THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 6 January 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An auction.sale of meat, vegetables, ' etc., will be held at the Otaki mart tomorrow.

An Otaki party, headed by i£r C. Eilsby, a keen enthusiast lor hydroelectricity, Trill shortly visit tie ilaa.gahao ▼rorjLS. - -

fciijl to the fore Trith tie bef* leather, the b*«t workmanship, and fne lowest prices. Try me and see rox yourself.—-Fred Barrett, Dnastan Otaki Ilailvray.—Advt.

Tenders are invited for the right to erect a booth at the Te Horo sports.

Messrs MeDougall Bros, and Co. advertise that they are showing a range of dainty blouses at prices to suit all.

The rainfall registered in Pahiatua for the month • of December was 7.90 • inches. In Auckland last year the total fall was 39.68.

A general meeting of shareholders of the Te Horo Dairy C 0.,. Ltd., will be held on Wednesday, 18th inst., at 8 p.m.

The Otaki Brass Band will play selections at the Sanatorium on Sunday afternoon, and at the kiosk on Tuesday evening. A large whale has been s.cen off Kapiti Island for the past few days, being especially noticeable from the beach at Paraparauniu.

The doll-guessing competition, at the Paraparaumu sports was wou by Mrs P. A. Howell, who guessed the correct name "Topsy." A wealthy middle-aged gentleman desires to meet a domesticated young lady at the Otaki post office on Saturday night with a view to matrimony.

Butter is selling in Wellington at Is Id, while in Greytown it is being bought by the stores at lid per lb and sold at Is 3d.

All interested in the Otaki Bulb Society arc invited to attend the annual meeting which will be held in the Council Chambers on Monday night at 8 o'clock. It is hoped there will be a large attendance.

Mr E. C. Nash, who is experienced in brickwork, tiling, concreting, etc., has started business in Otaki, and by thorough workmanship, hopes to merit a fair share of support. An advertisement appears elsewhere.

Mr E. Looser, watchmaker and jeweller of Otaki, has a splendid stock on hand, and is offering a discount of 15 per cent, to all sports' bodies purchasing articles from him. The inducement is one that should not be lost sight of.

The dance, held at Paraparaumu as a finale to the. sports, proved a greai. success, the hall being packed. No less a than £2l 5s was taken at the doors. Mr Dug. Howell was a capable M.C., Air aud Miss Stubbings (piano and violin) supplied first-class music, while the supper and floor were all that could be desired.

The croquet lawn at the Otaki seaside resort was opened during the week by an exhibition game between Mrs Tal'bot (Wellingtou) aud Mrs Dolbel (Napier), the latter winning after an interesting game. The lawn has since proved a great acquisition, and is now in frequent use.

Messrs MeDougall Bros, and Co. have on sale washing boilers, set in a mixture of cemeit aud pumice, and made in Wangauui by Messrs Bassett and Co. The mixture is very firm, will not perish, needs but little iiriug and retains all heat. The boilers are made in various sizes and sell at £<>.

At the Magistrate's Court at Wellington, Thomas Phillips and Thomas Arthur Roberts were each fined £IOO, the former for using a building in Tory Street as a common gaming house, and the latter for permitting the same to bo kept by Phillips. Nine men found on the premises were each fined 4tis.

The new rate of the Amusement Tax which came into force on January; Ist provides the following scale of revenue: From 9d to Is, a tax of Id; Is to 2s, 2d; 2s to 3s, 3d; 3s to 3s 6d, 4d; 3s 6d to -Is, sd; Is to os, 6d; and so on with an increase of a penny tax for every shilling or part of a shilling in prices of admission.

I The opinion was expressed by Mr O. P. Lynch at the meeting of primary producers in Levin that the reason of high shipping freights was that shipping companies were over capitalised. The shareholders looked for big returns on their holdings, and the companies took them out of the consignor*. Mr. W. H. Field, M.P., said he did notj agree with the board that had been set] up to inquire into the shipping charges, and which stated that it did not consider the charges excessive. He believed the charges were excessive. During the holidays Messrs W.; Dick, of Carterton, and W. A. Day, of ■ Greytown, journeyed over the Mount Hector track to Otaki. They were accompanied by several from Wellington and Palinerston North. The party left Woocbide on Monday, December 26tn,* and experienced heavy rain both on that day and on Wednesday. They were consequently delayed at one of the camping huts. After the rain there were two heavy frosts accompau ied by ice. The tramping party arrived at the Forks, Otaki, on Friday, anc journeyed on into Otaki by ruetor lorry A dispatch from Los Angeles state that prominent assayers there an nouxice that aiter V. months' exaniina lion they have reached the conelusioi that the greatest gold strike in th history oi California has been dis covered in the Santa Monioa mour tains, in Southern C&Hfomia. . It i declared that the gold visible sui passes the richest strike male evei in the Californian gold rush of 7 years ago. The assay has yielde< gold worth £ls to the ton, and then are said to be millions of urns witl veins running from a few feet to seve ral thousand feet. This new goldfield was found a year ago by two Los Angeles oil prospectors named Covington and Everett. They kept silence concerning the find until certain rights to property could be acquired and exhaustive tests madeDaily Express. Presents for old and yoteg —-"White shoes just arrived. We have a good variety in walking shoe*, in. laie, court or strap, tennis or bowling shoes, aUo shoes and boots Trite rubber- soles for holiday -wear: cheapest and best. Squeakers for the kiddies free Late Saturday. Bay in Otaki, and at Irvine's Shoe Store. —Advt.

One milk vendor in Napier is retailing milk at 3d a quart. An unreserved clearing sale will be held on behalf of Messrs Perkins and Muff, who have leased their farm, on the 18th inst. -

A reduction of threepence per pound in the price of first-grade butter was announced in Auckland on Tuesday.

The rainfall for the month of December at Greytown. totalled 5.73 inches. A remarkable downpour occurred on the 12th when four inches fell in the 24 hours.

As the result of the recent sports' gathering at Paraparaumu on Monday the sum of £l6O was taken. After expenses are paid there should be a profit of £4O.