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

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 3 September 1920, Page 2

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

I v Owing to there being oo tjuoi un y< terday the quarterly meeting oi th Otaki Licencing Bench «a» adjourne To-night a concert v, ill be held ; Pa ra para urn u. in aid ol the Otaki BraBaud funs. The programme will i. furnished by Otaki performer:?: TL band will give a rev selections prii to the commencement oi the concert. Tenders are invited by the Govi meut District Engineer for the for; :: lie;; of about 253 chains oi the Uppt Hutt-Waikanae road, in three cs: tracts. Plan- and specifications can i seen at the various post Ooices, .'.:: tenders close on Saturday, 11th ins! as advertised. Messrs Thompson and Webb at holding a special sale of men's boot ■ onlv for one week, in the shop in th

‘'Otaki Mail” building*. They mi if that, having secured a f. w - lot •.■ goods direct front the "nianuracnirer; t 1 they are gut to offer tempting'bar I trains. I dominations for the Otaki Tow I Board election e’o-c on Area:>fe=tin; next, Sth as advertised. In orb: | to save the expense of an election t l was agreed bv the present corr.missioj fV er* that all the Board members' Id nominated for re-election, the commit sioners to sign an undertaking zo re sign as soon as the proposed borough ; formed. It is commonly .ieporfed however, that several other nomiaa j tions will be made, in which case tier. ' will be an election. : The whole of the prizi m ;.r.:y i: 1 connection with the Paraparaomt t Spring Show on Wednesday was - pak out to the winners on the afternoon o the show. The: commendable prompt ; ness in totalling up' the vuriov aißOunts and paying out fame wos mofavourabiy commented upon, act is - credit to the energetic treasurer (hi. 'E. Clarke;• and secretary {Mr J. G Maclean; » At next Monday's meet-tag of Jit. J Otaki Literary ami Jjebating Club ; members' will read "The Merchant t-:‘ * Venice.” Practices Lave been held tot • some weeks past, and the reading should J.& intelligent and interesting to i listeners, as veil as the reader: thetaj selves- The meeting will be opes tc all, and a large audience is hoped £-:*r. . For Irfiofiaza. take Woods' Great Fepp-rmint Cure, Is I'd, Pg Si

At last night's meeting of the Otaki Town Board it was decided to draw the attention of the police to the prevalence of bicycle riding on the footpaths in the main portion of the town.

Fred Barratt still leads the way with boot and shoe repairs. He uses no inferior leather and puis in only firstclass workmanship. Prices right; try him. Once tried, always tried. —Advt.

A sale of choice Jersey and Jersey grade cows will be held by Mr Gerald Anderson, on account of Mr George Rogers, who has sold his farm at Otaki Railway, on Tuesday, .1-1 lit iust. Pull details will be published later.

Messrs Dalgety and Co. advertise an unreserved clearing sale of dairy cows, etc., on account of Mr A. Jamie-

son, Otaki, on Wednesday next, Bth inst. These cows are specially recommended. and should be in keen demand. Full particulars arc advertised.

In a new advertisement in to-day's, issue of the “Mail,?* Messrs Warded

Bros, give interesting details of their wholesale grocery service, by whiett those who order not less tlilin £3 worth of groceries receive goods at specially reduced prices.

A euchre tournament will be held in. the Druids' Hall on Tuesday night.

when it is fully expected that th2 attendance will be large. On previous occasions the tournaments have aroused much interest, aiul there has been keen competition for the trophies. We are clearing a few lines in Girls’ Lace Shoes, velt sewn, sizes 10 to 13, 13s (id: 11 to 1,14 s (3d; 2to 3, 15 s Od; also Ladies’ Loco Shoes, patent caps, sizes 3 to 7. 20s, 22s Gd. Call early. Irvine’s Shoe Store, Otaki. —Advt. Flax millers in the Manawatu district are very gravely concerned at the very much increased railage on hemp entailed by the Railway Department 's reclassification. There is reason to believe that if the newly announced larilT is adhered to the industry stands a big chance of being seriously interfered with. Last, week there was a good muster of willing workers at the Paraparaumu

v Domain lor the purpose ot e liceting 9 much-needed improvements to the r ground. Splendid work was done by all present, and in coicsccjucuce the ground is now very much improved Another “bee” will he held at an ; early date, when the bulk of the work proposed will probably be completed, j The prizes offered at the PiiraI paraumu Bulb Show for the “best ; trumpet narcissi irr the show” and “best narcissi, other than trumpets,” * were somewhat misleading. Owing to : an oversight, special entries were needj ed for these, and consequently prizes were awarded to blooms that were inferior to others not specially entered. The usual rule is for such prizes to be awarded to the best blooms in the show, without special entry. Central Garage.—l wish to notify ear owners of Otaki and surrounding districts that I have started a motor repair garage next to Air T. 13. Bax's __ (tobacconist), Mill Road, Otaki. All work carried out. with promptness and dispatch; nofhing too small or too big. Charges reasonable, and satisfaction guaranteed.—T. S. Bevan, Otaki.— : ‘ l Advt. .Sing up those ragtime melodics! They make me feel so gay, I'm in Tin mood for rhapsodies ■* At j d sentiment to- da y. (Jut; out those “ Songs of A raby ”! Such strains I can't endure—5 Make, me rejoice and clear your voice "With Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.