THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 5 November 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Hautere Rifle Club opens its season to-morrow. In future the Otaki Town Board will meet fortnightly instead of monthly. The Otaki Brass Band will give a performance at the Otaki Sanatorium on Sunday afternoon next. On Sunday next the preacher at the evening service at Ail Saints’ Church will be the Kov. \V. G. Williams. From the Bth in-t. the hours of the local telephone exchange will be extended from 7 a.m. to 11 p.tn. each day, while half rate applies between 7 and 8 a.m. and 10 and 11 p.tn. The Ohau Y.M.C.A. team journeyed to Levin last week and defeated Levin y.M.C.A. at a ping - pong and quoits tournament. A most enjoyable time was spent, while several of the games were very keenly contested. yew Year’s Day has been granted to the Paraparaumu ..-ports Clue tor their annual sports gathering. I he programme—a mo-t liberal out is i well in hand, and will soon be printed and issued to the public. The concert to be given a- 'Wa: kunae on Tuesday evening nest in aid of the Otaki Bras- Band should draw a large audience, as a splendid musical programme has been arranged. Tce band will play several selections, while among the performers will be Mr and Stable. Miss Kilsby, Mr W. Simpson, and others Waikanae residents should muster in force . At last night’s meeting of the Otaki Town Board Com. Bills moved that the ranger’s services be dispensed with. After some discussion it was resolved to call for fresh applications for tfctposition. The Chairman remarked thar ini:i,v harsh thing.- fcud been said sgaipsf the ranger, bur still those >bo laid their grievances openly before *** wtii ( e ”“7 simply wrote to the pap-el’ ' de plumes. It must be admitte-a. by said, that the present officer had proved the best ranger the Board had had. Below we quote a few or the lines in footwear that are money-saving: Gents' glace derby-, with patent cap 4, 335; light derbys, strong sole.-. 2Ss, 3d.-. 33s 6d; working boots, nailed and plated. 250 6a, 30s; a few pairs tan luce boots to clear at 32s 53; ladies-’ glace coarts, 23 > >3d: ladies 1 pa tea-. erTliXts, smart shape,' 355; white shoe" in canvas from iO-s 3d; kid, 2ns, 32s 6d. Call earlv. Irvine’s Shoe Store, GtaiiL

31 r I'isher,-of Paraparjumiu, has sold his residence to Mr Cartier, _of Taihape.

The trout-fishing season in the Waikanae district has been a good one so far. several line catches having been recorded.

Mr W. Wise, one of the'oldest, re»H ! dents of Paraparauinu, has purchased [ a property there, and will continue to reside in the township.

There was a very heavy sea at Otaki early yesterday morning, and the adjacent sandhills were well swept by the tides. The Wuitohu river also

flooded, and inundated all the flats in its vicinitv.

A number of yearlings have been shipped from the Waikanae stud farm for Christchurch, where they will lie offered for sale at the Cup meeting. Others are to be sent to Auckland for

Housewives will be specially interested in Mr Harold Cockrell’s new advertisement in this issue, having special reference to dates, prunes, sultanas, ligs and other coliuary and dessert fruits, of which the advertiser lias a splendid assortment at most reasonable prices.

Messrs F. G. Cooper and A. .1. McCurdy have been nominated for the position of representative of the com bined district of Hutt County and Upper Hutt town district on the Wellington Hospital and Charitable. Aid Board, and an election between these two will take place on Wednesday. 10th iust., as advertised.

Messrs McDougall Bros, and Co. elsewhere notify the public that their summer goods are now open for inspection. The new goods include many choice and dainty lines of millinery, blouses, skirts/ costumes, etc., a few details of which are announced. A visit of inspection will repay the ladies.

At the last meeting of the Levin Chamber of Commerce the chief postmaster wrote stating that the Chamber’s request for attendance at the telephone exchange at fixed hours on Sundays and holidays had been granted. The Minister of Agriculture also wrote stating lie was not prepared (o purchase Lake Papaitougn as a scenic reserve.

On Wednesday New Plymouth by 500 votes carried the loan poll for £22,500 for additional cars and tramway appurtenances, but the loan of £-10,500 for extending the present system to We-town and installing railless cars to Vogeltown, and tin alternative scheme of £27,300 for the installation of the railless system in both suburbs were defeated, the latter by 144 and the former bv 000 votes.

