THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, JULY 8, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 3 July 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, JULY 8, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

i The vital statistics for Otaki for i the. month of June were:—Marriage?! ; 4. deaths 2, hirths 6. i The latest subscribers ro the Otaki : telephone exchange arc Miss Bos» (No. ! 143) and Mrs F. Kilmister (Xo. 144... A large number of members of the Otaki Chora! foc-ietr have journeyed to Wellington to give a concert in the : ► To-rii Hall to-night. The programme arranged if n good one and it is fully expected ths-.t the visitors ill be a,?- | corded a spleudid reception. "What keeps you going" : asked the i CO.A. or a Mr.ori bankrupt at a meet- I ir>g of his creditors at Dannevirke. '•I live on my missus all the time," replied the bankrupt amid laughter. '•I wish I coulci get my missus to keep me." commented the D.O.A. with a smile. 2ti r T. W. Garth, who hr-s 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 can- j not do better than make the place a . port of call.* _ {

A branch of the Dairy Farmers'i Union lias boon formed at >Vt»i-IviHc. I Tlio season i'or vn.'Vrs ha ■ i..-«n one of liio in... i backward i'Oi i .-:. 'anin Otaki, aud in consuqiieto •_• ' ; :'■" blooms air b 'ing sent awn.\ . The heaviest iiost so Im. t...- v.lnh was last u-eel; ul.cn lour dcp.vs mi. recorded. In Waimriipn i:: and 1-1 .It grces are frequently registered. Canada lias heen conducting nrgoti ntions witli tlic Chinese Ambassador at Washington to restrict the iiiiiux of Chinese into the Dominion, where ther 1 ' are already approximately 30.1 KU). ■Spurious half-crowns are in circulation in the Pahialua district, and sum.' 8.-illanee re-id.m- have been eierimised: The date on the coin is HigJ, and this imitation is well done, only the colour is dull, and the genuine ring is

wanting. H.M.S. New Zealand's Maori tiki. which was presented to the ship nine years ago by Mr 0. -1". Sloman, of Christchurc'ti, is to be returned to New Zealand and deposited in the Canterbury Museum, in accordance with the wishes of the donor. Dannevirke being in line with the earthquake region, the scholars at one school have been put through regular earthquake and lire drill lately, in order that (key can make au orderly r«Ircat in the event of any Taupo tremors coining that way. Messrs Howard Andrew. Ltd.. has an important announcement on our front page, in which they stale they are prepared to eater for Otaki and district residents, as well as Manaksiu. It is rumoured that an endeavour will be made to consolidate the Waikato Maori interests in a single candidate to n;i*l the formidable opposition expected from young Ratnna, son of the faith-healer, who seeks to represent the constituency, Sir Maui Pomare is in the Wnikato and hopes to get the support of the Maniapoto tribes. four prizes have come to New Z»aland in a recent Tattersall 's sweep. A resilient of Cheviot. North Canterbury, secured £ISOU. and the sum of £SOO was received by a Tauinanwui resident. The substantial amount'of £SOOO was drawn by a Timaru syndicate, and another in Wellington won :i similar sum. The "Woodville Examiner" states: "Hard times, indeed! Included in the collection at the local church last Punday was a double-headed penny." It is stated that there were keen inquiries from several mei hers of the conI gregation a 5 to what the management intended to do with the "double-head-er." "The Yellow Magazine" continues to improve with each issue, the current Dumber, May 1!'. being particularly good. This is.-ue contains the second instalment of Hoy Norton's new serial. "The Shark and the Sentimentalist." stories by Fred M. White. Wallace Irwin, Elaine Hamilton. Michael Kent and many others, and A. M. Burrage continues his amusing series, "The Knightly Adventures of Sir Archibald." "The Yellow" is cleverly illustrated and can be recommended to j any renders of high class and exciting fiction. Tt may be socurcd from Mr Lowry. stationer. An endeavour to purchase from Germany special surgical instruments for use at the Auckland hospital is to be mad.- l.y the board (writes a correspondent). The instrument in question is a cystoscope. which contains a series of special lenses for the examination of the bladder by illumination. A number of these instruments have ; already been in use at the Auckland . hospital, but they need replacing, and I it been proved that similar irstruI ments of British and American mr.nu- ; faeture do not posse— the perfect lenj ses that were turned out in Germany ''."tore the win. Provided cystoscopes of equal calibre are nov bc'ng nianui fnctured in Germany 'he board pro- ' poses to secure one <.r two to replace ' those at present in use. How aa ingenious man can nullify i the harshness o) some of our railway regulations is illustrated by the folj lowing facts: Not 100 miles from Danedin a coal merchant got delivered to him in one -luy three trucks of coel. They were ordered to arrive on differj ent days, but somebody had blundered. ! The dealer, whose plant was" limited. I found at the end of the time allowed i for discharging truck.-, that he had failed to empty the last truck, which ' had two tons left in it. H- approach- ' ed the stationniaster for some latituft*. I But rule something or other quotf g( j—"lf not emptied, then demurrage charge of 14s would be enforced."

