THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 17 February 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A companionable guest is advertised for. Particulars of the next Waikanae stuck sale are advertised. Several ducks are advertised as lost and a reward is offered for their recovery. The loss on the I'ulmorston North municipal 'bus service for the year is .expected to be about £IOOO. Among the nc.;,/ residences to b« I erected in Otaki is a commodious dwel-j ling in Mill Bond fm Mis- Lee which j will be put in bond at once, . f A swurni of bees invaded a Master-j 1 ton church on Sunday morning, and for j a while mad" mutter* interesting for J the congregation. A horse was yesterday startled by I ,onc of Wirth Bros.' elephants, and after breaking from a vehicle careered madly through the town with its harness. i Luckily, very little damage was done. Members and ticket-bolder.* are not>- ' fied that the Choral Society'? concert,! fo have been given ai Levin, ha- been nostnoned to Tuesduv, March 1 Ith. " ■ " • The popularity oi swimming as n ; sport iu Auckland is evidenced by the I fVift that last week the attendance a v tin-municipal tepid baths numbered 4."j:;."> persons, iueluding 24H~> ;-!iil<.'ren—a record. It is announced that the night expresses leaving Wellington at S-35 p.m. on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays, and Auckland al 1 p.m. or, Tuesday. Thursdays and Saturdays are to bo withdrawn as from Monday next. Shjjfinon residents are busy at present carting water for household purposes. many of the wnks being empty. This is the time of the y.-ur wfcen the advantages.o/a good water supply would be felt, and a loan to provide it would I h;- carried easily, -ays the local paper. i V.'i.fi, Kros. circus and menagerie appeared at Otaki last night when the huge tent was well tilled. The wild animals caused a deal of attention. ! while various turns by first-class artists I wcj£ warmly applauded. The aerohat- ! ;„ ;.,.,. wt-fB the best seen in Otaki. I The Pohangiua County Council ueI eided at last meeting to make a reduction in the salaries of the indoor staff | by 10 per cent., the roadmen by 2s per ! day to Us per day. The teamsters | were reduced to 12s pel 'jay. The ! Council also made a cut of 10 per cent. on.tbe iiUowar.ee- of the members. A laiiv whp was bathing in Dewmpori (Auckland) last week was stung on the cheek by a jelly-fish, wtib-h caused a painful swelling, so that an eve was seriously affected. The lady savs that when the jellyfish touched her she felt a distinct twinge of pain such as would be caused by the point li « needle. Mr ?.■: £>"-• & Te Horo - vvri " ° ! ' Wfed ' ne-day admitted to tfeo Ojaki hospital suffering from a wouM to hi* head which necessitated*several shtenes. It that there was a dispute over a packet (4 efe#t<* ** Mmsi> "*&?. Viaht and Co'*, busnuv- ;:re!pises. but . there is conflicting evidence a* 1.0 4»?i '< the wound was caused. Bsrratt's for everything in the boot ; line. Only 4^"best leather and best * woriitaashlp, '=* s&*?> Vm& P rice =-J 1 Once tried, always tried.—P. DunitsJi £ti£«, ot»ki R&ilw&y:.— Advt. i

