THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 1 March 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A special mii) earrying the Levin ' school children passer] through Otaki j tins morning en route to Plimmertun, where the annual school picnic i> be- . tog held.

I The frontage of the Otaki theatre | has been much improved by the reno- j vnt'wn and painting work carried out ! by Mr Hone McMillan, the building now having spic and span appearance. • An art union was drawn during Mr j Hone McMillan's social at the Otaki I theatre last evening in connection u«ith Paddys Marker. The prize, a picture. I was won by Mr J. r*. Parsonson, of Ohau. The prize carries with it a sec- • tion of land at Earaparaumu, a gift from Messrs Maclean brothers. ,

During the complimentary social at the Otaki Theatre ia.-t evening, the Mayor (Mr J. I J . Brandon) took advantage of the occasion to introduce Mr and Mrs A. F. Jnuucey to the public of Otaki. The Mayor said Mr Jauncey had recently taken over the Otaki theatre, and he felt sure that the new proprietor would do his ut■io>r to provide the best possible pictures for the entertainment of local picture-goers. He wished Mr and Mr../auuecy .every success. The Mayor's iveleome was suitably acknowledged by Mr Jauncey-r Regarding the raising 01 funds lor the work c.f reticulation to be Larpea out by the various uisuict powei boards asidrT the Mangahao scheme, the chairman oi ;he Horowhenua Board (Mr G. A. Monk; consider; that the best method he could see was for a number of hoards to together and go on the English market. A member thought it would be belter for the Government to raise a huge ioan and let it out to riifi b#ards. "Oh. I don't know," rearmed Mr Monk, "the Government doesn't always raise money on the cheapest markets." In the meantime th« matter has been left over pending fanner information.

Boots and shoes will be much cheaper in Otaki this year at JErvine's, We will he able to give you a better selection, and many lines at le?s thin town Try our sandals, cheapest and pest. Polish, two larire tins Is, at Irvinej's Shoe Store, Otaki, — Advt.

Advice lias been received in Otaki that the latest wholesale quotation for eggs in Wellington is Is lid per dozen. The Taihapo Borough Council has decided to take a referendum of the electors on the question of Sunday games on the public domain. Koputaroa settlers are interesting themselves in having the Levin water service extended to the township. The scheme, if carried out. would be a great boon to the district. The Otaki Methodist Church harvest festival services are to take place on Sunday next at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The preacher will be the Rev. T. P. Watson. A sale of produce will be held in the Druids' Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Monday. At Baotahi last Wednesday, two Chinese were fined for using incorrect scales. In one case the line was £5 and in the other 63. Both informations were laid by the Inspector of Weights and Measures. Two well known Aueklanders, Keith Naylor Laurie (30) and his brother-in-law, Charles Knox Russell (31) were drowned on Sunday through a dinghy capsizing off the mouth of the Taninki River. Further subscriptions to the Beach Carnival fund have been received by the secretary, Mr E. M. Mosley, as follows:—Mr T. Walsh 10s, .McDougall Bros, and Co. £1 Is, Mr H. Noble 10s 6d, Mr H. Kilmister ss, Mr H. Olliver 5s . Mr I). J. Rcardon, of Wangauui, who drafted the electric lighting scheme for Otaki. will -visit the town on Friday and consult with the Mayor and Cr. Kilsby on reticulation matters in i view of the Mnngahao power becoming available with the next two years. I The prices of wheat from January to I October, 102:.'. under the Government control, are gazetted. These range ; from 5s lid to <!s sjd til! April, to 5s U : jd ! to 6s 63tl in September for good Shilling i wheat. These prices apply to the South 1 Island, except Nelson and Marlborough. ! for which the prices are 4d more per bushel. | There is one thing that the Wellington municipal milk authorities can take j credit for at any rate, and that is that there is no shortage of milk for customers (says the "Dominion). In fact, the trouble is the other way —the milk is arriving in rather larger quantities than can be disposed of retail. ;md the surplus has to be sent to the Rahui fac- ' tory for manufacture into butter.

Judging by the following advertisement, a candidate for the honour of being tho champion mean man lias appeared in Auckland: "Navvy job, six months' work, close town: start Monday-: having another job will sell best offer." Talk about asking a premium for the letting of houses! It would be interesting to know how much he made out of some unfortunate.

A flock of sheep driven into Eltham i attracted some attention last week, because of the fact that a small pig was in their company. One of the ewes in the mob while on tho run had lost her lamb. It would appear that at the same time a little wild pig had lost its I mother. Anyhow the ewe and the pig | fraternised, the latter leaving the hush i and accepting the ewe as its foster moj ther. After the sheep had been shorn the pig had had no difficulty in recognising its foster-mother and the relationship was at once resumed. On Sunday night a fire broke oi» in the engine-shed at Cross Creek railway station, and considerable damage was done. There were four engiri.es in the I shed at the time, and all of them were I pretty well burned up. The shed was I completely destroyed, and the engines j will be some months undergoing reI pairs before they are again fit for use. Some stores were also destroyed, but ' several brake vans were got out of the I shed. The origin of the fire is unknown. At the Arbitration Couri it; Duncdin 1 Mr Justice Frazcr remarked that there ! was likely to be a fair drop in wages :' in March. Later he remarked that it might be that the reduction in wages would come at the beginning of the winter and if was to be hoped that this i would bring about a corresponding reduction in general price.-. They were told that it wa- wage- that was keeping up the cost to the consumer and thai profiteering was gone. If thaf wa.- so it was to be hoped that any drop in wages would be followed by a f-ost-of-living drop to balance it. A dentist w-ho allowed a patient's tooth to slip down her throat, causing be-r deatli from inflammation of the lungs, wa.- ordered to pay £BOO damages to her estate by the Supreme Court of New I'ork. The patient, Mrs Minns, wa.s put under t»n anaesthetic, and had -everal teeth extracted. When >die returned home she was seized with a violent attack of coughing, and when severe pains in the chest developed she was reken to hospital, where she died. A post mortem examination revealed the' presence of a tooth in one of the lungs. Musie lovers in Otaki and district will have a special an Saturday n-a-hi as iliss Winifred Patterson and Mr E. S. AHwright have been engaged to =ing. The former recently returned from " the Sydney ConservaToriurn, ■tr-here she did distinguished work. Otaki is fonuiiate in having this gifted young singer in its mid=t. Mr E. S. Allwright is a very great favourite in Wellington. He is one of the famous -"Melody Four," and wherever he "- sin*s he draws large audiences. Formerly in Christciurch he had tht- reputation of being the most artistic baritone on the concert platform, a reputation he has siaes maintained. The local public should not miss this opportunity of hiring these two artists.

Barratt's for everything in the boot line. Only the best leather and best workmanship, no delay, lowest prices. One© tried, always tried—F. Barratt ; J>nsaj4n g&regt, OJa&i Sailw&jr.—Adyt.

Mr A. D. Kennedy, of Wellington, is visiting Otaki at present.

A message was received in Otaki today stating that heavy and continuous rain was falling in Wellington. Members of the Choral Society are requested to meet for rehearsal in the Druids' Hall on Friday evening at 7 o 'clock. Future rehearsals will be held in the Otaki theatre, commenging from Tuesday next, March 7th. A local resident has a parrot for sale. R. W. Hill. Rangiuru Road, has young green peas and prime onions for sale. A black Langshan cock (prize strain) and a wheelbarrow tire advertised for sale. Mr Arthur Freeman, coachbailder. •taki. notifies customers that from today his business will be conducted on » cash basis, and no credit will be given under any consideration.