THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 9 October 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Reader? of the “Mail” are notified . that subscriptions in advance for the current quarter are due. By paying in advance a saving of Is may be made, and all who wish to secure this concesI -ion should do so at once. Tlie Levin .falvatiou Army band ves- } terday rendered *e\ eral selection? at ' the Otaki •'faiiriUiriiim. Good prices arc being obtained tor ; stock in the Waiiarapa district. This i week a line of nearly 3w two and fourI tooth ewes, with lambs, made 455, while hoggets sold readily a; 255. A successful golfing season was brought to a close on Friday evening ' when a dance and bridge party was held .in the Native sefcooi-rooni. There was **• .good attendance, and all present spoilt n mo-* enjoyable tine to dance music supplied t.v the Tahiwi orchestra. | The bridge tournament prize- were won j i by Mr and Mr- Joplin. Very little fault "an be found with I | the progressive spirit of the natives in ! ; Opunake (writes n correspondent >. I j They improved the motor services from J Opunake, ni... are keen farmers. They, ; are now building u ptrg,-;. up-to-date i ! garage. Another party are bu-v j.iow-j i ing tip rocks at the entrance of the j ; AVri river, to enable the party to! j sail in their new ly acquired motor- j | Is-iie-i. to a safe anchorage. ] From s local flower garden w e have j received a spng or a ;.r= '"Zi.ctv of | boron 1 "- l‘h" EI yellow in colour, anal with a powerful i7 ''ecg scent like the j megastigmata. This is the flr’f; yellow boronia we have seen. The grower states he La? had the ,-brub for eight years, and ha.- shifted it several rimes. Ordinarily, the boronia live- only four or five year?, but the grower of thcyellow variety ' say- if the shrub is shifted every couple of years, it will retain its vigour. Evidently the plant punishes the soil severely and wants a change.—Feilding Star. If you require anything ia the foot-! wear line cal! at Irvine’s. Any good* j not in itock we will do c-tir best to i procure for you. always have plenty of odd and job line? to sell at sale pnee?. Try Jiv^reShoe Store. Otaki.—Aiivt. " -

j Replying to Mr Forbes iu Parliament on Friday, Mr Massey said he was aware that in some cases the county valuations were too high, and he had been in consultation with the ValuerGeneral with the view to seeing whether something could not be done, but he was of the opinion that an amendment of the law would first be necessary. In ail probability, a short Bill would be introduced this session. The Hon. D. H. Guthrie informed Mr Forbe.s in the House of Representatives that the boards to enquire into the question of soldiers” settlements could have been appointed some time ago but for the fact that some of the gentlemen who were asked to act had subsequently found that they were unable to devote the time to the work, and others had to be found. He was desirous of ! getting thoroughly practical men to act. aud when these were found and the order of reference published he felt eonJident the House would agree that, the whole ground had been covered. The announcement was made in the Catholic churches in the city yesterday evening that the Rev. Father Zurcher, I | of Mew York, who was tu deliver a lee- i I ture on prohibition !tt the Town Hall, j I had neither the sanction nor approval , jof the ecclesiastical authorities, and members of the church were advised ! ! not to attend, as otherwise their pre- 1 settee might be used as tin advertise- i | meat in favour of piohibition. It was j also stated that the Hierarchy ol' Au~- , tralasia. which is now meeting in Mel- ' bourne, had unanimously adopted a resolution against prohibition.—JM.Z. i j Times. | 'flii- iilihv suite in which notes are j i being issued by the banks in Mew Zea- 1 land was brought before the notice of the Dunedin .Manufacturers’ Assoeia- I 1 tion by Mr H. F. Nincoek. A business man. lie said, only needed to cash a cheque, and in exchange he was given a bundle of dirty notes that had been in circulation for a long time. This j matter litis been ventilated before, blit the banks had given no explanation. -Mr 'J'. .'Somerville said there should lie j some regulations governing the size ■and kind of paper on which the notes I wore printed. “ Vott can get clean notes if you know the teller. - ’ remarked another speaker. After further discussion it was decided to bring the matter before a meeting of public bodies, j The Rev. Father George Zurcher. of 1 i Mew York .State, President of the j j Catholic Clergy Prohibition League in j | the United States, litis summed up in I | a very striking manner tiie position in 1 regard to the liquor problem. He | says: —‘ ‘ hut reached behind appetite, | tradition, habit, and law, this great | fraud oi the ages has dared to proclaim I itself the guardian of personal liberty, j but the mask no longer conceals tin* I cruel vampire which has sucked every moral issue from our politics—muni-I eipal, •'state, and national." Father Zurcher will be speaking at the theatre ' to-night, and to judge from reports that I reach us. his address will he both stim- I ulating and instructive. | j Christmas cards for the Home mail l j should be ordered now. See sample I i'ook at "Mail" office. Messrs Stiles and Mathesufi. Ltd., ad ! vertise muslins for summer wear. Mr 1.. Rath bone, wholesale grocers, , have a replace advertisement in this issue. