THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 1 September 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The main electoral roll for Otaki is n.'.w on: of the printer?' hands, it hear.- '■ h 7 naifii)*. According to Dr. Thacker, the High Commissioner's office eat- up n-jo a ev-c-.-: Hi postage stamp-. ‘‘Xo no;i■ier. ’* said Dr. Thacker, -‘the High Commi-siouer .cant* .-ueh a big »t a ff: it would take quire a number of people to lick those stamp.*. r ' the r.r*. team mi for i'a:me;-ton eosttits *445 ran:.-.- The main, roll rcr 292 S contained &cS3 names are tre supplement £• *j— roge»hc: 22,£23. r resutuahry ike. cfore. sne r--v.- supplement will be very bulky. A breast tear is in ruli sa-ir;g m Stratford frays the Post,. The public has already reaped the benefit of lower prices, the 41b loaf nc.tr being on sale at the shops for Is. compared to Is 2d in the past. The advent of a new firm delivering at 2s Id was followed brother inns •ellirg for 1= cash. A meeting of bakers wis held :r Stratford recently and —as representative of Taranaki province, with the object of consolidating the trade interests, but according to reports there likely to be more “catting 4 ' of pricer before war i; ended.

The rateable value of the Horcwhemm Hydro-electric power district is £7,UQO,UOO. The Stratford Dairy Company is offering to buy cream at 1/DJ per lb of fat content. r J ii.e-i'oieaniii Hriicii and ins stall-' will suul tUe coustiuction ui a udepiione exchange on AloudUy next- at I'aokakanki, wsiiere a large number ol residents are being joined up to the teiepiione system. tat rduijj buyers are commencing to operate in ine Levin yistncl, arm a tine just made m -m per ireuu gives a guoa indication ui values. Tire ixxxe is a good one, and delivery wni be given n: i\\u weeks. lire Hen. W . Nus'voiihy was eonipiuuuug iii 'me no Use or uepresenuiuves uiul Dr. Tiiaenei- "sat in nis » at ana hurieu timapim" at sir Jume? Alien, "leu uuUii you re a lunerai. old man," letoried Dr. 1 hacker. J ire noyuj Laundij o. inenmond, where ail me Loyal nut nee nave been washed Silli e lire lime ui tjuven Vicujriu, is siioi’u,) 10 be cio-rid. J ills is ill dccuidaiive Wilu die e.ifuesseu decile ui ifle liillg tu clicei economies ill me Koval Household. ilie appeal ior Uowers made by lire • Postmistresses ol jiauanuu aud Ulttki Kailway, and the Postmaster at Oiaiti, : on beiiaU or ine annual i-.ji.b.A. howd sale in Wellington, found a generous t response from residents. As a icsuit ; four large hampers of beaut fit ul flowers • iveie dispatched last evening to tiie | committee. .\lr Hannah, an engined Irum Uie Ptibiic WoHKs i>epaiuneui, visited liie lower part, *u the 1 iuiowhenua County on Monday in company w ith Air \V. _N. Anuersoii, county engineer, with trie object ol imspjieuiig the county bridges in that locality. The visit is the outcome of the deputation imn tile county which waited on the Minister last week to request assistance to make good the damage caused by the heavy tiallic passing through tire county. A report on the condition ol the bridges will be submitted to the .Minister. A Palmerston North gentleman recently went through u preparation ior a serious operation, the result ol which was believed to be very doubtful. After 001110 vyeeks. the lateiui hour arrived, and when he was placed on the ward ambulance, he asked ior the tin whistle wiih which he had whiled away the weary anxious hours ol waiting. .VI down the long unridor.s of the hospital cn route to me operating theaite. were heard tits 1 ami liar strains ol "The Girl 1 Lett Behind Me." Ihe whistle i> lor a time laid aside, pending a return of the power to hold it; but the patients and nurses will long remember tin* episode, which was a new bright spot in ait their experience.—Time*;. Belgium is taking unusual methods of finding husbands foi wage-earning

I fe * ' * d * 'by the pioviuee of lininault to ail eligible men to attend “a matrimonial : festival'-' at Ecaus"d:iP» in June, at which every effort, v.ill l>e made to dis- ! eO', e; tiilioHies i’oi those a - yet u.’i- ' supplied. C.'uudidates have been re--1 | que'ted to send names in advance to ( the president of the society which is 1 arranging the eelei-ratioio They trill lie I provided wtli cards oi introduction to •; score* ot comely Belgian girl*. Chape- - runs will be provided f*>r country | trips This Hainault festival original* 1 ed nearly 2'> years ego, and it.- origii nators claim that it is tesponsible for | nearly 2<>,000 successful marriages. I Ac amusing incident occurred in : connection with the Millerton Boxing 1 Association’s Tourney, states the Westport Xew*. The secretary, in cormnui ideation by telephone with u young lady id Westport who whs intending 1 to visit ililiertoii. asked her to pro- ! cure half a dozen sponges for the as--ociatiou. The young lady readily a*- : vented, and duly made the purchase*. The ear arris ed at Millerton just a? the men were about to take the ring fo: the preliminaries, unad there was a call sor sponges. The secretary, has* ' tily taking the parcel from the young ' lady, hastened w itfc it to the ringside, and quickly breaking the string, opeu-c-d she parcel au-'l pulled out. not -<ponCes. but sponge cukes. The voting lady thought :h..- order she had. to evecute v.ae for something for supper. ! 1 You must see the nets' lines in footwear we are showing for spiring wear. , The price- are very moderate, while there is a good range to select from. ; Irvine ’.= S-hoe Store.—Adrt. 1 An advertiser needs u cow. A reliable ant needs work. Messrs. Bills and Moore- adve-rtis* lurm mowers for sale. The monthly meeting of .the Otaki State School committee takes place on Monday, Another euchre party and dance will be held in the Druids’ on Tuesday. and it 1- expected that there will be » good *ti*-ndacce. Practices in connection with the Otaki Choral Society will be resumed or Wednesday next a* the Druids' Hail, when it is hoped there- wi>i be & full attends iiei? of member®. Persons de.-itou- of joining the Society are- invited to attend. Mr A. BiHen--.- photographer. Levin, inserts an advertisement in tcis issue regarding photographs Sor the Home Xas&s mails. Photographs for this pnrpo.e ctjuid oe arranged tor at once. A special .offer is made to all Otaki residents who visit the studio during this month. Summer is approaching and with it comes the demand tor sporting good*. Tennis racquets will be badly needed, old ones will need to be restrung, bowler- and cricketers will need gear- while those holiday-making wili require bags, etc. Mr treiri'fc fiicdelii, of Qtsii Bailway, ha, oh kuan a use stock if goods ro suit all taste*, while hie prices are right. further psTSdcalars will appear nez: ;**ne

