LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 29 September 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦ Mr T. Fynnott's clca ring rale take* ! place on Friday nest. Full details are advertised. It is stated that a farm propertv i near Masterton which was purchased : a few weeks ago at about £IOO per acre has again changed bauds at an increased price of over £5094. Owing to the coal shortage and the -Luistiy strike, the tram- have ceased ji.ning at Auckland. A meeting of Huntly miners agreed to resume work, ut there i s now another difference ith the Pukemiro miners. Mr G. Anderson wjU hold an important auction sale of Otaki town ship- properties on Saturday next. Those in search of good sections 'for homes or business sites should Snake a point of attending this sale, s- The Prince arrived at Ft. Lucia, in . excellent health. He was received by , Fir George Haddoa-Siaith. Governor. ■ end Colocei Davidson, Admin ist rato r. The island is en fete. gn_4 the population accorded the Prince a tumultuous weleome. Golf, e-infe .made in Scotland, esp. cislly those manufactured in Fifes hire, 'are rapidly stowing in favour with Americans. in the cuarter ending June 30. .Scotland sen* £457g worth of K-ju lrj»c heads: to the United States, i as compared with fbo wtri in »he corresponding petted last year. ■ The Euhi-er Growers 11 Aait-fistio:* j f'-T by rafele frsra Ltndsn} i eirctdanse*rst? -fro&SMrs of part's _ •ion rubber artrins » i-f-perl ten— reduction in oS’Siil 6* s * ? ’•** | check the accumulation of smcH S.F-1 , *o ciahilite the market Indian tea- ! growers are taking rimilrr action owing to the accumulation, or .-took*.

Applications for the position of town clerk for Otaki close to-morrow. The trout-fishing season opens on Friday, and local anglers expect good sport. The opening of the bowling season at Otaki takes place on Wednesday jnext, and not Saturday week as stated. A proclamation has been gazetted taking 4SA acres at Marion for the purpose of the Foxton-Ndw Plymouth railway. Now is the time to buy white shoes. Wo.are showing a range of bowling, tennis, beach and walking, and some lines are at last year’s prices. Call early. Irvine's Shoe Store, Otaki. Advt. A correspondent to the LeNin paper says that the playing of the Otaki Brass Baud, which visited Levin la*; week, was a credit to the conductor. The writer urges the Levin bandsmen to’wake up and copy the Otaki players. Mi'“Api>o"HuetoYT.' who recently celt- 1 brated his hundredth birthday, died at Dovedule. Nelson, a day or two ago. He was one of Nelson’s earliest settlers, arriving in 1542. Ho first lived in the city, but for over 10 years ha 1 been farming at Dovedale. A regulation lias been gazetted prohibiting the sending of bees from the Auckland district to any other district in the Dominion without a permit from the Agricultural Department, and in order that the bees prior to their despatch may not have access to any flowers or other vegetation, tiny me to be quarantined for three days. Another dance in aid of the Te Horo Public Hall Fund is announced 1u be lichl at Te Iloro on Friday night next, Ist pros. Those responsible for this function are determined to make it a signal success, and promise an enjoyable evening to all who attend. Details of the dance are advertised. Mi-n Morgan is the secretary of the committee of management. Mr W. 11. Field, M.P., lias been much annoyed by thefts from building on his Ngurara Farm, Waimea. Waikanae, and also by wanton damage done by miscreants. Mr Field lias thus been compelled to give notice that any persons trespassing on the farm without permission will be prosecuted. Interviewed at Bathurst, Barry, the champion sculler, said lie was going to retire when Felton beat him. The only one pleased to see him was bis dog. Having now regained the title, he intended handing it to no one. Nobody in England could aspire to the chumpionship, and no one in Australia vns much above the others. lie suggested that Felton, Paddon, Ripley and Arnst have a sweepstake, the winner to Inchampion of the world. Apples, pears and potatoes are particularly cheap on the Auckland who! sale market at the present time. He viewing the position on Frudny, Air Tb Turner (auctioneer) said that appleand pears were 50 per cent cheaper a’ the present time than they were at the same period prior to the war. lbattributed the substantial lowering in price to the fact that there was a large quantity of both fruits in cool More throughout the Dominion, suftieieir. o last right through to the introduct ;ei of next sen son *m crops. According to the “Motor Hi p Journal” a motor ship is being constructed by Messrs William Denny and Bros, at Dumbarton, for the Union sit can i ship Uornpunv. Ihis vessel twit be 450 ft in length, with a beam of sSft. depth of 84ft. arid loaded draught of 27ft lOin. Her displace meat will be J 3,760 tons, and she will be engined by the N.H. Diesel Engine Work's of the four-cylinder type There will be two sets of these on gine-. with four cylinders to eaeh engine. the total imperial how-power being 4660. The London newspapers continue to comment on the Admiralty’s failure to publish the story of the Jutland battle prepared by a committee under Cap tain Harper. The “Western Morning News” says it is in no way due to Lord Jellieoc-’s action. Lord Jellies--, after a visit to the Dominions, examined the report aud consented to its publication, but other influences have suggested alterations, hence the deadlock. as the First Lord of the Admiralty promised the Commons that the report should be published as it left the committee. Lord Jellieoe, before going to New Zealand, reiterated his approval of the report being issued without amendments, desiring the fullest publicity.

