THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 13 August 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The plan of ih< ground of the pro- i posed rest re.-ort, as-drn,;ya up by Mr \ Harold Small, is now on-view in Mr C. 11. Williams' window. At yesterday'.- meeting:'of the Pal- i merston North Hospital BoeTd the salary of the resident snirgeon was raised from £-300 to £7OO per ssxram. j An unreserved clearing sale on be- j hair of Mr W. P. Olsen will be held at'} Weraroa on Monday nest, when 19 cows in full milk, besides other stock, implements, ete.. will be offered. Particulars arc advertised. The lad. Benjamin Marrah, for.alleged burglary ax Mr Robert-' -tore.. Waikanae. appeared before Mr Herfcsrt Freeman. J. P.. this morning, &rA was r«r«j;2i2ded to Paltcerston iNorsfe. wher* the ease T .v:ii be dealt w ith I morrow. iVe have be«n «.sfced fb state j that at the time of the robbery Mr J Roberts' safe cor.wined only a poand I or tw6—aot £r." a* reported to -• is J .... I Mr Geraid Aj .•".:. hold a ' .7.". ..."-,.,...." v a t» DT-7-* -•".-'* Re * aajorily of aitsdfs ere frejofcl to sew. 1

j ' The monthly meeting of the HoroI whenua County Council takes place toI morrow mornivg. Mr Howard Andrew states that al-'".i-though his sale is officially at an end, there are manv snips at, both his n | ■ Manakau and Ohau stores, t The sum of £l-'OO has so far been §• raised towards the cost of the .war memorial that it is intended to erect in j. Pahiatua. A number of members of the Otakt s .Masonic Lodge jurneyed to Wellington a last night to take part in the, annual t installation of members of the' lliuei moa Lodge. ] An additional grant of £llsO has been 1 made*by the Education Department towards the oust of shelter sheds. latrinas, septic tanks, etc.. at the new school at PoxtOU. ' A well-known firm of Duuediu but--3 chers last week received an offer Of several lines of fat wethers, totalling over 2000, at prices ranging from 50s to tfOs, most of them being at the latter price. An American paper defines a proI liteer as "an ordinary mortal actuated 1 by the universal desire to get all he i can," and says that "his profit is ! gauged by. the public's willingness to lie trimmed.'' The Otaki Convent School, which has 4. | been closed all this week on account of 1 ! an outbreak of measles, will not reopen ion Monday next. Due notice will be I given of the date on which the school I will reassemble. ! The funeral of the late Mr Heron. 1 who died at the Otaki Hospital, took place yesterday afternoon, when the ' remains were buried in the Otaki public cemetery. The Rev. G. fc\ Pct-ric, M.A.. conducted the service at the j graveside. Hosiery and "love values that are particularly attractive are advertised by Messrs Stiles and Mathcson, of Levin, who were lucky in their pur chase of these wanted lines, and consequently can offer exceptional bargains. See details in new advertisement on our fourth page. An important unreserved clearing .ale of choice dairy stock, etc., will be held al the old racecourse farm. Otaki. on account of Mr H. H. Bills, whoso lease has expired. The dairy herd has been heavily culled, and consists of high-class* Jersey cross cows, carrying uvcry r< mmendatiou. The bachelors' ball at Levin tin Wednesday night was largely attended, among the number being quite a crowd from Otaki and Mauakau. The enjoyment of the evening was spoiled by the fact thai dancing room was insufficient. 'We have in stock a good range ol gents' working boots, plain, and also with nails and plates. These lines have been well bought, and you can save monev as they arc below town prices; ~1,0 a nc« range of children's footwear now showing. Irvine's Shoe store, Otuki.—Advt. Discussing the suggested increase i„ the ..rice of butter, a Wellington business man said he was prepared to wager that if the eric: of butter is ,:,;?,..I to the local consumers over Is ,„| per lb retail, butter for export : would be declared black. lie added that the Government were aware ol this fact. Mr A. D. McLeod (Wairarapa) wishes to ask the Minister for Defence whether it is the intention, or i- it possible, for the Government to Lave prepared, in book form, a total list ol the names of those who over -eas during the late war. rind wbat town or district they enlisted or were , called up from; also a complete list of ; tli!,..