THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 30 June 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

at the rear of Mr J. M. Pye's refreshment rooms on Wednesday night, but was eytinguished by Mr W. Chandler while , on his usual round. TheTe trill be no Cabaret on Monday nest owing to many members being with the Choral Society in Wellington. The Club, therefore, trill not hold its nest social evening till Monday, July 10th. The Te Horo Football Club's dance, held on Wednesday night, proved highly successful, socially and financially. Visitors were present from all parts of the district, and speak in highest terms of the management. Splendid music was supplied by Mt Dave Jfiejholls, Mi J. Guy, was a capable M.C., •while Mr G. Eernhard was an able secretary, carrying out his multifariouii duties in a thorough manner, The sapper was fully appreciated.

The gold rush lever is growing in Taumarunui (states the Press), and

rumours arje eurrent to the effect that a number of our citizens besides visitors are prospecting in the back country in pursuit of the elusive metal. It is stated that prospecting is being carried on at the hack of Ongaruhe up to the Tariiigamutu Valley and in tlie Punga Punga, How little interest some employees have in their employers' properly was exemplified the other afternoon, when the conductor of the 4.33 p.m. Castlecliff car observed the overhead bridge to be smouldering, and on the car reaching the borough yards requested an employee to ring the tramways. His reply wa*-: "It has nothing to no with me. i have knocked off."-—Wau-ganui Herald.

A children's plain and fancy dress bait will be held in the Manakau Town Hull on Tuesday. July 4th. when a most enjoyable time is anticipated. Children will have the use of the floor from 8 p.m. to lu p.m., after which adults will hold sway. The expenditure on fancy dress will be limited to 2s 6d, while prizes will be given for the best boy 's and best girl'« costumes. The Otaki Brass Band will be in attendance while the money raised will be given to a mast worthy object— Returned Soldiers' Fund. Miss Nees is hon. secretary, and is being ably assisted in her work by an enorgetie committee.

Residents and settlers should not« what, the Eltham "Argus" reports: ".Several local residents have purchased 'bargains' during the past few days from a travelling stranger, only to discover later that they had been 'stung.' .Suit lengths of' so-called Bannockburn and English worsteds, declared to be worth considerably more, have been changing hands at l'-', but have subsequently proved to be of inferior manufacture. One man was told that local tailors would make up the material for £2 10/, and received a. further shock when he learnt that the charge was £6. Folks would be well advised to confine their dealings to reputable business houses."

The following story is neither parable or fable, it is fact. A certain officer of the Crown who had made himself peculiarly unpopular with ihe public was, in the interests ol the public and himself, transferred to auoiher district. To him came, while in the execution of his duties, as elderly and somewhat untidy gentlemen to have certain official work done. The uncivil and unpopular official in good, round, set terms rated him in the most truculent and abusive manner. When lie paused for breath the elderly gentleman asked him if he had finished, and said: "Now f will introduce myself," and produced his card, the Hon. , Minister for Department of the unpopular official. The collapse was spontaneous and complele.—Rotoru* Chronicle.

With reference to the paragrapl that appeared in "'The Age" concern ing the area from which the Otak. Dairy Company draw? its supplies, Mi F. T. Wilton, general manager of th< company, stated to a reporter that hi; factory draw? supplies of whey cream—and at the beginning and end of sea son*, whole erpam—from practically every cheese factory in the Wairarap? —from Lakeview and T&wka in th< south to those in the northernmost ■parts. The samp applies to the fas torres it Hu'ivkes Bay, and. on the otfhei coast, to those ai fur as Ohakune Though the manufacture of whey but ter is only a side-line with the Oak company, it produces more of this pro duct than any other factory in Net l Zealand, in addition to hundreds oi ton* of creamery butter. Between 40< and DOO tons have been made to dat( this season. Mr T. W. Garth, who has tak«n ove the Railway Hotel, intends to run thi well-known hostelry on up-to-date lines and besides the best of aceommodatioi will stock only leading brands ol wines, ales and spirits. Yisitors can not do better than make the place « port of call.* Particulars of the Te Hore et*cjt eak are advertised. There will be a sale of meat at 10.3 C at the Otaki mart to-morrow. A replace advertisement appears £i this issue from Mr W, Pegden, Palmer ston's leading house furnisher, ete. Messrs C. M. Ross and Co. announci that they are celebrating the 40th an niversary of the firm by holding a bi{ bargain sale. The setters' dance, to be held at T« I Horo on Wednesday, should be largeij ! attended, especially as money raisec i will be devoted to hall improvement. Metubers of the Otaki Choral ty are asked to attend a practice at the Druid*' Hall a.t " o'clock to-mor-row night. Mr J. Blair, of Manakau, netifies that he has now been in business three month.-", and claims a victory. See advertisement.

On Tuesday ujsxt a farewell social ■will t>e accorded Sister Lewis, who shortly leaver for England. Ticket* ire selling freely and a large crowd should be present. To-morrow will be the la=t day of Messrs Howard Andrew's, Ltd., great clearance sale. Bargains will be the orUer of the day, and it is fully expected that the staff will have a ba=y time. . For farther particulars see advertise- < meat on our front page. .

Our half-yearly ssle of boots and is now on; many .odd lines to clear at any price. Children's soft sole shoes or boots Is a pair; tan or black, 4 to 6,3 s 66. a pair; ladies' patent lace shoes 23s 6d (all ladies' white boots 7s 6d (size 5 only), odd sires in court and strap shoes 16s 6d, gents' light Derby boc-ts i=i 9A gears' tan or black Brogue shoes 28<» 6d (all sizes); round rubbers id a. pair. Call Irvine V Sic* Store, Oiaki,—Advj.

Mr Jack Knox, who has been proprietor of the cordial works at Otaki for the past ten years, has sold the business to Mr A. E. Twist, of Palmerston N.

The picturesque beauty of the grand canyon of Colorado, to see which thousands of people travel from all corners of the eartk yearly, is depicted in several scenes of Harry Carey's latest Universal picture, "Roped." which will be shown at the Otaki theatre tonight.

Otaki lias probably the best equipped factory in the North Island for dealing with whey cream, and this product is sent there for manufacture from cheese factories all over the Bush and even from the Wairarapa. The results are said to be quite satisfaetory to the factories which dispose of their whey cream in this way. The Foxton Herald is informed that a boycott has been started against a business man of that town, for the reason that he did not follow public opinion with regard to a proposal in his public capacity. The boycott is a contemptible weapon, especially when instituted against the business man of a small town.

Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never fails.—