The new Governor-General (Lord Jellicoe) with Lady Jellicoe, their family and staff, arrived in Weliingtoc on Monday morning (Dominion Day) by the s.s. Coriatfcic. Wellington v,cy> gaily decorated for the occasion, and large crowds of people turned out to welcome Lord and Lady Jellicoe to their new home. In returning thanks for the welcome which had been extended to him, Lord -Teilicoe said it ’ was % great source or satisfaction to him to be so warmly greeted. It was the greatest pleasure to renew his acquaintance with New Zealand, and he looked forward to enjoying his term here, a formal welcome to the city was afterwards tendered to him by the Mayor and City Councillors. Barbed wire leaves ate frequently an awkward obstacle, especially if one ' is attempting to negotiate them in a ' harry. Fuch proved the case oa Monday night, at Otaki. when *he local coast able’s sodden appearance caused a hurried stampede among a number of Natives, who were having a “’goo.* Tipae 1 - in a quiet spot with the content? or a couple ox big , t r 4 .i liquor, which they left in their haste. One of the teen dashed over a wire feu.ee near by. The barbed wire, ci tight hi:, cloth~iT- ---• ripped a lengthy piece of stattrsa, from at., aether ganner.t>. W-- tiisgisj to dig fence the cars table came or the see-re. One of the jars was foil of liquor, the other partly raid Seth -were conSseated.

New potatoes are at present beingsold in Auckland at livepence per pound. The masked dance to be held at Mannkau on Wednesday of next week will be for the benelit of the library funds, and it is hoped that all who possibly can will attend. The local constable reports that this week’s race meeting was the quietest and most orderly- ever held locally. Not a single “drunk” has occupied the cells during the week. Latest additions to the local telephone exchange are:—4l, Mr «T. At. ! Irving (representative Messrs Veite.li and Allan); 91, Mr P. Taliiwi; 94, Air S. Novgrove (secretary local Horticultural Society and Bulb Society).

Fred Barratt still leads the way with boot and shoo repairs. Ho uses no inferior leather aud puts in only tirstelass workmanship. Prices right; try him. Once tried, always tried.—Advt.

in conversation with a Masterton reporter, Air Holier: W. AlcLareu (who recently returned from the Argentine), stated that when he left there in June last, coarse crossbred wool was being sold at from 4jd to 3d per pound.

The “Age” states that Colonel Mitchell. M.P., mentioned the fact during his visit to Alastcrtou at the week-end that he had been informed on excellent.

authority. •by one in a position tu judge, that wool at the next sales would bring about lOd per pound.

The County Clerk gives notice by advertisement that the electoral rolls for the county- are deemed to be closed on October Ist. Ratepayers entitled to vote should see that their names arc on the roll, or communicate at once with the County- Clerk.

The funeral of Miss Gilbert look place at Otaki this afternoon, at the Native Mission cemetery, when a large number of mourners attended. The procession was headed by the local band, out of sympathy with the father of deceased, who is a member of the band. On Friday- night next a dtufee will be held at Alanakau, in connection with tin; Alanakau Tennis Club. The joint secretaries (Messrs C. W. Duncuin ani U. F. Bryant) are working energetically, and completed arrangements that should assure a most enjoyable even ing for all who attend. Cook's orchestra will supply the music. Details are, advertised. The law of coincidences did not wornout in the Flying Handicap at the Otaki races, says an exchange. Actiful was number 6 on the machine in the sixth race, and when the betting closed the number of tickets on her was G6d. When these figures were put up there was any number who picked Actitid as a sure winner, but the signs prove ! unfaithful, for the mare had to be eontent with a place just outside the money. Sing tip those ragtime melodies! They make me feel so gay, i I’m in no mood for rhapsodies And sentiment to-day. Cut out those “Songs of Araby”! Such strains I can’t endure — Make me rejoice aud clear your voice With Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.