THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 8 November 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is expected that Parliament \\ j!! iduse its session tu-utorrow. The monthly meeting ot the Palmerston .North Hospital Board takes place on Thursday next. The Hui Mai Football Club-’* da net will lie held at Manakau on Friday Ifth, and not the 11th .as at hrst in tended. A euchre tournament will he held ii. the Druids' Hall on Wednesday mghi next to raise money to buy sport material for the boys attending tb< Otaki State school. It is hoped then: will be a large attendance. The Auckland express was delays c tor some considerable time- at Otaki ot. Friday night last, owing to bad <-oa; choking up the bunker.-, etc. The ba» coal was raked out, and replaced by 2 better elans of fuel and the tram ic-tt Otaki fully as hour late. • While riding he the wait jumgutit competition at the Palmerston Short on Friday, Miss Or. Maher fHastings, had another fail from her mount and had to be carried from tte ground, tshs was badly shaken as the result of he: I accident, tud she will be confined u her bed for a few days. Miss Maher was particularly unfortunate at this show, as ate had a fail the previous -day, - Cj£SL* j " /‘Margarine is all right when xi coloured, does not appeal when served quite whW.” Mr Tripp, who has just returfdhi r.‘ v England. “I ate nothing else th‘ whole time I was there, and never found it different from butter —except in price. Butter ranged i roast is to 5s . per lb retail, and good margarine could be bought for Is 3d per lb. Jn England it is legal to colour margarine, and. being beautifully made, I would defy anyone to tel! the dsffer- . euee between margarine and batter.-*/ I “I have been asked to say a few -mortis .about the subject of seaside planting." said Mr J. K. McKenzie, ’ Director of Eeserve*.. daring the course i «•£ a lecture Wellington. "My ri perienee has been -that a very good ! guide os to what is suitnble I s to - 1 what is thriving in its wild s-ta’c. Our ( natives, such a- pohutukEfc*. broad | leaf, karska. southern rata.- many or j the veronica-, ole-arias. taupfcta and p-'t tosporn it:, grow naturally in toe most l shelter k*. if these are planted to ; protect the gercta. s*- umber of plants rha: car. be grown within quite J g short distante of the tee it remarkst>le. **

Mr H. L. Beaueliamp, .$i candidate for the county elections (To Horo riding) elsewhere solicits the electors* \ot*es on Wednesday next.

Forty-two divorce cases are set down for hearing at the sitting of the Supreme Court in Divorce, which will be commenced at Wellington to-dav. Of the total, nine actions are defended.

“We can 'i get away from the fact that we are over the lop, or round the

corner, so far as tlie cost of living is concerned, and may look forward to a decrease. How that will affect our exports 1 cannot say. “—Mr Massey in discussing the cost of living.

The danger attending' the letting off of Jireworks was exemplified at Ohau on Frida y nigh t last. -Mr Bert Rnr-on-M_m «:!» assisting some hoys ill tiling oil crackers, .etc., "hcii one ol the pieces exploded in his luce, injuring tiic eye ami lace. Medical attention had to lie called in. It is hoped that liis sight will not he all'ected.

Farmers "ill he specially interested in the N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. Uislribul* ing Co.’s new advertisement in this issue, in which they give some particulars ol' the lauious Viking separators, which they are offering at most reasonable prices. it pays to hate the best in separators, and those who wish to buy a separator should certainly enquire re the Viking.

The attendance at the Palmerston yliow on Friday last was a record. Tlu: gate takings for the three days iast week totalled £1915 Ills id, as against 1 Halts tin 8u last year, the previous* record. The issue of show catalogues was sold out by 10 a.in. on Friday, which gives a good indication of the attendance and interest taken in the show. A return laid on the table ot the House of Representatives on Friday on the motion of Mr .1. A. Voun;', (Waikato) showed that from April i ? t. 1891. to March Mist, 1919, some 4 081,000 acres of Native land had been purchased by the Crown at a cost of £2.600.000. Of this area, 3,667,999 acres were profitably occupied at March .'list, 1919. Owing to the price of material, horse-shoeing in Otaki increases in price from the Ist of next month. Heavy draughts will then cost Ms, young heavy horses 20s, racehorses 12s. ponies 11s, and light harness horses 12s. Particulars arc advertised. The presence of the dread!ul lire blight in Tauranga orchards has assumed a most serious aspect (says a Press Association telegram), aud it. is practically certain that all pear trees will have to come out of the two commere!til orchards, totalling about fourteen acres. The pear crop is entirely ruined, and if prompt action is not taken it may mean that apples and ijuinei - will have to follow. A most serious no mice in the spreading of the di.-ease is reported to be hawthorn hedges. ■ The train arrangements in eonuee- ! t ion with the Palmerston North Show ) last week were a great, improvement ! or tlio-i- ot previous vents, and she ’ extra facilities provided for the rest--1 dents of tin- district were veiy much I appreciated. A large number -it i* - j dents of all parts of the district be i tween Paekakariki and Palmerston i North visited the show on Friday last, ‘ but the trains were ample for all d>-- ! mauds, and trains were mist punctual J in their despatch and arrival. I Tip County Council elections ms" i place on Wednesday next. The i- | Hoio election i- exciting considers* i-- ; interest, there being three candidate(Messrs lb Alex. Monk. 11. L. Beauchamp, and A. K. Knox) tor the two -eats. It is generally believed that. Mr Monk’s retain is a certainty, he having prated such a valuable public olheer for many years. A keen consist is anticipated between Messrs Beauchamp and Knox, both of whom arc old aud highly respected residents, well lined lor taking up such a position as county representative. The performance of nine wedding ceremonies in one day. in addition to his ordinary duties, would probably have been rather more than a minister of the church would have eared to i attempt, but this all formed part of rue daily routine for the registrar for births, marriages and deaths at Auckland last week. It did not establish a record for the Auckland office, which •-acds at eleven marriages in one day 1 The arrival of the Tainui at Auckland j wiih a large number of .English war , fiancees was the direct cause of the procession that wended it- way to the i street office, for the register -bowed that -j fewer than seven of he nine brides had arrived by the e-Ssel.—“N.Z. Times.” When Mr E. A. Vattner, of Welling■m. was in America, all sorts of f barges * were being hurled against j 4 nglauu r.-evsnse English capita! was -eing invested in oil rand* in Mexico, Persia. and r-iseyberd, and propag&n•tf=r? sjjiripat England tvere instancing this as evident it Etgiand’s •‘grabrung '' propensities. Th-f became so hot that the British AmbasSAf>i (Sir Auckland Geodes) had to state that only 17 per cent of the oil of the world earse from Briiiiji-owned oil lands, so the charge was Quite ridiculous. If England could'obtain more of these oil land- it would certainly be good business. There w», % report going round the titates that the oilfields of America would give out in about ten rears’ time, but on what ground- that computation wa> bated : he <ti. i si, >: know. Below wr .qosJd a few m the not- Ip footwear that art. Btoney-saviog:— Gent-* glace derfjyr. with, patent cap*, 1 335; light d«rbyj, strong sole-, 29*. go*. 23s <» i: wo.wuig F.r.-rt- s&il’-.d sb.s plated, 2”- Ar* ; a i *.- prur- :,.,n lace boot* clear r>* -A. la:'glace courts, fi- 6d; ladse? * pates’. courts, - rear" shape. I . :: white *hoc-s I- casrras from 10s hi; hid. ifir, 22- fe. Call v'Sriy. dr-ice’* Shoe Store, Ota+:t. —Atv:.

