THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 8 February 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders tor painting the Maori Church close to-uionow.

Tenders for the removal of uightsoil in tlie Plinunerton sanitation district are invited and close on the 14th inst.

An aeroplane, flying low down, passed over Otaki on Monday, en route to Palmerston N., where it will make flights, Strong navy drillette 2s, eklipsal price Is; sateens, best quality in red, saxe, dark red, royal blue, pink, navy, and green, 2s 9d, eklipsal price Is 4d.*

A tar-boiler, the property of the Otaki Borough Council, caught alight this morning and was the means of issuing dense volumes of smoke.

Mr E. Winteringham, boot and shoe-maker and repairer, has secured premises in Mill Road, and will be pleased to see old and new customers.

Mr Gill. Government Valuator, is at present engaged valuing the borough of Levin, but expects to complete his work in about three weeks’ time.

The members of the Otaki Brass Band have kindly offered their service.; free of charge for the .Springbok sports gathering to be held at Paraparaumu on the 15th.

We remind members of the Blue Triangie"Club, and the public generally, of the lecture to be given in the Y.M.C.A. rooms tc -morrow night by Miss Grant, a very able speaker, who will deal with “World Fellowship.”

The annual picnic in connection with the Otaki State School will be held on Wednesday, 15th inst., at thß beach. Parents and friends cordially invited to attend. The picnic promises to be a great success, the committee and teaching staff leaving no stone unturned to cater for the enjoyment of the children.

Barratt’s for everything in the boot line. Only the best leather and bestworkmanship, no delay, lowest prices. Once tried, always tried. —F. Barratt, Dansljan Street, Otaki Railway.—Advt.

■Thomas Weldo Emerson said “commerce consists in making thing's for the people .and .carrying them frpm where they are plentiful to where they are wanted.” The*-goods at Howard Andrew G e-kiip.--al EfiJg. arc all wanted. Cuticura . ointment 2s lid, Williams’ dental cream {large) is, cashmere bouquet soap (med.) lCdl* *

The Te Horo Cricket Club lias a membership of over forty members.

Particulars of Mr C. AVf'Duneum’s g unreserved sale are advertised. The annual meeting of the Otaki Brass Bund will be held on the 23rd. j Miss Olive Kilsbv, teacher of piano- i forto theory, resumes teaching on Tues- £ day, 14th inst. - £ Six heifers and a bull calf are ad- s vertised as being impounded in the Waikanae pound. A notice relative to the Railway Refreshment Rooms appears elsewhere and is worthy of perusal. Pat lambs realised as high as 22s (id per head at the Levin stock sale yesterday. An unreserved sale of timber will bo held on Friday on the section next to"' the Otaki Dairy Co’s, factory. The Otaki Choral Society will give another of its pleasing entertainments at Otaki during Easter week. Up to a late hour this afternoon oiilv three jatepavers had voted at Otaki for the Hydro-electric Power Board.

Messrs Joplin and Co. have opened a land agency business at Otaki Railway, where Mr 11. Moil'att will be in charge.

A Catholic picnic, on a large scale, will be held at Otaki on St. Patrick's Day. A grand concert will bo held in the evening. Air H. B. Wise, of Te Horo,. has donated a valuable silver watch for competition among members of the Hautere Rifle Club. Among the prize-winners at the Feilding show yesterday were Messrs W. Bevan, R. L. Horn, and -J. Nickolson, all well-known in this district. Entries close to-night for various events in connection with the Springbok sports gathering to be held at Paraparuumu on the loth. The programme of events -appears in our advertising columns.

An ordinary cow’s milk in Java costs 10s (id a gallon. Air Powell, who is a native of Richmond, is on one of his periodical trips to Sydney to buy cattle, tells about it. A cow in milk would earn about 75 guilders a month. At the present time a guilder is worth Is Sd. The milk is used in its natural form, no butter being manufactured there, and sells at 50 cents per bottle; while the supply at present is nor equal to the demand. Mr Powell said, iu reply to an inquiry as to the breeu of cows most in favour in Java, that Holsteins thrived best.

An unfortunate accident occurred shortly after 8 o’clock last night when Mr W. Burns Smith had the misfortune to fall heavily from his bicycle. Ho was returning home via Mill Road when his machine skidded and fell with the result that he severely injured his hip. He was immediately conveyed to the hospital, but, luckily, it was found that no bones were broken. Air Smith, however, suffered great pain, and is likely to be iu the hospital for some days. Ho is now the third member of the family to be iu the institution.

(Jji t tie subject, ol economy, there is a system in vogue, says a writer in the Railway Advocate, that .will take no end oi catching, and if the same methods are in vogue elsewhere it is little wonder that the shriek whistle of economy is heard so often. For instance, some merchants rings on the phone and inquires it a case lias gone to, say, Wellington, on Monday. The head clerk takes that down in writing, it is handed onto the typist, who makes out copies, one to the shunting foreman (though why lor him no one knows), one copy to tiie goods foreman. and one to the storeman. Two messengers are dispatched with the missives. II the storeman who put the case through replies at once and states the particulars, he then has to reply to, the Other two copies later on in the day. Of course, it all takes up time, paper ,etc., and what could be done by a ring on the correct telephone in three minutes is made a halfday for about eight persons. Good business! Why, there are dozens of similar instances daily.

A sale of boots and shoes is now on at Irvine's, Otaki. We are clearing all 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 lacc boots and leather slippers. Open till 0 p.m. Friday nights. Shop at Irvine's Shoe Store, Otaki. —Advt.