' Pondering this over, wu making in- ! quiry re freight, the ?s(ute one found i ne could consign it to the next station, I *nm« three miles on, i" or 3s M - Thi ' «i<L &Text day rt,o fruck : he prompt*.- **«* iivj; 4??* I started on its travel*, j. - it ran up and fcwn the line. The crwuI or of the coal used to amuse himself by 1 waving his hand at it daily as it pasfed. On the- fifth de.y it was brought to a stand at the station, and the coal merchant got his coi-.i. and saved ■>- 3d. The Railway Department's profit is not disclosed. A f.nal reminder i? given of the settler?.' dance to be hold at Te Horo on Wednesday. Mrs Gawler asd Miss Bradey are joint secretaries and gruartnree en enjoyable tirue to all who attend. Our half-yearly sale of boot; and shoes is now on: many odd lines to clear at any price. Children's .-oft sole shoes or boots is a pair; tan or black, 4to 6,3 sGd a pair: ladies' patent lace shoes 23s 6d (all sizes), ladies' white boots 7s 6d (size 5 only", odd sizes it) court and strap shoes Ms «sd. gents' light Derby boots 15s 9d, gents' ran or black Brogue shoes 29s 6d (all sizes): round rubbers 6d a pair. Call early.— Irvine's Shoe Store, Otaki. —Advt. ( For Children's H*»king Cough. "Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, —Advt.

The Otaki Brass Band will play selections at Sister Lewis' farewell social which takes place to-morrow night. At the last Eketahuua sale the best •bid for a cow, certainly in poor condition, was Cs 6d. Thomas Edison has invented a machine that in winter will pass down the .-tracts, squeeze snow into blocks like ~. and stack them beside the road. Falmerston North hopes to have its oeal electric power station and plant installed and in working order in 12 ..tonths. Two Chinamen caused mild exciteuient in Otaki to-day by holding a heated argument relative to the ownership of some tools, etc. . Constable Satherley, however, arrived on the i scene and, for the time being at least, has settled the argument.

The latest "freak" violin has been made at Buffalo, U.S.A. It is made entirely of brass, and it is reported that musicians of standing who have tried it believe it to be a success. It is said that the instrument, while not of large volume, is exceedingly sweet in tone; and that used in a small room and especially as an accompaniment to the voice it is very interesting.

It was mentioned at the meeting of motor lorry proprietors and others interested at Dannevirke on Monday tbut it the lorries bad to be laid up for the winter owing to the heavy traffic by-laws, it would result m something like 300 bands being idle in the Dannevirke district, including drivers, wood splitters and others connected with the firewood trade.

A Balclutha resident who has returned from a visit to the Bald Hill Flat, Central Otago, stated to a Free Press representative: "You people down here don't know what cold is. Why, at Bald Hill Flat, Bpeargrass Flat, and other places in Central Otago. I saw wire fences with standards looking like post and rail fences, so thick had they become with accumulated ice and frost. Even the telegraph wires had sagged badly in places, and looked as if they might collapse with the weight they were carrying.''

A Wangaiiui resident, when commenting on the quakes at Taupo, slated tiiat over 20 years ago lie visited a relative in thai locality who had a studio on the shores of the lake. In the studio a. bullet was suspended by a siring to the ceiling, and during the lime of the visit this was in almost perpetual motion owing to earthquakes, one night there was a heavy -hake, and the Wanganui visitor then noticed that lie could sec the stars ihiough the root. He remarked to his relative that the roof had been slimed, and the latter replied casually: "Oh, don't worry about that, for the nexl shake will shift it bark again."— HerWd.

