THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 1 October 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“The Rainbow Trail, 3 ’ to be screened at Otaki this evening, will commence at S o’clock. . It is reported that a Wanganui dairy company contemplates paying 2s ad per lb to its suppliers for butter-fat :n the near future. ; A large motor ear was destroyed by fire on the Foxton-Levin road, near Purutawhao, on Saturday* The cur. except for the two front wheels, was a complete wreck. —‘ ‘ Herald. ’ ’ Floods have been, experienced in South Canterbury. Four inches of I rain fell in 4$ hours at Oamaru. and I all the rivers are in high flood. The weather has bec-n bitterly cold, and the mortality among lambs is heavy. The game-shooting season just past has'been an average one, although good bags of ducks were secured in ) Manawatu and Eangitikei, and black i swan in the Wairarapa. Hares were , j plentiful in some areas. * Messrs Bills and Moore’s business j premises at Otaki were burglariously i entered last night and several articles, j including two suits of clothes, rugs. I boots, tobacco, etc., stolen, the total j value being over £-'!tt. The premises 1 were entered through a back .window-. ; Those -who wish to purchase new J bicycles should riot fail to make an 1 early call at Mr Minton’s Byjto, Otaki. Mr Minton has’just landed a splendid ; shipment of new bicycles, including i the famous 8.5. A., Massey-Harris, Raleigh, and other well-known machines, tvijum he is selling at nnsst ; reasonable prices. Motor tubes and i tyres a re‘storked, and tubes vulcanved . j on the premises, while cycle repairs are j a specialty. Any requirements in the r motor and cyelg lines can -be filled «f the Hyke. j j is ibc »>jif to r. uy shoes, t J allot*, isg a range fif -bowling, i . tennis, beach and walking, and some .lines are,at la.-.t year's prices. Cali eariv. Irvine’s Shoe Store, Otaki.— *Advt.

\ i:al .statistics for Otaki for the mouth of September are:—Births 7, marriages 3, deaths 3. j Mr J. C. Millies, Ford agent, of I Levin, is prepared to do hoods, seats, covers, and all lines of upholstering at I lowest prices. Good workmanship is 1 ' assured. y j A (collision with a wandering cow , abruptly stopped a motor car on Waerenga road on Tuesday night. The car | was damaged, but the bovine got oil j scathless. t Fred Barratt still leads the way with boot and shoe repairs. Ho uses no inj Cerior leather and puts in only first- | class’ workmanship. Prices right; try him. Once tried, always tried. —Advt. Judging by the annual report of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, opossums are steadily increasing in the Society’s district. tinder proper control a valuable industry is considered possible. i 1 The . concert given by the Oliau school children last week to raise j funds for improving the playground was very successful. The programme submitted was a fine one. while the attendance was large and apprecin- , tive. I The bowling season will open on Wednesday uext, October Gib. Bowlers will be sure to roll up in force for the occasion, while" bowlers’ wives and friends are cordially invited to attend also. There is every prospect of the club having a most successful season. Four painters at the Otaki Sanatorium hud an unpleasant experience on Wednesday, owing to a scaffold, on which they were standing, collapsing. Luckily no one was severely injured but one mini was struck ou the head and another injured tin ankle. The amount of £20,000 collected in New Zealand by Mr Israel Cohen for the Palestine restoration fund, says an exchange, was subscribed as follows: —Auckland. £8700; Wellington. £5770; Dunedin. £3050; Christchurcli, £1330; _ Mastcrton. £750; Palmerston North, £4OO. The Jewish population in those places tire: —Auckland 000, Wellington 700, Dunedin 150, Christchurch JO I ', Palmerston North 30, Mastcrton 10. While driving on his milk round ve. terday morning young Tom Gordon had the misfortune to be thrown from tincart. The horse lie was driving tool: fright at a horse-cover on another horse, and in swerving came into contact. with a gate post at the Jubilee Hotel. The lad was thrown heavily, and in falling struck his face on the shaft, but, luckily, the injury proved slight. With the assistance of Mr W. Baker damaged harness was mended and the lad went on his way. Just look at the tired-looking people vou will meet in any fashion able crowd in London,”, said Dr. .1. Stuart, Vicar of St. Paul’s, when 1 preaching ‘‘The Glorious Gospel of the Happy God” —‘‘tired-looking, weary, unhappy people; not a good honest laugh in the whole concourse. Their laughter is like crackling thorns under a pot—a mere fool’s cackle—no happiness, no spontaneous, buoyant, glad, irrepressible joy of the Lord. let j they arc all aiming at happiness, and X aiming at it in a most highly organise 1 Mr *W. 11. Field. M.P. for Otaki. complained in the House of Representatives on Wednesday that the farmerin his district were inconvenienced for want -of lime, delays in delivery i having occurred from time to time for lack of railway trucks. Such delays might have a serious effect on agricul ,l | lural operations. The Prime Minister ‘ replied that the, honourable member ' 1 knew that there was a great shortage ' i of rolling stock in the Dominion at 5 ‘ | present; and he (the Minister) teaj afraid it was likely to continue for . some mouths to comf It was quit** likely that the railway manager con- ( side-red that other freights were more _ j urgent than lime just now. He would ! be glad to inquire into the matter and " 1 see what could be done to provide lime ! for the honourable member’s youI -tiruents. i-' tires, frequently occur m mystenou--1 ways. An instance was furnished in Otaki on Wednesday night last, when J i a block of business buildings in the “ j town narrowly escaped destruction. n j Misses Baxter have a large Wizard I lamp under the verandah of their shop, y j Evidently the benzine supply was left r j turned on a little, or was purposely ■. j turned on by some one, and the benzine a ; dripped on to the tarred footpath. I Someone must have dropped a lighted 3 ■ match on the path, and thus ignited the j. j benzine. The iar melted, and the fire I [ ; oread. Fortunately the nightsoi! coopt ractor while oil his night rounds di.s- ---| i vered the fire and extinguished it | f be lire had by that time spread over ! ; ’-out a square yard of path, and would ‘| i doubtedly have soon reached the ‘ j - up nearby and probably caused a ■j j ost disastrous fire. / 1 j In his sermon at the Feiiding Metho- > dist Church on Sunday, the Key. F. G. ■ Stoekwell paid a fine tribute to the , v.-ork and worth of the pioneer settlers r.f this country. Incidentally the preacher remarked that 79 years ago a little girl, three years of age, in a delicate state ox health. wa» carried ashore on a pillow from an emigrant ship on the Thorndon beach. That little girl was to-day a member of tue j 1 congregation at Gray street, walking to ekureb nearly every Sunday, and j 1 was prpsgnt ar that very service. 1 ’ Several yeas* ago iMS • diamond wedding. She mid given Ip j ' the Dominion a line family who had " taken an honourable place in political. ■ social, and religious life of the d:#- \ • trier. The lady referred to was Mrs ' H. it. Fvarcfc, Awyhuri road, mother ’ of Mr W. G. Pearce i acut.kg ' of the Oroua County Council i. Mr AF. Pearce, chairman of the Kiv.itea . i County Council, and Messrs Herman . | 2Bjl WjJSie Pearce. Reference was also i * vtHiii to aa.e JVri of tfie early asiasion--1 aries and to the pioneer 'ministers ati - local preachers of the Sandon a.c-3 Feiiding circuits.—“ Star.”

