THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 18 August 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

it u;is been decided Tn postpone the ' r Oiaki Bulb Show till the 19th Septem- ' " her. provided the hall is not othenvi»« f •neaped ' ; t -evi-ral- chief post office. 1 - in the iJ-jiiy;. ' r ion foi the conveyance 01 ::.:a::d mails j : foi =. period of ;v>o -.-ear; troui • - _ - - '., ."-;'■ • - ' ' The Victory bfc.ll at ilanakau 0:1 y ITfiiiJC-sday was r< record success, thers " a attendance, whiie ail preent spent an enjoyable Time. The hall ' •.-■:- beautifully decorated with plaited ' likau palm.*, the r.eor -.'a- good, the j misie. -upphod by Mr- Hook' and Mr ■lost!. vfas of the best, while tb._ -tipper were complete. Mr K. ~ Treed proved .-; tap-able secretary. Dur- . _ r.-z the evening th £ cap tts= handed ' „ -...: by ilr W. Thorit.-oa. and &ccept*-i ; Q . ,y Hr R. George (captain). —iile Ha-: or Taturr, TV. Bevaa aai ilr v )abel] also siad* *pis?it»j.

There is now every appearance of ■whitebait being plentiful in Otaki this season, and already several good catches have been made. The childten's competitions in connection with the Olaki Literary and Debating .Society will be held during the second week in September. The r.M.C.A. ("Wellington) intend Slaving a flower 'lay on September Ist. -.ii.| Mr S. P. Eddy will bo pleased to forward any gilts to the City. Material is at present being secured hi Wellington for the erection of a shelter hut near Mt. Hector. The hut v 11 serve as au emergency until funds are available for a larger structure. Wo learn that representations have been made to Jlr C. 1. Hnrkncss by a number of Keforni supporters in regard to ."''owing himself lo be nominated for the J.lanawatu scut. Mr llarkness is considering the matter. Visitors are already arriving in Ota:i for holiday-making. ;ind at the kiosk last night several'held a musical evening when a ' very pleasant time was spent. Booking at this favorite rc'sort is now brisk, and a big season is anticipated. The Foxton Liorough Council lias decided to take a poll of the ratepayers on a loan of £2500 to assist those ieipiiiing financial aid in making connections with the water and sewerage systems that are being installed in that borough. i A veteran in the person ol Mi Howard Andrew, who lias been in naming in anticipation ol a veterans' football match, appeared in football tog-, a: the llnf Mai Club's dance at Mauukau last night and sang "The striker," 'he item being popularly ap- , plauded. i The lOtrespondeni uf the Sydney Sun at a seaport town in N'.S.W. sta>e.- ; that an extraordinary spectacle was • seen there oiu.' da,\ rerently. At om ! side of the jetty was seen a steainet . landing telegraph arms lor tin. liaii I way Department, and on the oMier .-id.' a steatnei was being loaded up wiUi telegraph aim- for shipment to iSydney. (ionic fish story! During the hearing ; ..I' a trout-poaching case m the Featlier- | -Inn Magistrate's Court, Magistrate i Free told the story of a defence that i had been put up in one case that had ! come before him. The trout found in j rlie ii.an'- possession was marked with j the prongs of a garden fori-.. He had ( killed ii because i, had left tiie stream panning through hi- properly and com.- , up and at, his ruhbages. , l Mr I. li. Lory, who :s removing i" •' I lawk..•'.- May a;tei a resident* ol j eight, cu months or two years a; (Jhau. diu:n r which lime he made many j.'i-ii-j. : • ,ji that district, received a token ol tlieit e-tvein on Tue*da\ | evening when a number oi local residents gave him a surprise party, and I presented him with a • a.-e of pipes. A .plea-am evening ua- =pent, and Mr Cory and family v. ere made the recipients ol the, aood wishes ot all lor I their I inure prosperit; and happiness. Ii .- not ii iv r - ( as> r-\ en foi exj pert.- to write Kngifli vvhii Ii anriot Ibe misinterpieted ;nys the I'aranaki Herald . Ihe senioi inspector lor the j "I'aranaki education Hoard pio|.ably | did not intend to be d; -rcspc T lul to the I teaching prolession when in his reipotl on a country c choo] he wrote: ' ■ There were noi , Hough desks loi so many, nor \v:j- inert iwnii lea more ,]•-':.- on 1 .--- by using ml the floor e and allov mg ri..no b>r the teacher or the other furniture." Two Jersey heifers calved in l!<r< were disposed ol a: Mi A. 1.. Hooper's annual sale in Tnranaki- la-i week at the big price ol 10* guineas each. These hijrli-quall'y Jerseys both own liioter".- Knight, the bull purchased last rear by Mi .1. I.). Brow::, ol the K'iku. as iheii sj,p. which is evident- j of the ,'ia-s ~i pedigret stock coining |to -Mii, di-':' '. Hioter ■ Knight, who 1 i- b\ K.C l; . and I.a- a good -hare .1 he tamous Cicero strain in his veins, ...-,- awarded fir>t prize ■.-,■ the iy-' i ■ ■ ,ii show .Sl)eiiing ••'■litv-ts ;,,i'. f ic-'clciv been revived it, Wieri-ju A lad Is yearold "•'•'!- tie- winner o: one eonte-". w :'ii s 7 v, .pis .-pelied ' oi leeih. He won the prize. :■<> do'iiars m ras-ti, and Governor Frank Ii Wiilis sent him a -e' of books. The wold- he missed v ere ■ apias, decollete, reierable, soiiee. mel&da. Opelousa.-. thesaurus, igneus. paulospore. patois, doubloon. .1 v'is• lis. ricoHte. Some year- ago an : eleven-year-old schoolboy spelle/1 for, eleven hours 1400 words and nevei ! niadn a t: :-- The woul- were read ' from a school used In the six:', grade A- ording '■■ edit, ators a' rr;. r niversny oi Pennsylvania, who determined by the studi of i.V*. '"H» , in s 4 citie-, the most difficult : word- it: daily use for the average | person to -pcli are "judgment " "re- j commend," and "allege " The Sioiiey Morning Herald of July 22 states; sir Benjamin Fuller and Mi ' John Fuller have purchased, a; a price. ; n is understood, of about tlOu.ooo. a j bio,-;.; ~; land with a frontage to King ' Street of S6fl. and running along Elizate'-h Street to a deptti of 164 ft Plan- :xre already in hand for the erection on this -ite of buildings involving an outlay of £lso.ox>. thus ■ a.akir.g : T an investment of £2sf>.ow : ; , a ;i. i- i- proposed to erect a VI -■ :~" -. --i "' ~'£Tl -;' 150*1 ~tz£sh Street ana another arcane i : Torn King Strec" into Carfereaga I ' street The deal was completed tnis ; .veek v.ith the Executors and Trustee—; loiupany, of Melbourne, acting for the ' i dcCallum Trust, sir Benjamin Fui- • j er and Mr John Fuller :-r.:y recently , , x>ught the old High Scnol sitt? f"r, , CiOO.iWO. and there also i: i= proposed , . spend £ls(t,<v»> on he erection of a', f heatre. The purchasers took posser-' t =ion or tnit= =ito re-entlr, &^ d t iropose to commence the ;onstrucuoii if the He"' 'hr'-'v- 5".r;.c : ". '.r;.~e >'.z e.y. r7ccc , =' l Ore'-* Prpr-e"- — r " Vm

