THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 4 October 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* The Otaki Bowling Club and Croquet Club will open their greens on Wednesday afternoon next, when all members are cordially invited to attend and bring their friends. Both clubs promise to have a successful season, and, given fine weather, Wednesday should prove a gala day for enthusiasts. The .“shannon and Mar.a* «atu Clubs open their season on Wednesday. 13th inst.. and f'oxton on the -’Mth inst. A dairy farmer, over 5" years oi age, Mr Thomas Parsons, of Lketahuim. the pioneer of the cooperative dairy movement in Xc" Zealand, expressed strong opinions of the physical rap:. - ity of the workers on the wharves ‘ when giving evidence before the Butter Price.-, Investigation Comae tee at Wellington. He said: “I reckon that twenty years ago I could do as much as four of them, and I told I them so the other day when I wis Idown there. ’’ The chairman (Mr -b A. Nash): “Then you don’t think they work on the wharves?” Mr Parsons: “Work::” (Laughter.) Some idea of the effect of recent taxation on racing clubs was given by the President of the Wellington Racing Club 'Mr J. B. Harcourt) _3n the course of his speech at the annual meeting. The stewards, he said, had hoped to begin the erection of new stands during the coining year, and a considerable amount of material had been purchased, but owing to tlnaction of the Government in placing restrictions upon the construction or buildings cot deemed es-ehtiai no pro gress had been made. They might depend uaen it that so soon as this i restriction had been removes! no time I would be lost in giving to the public and members ili£ increased accommodation so much required, an-v v hgn the : proposed- new buildings were completed the accommodation provided ■repaid be second t,o none in Xew Zealand: but the suggested me raise of taxation os their income, arnffsntiiig to probably Ss &d in the pound, might somewhat delay the completion, a-« they must first accumulate funds for the. purpose. yTow is the time to buy white shoes. We are showing a range oi howling, tennis, beach and washing, and sente; • lines are at last year's prices. Call t early. Irvine *s Shoe Store. Otaki. — | Advt. 'I

Messrs Wardell Bros, and Co., of I Wellington, have a replace advertise- j meat in to-day 's issue, to which we • invite attention. It is reported that Messrs Saint Bros, have purchased a section of 200 acres of freehold and leasehold land from Mr T. H. Bowles, of Kuku. Xo attempt was made by the Wellington Acclimatisation Society las! year to rear pheasants, but it is hoped to secure a few shortly for Somes' Island. Bred Barratt still leads the way with boot and shoe repairs. He uses no inferior leather and puts in only first-' class workmanship. Brices right; try him. Once tried, always tried. —Advt. During last season otr.UOO brown trout fry were liberated at f W;iik:iuae, while JO,OOO rainbow fry were also liberated at the former place, and 10,000 in the Waiotaura. Brown yearlings liberated at Levin totalled 300. Messrs Bcgg and Co.'s tuner uud repairer (Mr Dorizac) will be in Otaki for a few days shortly, and any orders for pianoforte tuning, repairing, etc., left with Mr Cockrell will be promptly attended to. The Bo.vton “Herald” is reliably informed that negotiations are almost completed by a local syndicate tor the purchase of a suitable boat 4*ir the Wellington-Boxtuu trade, which is now awaiting a thorough survey by au inspector of machinery. 