• A reminder is given of the concert ! in aid of the Otaki Brass Band to be l held at Waikanae on Wednesday night next.

Tlie New Zealand Cup. 2000 soys, run on Saturday, was won by the favourite. Oratress, with Imaribbon second, and Bengeroop third.

Licenses for grazing stock on roads in tlie Otaki Board area are n»w being granted at 10s per head for milch

At the N.Z. Clip meeting at Christchurch on Saturday the totaii.-ator handled £97,000 for tlie day. as against £72,265 for the same day last year.

The committee of the local Horticultural Society will meet to-night lo make filial arrangements for the Rose Show, to l*e held uu Friday of next week. 19tli hist.

The ordinary monthly meeting ot he Otaki Volunteer Fire Brigade is idvertised for to-ni t. As important '•usincss will be brought forward a

full muster of members is specially re quested.

Owing to sikness there were over 100 children absent from the Otaki State school on Friday, and 98 to-day. An effort is being made to get the school closed for a few days until the epidemic, of sickness abates.

Captain Russell was kept bu-y during Show Week at Palmerston North, takiug passengers for aerial (lights in his plane. Among those making trips were Mr Herbert Tew: and Aliss Tows, of Otaki. who wore delighted with the experience.

Great interest centres on Mt r Stiles and Matheson’s big alteration sale, which commenced on Friday, tin sth inst. Residents in Otaki will, m doubt, take this opportunity of pur chasing by mail, if they cannot cal personally at this popular Levin stoic Headers should send for sale catalogin'

Mr Aldworth, Te Horo, has deeid-'d to place the well-known stallion Roumauia at tlie service of breeder this season, and as the horse is highlt bred should be a decided acquisition to the district. The fee is most reasonable, aud all cure will be taken with mares. The Otaki Brass Band gave another pleasing performance nt the Otaki .sanatorium grounds yesterday afternoon, when a large number of people were present, and listened to tinmusic xvith pleasure. The H-natoi into patients and staff' were delighted with the excellent music provided. Mr W. L. Williams, of Levin, one of the leading jewellers on the coast, has now an excellent window display of all the fashionable jewellery for Indies, while for men and boys there are numerous useful articles that will last a lifetime. All are of the highest quality, yet low in price. •Sister Lewis, who has been giving first, aid lectures to pupils of the Otaki Native College, has every reason to in gratified with the results, as the whole of the class did splendidly. (Master Tail secured I**l from a possible ’-'< marks, v.hile Master, Flegeltaut am’ •J. Gage secured 98, ami Master Vf i’arata Po. Jlr. Woodhouse exan the bids. Ainon g the many bi-hops •>; * . Anglican Church vho have attended the Lambeth Conference, one of tie most interesting is Bishop Lucas, o. the Mackenzie River diocese. The bishop’s dioce-e extends over about 009.900 square miles of prairl* foie-; . lake-, and frozen wastes, and has one inhabitant for every !' -quare mile-. Of it- OtK'O people. Too. are Red Indians or Eskimos. Neatly ail »r‘- trappers. The bishop ha.charge of seven mission stations, am. in visiting them he has to trig ■-■ thousands of miles a year, most ot ihjourney being made along mosquito infested rivers. Fred Barratt still leads the way with boot and shoe repairs. He uses no inferior leather aiid puts in only firstclass workmanship. Prices right.; try him. Once tried, always tried.—Ad'-t,