- killed or wounded, and where or how such were killed or wounded.' I A meeting of members of the com- ; mittee appointed to carry out the ar- ! rangeiaerU.-, for a farewll social to Mr I and Mr- If. O. Jon- and family, to j take place on Wednesday evening next. • was held in the Town Board offices last I night. Besides dancing, etc.. it was de- . eided to have a musical programme. i Among those to contribute items will be such well-known performers as Miss Kili-by. Miss Jones. Mr Stable and Mi Pirimi Tabiwi. The subscription list-* ; were tabled, it being reported that the : balance in hand was a good one. A s:ensation was created in Ducedit. on Wednesday afternoon when it be i i eaine known that Matthew Bradley, a i ! well-known figure in civic circles, had I been arrested on a charge of unlawful . i ranial knowledge of a girl 1-1 years of | ! gc-. Accused, who i* 52 years of age. j ! onducts a bootmaking business: in the ' i-city. and came into special prominence ' I luring the war owing to the active • i .art he took in connection with recruit- j sag. He is a justice of the peace and t member of the Danedin City Connj ;il. He was brought before the Police Court and remanded on bail to the ;. A meeting of creditors of the late John William Davits, formerly of Manakau, hofelkeeper. wa« held in the office of the Official Assignee ar Wellington on Monday. The- following creditors were represented:—Dalgety and Co., Xe« Zealand Express Co.. J. M. Porter, and F. Fanning. The deceased died tit Levin oa i'J'h Xoveraber last, and et. ISih Juiy fere wife, Josephine Maud Davit--, v.a- granted letter* of administration by the I supreme Court. :»r.d was sppoiuted the . -...':;. nisTrsrix Zi the estate. The asset* . -, f.rf. estimated at £516 5a 7A and the liabilities amounted to £536 h* \\A. aad him. Osse tried, always tried.—Ad--*"^

" . Mr J. Kirk, our local saddler, has " I just opened up a consignment of English goods, details of which are set - forth in his advertisement elsewhere. , 1 Thcreris only a limited supply of these 5 j lines, and those who wish to secure I same should call early aud inspect the ' goods. r I Complaint i* made of damage done iI by persons who scour farms—freI qucntly without permission of the j owners—in search of game. Recently an Otaki farmer had a valuable cow I shot, and killed, by a party of sportsmen (?), who failed to acquaint the owner with the fact. Possibly the act was not a wilful one. but the loss was i a very heavy one. Shootists might at - least exercise reasonable care on their , excursions, and those who cause losses - such as that stated above should be prosecuted. The attention of the Minister of j- Customs was called by Mr Masters to the injustice perpetrated by the Cust toms Department in connection with 3 the importation of dairying machinery from Denmark, as the Department charged duty on the value of the kroner at an advance of 25 per cent. 1 This duty was based on £372 instead c of £204. He wished to know- if this s unfair assessment was a regular policy o of the Department.—Sir William Her ries undertook to give a reply in writs iug- £ One or two of the lines imposed or B profiteers in New Zealand huve seemed e quite stiff enough, but they cut a very ,1 small figure alongside some imposed by American Courts. Recent papers refer to some charges laid against n '' firm of clothiers in a town in tin * State of New York, in which it wa? c ' alleged that they had sold a suit co-t ' ; ing 20 dollars for -to, one costing I-'J '• ' dollars for the same sum, anil a thin 0 costing 23J dollars for -10 dollars, a fourth costing rather less than IS do] „ lars for 45 dollars, a fifth costing sonn j 12 dollars for 29$ dollars, and a sixth ~ costing 233 dollars for (iO dollars. Thi purchaser in the last-named case was ■■; millionaire. The Court lined the linn 5000 dollars for each sale, makiiiji ,| 3o,ooi) dollars for the half-dozen Irans actions. The. penalty is noted as being the largest inflicted in the States for it s. conviction for profiteering, and its size may have contributed to the reductions in clothing prit.es ■ f which we have lately been hearing a good deal - - - 1 Christehurch "Press." —■————■in