THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 6 September 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

t The rainfall at Foston for last iLOzm j A meeting of the Otaki Licensing j Bench will be held at noon to-morrow. ! The Jubilee Bell-ringers will make thi-ir appearance at Otaki on the 16th ! Lnsi. During the past week about 50 tins j of whitebait have been railed from i Foxton to Wellington. i The monthly sitting of the Otaki j 5>.M. Court will be held to-morrow, I when a large number of cases will he | settled. j Mr John Conll announces bis canj didatiire for the Wanganui seal a.i the | forthcoming election as a supporter of ; Mr Massey. Tne date, of the election j jnay be gauged from the fact that '.he j Reform Party have booked the Opera j for 'he evening of Tuesday, De--1 eember 12.—Herald. , | '•The Famous Diggers." who recenti ly gave a very piecing performance at ■ Otaki. have been and is J cow a company of no less than 25 per- ! former.--, including ten leading lady vo- I i calists. They will coicn;ence on a tour ou the 25th inst., when they will ! i appear at Otaki. The Company is ■ claimed to be a very fine one. and jhe ■ i yerfomiance should -be looked forward - ' 19 wiik macli inseieat. | You eu:i tv- tie nerr lines iz. foot- ! ! Tretr ttc arc showing for spring wear. \ The Triced are very moderate., while , 1 there is a good rasge to select from, [ Irvine's Shoe Store.—Ad-rr.

An attempt is being made to form a \ River Board for Otaki. I Mr Oooncy, of Wellington, has bought the business of Mr J. M. Pye, Otaki Kailway. i "Like men with their heads in bugs' j was the expressive simile used at Uie ' annual meeting ui me kauuua Dairy ] Company concerning dairy tanners I wno uid nut have their cows tested. i''Do \ou want to increase the rates in your ridtugf" inquired me chaiii man at a meeting of the Waipa County j Council oi a member of one ot the rid- ! ings. -, JJo you think I'm tired of life ' already.''-' was the reply. : A Bill authorising tile brovernnient tu I a Public Wui'Ks loan ui not more tnan £i,UUU,UUO was introduced in me ' House of representatives yesterday-. j The l-'rime liimistor expiaineu mat the I Biil was an ordinary authorisation to I raise the money required tor hydroI electric installations, railway construei tiou and other public works. The U.A.O.L*. euchre party and dance, heid iu the Druids' Hall last night was well attended, and a pleasant time was spent. The ladies' prize was wen by ! Mrs 22. Bills, while Miss B, Champion secured the consolation, The gents' prize went to Mrs Fred ivilaiister while the '' booby '' v\ as secured by M'iss Wallace, after a play-ell' with Mrs Brumiey. The ue.\i tournament will be the last j as far as the points prizes are concern- : ed, j A J turner, iu giviiig evidence 111 die Supreme Court at Aew i'JjniuUin, ! u'iiiii ueiiig acKeu as to Ills letuuis oi ! buttenat, stud he uiau't trouble to get ' tlieiu out. lie was =u;isiied so ioiiy , tts ho paid Inc. ilitsiest and ulhel ' enurges, arid liad a little to spare, tlial be «as "doing ail right. " He explained that, although he had kept no return oi hia buUerlat, what lie had taken off the laitn had- enabled him to Uve comlcH'tubly and also reduce a mortgage ol £57 10/ per acre on the laini iu £SO per acre. "II that isn't the test oi love I don't Khuw what is," said Mr slipper at the supreme Court at W'aiigauui, when Ivy Murant, who pleaded guilty to theft o! jewellery at Taitiupe, camu up tor sentence. Mr slipper's remark relerred to a young man who was present and wanted to marry the prisoner. His Honour said the prisoner had had a warning a year ago, when she was given probation tor then, but it did not have the desired elleet. He was nut satisfied thai the proposed marriage would assist lier reluriiiauon. and she would be sentenced to twelve months' reiornuitive treatment. The prisoner cobbed bitterly on receiving the sentence. At a recent annual meeting cJ shareholders iu a certain Mauawatu dairy"-company, four oi Uu; owgn/al directors were rejected and new imsn put in theii places. The "defeated directors evidently considered that if they were not good enough to remain on the Hoard the company would have no need ol their financial backing. They ihesefore withdrew their joint and several guarantees at the beak. with the result that when the 20th ol the month came tli* suppliers did not get their milk cheques! it is stated that the signatures of ail the shareholders are now required to the guarantee before thw needful finance will be available Accordiug to an American correspondent trousers ft»r women are "coming into their own" in Cfcicago. Women motorists defend the woaring of trousers thus: —You cannot be hopping in and out of a car v.-ith comfort whilst wearing a lot, of awkward .tkirfs. The motoring trousers are convenient and when a cape is buttoned over them in stepping out to do some shopping no une would know th».t the skirt? were wanting. And the housewife tells us of how many things can be more easily accomplished when movement is not hampered by the .-delft—from making 1-eJs to sweeping around and f-ussing about a car. The demand is for knickers for walking, breeches for riding, trousers for motoring, and trousers for housework. A capable help is needed. A black Collie pup is advertised for. A Dot-er stove, complete, is advertised for sale, A strong girl or young woman is advertised for. Mr H. Cockrell advertise" seed potatoes for sale. Twelve choice Holstein heifers tre advertised for sale. Members of the- Otaki Choral Society resume practice io-rlgh'. A euchre party and dance will tj.j held at Te Horo to-night. The Farmer*' Meat Co. has a replace advertisement in this issue. Mr Wise. Te Horo. notifies reductions in the price of various articles. Mr ,C. V ,r - Foster, civil engineer and licen.-ed surveyor, inserts a card in this issue. Tho=e desiring suits, dresses, ets.. should read an advertisement f.-i>m l£r .J. R. Byrne, which appears in thi.- issue. . .:'. £, Meis*-- .Toplin and Co. advertise sev- ' eral houses and suitarAe properties for sale, and also announce that their auction sale of meat will be held on Saturday morning, i Mr Lowry, music seller, etc., has on hand all the latest music and song.-, leading musical instrunientr (including the world-famed Cheney ghytie;, records, etc. As advertisement appears i= cur advertising column* relating to the Jafoi- • lee Hotel Boniface A. H. Lees has spared no pains to irl=? *b:s weli- ' known hostelry trp to dste. His liquors are good, sttc cleanliness and civihty ■ are guaranteed. Spea'-ci-g to a "ifail" ! re-irter. Mr Lee- Etated -hit h* frss verr jrar-ldei '-: ihe o* h»s ts- . fortj ; fee 7«ry besj 'A visitors tA o*.£fi uatrDnising his hotel. £s£ a&nrtiM-

The liata Dairy Company has sold I its output to the end of September at) bucli a price as to enable it to pay 1/9 for butterfat. The Kanpokanui Dairy Company paid 1/3X per lb lor last season's butter fat. Its store operations showed a loss ol £2796 on the year. For the first time for a lengthened period beef is again being shipped from the Wairoa (Hawke's Bay) works, the Koati taking away ?;3 quarters. "The smell from horses, 1 suppose jou will agree," asked Mr W, 1. Voung of a witness in the seamen's dispute at Wellington, "is about 200 pei cent less than that from bullocks or sheep on board ship?" The wui ness said he could not say what the^ , percentage ol diifeienee was. "\\isjl, , at any raw," suggested Mr Young, "it is very much worse in comparison." '', "Oh, yes," replied the -witness. "1 i know," broke in the president of the J court (Mr Justice Frazer) "that sheep ' are not exactly violets at sea." " | .■■■■■" - ' g»——! I