LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 10 March 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Maori Church Committee acknowledges with thanks » donation of 110 from. Mr Pirihira Tehana, and Ins

from Mr Pipi to Rei. A concert in aid of the church fund is being arranged for April 18th. The judge of the domestic section at

yesterday's Otaki show. Mr J. J. Whitehead, of Palmerstuii North, has generously offered to provide a special prize in the plum pudding class at the spring show. Further subscriptions to the beach carnival have been received as follows: Messrs A. F. Jauneey £1 1. K. Irvine 7s (id. J. M. McGill £1 is. G. Siddells 10s, Taylor Bros. 10s, Albert Smith ss, Miss Baxter 7s (id, Ngan Yuk 10s. J. Fielding ss, J. Stable ss, The Otaki Bund will play a programme al the aquatic carnival to-mor-row, nnd will also play at the beach oti Sunday afternoon, when the visiting life-saving tenuis will be present. The hand's usual engagement at the siuiitoritun on Sunday, which is the i second Sunday in the month, has been

postponed to a later dale. An interesting exhibit at the Horti cultural Show yesterday were the collections of dried grasses, the class being confined to children. The entries were creditable to the youthful exhibitors, and it is evident that the Society's efforts to create interest among the children in natural growths of the kind is having results.

The interesting musical interlude which has been introduced at the Otaki theatre on Saturday nights will be continued this week with a special gala programme. Miss Constance Berrill. ■whose voice aroused much enthusiasm at the last Catholic concert, will sing "My Dear Soul" and "Up from Somerset." A new arrival in the district. Mr Howard Hunter, a baritone of tinD/ual power and sweetness, whose voice will delight all music lovers, will siug "Take a Pair of Sparkling eyes" and "JTlta Ghana."

As. showing what can be done by selection, a well-known Wellington horticulturist who was present at the Otaki

show yesterday informed a "Mail" representative that he worked his tomato section up from a quantity of plants he purchased three years ago. In the first season he used three stems on the plants, the average weight of fruit being <ilbs per plant. He selected the best fruit for seed, and in two years

raised the return to 71b per plant, and in three years to 91bs, selecting carefully each season. Xot only had the crop increased in vwigh.l but also in quality, the quantity of "seconds" now being only a fraction of what they were three years ago.

Mr Byron Brown took advantage of the occasion a; *he Manakau concert on Wednesday evening to remind the audience of the beach carnival at Otaki to-morrow. He outlined the programme, and said it was expected that between 7(1 and R(J life-savers would bo present and demonstrate how life-sav-ing work was done. The day promised to be an interesting one. and he hoped to sec Manakau well represented. Touching on the work of the Ota-ki Band, on whose behalf the concert was h.-ld. Mr Brown recited some lines written by a local poet, and were •errr.e.thing in the nature of a parody on Kipling's famous "Pay. pay. pay." Whether it was the excellence of the verse or the generosity of the audience, or a combination of both, but Mr Brown achieved the desired result, his efforts bringing forth a regular stream of coins for the band fund. Barratt's for everything in the boot line. Only the best leather aDd best

•irorkmanship, no delay, lowest prices. Once tried, always tried. —F. Barratt, Dnvrt&n Street, Otaki Railway.—Advt. Advertiser wants hoard and lodging in a reflnr-d home. A parcel of crochet work lost between the beach and post office i* advertised for. The sale of impounded -lock in the Otaki pound has been postponed to Wednesday. March 22nd. A meeting of all interesK-d in the formation of a football club at Te Iloro will be held on Monday evening at 7.30. Ifr J. Sievers. Aotaki Street, has t-eac appointed sole agent for the s*i« ol Stewart r s pram rrnsb chairs in the Otaki district Boots and shoes will be much cheaper in Otaki this year at Irvine- 's. We will be able to give you a better selection, and many lines at less than town price;. Try our sandal*, cheapest and best. Polish, two laTge tins Is, at Irvinfe'z 2hoe Store. Otaki. —Advt.