The vital statistics for Otaki for the month of August 'were as follows: Births 5, deaths 1, marriage certificates issued 4. Consent has been given to the Horovvhenua County Council to raise a loan of £9OOO for not less than ten years, at (IJ per cent, for the purpose of repay.iug its antecedent liability. What appears to have been a case of horse-theft occurred near Christchurch last week .states the Press 1 . Four draught horses (tvvo mures and two geldings) were missed on Friday illuming. The owner thought .the animals had broken out and strayed away but on Monday morning one ol the missing horses turned up with a tag en its tail bearing the number 7. The inference is that the horses were taken and sold at auction out of the district, and that the one which returned had found an open gate and left its new owner. The matter is being investigated by the police. The ratepayers of Paliuer-toii rejected by 975 votes to lst> a loan proposal to build grandstands at various spoil* grounds, alter ike municipal buildings to provide lor the i electrical department, and cut up i Borough' reserves ior building sites. ■ Throe councillors declare the result ; shows want of confidence, and they will therefore resign. A vigorous j press campaign in the Time* was mainly responsible for the decisive j defeat of w hat was dubbed "the lux- : ury loan," and another contributing ; 1 actor was the Borough Council's action m borrowing recently pi$0,1)00 at 7 per cent to put up a Hearn geneiu:hi* plant for electric light and power. ■ The estimated loss in interest over what local bodies are now paying lor . loan moneys is at least Alls,out), the j loan being for ten years. I Evidence oi the tapid growth of the ' dairying industry in the distnri is 'contained in the annual report ol the | ButigoW Co-operative Hairy Co., which discloses final the quantity ol buuerlat received »t the tadoiy has increased from 58i',i9lib m pi-'? to 75.5.81511) in I'.r’?. The butter manufactured last year totalled '.HG.'.itl !b. compared wrili 157.tint;lb in I'.cii and O'. IS. 788] p ifj while the nvemih vca - C 0.5 per cent, as against -ft) per cent in men and J'.i.SJ per cent in loci. I'lte cost per 11> of butter prodip ed by the company totalled C.nT'.td in IUCC. ;fs compared with ;i.-«08<l tit I!)*), 111 .1 3.0-lTd in I'.tCl. To this cost nitr-i be added additional charges r»t butter consigned to London, amounting to 1.053 d per !b. '•peaking ui tiie work ol the I’tis'dis BoaKl at the W.E.A. at Christciiurcii. Mi Wm. Hecce explained the as "in ol considering the case- <n juisuiter.s, and letting them out on probation lor tin- os ul then i«rm ii such a course weie thought advisable, or between jhii" ami 6000 prisoners so dealt witli siie •• the Board came into existence, he said, 77 per cent had not come back to gaol. Mr Reece ’old 'he elfin’ rtf iiii a hi !i n 1111 a rt t ti i rt 1 1 t i. v .

pen sale-bn-akei's in NMn Zealand. who had gone buboji tbe Bonrd. -a:d tiiat lie had come 'u the ■-..-i: :bumi that ins jiast ruettiuijs were a •lung'.game.' and ex’i'i*-ssed in* \villingiie>» to Hint to the good ol -oeic-ry rue talents which he iiad been usmg i again-t it. We thought it. a good j offei " said Mr Bee e. "an I let inn. ■ :K 1 o-.lay 'hat man e- -earning a thousand a ••*»’. He to u - a iitce wmie ago. and arlmd us ‘o (er, | a ''ciAm young man '-ut. that lie might try to refotn nun lo That shows what a iC'w v»ili powt.-r. :n-H in tiie rigln di'ectioii. - an do." Who i* the urns' powerful woman in England outside the Boy a; Family’ i This v. as put to an old journuli.-: recently by the jam Lord Nur'h bile. The journalist re piled, "Lady Astor. .Said Lord North'!iffe "B i- true sue controls the Observer, hut in my opinion the most powerful woman in England. without ‘■.seep!ion--other Mian Royalty- is Lady Bathurst, the beautiful and accomp fished diieM- r ,t tire Morning Vo '. You may not always agree with her' methods and policy; you may no' always agree with the enormous headlines, but you will admit that, right or wrong, 'be Morning Post is bright, consistent, sometimes flighty, bui always English.'' Lord Northcijffe added: Knowing the internal organisations of the Morning Post. ! know shat this paper is pro ducr-d »y tiie genius ol a woman a~sisted by two really capable men If she were living m America lie: name would ring from one end ol the r-on-tinen' to the other, and he- hurled a* Great Britain as a sign of American natl on a.l xu pe r-i ori ty. ’'