THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 10 May 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. Published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

j i'lie Native dance, livid last night. proved most enjoyable, 'l'lie floor and | music uere of the best, and all other i arrangements complete. Next week it is expected there will be a much larger gathering. I At the Olaki I’olice Court itm niorn--1 ing a young man named Standee w«» j charged with disorderly conduct, and was lined if:.’ and costs. Messrs .1. !'. Brandon and C. Kilsbv uere the presiding J’s.P, 'lire total amount contributed in i.eviii to tile Kussiau Famine lielict v,n> £62 17, (j. This sum lias been torI warded by the Mayor in the Fnd-jr-Se-rotary tor internai Affairs, who i remits to the N.Z. High Coinnii tsi'jriir ) in London every wee)-:. Sir lan *- Mien undertakes to see that the iiiunev Is wisely .-petit, and that it reaches the beneficiaries it is intended i for. j li was stated at die Tc Amlin Borough Council meeting on Wednesday t evening' that no less than 2.5 eon-'um- [ its -it electric power had been uiiwitj tiiigly receiving power for heating : purposes, without charges. The un- - usual omission was due to borough staff changes, arid the recent in-nec- , lion of the whole of the town has resulted in a verv thorough checking | of the cliarge sheets.—Te Aroha News. Mr .lusuce Herdman, in admitting two Maori hoys at The Auckland Supreme Court to probation, said That of late many young Maori boys had come before him on various criminal charges. "Your ancestors were inciter men. and never got into trouble,” he remarked. “They were men of integrity and led good lives. 5 0 you Maori hoys should keep out #r Trouble, and strive to emulate Them.-’ I Mr T. W. Garth, who has taken over the Railway Hotel, intends to run this well-known hostelry on up-to-date lines, and besides the best of accommodation will stock only leading brands of wines, ales and spirits. Visitors cannot do better than make the place a port of call.* An advertiser wishes to buy fat pigs. An advertiser wishes to let a cottage. A quantity of timber is advertised for sale. Chaff, in any quantity, i- advertised fur rale. A spare rim and cover are leftvextised ; a- lost. Winning numbers in connection with* the Weraroa Mardi Gras art union are advertised. All pigs found wandering on Air P. I J. Taylor’s property at TV Horo will be destroyed. Notice of intention to make rates by the Hutt County Council is advertised, and should be perused by till interested ratepayers. The Fanners’ Meat Co., ot Otaki Railway, is making a specialty of small! goods while the best of meat is sup- j plied at lowest prices. J r For Influenza, take j ■Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —Advt.

■ Bricks are now procurable at Afastcrton at from £4 5s to £4 40s per t housand. j The albino kiwi which was recently • apture<l at ilooroa has fallen a vie.i:i to a dog aiul been killed. The Auckland oyster season \yill • pen on June Ist this year. This will be a month later than usual. It is reported that both a white and a blue crane have recently been seen I it Tiakilahuua, near Palmerston North. , Christchurch must bo a particularly healthy city. A medical man in that centre was declared bankrupt a feu ■lays ago. The Prime .Minister slates that a dentate announcement in regard to the now railway policy will be made at an' early date. It is.probable that Mr ‘“Jack” McGill. late mine host of the Kailway rioted, will purchase the freehold of the Telegraph Hotel. The Cabaret Club held another enjoyable evening on Monday, when there was a good attendance. All arrangements, us usual, were complete. We understand that the treasurer o‘ the bt. Helen’s Home fund in Palmerston North has been served with a legal notice, demanding that tbo funds bo handed to tlio trustees. It is understood that the treasurer will decline to comply with the request unless he receives a satisfactory indemnity. — Manawatu Times.

“Ice cream shall not contain more than 50.00 U micro-organisations in one p cubic centimetre,” said Mr J. S. Hatton. s.AJ... at the Magis'rtate's Court at Gisborne, when quoting from Iho Food and Drugs regulations in the course of an action against a confectioner wh<* was alleged to have sold ice cream containing a thickening substance. ”1 don't know whether lie counts litem,” added liis Worship. Mr dement Wragge. in conversat ioa with an Auckland “Star” reporter in regard to the sunspots, stated that these had been observed every day. >7. j “Thev ure abnormal at this period.*’ | said Mr Wragge. “bei-nnse solar min'mtt should have developed in accordjama* witii former observation, and ot known law in solar physics. KvidetitJ 1 y the sun is being acted upon by extraneous cosmic influences, ami so long ;ts unusual solar activity continues we I may expect to hear of unusual motporo 'logical conditions in various parts of the world.” For Children's H**kiiig Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.—Advf. The only way to keep your feet dry - this w inter is to buy a pair of fresh gum boots. Ladies’ only cost His Pd and !7s (id: gents’ heavy 275; Red Ball brand, best quality, tils, new stock; greenhide shooters 295, football boots from His (id. football laces 4d a pair.— At Irvine’s Shoe Store, Otaki.- —Advt. For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.—Advt.