THE OTAKI MAIL. Pubulished on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 27 August 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Pubulished on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

! | Mr C - H - Cottle, of Weraroa, has | taken over Mr, B. Mark’s farm at i Ihakara. A return go if match will be played between the Otaki and Levin Club; or. September 11th. The annual meeting of the Weliing- • ton Rose and Carnation Club, called i for Wednesday sight last. lapsed | want of a quorum. i It is the intention of the J Dairy Company to put in l motor lorry on the road fori the collection of milk from their distrlc - - creameries To-night, at the Otaki Beadingroom, a paper on potato growim-. r ■ Mr Wesley Knight, will be read. -dr Knight has had a very wide experience of- potato growing, he i- .well qualified to speak with authority ou this subject, and the paper should be Interesting and . •- • Ail are cordially invited to attend the iKcet mg. Afr V», H. Field , 11 ~- L tae Prnr.p 3lini.?ler trLetfeer r om-:. s-iuaJ* 5d create, evzn If ooly £J • per J'loatn. cozzbi nou. while the cos* of living . . high - . nted 10 -ih r :: -p iast-dimim . .. :. mber of -ulooti War vet era."::, mary of "-fcocs i a . re vci y srd crippled, end are - draggling - to erkt on per„lon.L. oi £± 2= id per month.

I’articular# of the next Otaki mart sale for to-morrow are advertised. * , .Applications for. the* position, of. ton n clerk at' Otaki are invited. ParXticulars arc advertised. Fred Barratt still leads the way with boot and shoe repairs. He uses no inferior leather and puts in only firstclass workmanship. Prices right; fry him. Once tried, always tried.—Advt. Notice is given by advertisement that all claims against tlie estate of the late Mr H. Walton must be sent in to Mr J. T. Walton not later than loth September next. Entries for the Paraparaumu Spring Show close on Monday next, though late entries will be received later. It is hoped that enthusiasts from all parts of the district will accord this show their hearty support. In a certain shop window in Wellington there is displayed a small piece of coal, nicely mounted, and bearing this inscription: •* Unique specimen of coal —mineral product of New Zealand; at one time so common that it was used for fuel.” From August 25th to August 31st is “ Overcoat Week” at Stiles and Matlieson*s, and during that time thi« firm is offering splendid bargains in allwool overcoats. See details in new advertisement on our third page of this issue. It is not often that one sees a shop in n city lighted by means of candles jn these days of gas and electric light. , Yet in Wellington this week the writer saw a fairly large shop window illuminated with four candles, due to tlie gas supply being cut off owing to the coal shortage. The great Clyde industries tire practically at a standstill as the result of a twenty-four hour strike against high rents. One hundred thousand are idle in Glasgow, and three hundred thou** ! and throughout Scotland. Processions I in the streets carried banners dcelnrj Jag that higher rent s would nof be | paid. There was no disorder. Central Garage.— l wish to notify ! car owners of Otaki and surrounding | districts that 1 have started a motor j repair garage next to Mr T. B. Bax’s j (tobacconist). Mill Road, Otaki. All ; work carried out with promptness and i dispatch; nothing, too small or too big. j Charges reasonable, and satisfaction • guaranteed.—T. S. Bevaii. Otaki. — j Advt. j A bulb and flower show was held a*. | Sanson on Wednesday, and was a re i cord success, though rather early ij the season for many of the best bulbs. Mr J. C. Weight man, of Marton. was the principal prize-winner, and this enthusiast had the honour of winning the prize for the champion narcissi, a | nice Macebearer. Mr Frank Mason judged the narcissi. ' On Wednesday and yesterday morning there was to be seen in Wellington such a heterogeneous lot of I vehicles, plying for hire, as has. seldom been seen in any city. Motor ears were used freely for public hire, whib* motor lorries* with improvised seats ran regular trips to nearlv all the

suburbs old *eabs and vehicles of any } description that, would carry passe;.* gers were brought into use. and all appeared to do a roaring trade. Preparations are complete for tie* Felton-Barry race on the Parramatta River to-morrow. The race is timed to | start at. ,'L-lU o’clock over a course of ; three and a-fjiiarter miles. Both men ; 'lave undergone a thorough course of | training, and t bough little information is available regarding tin- actual trial., the supporters of both declare they are satisfied with the condition and wort; of the towers. The champion and ex- . champion alike declare themselves lit and confident. A public meeting of ratepayers will be held in the Druid- ’ Hull. Otaki. < : Monday night at * o’clock, when important bn.-iae.-s will be transacted. The borough movement will be among ! the things discussed, while the ap•intment of worthy representatives 5 will be considered. Several other la porlaut matters will be gone into, an--1 it is hoped all who have the welfare of the town at heart will attend. Sidney Claymore Eyre, a settler ot I’ukekav.a, Auckland, about , revet Miles from Tunknu, was murdered in bed on Wednesday night, evidently by ■ a shot fired through an open window. Eyre, who was a married man with live children, retired with his wife to "Jjidr bedroom at nine o’clock. They occupied separate beds it: the same room. Eyre slept alongside or near at open window. About midnight his ; wife was awakened by an explosion :nd found her husband dead, the top of his head being blown of?. She sent he eldest’'boys to tin- post office, -'hence word reached the Pukekohe roltce, who left for the .scene of the ragedy at four o’clock in the morn ■ Ex-re saw two years’ active seric" in the laic war. and was a sheep • arraer and a man of kindly disposi.:on. The- Xew York •'‘Evening Sun’s” Washington correspondent says the enfranchisement of 27.000,000 women voting age is expected to bring at element of doubt into the Presidential •-•lection*!. There is -till a slight chance that Tennessee’s vote may be reconsidered, but this is not expected to occur. It is ?&jd that the political leaders are completely at sea regarding the action the women will take over *ae Honor -a ues :l o :t arid the Dengue o'~ Xu-ion-. It is pointed out that it wiU !>e difficult to organis'd the- women, and although more 'than VJSMJm women the right to veto in ir.any s-• -;rciouMy, maty or these did not take ' : y- ; .pci r Tant part is. politics. The Re-l-soacars and Democrat; are taking to easyaifs the situation and sas - & ? P fct :a! appeal to the E e;v voters. . Wfc F e ckaiir ‘S a rV- Hc4s in Girir ’ Let-; tso-, velt =>-ti>, ..izes. 10 to 13 * II to 3. Us fid; 2 to Z, 15s fid; -O D - die. l-i ' c -Shoes, patent car> c sixes S to T. 20s. 22s fid. Call early. Irvine’s Shoe store, fit a VP—Adwi.

Particulars of the next Waikanae < stock sale are advertised. , ! Xew season’s millinery is now being I shown at Mr Cockrell’s, Otaki. Ladies should call and inspect at once. Air P. Isherwood elsewhere inserts a sale list.,of books, etc., for to day and Saturday only. Air J. C. Alilnes, Ford agent of , Levin, advises owners of this famous make of machine to get a Holley ALanitold fitted to their cars and thus save 25 per cent in petrol. Alails for United Kingdom. Continent of Europe. United States and Canada; per Tol’ua, close at the Otaki I’ost Office at 9 a.m. on Thursdav, Kith September.

For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods C.-°at. Peppermint Cure. Is ltd 2a Sd.