THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 21 August 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

r, / ' jiis'ce at Ohau on Wednesday next. 5 A trost-fish, measuring 6ft. 4in. was *-, found on the Otaki beach one day lust * ■ week by Mr Alex, .ftnkins. ■j The Levin apd Otaki Basket Ball ■i Clubs were to have played a match at 3 j O" -ki o:i Saturday, but the northerners < t> .ii-t'i to makp th..-; fcrtp. i Building operation.? art bri»k at tke j : =• -:..-;de. and line residences are being '. i erected for Dr. Sharp and Mr Frank ; Evan.-. Other buildings will he started I on at a a early date. During a discussion ou the question 1 i 0,1 motor lorry competition with the ■ railways, a: the annual meeting of the I Newbury Dairy Company, the chair- ; man stated that, dating the past sea- ! son. tie hffd by way or experiment coiiI signed a ton of >_heese by motor-lorry j from the factory to Wellington, inj stead of having it sarted to Psim-rs- ;■:-. Xcrth. and thence railed to Wellington. As a result a saving of s to 10 for "he ton was effected. Several suppliers • spoke in favour of utilising ;h» motor-lorn." service, while, roe chairman explained that he understood reduced railway freights would obtain when the railway tariff was revised. The general opinion of the meeting was that if a saving could be effected the motor servise should be given a trial at the conclusion cf the j present car-tare contra::, should the i opportunity occur. It was also pointi ed cut tha; the motor-lorry freights | would fall in sympathy wftjj. any reriacuon made in railway fjrsigiits.

A meeting of Natives was held at j , Otaki yesterday to arrange a fitting re- , ception to Siedal, the Kussiait violinist, ■ who is due to meet the Natives here on ; I Sunday next. j The Dominion Meteorological Office • reports: —"On account of the increas- ' ed cost of telegraphing the weathtfr . forecasts it has been decided to cut 'down the number of stations, mid T 1 regret to say that your town is one of j the ones which I am directed to omit. —D. C. Bates, Director." I Something of a sea lawyer must have | j been the irate iiroman at Lyttleton, ; when lie sent his mate to the police stn- : , tion to bring two policemen to put him through the acid test of insobriety. ; I When the breathless "mate" arrived .at the police station, two represent:*.-j | fives of the "long arm of the law"! ■ rushed, with more than tils "customed tread" to the liner, to be greeted with the following (evidently from 0 pro- ' •'duet of the Emerald Isle): "This 'ere | '[ bally officer (hie) accuses me of bein' jso drunk as to bo unfit for duty. I ! , want yous gentlemen to step aboard (hie) and put me through whatever test yez may think proper!" ■ ' The impudence of the small boy in some instances is highly amusing. Re- ' cently a Wauganui minister was walk- ' ing along- Anzac Parade, when he was t approached by two lads, about eight years of age, who asked the rev. gentleman politely if he could give them a ■ match. "I unconsciously," said the .minister, "put my hand in my pocket , and complied with the request, handing out a few matches to one of the lads, ' who thanked me. We had separated 7 some 80 yards, when I happened to look around, and there, to my astonishment, was one of the boys palling at a cigarette." "Ami did you go back and imI press uj'on the lads the probable injurious effects to one so young through embracing My Lady Nicotine?" queried the reporter. "I did no'." replied the minister. "Upon my word. I was more i than astonished when I realised that I had been made a party to the Httle comedy. " A pedigree bull is advertised for sale. Five cows and two heifers are ad- ; vertiaed for sale. Fourteen colonic?! of bees, Italian strain, are advertised for sale. Mr IT. Cockrell has on hand a coni signment of new spring goods—the lat- ' est and West. The U.A O.D. euchre tournament, to be held to-morrow night, should bo enjoyable, and a large attendance is ex-

pected. As usual g'>od prizes are of- , i'ered. Vfi; ■ Gordon, a haud>onie brown 'bore with black points, i,- advertised to stand this season -it Otaki, Levin, and Waikanae. Particular!? are advertised The Pnraparaumu and Districts Horticultural and Industrial Society's shoe,- will be held on Septomber I3th, and a record display should result. Prize schedules may be obtained from Mi -loin: R. Maclean. The Otaki Bowling Club's ball, to be held on Thursday, should attract a! big crowd, and pleasure-seekers may de- | pend upon spending an enjoyable even- I , ing The floor "ill bi specially prepared, the music will be of the best, j while -upper and other arrangements will have every attention. j [f you an. working hi ihe w«i or mud ■ why not buy a pair of our guiu boots or goloshes* We stock the Bed Ball, first grade gum. 31s, the best made. Just arrived: The Bill Massey military ' boot, made to our order. Call at Ir- j vine's Shoe Store, Otaki.—Advt. ' For Influenza, take Woods' Great P«ppermlnfl Cor*. Advt, I