'lire number of patients iu the Bailnerstou Xor til Hospital on Septcmbei Ist was 70. During the month 111' were admitted and 153 discharged, while there were 10 deaths, leaving bit patients in the institution on October Ist. j At Baraparautnu during the last deer-stalking season two 111-pointers, three 11-pointers, and tour 10-pointers were shot. At Tuuhereuihau a 17pointer. the best head of the season, was secured. During the last trout-fishing season no less than JC*»- were received in Court tines by the Wellington Acclimatisation .Society, while rangers' salaries amounted to £517 and thee i expenses £156. The sum paid to" I shags’ feet totalled flu 15s (3d. j The Wellington Acclimatisation ■>’- ] cietv. although it lias a sub-commit tie i til Levin, is, unfortunately, unropre J seated :is far as Otttki and Waikamu districts are concerned. As these are I two of the best districts in the area tor sport it would be a wise policy for the Society to appoint a committee to . watch their .interests here. There are now 51 deer at the dec: park, all in good condition. Of tli.‘ j total Hi are hinds, two arc liind calves, and three are stags. Two two-yeai-old stags from England are expected next month, and will be liberated at j the Baraparaumu deer park. During the year two stag calves and one hind calf were liberated at Ohau. It is rumoured that in connection with the new defence scheme several changes iu regard to registering oi territorials and cadets will take place The main idea of this will be to pro £ vide the police force with lists, wi'h the right to take any eligible person along to the Defence Office and see that he is registered and attending parades. Elaborate arrangements are feeing made for the masked fancy dre-s dance and social to be held at Mawkau on Wednesday night next, in aid --1 ’he library funds, and the function promises to be a great, success in every way. A large number of fancy costumes will be worn, which will add to the interest in the affair, and prizes will be offered for the best fancy costumes worn. “There is no doubt now,” writes an expert horticulturist in the Melbourne “Argus.” “that Australianraised daffodils wil surpass all others.” He refers to several raiser.* of beautiful hybrid daffodils, of whom ho mentions MrJtUister Clark as having been chiefly successful in the Leedsi section, and continues; “A most lovely creation is one of Mr Clark’s seedlings, which he has called ‘ First Blush.’ This is a most chaste and beautiful flower, with a frilled cup, edged and suffused with delicate pink. This introduction of pick is a decided break and new departure in daffodil colouration, and it opens up means of great tJOssibUitiex. ” “Teetotallers win all along tin l line, ’ ’ said Mr -S. E. McCarthy. S.M.. in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court, when a man who pleaded that la- could not pay maintenance for hi-; mother admitted that he spent 6s or 7s a week on drink. “Don't you tl ak it would be better to spend that r; uey in maintaining your mother?’' as'ed the magistrate. “Well, a fello who goes out to work has to have .-e. ie drink,” contended defendant. ;- don’t consider drink at all neees--i replied the magistrate. “The best workmen are those who don’t ’ake it. They are the quickest and most efficient. Your plea is a wornout one The thing has been tested, m, • teetotallers win all along ths 07* Wells ha- just ploughed a 1- 2‘; area of land on the Hauler* d-viation road —lend that wm covered with great boulders, and which most people thought it “as impossible u, turn over. The task of clearing the : land of many of the big .-tones and ploughing ha- been a herculean one. hut the result j-. we believe, eminently satisfactory, and the land -nooU crop ' well, ay-i become vert," much increased in value for ail purposes a* a result of the tK-atmenl- Mr Ryder is »3-o ha-r----ing a efcsbiexatjie art<» os iand in the -. vicinity of the main county road, j Bahiko estate cleared saa ploughed l Tiie-e e.irperirntnlik. go to show what j .sr-lendrd re -Jr- can L-e. attained as a ■" result of p-e-ri-rver sutee and maeh j labour, -.-ni tie exasirle of the;* set; tiers wil! probably .be followed by others who have -tony land in the locality.