A dog is advertised as lost. An advertiser wishes to let two rooms. Messrs Truelight and Co. advertise sauce tomatoes at 3s per case a«d best table tomatoes at f>s. There are over 200 cows at present being milked in the area north of Waihoanga bridge, double that of last year. The Racing Commission of last year cost the country £-138!). This sum included £-2522 paid in fees to the comi niissioners and Hie staff. Owing to the continued dry spell tanks in various parts of the district have gone dry, and in many "cases water is being carted for coesiderai lc distances. 11 is now stated thai the dispute lias been settled on the terms desired by ! the New Zealand Government, and ' that in consequence the restrictions on 1 the shipment of Armour ami Company's : meat is being lifted. | The wood-work and cookery classes in | connection with the Te Horo State School opened on Wednesday when sonic thirty children journeyed to Otaki and received instruction under J Hiss Thorpe and Mr Pryor. The railway working accounts for the period commencing April 1, 1921, and ended January 7, 1022, shows a credit balance of £145,754. In the North Island there was a surplus of £315,514 to credit over the expenditure, and a debit of £170,030 in the South Island. The famous Passion I'lay will be given in Obcrummergatl, Havana, this j year. With a few exceptions, it has I been given every ten years since 1 1(33-1. Its 1020 production was postponed because of the fond shortage and the unfavourable transportation situti- ' tiou. It has been Found impossible to hold ' sports at Otaki on Easter Monday and ' the proposed gathering will therefore be held on Easter Saturday. The country championships will be decided on . that day which should prove a log draw. Mr F. Westbury. of Lower Hutt. has " accepted the position of judge of vegetables and fruit, and Mr J. J. White--1 head, of Palmerston North, of the do- ' mestic section at the Horowhenuu Horticultural] and Industrial Society's Show. The annual picnic in connection with the OtuUi State School was held i.i l*e beach on Wednesday, and a very pleasant time was speal hy all. The day was ideal for picnicking purposes, and the School Coin.niti.ee and teaching staff were attentive to all. The children, during the day. indulged in races, while paddling also proved a, favorite pastime.

Mr J. W. Kimmer mentioned at the last meeting of the I-Vxton Harbour Board, that at the present time a large quantity of sugar was being " railed from Auckland to Palmerston X- which meant that the consumers had to pay £3 per ton more than would be the case if the sugar was taken by water to Wellington and senl on to Palmerston through the port of Foxton,

I It is not often a man with un estate i-worth £141,000 to leave dies in goal. That, however, was the fate of Mr Alan | Henry Bradbury, eon! factor, governiug director of Bradbury, Sou and Co., J uljjo died last year in Wormwood Scrubs I Prison, whije* undergoing sentence for conspiracy to defraud the Imperial Government of income tax and excess prolits duty. Hi., estate was recently as- ' sessed for death duties lit the amount mentioned. * Two young men, brothers, well ' known to the police, were arrested at ■ I'aekakariki on Tuesday on the charge 'pi having broken and entered the • house of -Mr Smith, by night. The 1 police allege that the brothers stole a hat, a watch, and made off with a quail- .. tin- of food, valued at £2 3s. One of s the men is 23 years of age, and the ■ oilier 21. They were taken to Welling--1 ton and were to appear in the Magis- ■ trate's Court on Wednesday. A point made by Mi O. P. Lynch i PaTaparaumu) at the meeting of the Manawatu sub-provincial executive of the Farmers' T'nion. in referring to the meat pool to that it would bo risky to leave the London selling agency in the hands of one man. The matter, he said, should be delegated to a committee or board of three. He instanced !the fact that the Danish producers disposed of their butter through a board nominated by them and sitting in London. The meeting carried a resolution recommending that' farmers' unions generally should fight for distract representation on the New Zealand Board of Control to be set up in connection with the pool. The Centenary Conference of New Zealand Methodism, being the tenth annual conference of the Methodist Church of New Zealand, will open at Auckland on the 22nd. The Conference plan to nand > s in neat booklet de ' sign, full of valuable information and containing photographs of well-known leading Minister-. On the 21st there will be a voting people'? demonstration, on the 22nd it will be the opening session of conference, on the 23rd a centenary thanksgiving service, on the 24th a welcome will be aeeorded overseas representatives, on the 25th Mendelssohn's oratorio. "St Paul," by members of combined Methodist efcoirs will be given, while on the there will be the ordination service. After I this there will be a commemoration fesI rival, centenary luncheon, missionary I meetinc. garden pa rt . v ' prohibition ralilv. tour to Whangaroa. etc. The various visiting members will conduct Mtvwes Kev. B. P. Keall. of Otaki. being set down to preach at I'arnell. ' A sale of boots *nd stoo« Is »&*■ c« at Irvine's, Otaki. We are clearing ail i odd lines left from the Xmas season.— Vhue. and la'ee shoes at cost price;' ako~ge&'« '&m := e ' black' and tar, tar. lace boots *ni Je&.tie/slippers. Opc-a till 9 p.m. 'sights. &iop st Irvine's Sice Store,