A Levin dairyman states that the factories dealing with home-separated cream appeared to be coming to the front, judging by the experience of at least one on this coast and the amount it was paying out. H<* did not know (f his experience was general, but if it was the question should be fully gone into. Certainly, the factory dealing only with separated cream was under less expense, the suppliers had less oartage and the full benefit of the skim milk for pigs and calves, and there did not appear to be any advantage in quality of the butter manufactures from factory-separated cream a.' compared with home-sepornfrd. a good deal of dissatisfaction ;says i!i" Stratford Post; is reported to exist in certain quarter- among the district fanners owing to the disposal ul hutvei aud cheese 'torn their respective dairy factories a: a, price much below the present rates. The suppliers express astonishment that their directors were ignorant of 'he firming nature ol the London markets, and allowed the buyers to se- ■ ure their requirement; at what may prove a most remunerative figure to them, and a considerable loss to the farmers. It is understood that in one district a round-robin is being signed to secure the dismissal ol the manager, who was responsible for making the sale. I Excessive bill posting by the municipal and police authorities of Paris is 'ccupying the attention oi 51 L-aiiier, the Prefect ul Police, who | has discovered that large sum.; are expended in useless advertising on the walls and notice boards ot the city. A typical instance of 'he expenditure which he condemn; took place the oilier .Jay. ihe Excise authorities seized a fowl which was being smuggled into Paris \vithoui payment of the tax :■: Id. The fowl was confiscated and had to he sold at public auction. Two hundred posters announcing the sab; were printed and displayed a: a cost ol £'S 10 . When the sale was ready, it was found that the fowl was unfit for human consumption. i!7 'any stories. apocryphal in 1 tk&ir astute, arc credited to great ' • v 'ii unconventional one. men, but ..„ ««iheaile. hitherto unpublished, is a.u Many years ago. Sir George Grey, dining one of itis periodic trips to the Wairarapa, called on an old friend, editor of a certain paper, for the purpose of discussing politics with him. But politics is a dry subject, and even .-sir George could Ure oi v and descend to talk ot the most simple and uivlai Things, as many stone-: of him go to show. Tne subject turned from politics to the Maori war. then to anecdotes or campaigns, to sport, to manual work, to axeheads arid helves, to digging and planting, and. the sizes ot turnips, and then promiscously to the *izes ol heads. Sir George avowed he had the largest head in the Colony, whereupon the editor refuted the statement, claiming the title himself- A bet was quickly made, and the office boy immediately dispatched for their respective hats. The biggest head doe; not always show the biggest brain, as was proved in this case, 'he journalist having the largest head by the traction or an inch." ■pOS a good, dean shave or haircut £3 to T. H. SAX'S.

The Otaki Natives, intend to hold another of their popular concerts at an early date. Mr Blaekburne, of To Horo. who recently injured himself through falling from a truck, visited the doctor on Saturday, when it was found that his ribs had been badly hurt. At a wedding which was solemnised in a leading Dunedin Church the other day, the officiating clergyman made a mistake in the number of the hymns. As a result, the astonished congregation found that instead of the familiar "Voice that Breathed o'er Eden," they had been asked to sing '' Courage, Brother, Do Not Stumble." Otaki and district residents will congregate to-morrow night at the theatre for the purpose of bidding farewell to Sister Lewis, who has labored faithfully among all classes for some years, during which time she has endeared herself to all. During the evening a musical programme will be submitted, dancing will be indulged in. while a presentation will also be a prominent feature. Admission will be 2s only. It was quite to be exnected that the difficulties of soldier settlers would receive early attention in the House of Representatives. Mr W. 11. Field (Otaki) was the first to mention tho matter, when he gave notice to ask tho Government Mlint measures it proposed to take to relieve the soldiers who were suffering owing (o the fall of produce prices, and if tho Government did not think that it would bo belter to face the question of revaluation at once instead of temporising by postponement of payments.

An Australian who is travelling Germany in a letter to his relations in Melbourne gives interesting figures of tho cost of living in that country. "The luxury of the hotels is beyond all dreams. In normal times one would need to be very wealthy to inhabit I them. This place—Hotel dor Fursren- : hof, Berlin—is costing me about 'is a j day. All foreigners are taxed 100 per I cent., and all merchandise pays an ex- ' port duty of them from 5 to 15 per ; cent., so that the Germans should be able to pay their debts. ileitis and travelling are wonderfully cheap. T.'ie | only holiday they take in Germany is I Sunday. From Cologne to Hamburg. 279 miles, you are in sight of factories n.H tho time. Australia 's salvation is in her primary industries. We must ■ develop our land, and not tinker wdth | factories that are only kept alive by an artificial tariff." An advertiser desires a few turkeys. A replace advertisement from thePublic Trust appears elsewhere. Wo remind pleasure-seekers that, there will be no Cabaret to-night. An advertiser wishes to buy a sec-ond-hand lady's bicycle frame. J A notice from the Hut! county Council relative to the liaumnti drainage district appears elsewhere. j The annual meeting of the Otaki . Bowling Club will bo held in the Bori ougli Council chambers on Monday j night nt 7.3". I Demonstrations of fruit-tree prun,ing will be given at Waiknnae on Thursday, at Te Horo on the same j day. and at Manakau on Friday, as adI verliscd. j The fancy dress ball for children, to | be held at Manakau, to-morrow night, ! should be successful. Preparation:-. • are well in hand, and the costumes to i be worn are likely to attract much ati tcutiou. Adult- are reminded that I the children will have prior claim to the floor up to 10 p.m. For Children's Hacking Cough. i Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.