's . Shoe Store, Otaki.—Advt. ( ■I In recognition of her hospitality. etc., during the recent visit to Pahiatua of the Horowheiuia representative football team, tin' latter presented Mrs ! A. Hosking with a gold cross pendant and chain. Owing to the very wet weather early on Saturday morning the Levin golfer? sent word thai (hey would not be able !.. vi.it Otaki as jut.'ii.led. However, the weather improved, and Hie match . might well have been played, as the local rink:- arc excellent in wet weather. Tiie mildness of the season in Southland is exemplified by the early appearance of whit-bait ju the .V.-v. river, small shoals have'already I n observed working their way inland. Enthusiasts of tlw> early bird variety | have been seen on the bank-, several of whom report having caught surlicicnt for a dainty meal. The dearth of newsprint paper was brought vividly to the attention of the American public by the appearance at buffalo last month of the "Lackawanna Journal" printed on brown wrapping paper, with this headline j across the front page: "This paper ; cost us 145 cents a pound. I; cents , mure than the meat they u<<-<\ to wrap s in it." i At the Dunedin Supreme Court, the - : ; charge of murder of his little daughter. e aged seven, against John Sharp, by ,' beating her over the head with a stick at Kongaherc* occupied most of the day. and the jury was absent about five ■f hours before they returned with a verdict of guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy. Judge Sim. iu pronouncing the death sentence, said that the jury had arrived at the only decision it could. The recommendation to mercy would be- forwarded to th» Executive. The latest indication of high prices for dairy produce fsay.s the "C'htoi;- ? ii-le") is the receipt by the directors of the Levin Dairy Company of an offer of 2s td per lb ,2'ils U per etvt) for ; , their new season's make. It, is underj stood the butter, if available, would go j to the American market. This is a J price that is from If.l to 2d a lb bett !(-r than the imperial Government'.j tentative offer for the New Zealand ■ j output, and goes to strengthen the 1 view that the producers would receive much better treatment on thj open market than under the British Govern ment's controlled purchase. Among the several North Island consignments of fat stock entered fo: the. sale.- at Christehurch bust week was one forwarded by Mr W. Byder. of Levin, which consisted of four I ".ethers and five ewe* of prime quality, j . Mr Ryder /has received advice that one of the wethers topped the market, j - realising the high price of £5 10s, and j beating the nezf best price by £3. Mr t Ryder's consignment were a specially I elected 10-t. the weight of the wether ; ivhich topped the market being 3001 b. j id T-.-.o others were 2%21b and 2701 b. i : ,'he fat sales just concluded, which are : ; :e!d just'befor* the Grand National i , meeting each year, are the most im- ' , portant in Xew Zealand, so that Mr I Ryder may be congratulated on hi.suceess.—'' Chronicle.'' '■ A new edition of the Municipal | Handbook, which has bbec-n published \ biennially since 1903, has jnst bee:; I issued by the Census and Statistics ' ' Office. Every effort ha- been made to . i make i. volume of useful information ; I carefully arranged for ea-y reference . by those who are directly interested it. iocat government or by student- of ' '• lunicipal development and manage- I i . ' . i < i&esi. Tee »tiii»ti«:*i section cover.- | j the whole range of local bodiei' rr ' j venue and expenditure: ic many com- i j para tire tabic* which reflect the v-irie-i j j spirit of er::<;.'pri-i or economy in dif- I j fereat localities, it is B ot the Stat Is-j : ;.'.::. r : > function to comment 02 those! ■ } figure*, Te-. jn.-ii atuhwriti.es have thi« I responsibility .r. xh>-. note» -j.-; their s • j own fjizuias. ar:-i tti- descriptive ?na-.--I practically constituting a -.-o-np"-j hentdve book, should inter*.-: the ! average Xew Zealaader. This ■■■ ...•f the Handbook ha- cot bees aa-irefl server';to be.

