THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 18 October 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Holiday excursion tickets, available for return till 27tU last., '‘.ill be ob tainable on the 22nd and 23rd ins'. (Wellington races). Mr W. M. Gunn, ox Palmerston North, now touring the United Stateand Canada, says benzine is selling retail at 12s per ease, and asks why 37s ' 6d and more is charged in New ZeaI land. I Docking is now in full swing in the Waihoanga district, and the percentage- of lambs, on the whole, i.- very satisfactory. Mr IV. F. Russling or Friday docked 100 per cent, which is considered a record for the Gorge district. Men of taste like the newest in shirts and ties. At (stiles and Matheson. Ltd.. Levin, a splendid range of mercery is at present attracting those who like not only novelty but the reasonable prices for which this popular house is noted. The Anglican Church bazaar, to be held in Brights’ Theatre on Wednesday next, promises to be very successful. and it is hoped to raise sufficient money to wipe off the deficit on the vicarage. The ladies, as usual, have worked hard, and therefore the stalls should be laden with goods of a varied character. The plain stall wiH be in charge-of Mesdam.es Wilson and Hodgson; fancy. Miss Neilands: produce. Mrs S. fsixncox and Miss Booth; sweets, Miss Sylvia Kirk; Xmas tree, Miss Edmed: tea-room. Mr. Bills: bran tab. Miss Baker. There will also be competitions. Now- i- the tiEjfe to buy white shoes. We are showing £ range of bpwiieg. tennis, beach, and walking, and some lanes- are at last year’s prices. Call early. Irvine’s Shoe Store. Otaki. — Advt.

An advertiser lias a ton of line seed potatoes for sale. A good Overland car, owing to illhealth of the owner, is advertised for ! sale. ' ‘ Hr T. Lyons, late of Levin, has ‘ secured possession of an hotel in Palmerston North. 1 Hessrs Millar and Giorgi have a replace advertisement in this issue which is worthy of perusal. The first strawberries of rhe season were on the market in Auckland last week, the wholesale price being 2s lid per chip box. At a conference of the local bodies I concerned it was decided to proceed with the erection of a hospital at To Kuiti at an estimated cose of £l3,Odd. , Mr Dorizac, piano-tuner, has been indisposed, and therefore was unable ; to fulfil appointments in Otaki last j week. He is now in town and orders ! may be left at Mr Cockrell's. Messrs Bullmun Bros., of Levin, have purchased Mrs Price's farm property at Waikanae. while Mr S. Spencer, of Kawiu, has sold to Mr Avery, of Levin. Arising out of an incendiary lire at Wcraroa Training Farm, Matthew Spencer, overseer, whose cottage was destroyed, has petitioned the House of Representatives for compensation for the loss of his furniture. At the Magistrate’s Court at Whakatane a farmer named James R. Skinner was fined £SO for slaughtering on insanitary premises, £fi for slaughtering more than the stipulated number of beasts per week, and £•) lor failing to keep a register of stock

killed. Owing to the increased cost, of goods the local hairdressers have been obliged to fall into line with others, and raise their prices, therefore from to-morrow there will lie a new scale of charges, as advertised. In justice to Captain Bax and Mr Watson it is only fair to state that they are the last to made tin increase in their charges. Fanners generally (says the Rangttikei Advocate”) will be interested in an experiment being carried out by j the Agricultural Department at the | experimental plots at Mnrtou Junc--1 tiou. Ten varieties of new Carton j whites have been sown, and it is be i lieved they are the only varieties in I New Zealand. I At a meeting of the sub-provincial ! executive of "the Manawatu Farmer-' j Union, held at Levin on Saturday, the - following resolution was carried i unanimously: I herebv place.- on record it- loyalty to i constitutional government, and pledges j it-elf to assist in every way to maini tain law and order should the necessity ! arise.” Mr C. Colin Holmes, of Manaknu. has reported to the Acclimatisation | (Society that he had noticed a great deal of “outrageous poaching” in the river, and he suggested that authority j might be given him by the society in j order that -igao attempt might b. j made to prevent it. The society de ckled to grant Mr Holmes such j authority. j The cricketers’ ball, to be held at ; Te Horo on Friday night, promises t» be verv successful. Ihe arrangements | are in" capable hands, and members : generally arc working well. Mr \\. | Larsen, as secretary, is proving ewer--1 getie, and all who attend the function mav rely upon a thoroughly enjoyable • time. It is expected that quite a nun)j ber wilt be present from the adjacent ! districts.

Notice has been given by Mr W. H. Field (Otaki) in the House of Representatives to ask the Minister of Agrl- - whether the Government has ret decided what portion, if any, of the amount voted by Parliament for agricultural instruction -hall be appropriated to boys’ agricultural clubs, juvl whether he can make a statement to the House as to the probable date of - ■- institution of such clubs. be Otaki Dairy Co. has secured a fine, up-to-date Ford one-ton truck, which will be utilised for gem." r : use in connection with the factory in place of the horse brakes used at present. The chassis, purchased from Mr J. C. Milnes. or Levin, 7 a splendid one, the engine is 20-h.p.. while the tyre- are pneumatic. The body, specially designed, was built in Palmerston North, and is n credit to the maker. The lorry i- conveniently c rraogod, the aides being so built as to r ’Sow heavy cans to be handled with ease. It will make trips to Manakau and ‘Waihoanga twice ■ * klv. more if necessary, and should fully appreciated by all concerned, v commend the Dairy Co. on its e: erprise. I"he Horowhenua district is making . ime for itself as a fattening centre. A the Grand National sales in Christ* irch in August, Mr W. Ryder, of L -its, topped the market . with a fat wither of exceptional quality. and Mr Ryder has now put up a record for the 15strict, if not for New Zealand, in fat iambs. Two or the Ismbs were spa* to Wellington recently and were killed October 6,- one scaling 501 b and the ether 461 b. A 301 b lamb in October is mnsidered a good weight, but the '■•'eights quoted above speak eloquent - y of rhe fattening qualities of this iistrk-t. Tnis line of iambs is, polled ered to be one of the best bred in hese part.-, and it Is Mr Byder’e in•ention to exhibit some of them, in the brtheoming Carterton show. — “Chroneie.” Fred Barrate sxßl leads the way with ;oot and shoe repairs. He uses nx» merior leather arid puis in only firstlass workmanship. Prices right; try its. Once tried, always tried.—Ad wits iirtl* children cuter .grow. Among the things they seek to know, -re sorded truths w dare am tell; And earoottfiagfe L- just as weli; lot simple fat: - need no disgaise, Plain terms with men are' safe end wist — k child with croup-, of course, is sure To know oi Woods ’ Greet Peppermint Cure.