LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 6 February 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is expected that the Family Hotel will change hands to day. The annual general meeting of the otnki Coif Club "ill be held on Saturday night next at S o’clock. The Secretary of the Otaki-Tararufl Mountaineering Club tu-duy received word from tlie Minister of I’uelic Works that the matter of the unexpended balance on the Mt. Hector track would receive consideration. A 25 per cent, reduction in the price of linoleums has been announced in tiie Old Count tv. to operate trom January Ist. It will be some little time yet before this reduction takes place in the New Zealand markets. Eeplving to Mr K. Newman in the House of Representatives on Thursday, .Mr Massev said he had consulted with ihe head of the Taxation Department • n the question as to whether farmers ,-ould lie allowed to deduct from their income tax the losses made in one branch of their business. The Prime Minister stated in the House of Representatives that as soon as the work of the session "as over he would look into the whole question of unemployment, with a view to seeing whether some improvement could be made in bringing work and men toge- • Iter. During the first few days of the great -klipsal sale our cash register registered ever a thousand transaction? for Manakau and adjacent towns. No wonder "hen you can buy boys’ summer pants for os lid and men’s sox, hree pairs for 2s Gd.* At the invitation of Mr and -Mrs JWobber members of the Otaki Brass Band yesterday journeyed to Kapiti tnii spent an enjoyable time. During he duv they discoursed selections to jiiite a crowd of visitors, after which Mr Webber entertained all at a picture lisplay. The bandsmen returned home ids morning. A special meeting of members and • tilers interested in the Blue Triangle Girls’ Community Club will be held in rhe Y.M.C.A. rooms on Thursday night at 1.3 J when Mms Grant, one of the leading delegates at the Wellington conference, will give an address on ••World Fellowship.” Miss Grant lias travelled extensively, is a particularly one that should not be missed. Ihe meeting will be an open one. The thrifty house wife loves harmony, industry, reciprocity, truth and helpfulness. Howard Andrew’s e-klips-al sale has al! these virtues. Corded velveteen in mole, navy, cream, 2s lid. plain velveteen in black and wine, usuallv 6s 3d. e-klips-al price 2s lid.*

While in New York during his recent tour of the I'nited States, Mr G. Bush visited the Dempsey and Carpentier camps just prior to the fateful match. The Frenchman’s propagandists had evidently been injecting their “dope” into the champion’s retinue, for the first question Dempsey asked Mr Bush, who incidentallv is one of the foremost boxing officials in New Zealand, was, “Is there anything in this rumour about Carr.entier’s mesmeric powers?” Evidently it requited mote than Mr Bush’s assurance that be did not believe in the storv. as prior to the battle" Dempsey did not once- look in the Frenchman’s direction and even averted his face as he shook hands with him. A sale of boots and shoes is now on at Irvine’s, Otaki. We are clearing ail odd lines left from the Xmas season.— White, patent, and lace shoes at cost price; also gent’s lines in brogues, black and tan, tan lace boohs and leather slippers. Open till & p.m. Friday nights. Shop at Irvine V Shoe Store, Otaki. —Advt.

-The object of the e-klips-ai sale is that Howard Andrew desires to drive home rhe feet that his goods are bet-

ter value than those, of any other trader. 'White toerels 3s lid pair, c-klips-ai price. £s lid. large colored towels, 6s 6d pair, e-klips-al price 4* 6d-' <

The Otaki Stato School re-opens to- 1 norrow. A piano, in excellent condition, is ad- ■ vortised lor sale. v Tenders clos.e on Thursday for painting the Maori Church. Mr S. P. Eddy is gazetted registrar of births, marriages and deaths at Otaki. A greenstone pendant is advertised as lost, and £1 is offered for its recovery. A thanks notice from Mr and Mrs IV. Clunie, of • Paraparaitinu, appears in this issue. The Otaki Choral Society will give a grand concert at Levin on Tuesday, February 2Stli.