It is probable thai) an inquiry will be made into the cause of the fre- , queney of the boys' escapes from the Weraroa Training Farm. It has been decided to hold the Otaki Croquet Club's ball on Wednesday, September Ist. Double tickets will be 7s (5A', gent's ss, lady's 3s 6d. , T-he Otaki Convent school boys journeyed to Levin on Saturday to meet I the boys of the Convent School there at football, but had their colours lowered by a substantial margin. A dance held in connection with the Levin Druids' Lodge ou Friday night proved very successful. The attendance was large, the floor in line order, the music good, and in consequence all had an enjoyable time. There was a sprinkling of visitors from Otaki. Fred Barrutt still leads the way with ! boot and shoe repairs. He uses no inferior leather and puts iu only lustclass workmanship. Prices right; try him.' Once tried, always tried. —Advt. 1 The Otaki Sanatorium staff are having a busy time. At present every bed is occupied, thero being 3S patients, while it is understood quite a number of others are waiting for accommodation. It is quite probable that considerable additions will be made to the institution ere long. l-'oxlon is consiaciing the installation of a water supply and drainage system. Messrs Climie and Son, 0! Hastings, have prepared details of the proposed scheme, and the matter was to be considered at a public meeting on Friday last. The work, it is expected, will cost £ot),ooU. A hide that is staled to be a record for Auckland, so far as weight is concerned, was disposed of at Tuesday's hide sales, The hide weighed 1271 b, and was .sold at 15Jd a pound. Allowing fill) for hair, this brings ihe pi ice to £7 15s OJd for the hide. Hud Ibu hide been sold at the high prices ruling a few months ago. when stout ox was sold at lis .'id a pound, it would have realised the substantial snm of ' £lo Ms 6d. At the annual meeting of the Win.:. Dairy Company iu Turauaki the chnii fnan (Air \V. Rumball) referred to ;... Uctiou of the banks in culling on companies to reduce their overdrafts. There had, he said, l. to., great a tendency to lean on tin Lank- iu tin past, and whilst the attitude of tin ' banks today might prove a cell: . ; hardship for a time, he felt ab.soiut certain companies would lie the gain t.'i-.s in the end. A fatal accident occurred at the Rattray street railway crossing. Dun j edin, on Friday night. John Robe:' aged 33, a ship's fireman, was run occ by a railway locomotive which wa« .proceeding from the station to the sheds. The body was cut in two. From papers and effects found iu the deceased man's pockets, he was appar eutly engaged iu the Home trade. He , was born in Liverpool, and his parent.- , still live there. We ate informed that, several mem bers of the local Beautifying Socic.v conferred with Mr and Mr- Hone -Mc Alillan ou Wednesday iu reference to the transfer of the local cemetery to I he borough. Mrs McMillan is one of the owners of the land, and was willing , that the transfer should be made. The Town Clerk informs us that he drew up a formal agreement of transfer, which, when signed by the .Maoris interest..!. \ will bring matters 10 a head.—"J-'o\-ton Herald." Yesterday afternoon the Otaki IJra--Band gave a programme of music ul the Otaki Sanatorium, where a large number of people were assembled. The band gave a lengthy and well varied programme, every item being much e.ti joyed. All present commented on the really excellent progress made by the bandsmen, who well deserved the eon- . gratulations poured on them from all -ides. The band's kindness in giving these musical programmes is greatly appreciated by the patients and staff of the Sanatorium. A good story is told of the America Cup race by the "Patea Press." A local business man was talking over the race with a friend and expressed the hope that the Shamrock would be successful, when the friend casually remarked that the. Shamrock would have won each heat easily if the clever Yankees; had not put something into , the water. "1 thought as much," said , I the business man. as he bit easily; ! "the Yankees are up to everything. What was it the beggar.s but in the J water." "The lieiolute," waii the J reply as his friends, bolted out of the i door. [ 1 Visitors to Christchttrcb dozing j Grand National Week who have not ; taken the precaution of arranging j hume time ago for accommodation will j have some difficulty in obtaining it. A ■ CfcrLstchurch hotelkeeper informed a ] reporter that bis average number of t refusals per day nraa from 20 to 25, ! and this wag tot a development of the j pa.-t fev days only. A- a result of applications, to '.'A hotels aad private i boardingbouscs, Mr Monk, represect- ! ing the "Mother Hnbard" Pantomime j Company, was able to place only one \ married couple :.