LOCAL AND GENERAL

Otaki Mail, Volume XXIII, 17 December 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

j Tenders for cutting cocksfoot at the I Otaki public cemetery close mi tlic 22nd with the Town Clerk (Mr 0. F. J Davies). Entries for the Paraparaumu sports, to be held on New Year's Day. close to-morrow with the- secretary (Mr T. J A. White). Particulars are adver- ■ tised. i Ail persons interested in the formti- '. tion of a river hoard for Otaki are rci minded of the meeting to be bold on - j Monday night at Mr li. Palmer's re.-i- - deuce. ■ " #&■* Addition}! arc .-till being made to the Otaki telephone exchange list. Tinlatest, addition- are: -Mr P. W. Box, ' Domain road, No. 110; Mr H. Knox. Rangiuru, No. 112. . A number of residents are already ( arranging to make a trip across the Tararua track to Greytown in February. When the improvements now under way are completed the track will prove, more popular than ever, ami will become one of tbc favourite moun tain resorts in the Dominion. Mr Harold Cockrell elsewhere givr-s advice how to spend a happy Christj mas, and the advertisement relating i this should be perused. Mr Cock .. has made special provision for the ' festive season, aDd has a splendid ■ rr;iy of suitable gift-- for youug and j old, to suit all pockets. s Handlcy Page machine crashed j when starting from Cricklewood fot "'.us. The pilot, mechanic and two i ; ..vsengcra were killed, but four ;' ■ her passengers escaped. This i- the - accident, to the Handlcy Page '•i'.inental Services, of which there ! -.: fifteen, which have covered I •_ > "><) miles and carried 4000 pa--.':.g-3rb. j •• the recent B.A.M. and Soya] - j Pcge of Music examination at 1 • . i. Mi.-..- Eva Windley, of To Horo, | ■■■ t sxceedingly well. .Sittint.; i"? : ! ! ' ! -i.ioa 2 for the grammar of music, ■■ 1 -...« -cored 92 mark-—a highly inert - i | " .-lot- performance. Miss Aibie Muir, Te Horo, is Miss Windley 's !'!'■: race- for the sculling championhn. of New Zealand between Hadnan : ' -r), of Blenheim, and Fogwcll. I ')i .- dney, which was fixed for next ■ .-day, has been abandoned, as Hi ian has been ordered to give up training for at least two month.-. 'nving to the recrudescence of an old injury to his kaee. He has had to forfeit his deposit, and the title r>:-*pi-ts to Fogweil. Local builders state that it is still ditScrnit to procure timber supplies. One has had numerous orders returned by the timber companies, who state it! - have all the orders on hand that » tc. ta handle, and eannot take more . ~ent. A con.--igameDt. of totara. j •''■ :;ed Levin lately that cost £4 r-cr i ree-t. Six or seven years ago the •! -'- -dass of timber could be bought ■?i per 100ft.—"Chronicle.-'-' is purely in ikz ez- '-• irijieatal stage," declared Bishop j - .-::-i:i in a sermon at Auckland, "and i - - worse than foliy to accept it* j ;- as established facts. A;.n when the science of the mind* . specially the effects of self-hypnotiiiri ■i ■ J cental suggestion are more clearly tuid-irstood- it. seems alm-j.-r certain .-•. r they will explain all the oheno- •-•■- ,ii which spiritualism thaam from ■ pirit world. The conference -ay-; : ' h -.a scientific researches liave coa--.-diy tot .-each'*'! as advanced • •.:•-;. and we zie supported by the 5 r f-T-. psycho3ojp*fcs i» warning vat j ' 'people agsinf-t &eccptisg es Ssal j ' » :-•.ri«s whieli may j ' 1 .-; rove, ted (t£wi rcore tgaiast thi; } ' \3tSittaasm nvxe. ■ apji dsdiseipliced exit- j \tine.of psychic ■ iwwtfr*"kad the habit I of,, resoaree to steea*, &esn and - -mediums.' '' Tie* Esrratt still feids *hs ~iy j a tea- end dbo« repairs. He asen so i=- . r Sam. Oicb triti, tried.— 'A&ft, ' C

