LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 17 September 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A football mutch is being arranges between the Levin and I’orirua Football Clubs. Mr W. Tantrum, of .Levitt, has sold his farm to Air Miller, of Otaki, uttJ acquired a house property. A “shop” day in aid of the Y.M.C.A. rooms at Otaki will lie held tomorrow at the Theatre suppw-roum. Tne Wellington Acclimatisation Society intend to liberate a large limnj ber ot trout in the district rivers this i season. ’ At n meeting of the vestry of All j Saints’ Church, Otaki, last night it was j reported that the debit on the vicarage j was only about £IOO, which it was j hoped to wipe oil by a bazaar to be j held shortly. Sheep-worrying by dogs is at present ! very prevalent, and many owners have I suffered serious losses. Mr K. M. ; D’Ath is probably one of the heaviest j losers this year, having already had a | large number of both sheep and lambs | killed or maimed. During the mouth of August the Masterton police had occasion to deal i with two cases —one of attempted j suicide and the other an inebriate : from Tinui. This (says the “Age”) | is probably a record for any town in | the Dominion of corresponding size. The opening of the new Anglican i Church at Te iioro will take place on | Wednesday next. At last night’s j vestry meeting at Otaki the vicar (Rev. G. F. i’etrie) referred in cumplimeutary terms to the fine work ao eoinplished by the people of Te Horn. The Wellington ratepayers on Wednesdav voted in favour of the. City Council loan proposal! aggregating £1,700,000. There were nine separate proposals. covering water supply, ! street works, tramway extensions, i baths, general improvements, new j tunnel through Mount Victoria, and j lire protection equipment. All were carried by roughly a majority of three to two. Of some -1,000 ratepayers on the roll only about 5000 voted. “They are getting away with the whey again,” warmly said a supplier to the Huruua cheese factory at the annual meeting. “The beggar (?) takes my whey—well, I only hopes, he gets drowned in a barrel of it. tf■ have a manager and assistants, and we expect them to be trustworthy, yt-f the owners of it all are not tru=ftwortby themselves, when it ’o leaving the last supplier his fair whack of whey.” Mr W. H. Field (Otaki) has given notice to ask the Minister for Railways whether he will supply information as to the number of men required to construct the proposed PaekakurikiPlimmerton deviation of the North Island Main Trunk railway, also the wage? which will be paid, and other information necessary to enable the Wellington Centra] Progress League and others interested to ascertain | j whether the requisite labour is avail- \ \ able for the above-named important ! j work? ; The teaching of civics is an import j j ant feature of our State school eduea- j ! tiori nowadays. Advantage was taken of the Town Board election to bold a . mock election among scholars of Stan- ; • dard? HI. and IV. at the Otaki State j schowl on Tuesday last. The result of) : the children's poll evidently reflected : somewhat the opinions or their parents. ; The children picked five of the seven men elected, the two non-elected candidates selected by them being Messrs; W. Noble and Bikihana. Mr J. Kirk, who has built up v. j splendid ttosiaeaa as saddler and bar- ; nesxmakc-r at Otaki Railway, recently disposed of bis property there, and ban now decided to .-.ell his business also. In order to suit a purchaser. Mr Kirk must substantially reduce his stock, ami L- thus holding a big clearing sabot hi* entire stoejs. which will be offered at very specially reduced prices. This is a genuine clearing *altand presents a unique opportunity to YwUfeats to secure good useful lines at •slum reduced prices. We would advise readers to tail at Mr Kkrik/l without delay and reesro SSS£ Si bargoio.: < .Central Garage.—l wish to notify { car c-' r: ■ ~£ Gizki and sgrroguding fiistrieis that I have tT-arted. a motor repair garage next to Mr T. B. B3zM (tobacconist), Mill Road, Otaki. All work carried out with proxotness and Ciapat-xn: ncthlng too sntnll or too big. Charges reasonable, and satisfaction . guaranteed.—T. S. Sevan, Otaki.— Acvt.

Wc remind our readers of the first ■ annual social to be held in connection with the Otaki Brass Band, which takes place to-night. The proceeds .will be given towards the instrument : fund. The baud is a credit, to the town and district, and we hope to see much support accorded the social. Over £IOOO worth of drapery, dam asks, towels, etc., is to be offered at the Otaki mart to-morrow, when Messrs Joplin, Stallard. and Carmichael will sell on behalf of Air Miller, manufacturer’s agent, a splendid collection o' drapery, etc. The sale affords an on- I portunity that should not be missed, and ladies especially should make a point of attending. Fred Barratt still leads the way with boot and shoo repairs, lie uses no inferior leather and puts in only firstclass workmanship. Prices right; try 1 him. Once tried, always tried. —Advt. The train arrangements in cornice- ; tion with the Otaki race meeting are advertised in this issue. Holiday ex- t curs ion tickets, available for return up to Thursday, Sltth inst., will be issued i from Wellington. Palmerston and intermediate stations on the flTtli and •JSth inst., as stated. A number of special trains will run to and from Otaki on ltolli days of the races. The Lower Untt daffodil show, held on Wednesday and yesterday, was a J great success in every way. Mr U. Witchell. of Otaki, secured first prizA for one long trumpet, and first fo, one ] bloom other than trumpet;, in the am e * teirr class. His exhibit ot twelve varieties, in the cottage garden class, was highly commended. Mr W. If, Reynolds, of Otaki, staged Air Poole’s; , exhibits at the show, and displayed great taste in so doing. Chaplain-Captain Read, of Wellington, is advertised to give lantern lectures. entitled “Bound the World in a Hospital Ship.” at Manakau Methodist Church on Tuesday next, Otaki Methodist Church on Wednesday next, i Te lioro Methodist Church on Thursday next, and Anglican Schoolroom, Paraparaumu. on Friday next. Tie. Kev. Read had a wide experience of ] hospital ships during the war. and his | lecture has been given at a great many ■ places in New Zealand and always j been splendidly- received. Mr Bead ! has a magnificent lot of lantern slides, | which make a most pleasing feature of j the entertainment. | There seems to be some doubt as >o i when the half-holiday in Otaki will lull changed from Wednesday to .Saturday, as a result of last Wednesday’s poll, when such a large majority declared in > favour of Saturday. On enquiry from the local inspector of shops and offices ! (Constable Satherley) we were in : formed that the date of the change touting into force lies with fhe Coverji nor-General, who wjlj no doubt consult lithe Town Board before gazetting the 1 order re the enforcement of the change 1 of law. Below we quote u few of the many liiies in footwear that are below wholeI sale prices to-day. Gent’s greonhide shooters .35*. .'bis fid (a few pairs left;; I gent’s chrome boots, Derby fronts, j machine sewn arid riveted, 2Ss fid, .'»<>•. | English make, glace Derby, patent j caps, 37s fid; tan lace boots in dark i and light shades, 32s fid. 555, -12-., ( | ladies’ glace lace shoes, patent cap-, i j all sizes,’22“ fid; ladies gluco court and ! strap shoes, 245, 255, 27s fid. Irvine V | .Shoe Store, Otaki. —Advt. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, i For coughs and Colds, never fails, j J» Vd, 2s 9<l.