-: the coarse of the : ,i& yA good "boost" for Xer. Zealand iamb and ICew Zealand rheep-ra.Ver^ is contained in the weekly review (iesned on April 24) by the L".~.A. De- | parfniem of Agriculture. The .review i s-txte*: "Then* has been a good supply i of New Zealand lambs tja the aarket. j w-l,; £ t4 Live -,jid very They *re nsifora i& mze and weight, sbo.-t. I W*eky, well iaiited, wftb no waste, j j Ther* is quite a contrast between :it 1 aa&Hfc product and these Sty- Zealand Izmir*. Apparently theit- i- room for ; about a Ih-a quality tamo. by a study or eonditiom governing in Se* Zealand, tlu f.-.-r oar packers to frost the manner ia ' ■>>'-•r- the** vZealand latnb* dressed and ' '

The monthly meeting of the Hutt County Council takes place at Wellington to-morrow. A movement is on foot to form au orchestra at Otaki. It is r?uorted that several musicians have promised to assist. A private company, with a capital of £IO,OOO, has been successfully formed iu Wellington to import and exploit British film, productions. There is a great amount of sickness throughout the district just now — mostly colds. The attendance at all the schools is affected considerably. It is reported that a Manawaiu .tanner has let. a section of five acres at Otaki to a Chinaman at £ls per acre. There are no buildings and the 1 fences are dilapidated. William Head, a married man. aged 30. was admitted to the Muste.rton Hospital yesterday with a wound iu his neck, self-inflicted with a razor. The injuries tire not likely to prove fatal. A Native lad—an inmate of the Weraroa Training Farm —died at the Otaki Hospital on Saturday evening. The hid had been at the hospital for about a couple of months. He was 16 \ ears of age. Mrs Carroll, who recently niel with a nasty accident, is doing nicely at the Otaki Hospital. Site was riding on a railway trolley, when it ran off the lines ami she was thrown heavily, sustaining a nasty fracture of the arm. ]i is rumoured that the local conundrums for the competitions tonight wilt include a number of real "stunners," and will be well worth hearing. The judge (Mr H. Witeheil) is having a busy time to-day in determining which shail have the prize. Three steamers chartered by the Xew- Zealand and African Company—.the Durham, the Hororata. and the Wangaratta—in the last three weeks ; lifted from Timnru .'117.70S carcases and .'1047 casks of (allow and sundries for New York mid Boston. Yesterday a little son of Mr and Mrs .<\ H. Reeve, of Piiruparnumu, was gathering wattle from :i big tree, when Mi" fell tunl broke his arm. He was taken in Otaki. w her..- Dr. Sharp at- ; tended to him. He found the lit lie fellow had sustained a double fracture. t The Levin Dairy Company will have two motor trucks on the road Ibis *>'a*on collecting cream and milk from , its numerous suppliers. The country to be served by the motors will be from Hie Mimawatu river on the Foxton ! road to Ohau. 1 I'ublic notice is given by advertisemenl that the firm carrying on the farm known as licathcrlca at Wai lioanga as Colcy and Corrigau has been ;dissolved, and that the farm will 111 future be carried on under the style of Corrigau Bros., with Mr D, L. Corrigau us manager. _ , A settlement of the Otira tunnel dispute was reported, the Minister of Public Works (Mr Coatcs) on Salur day. The tunn.-l workers at th>Bealey end have accepted the Minister's offer of .-1 renewal of the contra.-!, system at L'Jl- per foot, with a bonus of lo per cent at the end of twelve months' continuous work. At the Magistrate's Court. To Knit,. It. i:. Corban and Co. were charged with selling benzine iu excess of the price fixed by Ordcr-in-Couucil. Tinevidence showed that they bought the benzine at £2s lod per case, and sold it at from lOn 0(1 to 2-s a tin. Tin- magistrate -aid the case was such that lit! must imposftta heavy penalty. The company was fined £7o and costs. A motor car accident occurred in Olaki yesterday afternoon. Dr. Sharp was driving along Waercnga road towards his home, while Mr Gawlcr, of Te Horo, was motoring along Bell street towards Wacrenga road. The car- collided at the junction of the roads. Fortunately both cars were travelling at a slow pace—about ten tiiijcs an hour—-bot the impact was terrific, and both .-at- were, badly damaged. Dr. Sharp'- motor struck the other right in the middle. One wheel of Mr Gawler's car—a new Chevrolet —was detached, and the body badly damaged. A little giri. daughter of Mr Gawlcr, was rather severely shaken, ■ and suffered a little from shock, but ' soon recovered, while Mr Gawlcr, Dr. I Sharp and Dr. O'Callaghaa (the iatter driving with Dr. Sharp) escaped unhurt. For Influenza, take Woods' Groat Peppermint Care, li &d, 2t »d.