Deer arc reported to be plentiful on the Tarai’uas, and some good heads were seen during the season. A Wellington firm of clothing manufacturers advertise for machinists, offering good wages and work under good conditions. Bee advertisement for particulars. shags are increasing rapidly in this district, and the Wellington Acclimatisation Society intend to set up parties lo wage war on them this season in the hope of decreasing their numbers. A first offender within the meaning of the Act was brouglil before Mr C.\ H. Williams. J.l\, at Otaki yesterday morning on a charge of drunkenness and was convicted and fined H*s am! costs. The opening of the Otaki Croquet Club’s season takes place at 2.30 on Wednesday afternoon, at the same time as the opening of the bowling season, when members and friends arc invited to attend. Owing to tlte visit, of the Lyric. Quartette Company at Otaki 011 Mon--1 day night, it has been deemed advisable to postpone the fortnight iy meeting of the Otaki Literary and Debating Club, arranged for that night, to Wednesday evening next. Mr K. S. Williams was returned for the Bay of Plenty seat at the election held yesterday to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Hon. W. D. S. MacDonald. The voting was: —Williams, 2381; Lysuar, 1721). Mr Williams was Government candidate, Mr Lysuar being an Independent Liberal. The schedules for the Horoivlicuiia Horticultural and Industrial Society ’a shows are now being issued, and | copies may be obtained free on applica j tion to the secretary (Mr S. Norgrove)The society has prepared a liberal prize list, flic public, as usual, coming forward with generous offers of special prizes. The Spring Show will be held ou Wednesday, November 17th, and the Autumn Show on Marcit 2nd. Last night the Rev. W. G. Slade, M.A., gave an exhibition of lantern views at the Methodist Church, Waikanae, in aid of the Home Mission ! fund. The slides were principally of various scenes in Fiji am! oilier South Sea Islands, and were a very fine let. much enjoyed by all. The attendance was restricted owing to the very bad weather, but there was a fair gathering. ATr Hnslett, 8.A.. spiritual woik secretary for the New Zealand Y.M.C.A., is visiting this district, in connection with the district organisation of that body, and will tie at Otaki on Sunday next, when lie will take i part and deliver the address in the evening service at the local Mctliodi-l Church. Mr Hnslett, who is a return cd soldier, having a fine record as a member of the Koval Flying Corps, is I spoken of as a splendid speaker, and his addresses are well worth listening to. All are cordially invite I to hear him on Sunday night next. According lo the annual report of the Wellington Acclimatisation Soeie'y the Wuikunuc river takes the palm : - the champion trout stream. 11 <>•■.- ■ limits having been taken. A parly ■•! three Welliugtouians all took the limit /during the last week of April. TinHalt river, however, probably carried more rods per mile than any other water in tile Dominion, except, perhaps. at Taupo for the holiday season. One young angler caught 347 during 1 three months. At Oliau an angler took six fish averaging four pounds each, at ’ Akatarawa six fish averaging three i pounds. The heaviest fish known to lie ! taken was a 151 b rainbow at Kata I I'Kangitikei). a Uib brown at Gear ; Island, a 91b brown at Heretaunga, and I a nine-pounder at Ohau. The HoroI whenua Lake is reported to lie full of I fish.

Peculiar tactics of profiteers were revealed by the Solicitor-Genera) (Mr W. C. MacGregor, K.C.) in the Wellington Supreme Court when profiteering cases were occupying the attention of the Full Bench. ‘‘A woman went into a shop the other day,” said Mr MacGregor, “and saw a costume that she thought she would like. On enquiring the price she was told £36. She was taken aback at this, and made further enquiries. Later on another employee came to her and told her she could have the costume for £l7. Still not satisfied, the woman theratened to inform the Board of Trade of the price, and the result was that she obtained the article she desired for £9!” “She was a successful buyer!” remarked his Honor Mr -Justice Edwards, x