LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 15 October 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* The Otaki Debating and Literary Society’s social, to have been held'on Monday next, will not take place till November Ist. At a clearing sale near Dannevirke on Wednesday grade Jerseys went up to £52, which is claimed to be a Dominion record. During the past three years the \Yuipawn Horticultural Society has been instrumental in raising £ll7 for various patriotic purposes. At it meeting of the Utility Poultry Club in Palmerston, Mr A. W. Sutton said there was a better market for eggs in Wanganui than in Wellington. The Government intends to make use of private aviation companies lit Xew Zealand for a thorough test ot the carriage of mails over approved routes. In the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court William Edgeworth, doukeyman on Hie steamer Kittawa. was sentenced to three months’ hard labour for stealing stores of the value of 3s belonging to the vessel. A graml bazaar will bo held at Brights’ Theatre on Wednesday ne\’. when there will t>a several stalls, competitions, etc. Gifts for these will be gratefully acknowledged. The pro coeds will lie devoted to All Saint-' Church. “When one farmer helps another k" doesn’t reckon in £ s. d. how much he owes the otlici man, was the. opinion of a witness in the Xew- Plymouth Magistrate’s Court this week. “fait., ers usually help each other when they want help, and pay back in similar service when occasion arises.” A replace advertisement from the Xational Mutual Life Association tip pears in this issue. It is claimed that the Association is the most progressive and most liberal life office in the world, and the best office for annuities A perusal of the advertisement shout 1 repay our readers. Messrs A.vre Bros, are having extensive additions made to their motor garage at Otaki Railway, This wit! j give them ranch greater accominodai tion. to keep pace with their steadily i growing business, and will also enable | them to iustoi more up-to-date j machinery. We wish them luck in ‘ their enterprise. ! At yesterday’s meeting of the Pa! j merston X'orth Hospital Board a letter | was- read from the Waikanae District Xurse Committee stating that the com ■ mittee was willing to wait until nexi June for Sister Donovan to take up : the position of district nurse there, . The Board resolved that the Waikanae I committee’s wishes be complied with, j Sister Donovan to take up the position ! ' when qualified. ! Describing the . mountaineering ' amusements of Xgaruhoe in a lecture at Wellington. Professor K, 31. Algie said that one party who climbed the mountain when it wax snow covered descended in a remarkably exciting manner. They simply sat down one behind the other, each pair of feet being held under the armpits of the man in front. The leader, who knew the slope to be safe, pulled the human chain into motion and in thimanner they glissaded down the soft -now covering 3f«.W feet before they made their first stop. The house shortage in Christchurch is -till acute, judging trim the experience of Mr Forsyth, of the Xew Zealand Agency Company. In Saturday V “Star” the comp,any advertised a five-roomed house to let, and no fewer than 200 applications were received from would-be tenants. Several house hunters interviewed Mr Forsyth j '>n Sunday, and on Monday morning

ho found 30 letters under hi* office • ioor-. Every hour and every mail elled the army of home seekers, ana hi r Forsyth decided to hold a ballot. Ir e selected 77 of the most pressing • eases,” invited the editor of the Star” to draw the winning number. . he lueky marble has been assigned , > a lady living at Weedons. The Empire entomologists assembled is London to discuss problems of the fight against insects injurious to plant, j animal, and human life. Problems of cotton pests were placed before the j -onference by Mr H. A. Balia tt, of the j Imperial Department of Agriculture : tor the West Indie*, who stated that cotton is more liable to attacks by insect pests than any other crop. Ha specially mentioned the Mexican boll weevil and the pink boil w-qra*. The former has extended its ravages throughout the cotton belt of the United States with great loss to the growers. In nine States in 1918 tco” than 7is, ys»<,»>*>•)& or lint was- destroyed. This list ttii worth nearly Ijcm, of seed in the rise crop totalled £C.O'X*/«>?, giving an aggregate loss through one insect 'in one year exceeding iio/j'ji'.iSJ. la 191~ the lots in the Egyptian cotton fieldr from tht pink toll worth "ss eaTitnitei at more than 100,00OfiOOlb o. z list, worth £2S,OQOjCi9Q. These two insect;, Mr Ballac pointed out, are only two of an array ksown pests of cotton

J It is reported that lignite has been : ! found on property not very far front ’ Pahiatua. Whether it can be used for commercial purposes has yet to be discovered. At a reeent meeting of the general committee of the Mastertou Agricultural and Pastoral Association, 32 new members were elected, making a total of 205 elected since the first of July ! last. j X'ow is the time to buy white shoes. ! We are showing a range of bowling, j tennis, beach and walking, and some I lines are at last year’s prices. Call early. Irvine’s Shoe Store, Otaki.— Advt. Good progress is now being made with the new motor garage for Mr J. C. Millies, the well-known motor agent of Levin. The garage will be one ~f the most commodious aud up-to-date along the cost. Owing to a break-down with the engine of the Auckland express neat Munakau yesterday morning the train was considerably delayed, and had to await the arrival of another engine I>\ the Xapicr express. Most of the suitable willows growing on the Hawke’s .Bay river banks are to be used for the manufacture of artificial limbs. The trees concerned* have been inspected aud approved and they will be removed as soon as possible. lion. C. J. Purr made a statement itthe House of Representatives last night outlining tile increases proposed in teachers' salaries. He said the pro postils hail been approved by Cabinet and by the Educational Institute. The increases proposed had been forwarded to the education boards, which would 1 undertake their distribution. All interested in lawn tenuis arc reminded that tin? Otaki Club will open • its season on Saturday next, when :,b * tennis players are cordially invited to ; attend. We trust the Club will : fa voured with good weather, but, as j the season is advanced, it has l.ve-t decided to open the season on Gatin day, wet or tint-. There > s wry propect of the club having a. good seaso.-. Mr and Mrs Fred Coley, who are to take their departure from this distil-:! at an early date, elsewhere ret inn thanks for many kitul-e --reecivnl. aud at the same time take the upper tuuity of saying au revoir to all their , friends. Both Mr and Mrs Coley ha\< proved their popularity time ami l again, and in Council matters espia-i J ally the former will be much missed. | Fred Bnrratt still loads the way with boot and shoo repairs. He uses no in ferior leather and puts in only first class workmanship. Prices right; try him. Once tried, always tried.—Advt.