THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Otaki Mail, Volume XXIII, 13 December 1920, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tho Ot;iki Dairy Company, are hav-' ing a very busy time this ecason, and on account of the largo Quantity of cream offering arrangements aro being made at the factory which will gnablc the company to turn on; between 130 and 200 boses of butter daily* An electric lighting plant is also being m-talled which will enable the factory to run into tho night should this be round necessary to cope with the increasing supply.

A combined meeting of ladies and gentlemen in connection with '-'Save the Children" Fund will be held tonight at the Town Board's office.

It is hoped that all who Can will assist at the .-ale at Brights' Theatre on Tuesday nest, in aid of the fund for the starving children of Europe. Gifts of any kind are solicited, and a generous response is anticipated for this deserving object. Many parts Of New Zealand have done niagTLiSefcntly, for this fund, and we hope Otaki will do its part well. The shop. DpOns at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, and the anc* tion sale starts at 7.30 p.m. .

A former American aviator, named Myron L. Tinney. fell 500:t whUfi Q@zforming aerial aerobatics at Jhg Pair Grounds at Detroit., and Was killed. Tinney's "stunts" were ehnllar to those performed by Lieut. Loefclear. who was killed a while baclCj In an attempt to catch a rope 02 STbich he was to climb from one aerople.no fa another flying above him he missed his hold, and plunged from the top Of his machine, A crowd, estimafed, St nearly 200,000. witnessed the eEeidexrt.

The Feildirg Horticultural ®m&S?» Summer Show, held on Est, wes a record success and ttbs generally recognised as one of the belt shows ever held a.t Feilding. ' 2X6 " cat flowers were a magnificent lot. entries being large and competition keen in nearly every section. The decorative section was particularly well patronised, and the splendid exhibits attracted great attention; The champion rose of the show was a Gloire &e Cheeane Gcniosseau. exhibited by Mrs McKenzie of Palmerston Xorth. Mr Franh Pens, of Otaki. acted as jodge of the cut blooms section. During the next two weeks yon 'will be ahle to buy men 's boots at redceed prices- We have three line.- to clear before the JTew Year, and a few pairs of odd sizes. .Tost arrived: Silk shoe l*ees and -wire brushes for cleaning SBB&8 shoes. A nice range of ladies' shoes now shewing. Irvine-'s Shoe

Fanners and others interested are' reminded that the monthly stock sales take place at Te Horo on Wednesdaynext. The Otaki Town Board invites tenders for the right of cutting cocksfoot grass on the public cemetery ground at Otaki., tenders to close on-the -2nd inst. S * ■ > '?:?l The latest additions to the local telephone exchange are: No. 109, 3lr H. C. E. Stable, private residence. Te Manuao: No. 93, Mr G. Anderson, private residence, Te Manuao.

There is every prospect of the annual sports meeting at Paraparaumu on New Year's Day being a record gathering. Intending competitors arc reminded that all entries 'close oil Saturday next, lSth inst.

Despite the high cost of building materials and labour, building is brisk in the Paraparaumu district, where a number of iine residences and seaside

cottages are in course of erection. ! Paraparaumu is fast coining into popularity as a seaside resort. The Manawatu Flax Workers' Union have made a claim for further increase of pay, and hold out a threat that they will hold a stop-work meeting on Wednesday next. The Flax Millers' Association have advised them to take their case to the proper tribunal, the Arbitration Court.

Consent has been granted by Cabinet to the raising of a loan of £95.000 by the Wanganui Borough Council for extending and improving the tramway service, to the Auckland City Coiiucil to borrow JtSo.OOU, and the l'almerston North Borough Council to borrow £IOO,OOO, all at the rate of ai per cent.

A euchre party and dance will be bcld at the Mauakau Hall on Thursday evening next, 16th inst,, in aid of the fund for the starving children of, of Europe. Details are advertised. Street sales will bo hold during the afternoon for the same good object, and a libera) response from the public is hoped for. "1 believe I am warranted in assuming that the exports of dairy produce for the present season will realise something in the neighbourhood of £12,000,0hu, which would far exceed the icsult obtained in any previous j, Gnr .;'._-Mr Harold Bonuchamp, in his address at the meeting of the Batik ol New Zealand on Friday.