Messrs Truelight and Co. advertise fruit, vegetables, cordials, groceries, tobaccos, silks, etc., all at lowest rates. Shepherd’s horse-breakers intend holding a season at Mr Drake’s property, Manakau, and solicit, entries for breaking-in 'colts, etc. Messrs Joplin and Co. will sell, wit behalf of Mr Duncum, who is leaving Manakau, the whole of his furniture, etc., on Wednesday, loth inst. The annual meeting of flic Otaki Athletic. Club will be held to-morrow night at S o’clock when it is hoped there will be a large attendance. A pigeon, wiih a red ring on its left leg and a silver band on the right and marked 1921—N0. 37. is al present at Mr K. Booth’s, where it is being cared for . Strong navy drilietto 2>, eklipsitl price Is; sateens, best quality in red. saxe, dark red, royal blue, pink, navy, and green, 2s I'd, eklipsal price Is -Id.* The pine cone industry, though quietly conducted, is a successful and extensive business in Palmerston North. The cones are actually sold for fuel al less Ilian one-iourlh nnal Kiev cost to gather; but in Hie mea-i----time the seed is extracted by li*ai and marketed in Europe and Aniorixa. The extent of I lie trade may he judged by the tart that one eonuxici alone was for gathering 3500 - ; cks, and one fuel supply was 52' 1 sacks. “Last Christmas was the tirst in seven years that 1 did not see a single Maori under the influence of drink,” remarked a policeman in a King Country town to a reporter recently. “This desirable improvement,” said the constable,” was generally ascribed to bo the result of Ratana’s ministrations, this opinion being borne out by the statements of the Maoris them-selvos, who have now generally become conscientous church-goers.” the Manuka, which left Wellington at 11.15 on Thursday for Sydney, had got us far us the Heads when she was recalled by wireless, as it was believed that there was a lady on board whose husband bad met. with an. accident ashore. When the vessel arrived back in the stream at 12.15 p.m. a tug met her with lour passengers, who had missed the boat. J; was then discovered that the lady sought lor was not on board, so the Manuka put to sea again- with the extra passengers! A startling example of the effect of the rate of exchange in Germany was afforded -Mr G. Bush,* of Wellington, while in Berlin. The best dinner that the Hotel Adion, which has been described as the first hotel in tire world, could produce, cost diners tire equivalent of Js a head. No small amount of phvsical effort "as required' to carry the exchange value in mark notes, of a £|o note. The coinage also, was very much debased, a 50 pfenning piece being as; light as a .wafer. Grocers expect to have cheaper Eastern produce on sale shortly. An Auckland trader, said that “further arrivals of sago arid tapioca are expected about the end of February, and favourable quotations are mentioned by merchants to induce Jorward booking, and already liberal response has been made. lire same ship is bringing Singapore pineapples,* and offerings for forward are at a little easier rate than for last. The public demand is very free, price being within reach of all, and stocks are quickly disposed of. ’ ’ ’ Thomas Wuldu Emerson said “commerce consists in making things for the people and carrying them from where they are plentiful to where they are wanted.” The goods at Howard Andrew’s e-klips-al sale arc all wanted. Cuticura ointment 2s lid, Williams ’ dental cream (large) Is, cashmere bouquet soap (med.) JUd.‘ Mis? Winifred Patterson, who has undertaken the teaching of singing and voice production in Otaki, is a former pupil of Madame Josephine Ottlee (Mrs stahle), well known throughout NewZealand for her success in vocal teaching. Miss Patterson has just returned to New Zealand after two years’ further tuition under Mr Roland Foster, professor and lecturer at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Mr Foster commenced his Australasian career on the advice of Dame Cis'ra Butt, who predicted his great success as a teacher of voice production and singing, a for-cast, which has been amply fulfilled, already. Miss Patterson, also, was fortunate in being aec*pted as a pcp.il of Haugen Hblesbergb.’ the eminent Danish virtuoso, of the McGill University of Canada. With hi in she made a special study of' the wonderful music of Scandinavia, foremost of whose composers is the famous Edward Grieg. Miss Patterson will be at home to intending pupils as advertised. The Waikato River y-i termed the Rhine of’ New Zealand. The great e-klips-ai sale is Die sale pi the district. Men ’= gaperdene rifling pants 355. «- klips-al price 17s 6d: men’s denims 6s lid pair.* This is a liniment, remarkable for its great power over palm It quickly allays the excruciating paint! of rheumatism and makes sleep and' rest possible.