The sum of £3O was raised as the re suit -of the recent .Tumor Mission Guild sale of work. Much of the credit was due to Miss Niolands. A ping-pong tournament is to be pluyed at an early date between members of the V.W.C.A. and the Y.M.C.A. The U.A.O.D. third aunual ball., hclrl at Te Horo last night, was a very crrent success, the attendance beinjr large. while all arrangements, thanks to Mr 0.. R. Symonds (secretary) and his committee, were complete. The floor was in good order, Mrs J. U. Bills supervised the supper arrangements, the decorations were effective, the Tahiwi orchestra supplied line music, while .Messis Vie Morgan and D. H.lgan were energetic M'.«.C. Dancing was kept going with vigour till the early hours of morning, and all present spent a very pleasant time. It has now been sug- . gvsted that the Druids hold a similar' function :it Otaki. and if it eventuates they may rely upon a large gathering. If you are working in tho wet or mini why not buy a .pair of our gum boots or goloshes? AVe stork the Red Ball, first, grade gum. .Tls, the best made.] •hist arrived: Tin- Bill Mnssey military j boot, made to our order. Call at Ir- j vine's f?hoe Store, Otaki.—-Advt. YVoatiCr pigs are advertised Tor sale. A roller-top desk is advertised for. i A competent general Is advertised j A scarifier and planet junior is ad.vorriserfo, j Sittings from Indian runner duckare advertised for sab-. Messrs .Toplin and On. will hold their usual sale of meat to-morrow. Ten pigs will also be sulnnitted. Messrs Howard Andrew, Ltd., claim to sell everything at price- that moke I ' , the firm famous. Sec advertisement on our front page. For Bronchial Coughs, tnke "Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.