Mr Arthur J. Macltav, of Paekakariki, was the only person nominated for the Whureroa Riding of the Hutt County, and has-been declared elected. In the Mungaroa and Wanuiomata Ridings elections will lie necessary, and these will be held on Wednesday, 30th Inst. Full details as to nominations, polling booths, etc., are advertised.

The “Chronicle” reports that the Levin-Foxton road is .--till under water for n distance of about three miles, and the mail carrier is having •> strenuous and unenviable time. Mails are taken ns far as possible by cm, and then transferred to a boat, being picked up by another car on the other side. The three-mile pull in the boat has been anything but pleasant during the wet. stormy weather experienced during the past week.

Bays the Auckland “Star”: The cheerful optimism of the average racegoer might well receive a shock from the aggregate figures of totalizator gambling for the season that closed oc July 31st last. Out of £8,792,000 that went through the machine, £1,119,000 failed to return to the investor, this iiuge amount being divided up between the Government and the clubs, the

former taking £417,900 and the club £701,000. In this latter sum is in eluded £42,000 that accumulated ii fractions that arc outside the ridicu lously high percentage that the la 1 -- provides shall be deducted.

Several complaints have reached u-t of the nuisance caused by betting off fireworks in the streets of Otaki. Several accidents have been narrowly averted, and if more care is not cserrhed there will certainly be a na&tv

accident to report ere long. Not only ! art fireworks likely to causes horses jto bolt, tut the explosions in themj selves are dangerous. Doubtle.s the ! lad., set off crackers, rockets, etc., it. I the streets thoughtlessly, but their j parents should point out to them the danger attending the practice, and it •bey do not desist they should be protented in the public interest. Since opening up business in Levin. Messrs Hasten Bros., expert vuleaai*■rs; tyre and rubber specialists, have* nade great headway in the interest* >f users or motor tyres and other rub- ■ er goods. Apart from bringing their workshop up to date, they have given the greatest service and consideration to their supporters. It would seem, to call on the firm, that every motorist in the district had just" realised vrbat a great asset this establishment was, and all rushed in together with tyres of all shapes, sizes and conditions, and dumped them for repair. Such is the aspect on entering the building, which I goes to show how motorists mast behaving tyre expense these days. The firm having given cittsc- attention to i jdad coeditioas, *tc.. in this district, ] have been kSfa to secure a tyre which j they could confidently £S£® gtcend to j give satisfaction. The result after I careful study is the Ameriean-Akroo A a.-, tyre, on which fiaxlon Bros, -take tfarir r=pgxatior.. They are working in. the latere*** os the jppb’sc as well a- themselves, and deserve cl: the support they receive. i'red Barratt still leads the way with boot ansi shoe repairs. . He uses so'ix* ■ fenor leather end ssu> ia only firstclass workmanship.' prices right; try hin; Ope* tried, always tried. — Adrl.

I Mails for United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, and America, per Tofua. via San Francisco, close at 9 | a.m. on Tuesday, 16th November.

The Paraparauinu Sports Club is making arrangements for the coming meeting, which is to be held on the

Domain ground. A welcome addition to the programme will be a number of horse events. During the recent heavy weather

considerable damage was done to farm lauds ou the banks of the Otaki river, and for a time it looked as it’ the turbulent waters would break through on

to the racecourse. A river board is badlv needed in this district.

Thut the position of the coal supply for the Palmerston North gasworks *vus very serious during hist weelg-end was apparent from remarks made by the chairman of the Gas Committee (Cr. E. L. Broad) at the last Council meeting. On Saturday night the works were righ t out of coal, but a Japanese steamer arrived in Wellington on .Sunday with coal, and through the efforts of Mr Healey and tieMayor a truck load had arrived up on a special train from Wellington ou •Sun day, and so they were enabled to carry on. There is at present enough coal to carry on with till next Friday.

At last night’s meeting of the Otaki Town Board a letter was read from the Inspector-General of Hospitals, acknowledging receipt of a letter from the Chairman of the Board, asking I'm

an interview re the Otaki Hospital. Mr Brandon explained that he thought tin Board should do Its best to assist their representative (Mr Penn) to retain the Otaki Hospital, and he contended the Board should have au opportunity of placing their views before the committee set up by the Board to eontewith the Inspector-General of Hospitals. They all wished to stremiou- ly oppose any suggestion' of closing I inhospital, or curtailing its usefulness.