An attractive ship is presided over by Mrs Binns t Mill Koad, who has :• lovely assortment of blouses, fancy work, etc. Ladies who wish to look ! nice for the holidays should inspect ...'or Christmas stockings, fancy boxes of chocolates,' pokor-work desij;js, 'ox even-a cup of tea, cordials or coa'Sct !''!>'ry, residents and visitors should call at the Kuilway refreshment rooms nuv. a popular rendezvous for 'th. gi aerul public. , Art application from »tho local jiii•u,,- proprietor /or permission to give •-•; i icture display at Otaki on Christfi mas night was last night refused by S tae. Town Board. I Mails will close tit the Otaki P.O. on I Saturday, December lSth, at 4.25 p.m. jpi r Niagara, via Vancouver, for . '''dtcd Kingdom, Contiuent of Europe, k '•.'•■rth and South America, etc. i Haymaking is beiug carried on ! .airly extensively throughout the dis--1 trict, and the weather having been* » uost favoural.de during the past week

t ;.';-iny good crops have been harvested..' i The Mauawatu Flax Workers' Union• lues decided to take a secret ballot s .nether to strike or submit its wages !:• mand to the Arbitration Court. The I ~'ißiou of members seem- equally | 1-,-ided. ' 11 I tabled advice was received by Mr'ij 5'J-Millau this utoraiiig that the Wil-I 1 imnson'Co. was "stuck up" at Syd- j 1 toy, owing to shipping troubles, and I f ouscqucntly the appearance of the J I upauy at Otaki on Wednesday next i - ild have to be cancelled. | The date, of commencement of fir.-t 5 -..ries of Loudon wool sales is lit li f ■-. i.uary. Privately-owned wools will. \ in offered on 13th, 39tH and 2tjtlt Jauu•nd if required, 2Sth January. second series commences on 22nd :' ; 'i ruary. Facilities to offer privately I owned wool will be increased accord ing to supply available. A ChrLstchurch telegram says:— Thcro is no movement locally in the grain and produce Hues, and little isi now expected until after the holidays. An average of about half an inch of | rain fell throughout the southern part i ol the province during the week-end, \ thoroughly rejuvenating the oat and ' wheat crops. The raio has conto just in time to save the position. Mr W. N. Tucker, the old-established» and popular watchmaker and .jeweller, of Cuba street, Wellington, has a special advertisement in to-day's issue « ith respect to Christmtis prcscntßj of which he has a magnificent stock of every description, ranging in value irmn a modest gift to one .'it. for a prince. We can confidently recommend tiuyonc wanting beautiful Christmas] gifts) to call at Mr 'fucker's shop, or -end for goods by po.-t. There is a slump in the new potato market, just now. Owing to the drizzly weather experienced a week or tWOj ago, blight spread rapidly among the. r-rops iu this district. Consequently many growers th<-ir crops, and the.; market was Hooded. We understand that at Wellington this week it wan difficult to quit potato'-.- at from 5« io\ i'- per cvvt. whereas a few week- agoj more than double that figure v. ••. n-ili.ed. S « The Otaki Brass liand will rend-r a programme of choice selection* at , the Otaki .Sanatorium on Sunday afternoon, and not at the Hospital arranged, thi* arrangement having been. mad., at the requetil of the "matron. who Mates that 'here are only ;.. few patients at the Hospital. Jt has been agreed thai the collection v.ill be given towards the "Save the Children Fund," arid that later, if needed, one be taken up for the hospital. The fat sheep sold at Addicgton last week by Mr F. W. William?, of' Robinson's Hay, have been killed <itj the Chri.-tcbutch City Abattoir" f The.-)C sheep were bred by Mr Williams and were exceptionally good and highly commented Ttpon, faking fire* prize in ail the cla.'f-c;. in which tncyj were entered at Duvaachelle aad Little Kivt-r The six wetttCTS averaged 14Hb, the highest -.-eight being 158. The five ewes averaged 1201 b, the highest weight, being 1261 b. The dressed weights are an indication of what splendid sheep they werOV —' '' Akaroa If ail.'' During the next two week.-; you will be able to buy men's boots at reduced prices. We have three line? to clear before the New Year, and a. few pairof odd sizes. Just arrived: Silk shd-c laces and wire brashes for cleaning suede gooes. A nice range of ladies' shoe.-, now utiowing. Irvine's Sho? Store, Otaki.—Advt.