j The Main Trunk lino is reported all j clear again, after a serious block due | to heavy slips. , Particulars of the next Levin stock sale (to-morrow) and the Otaki stock sale (13th inst.) are advertised. Mr B. Isherwood, stationer, has a replace advertisement iu this issue which should be perused with interest | The postal authorities advise that from to-dnv the inland postage on registered magazines is to be: Each copv not- exceeding eight ounces, twopence; every additional eight ounces or fraction thereof, one penny. Sports suits at attractive figures are advertised by Messrs Stiles and Mathcsou on our fourth page of this issue. This firm is making a bold bid to catch a big share of the trade of the district in sports suits. The advertisement is worthy of perusal. Mr J. Kirk, saddler ami harnessmaker, advertises that, as he expects to be closing down his business at Otaki Kailway very shortly, lie would esteem it a favour if all accounts owing to him would bo settled immedi atcly. Accounts against Mr Kirk must be rendered before the lfith inst. The oldest inhabitant of Masteiton informed a “Daily limes repoitei that the present winter is the wo;-: ever experienced in the \\ airnrapn. Usually the winter commences in dun" and finishes at the end of August, lull this year the bad weather set in earh ji iu May, and although the month oi 1 October is iu sight the wintry eoi.d: 1 lions still exist. ’ Mr Gerold Anderson, our local auctioneer and land agent, held a sale o' township sections on Saturday, when several properties were offered. A -section of one acre, at the corner oi > Wuerenga road mid the main counts ' road, was knocked down to Mrs (j-.dl - at £358. while a half-acre section • fronting Wuerenga road, near by, "a.purebased by Mr Albert Smith a' i £ll6. ' An Auckland telegram states that imcoal position is unchanged, Aucklam. still being without trams or gas. !' ' is expected that the tramways will :e sumo on October 11. The t uel probb a i that confronts the Gas Company l 1 a no solution, and the pro- sects for tin I future will remain absolutely witho'n hope until supplies from Newcastle and Westport begin to arrive in bull; ,ular i r y. ! Messrs Abraham and Williams, \ Ltd., held a clearing sale on account of Mr T. Synnott, at his- farm, Hau tore deviation road, on Friday las'., when there was a large attendance of buyers, and the sale was a faiily satisfactory one. The price ot cow* eased somewhat, and though one o r two fetched big prices, others went at a low figure. Two good, young heavy horses fetched £sl and £lB respec- ; tivcly. The pigs brought very good, prices, and sundries sold well. The lot of the Otaki Town Board’s ranger is not altogether a happy one. East %vcek he was in the Otaki Ho pita! due to injuries received by failting from a bicycle; this morning his head is heavily bandaged, while hi. clothes are well covered in blood, which he informs us were the result of a hard blow on the- head with a solid ‘ substance received while in the act ,»f seizing stray cattle. This blow, he says, was followed by others, and in 1 -elf-defence he retaliated, with tin result that hi* opponent's bead was laid open, necessitating sever- I stitches. As a re*ult of the affair Court proceedings arc- to be taken. Guilty of attempting to set fire to the Otaki Maori Boys’ College, a half caste youth named Samuel Gilman appeared before Sir Robert Stout fChief •Justice) in the Supreme Court o-i Saturday to receive his sentence. Evidence bad shown that Gilman, incensed at having received a thrashing for an offence against the school rule. . attempted arson by pouring kerosene on timber in the school lumber-room and lighting the stack. He had, since his conviction, been kept at Werarou Training- Barm, and according to thc superintendent had been a well-behav-ed boy. The Chief Justice said h> would not pass sentence provided Gil mac behaved himself at the training farm. If he was refractory he would be brought before the Court for sen ’ ’-ace.—“Dominion.” Captain T. B. Bar (“The Old ■ Sport”) elsewhere has a special announcement to the public of Otaki and district. Mr Bax has been fortucate *securing the services- of one of the best tonsorial artists of the city til: K. King), under whose abie *upervi»ton his hairdressing saloon has been placed, kn that patron* may depend on Jbe very best of attention in this department. The billiard ' cjbiy—a first-class one—is being recovered an.: otherwise improved so that the billiard room will be op to cate and eonveniem in every particular. Anglers can be j,applied with ail their requirements at “The Ideal,” while Mr Bax also has a splendid var; rd Clock of smokers' reqaititen, station, ery, etc. He is also agent fur the leading new.*paj>ers and magazines. Mr Bax is showing commendable en--.te-rpris* jn hr* fiaMot-#*. as*} deserves the beany support of the public. ''Quo,' ’ traatlated pat, -T -T IM *®* —fbis for that. -S.-T the glad .-content -we fe*j When we get 'an honest deal ’ ester rne thing fr-r which we T .av Doe* not confidence fcetrvr. That satisfaction 'we assure. When using Woods ’ Great pWermint 1 Curt *■

Passengers who arrived at Palmerston Xorth by the Auckland express at ft o'clock on Saturday night had a wearisome journey through. The express left Auckland at the ordinary time on Thursday night and reached Qliakunc at 5 o’clock on Friday morning. The train stayed there all Friday and most of Saturday. Fortunate passengers were able to secure hotel accommodation, but the less fortunate slept: iu the train. To add to the discomfort food got rather short hi l Oliakune towards the eitil of the stay. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Bcppcimint Cure, Is fid, 2fl 9d.