A fine range Of seasonable gifts in j "loves, hosiery, laces, embroideries, j handkerchiefs and many other useful lines, is now now being displayed at Stiles am! ilatheson's, Levin. Ladies will find the choosing of presents and seasonable wear a very pleasant matter at this popular store just,now. Orders by mail receive prompt attention. After a sitting extending r>\ er seven day-, the hearing of the action Joseph Samuel Thompson, bank manager, <>t Blenheim, v. Charies Edward Lowe, of Harakcke, orchard supervisor, clai n for damages for alleged neglect ol plaintiff's orchard, has been partially concluded. The jury found a vcrdicl for plaintiff for £45". A question •■: law as to whether the proper party bad been sued i.- to be submitted to Mr Justice IlOsking at Wellington. A strike of sawmillers at Ohutu, Bear Taihapc. is reported. It !» he lieved thai the strike arises out of the refusal of the Arbitration Court to make an award for the King Country gawmillers when such was applied for by tiie New Zealand Workers' Cnion. She eonrt upheld Ibe contention that ns tii" men were in 'he Wellington Industrial District they came under *he jurisdiction of the Wellington j rpi m ber Worker-' Union. Mr '..j Grayndler. secretary of the New Zea- | land Worker-' Union, went, north <.n> Friday night, in connection with the { trouble. Country eggs in Christehtirch at the i end of last week were fetching Is 3d , per dozen, the retail price being Is j 6d. "This low level is caused by rea-. eon of the fact that there i- no whole. ' ■ sale demand for pickling," says the' "Sun." "and practically ail egg* are : selling over the counter. Butter i- ' plentiful. The honey season has no', yet opened, but. as New Zealand honey is not -cllinc cell on the London market, it i- expected that large- supplies will be available on the New Zealato market after January." Sir Heaton Rhode- informed a reporter that Cabinet bad decided that there -boald be no annual camp, this year, and it had further beers decided that the full system of territorial training should not be brought into operation for two years that was rj til V.-2'J. That would enable the c- untry to have the rest that was desi -A from defence training, so that ti - foil man-power of the country E :gbt be available for industry, and j it would also enable the necessary j p -paraiions to be made id the new j s .-.erne, so that in 2!>23 it could be r ought into being without any diec. *anisatiorj. In the meantime the trailing of and n.c.o.'s was proceeding, so that tkc.-.e men would be jer-dy and fully trained to take over the reorganised territorial tmlfc. ' A Ciristi-hurc-rj telegram s&y,:—As is ustmJ at this period of ibe year, the produce market is stagnant. The only thing irsqsired for is wheat The millers have practically absorbed their stceks. ant] the whole output of last harvest has long since been marked. In regard to prospect? for nest year, the drying winds of the past fortnight hive affected the growth? j \-nrf markedly in «S:.&lfi Oa.Bltxbjiry. and a farcier of iosg experience «- I pressed the opinion thai the South j f wterbuxy yield would be below the i average of rec-ent years.. asi certainly - pry moth beiow 1 " 1 -' ■* was BSfieipsteu -- Month ago. his.. Oc*ie tri&i, sjwtys tried- —Adv.

A tip-top programme is promised for Te Horo school concert on Thursday evening next. Details are advertised. It is said that as a result of charging for assisting motor car owners at the Waikawa wash-out'one man made £27 in one day. Waikanae notes and a considerable portion of our report of the Horowhenua County Council meeting are unavoidably held over until our next issue. The matron of the Otaki Hospital desires to acknowledge receipt id' a cheque for £- -s from Mrs Mcßeath. for Christmas cheer for the hospital patients and staff. At Saturday's meeting of lhe Horowhenua County Council it was decided to purchase Air F. S. Procter's re.-i----dence at Levin at £1750 for the Council's engineer, the purchase to be madesubject to improvements being effected. Mr F. Barnes, boot and shoemaker, Otaki Railway, has opened up with a j Christmas and New Year stock of boots and shoes in all sizes at reasonable rates. Repair work is guaran- [ teed, while boots and shoes are also I made to measure of finest quality [ leather. A start has been made with the erection «f two or more seaside cottages at Otaki beach, near the kiosk, aud several more will be commenced ! almost immediately. There has been quite a boom in the sale of seaside sections of late, and Mr Byron Brow ti reports keen demand for the proper ties.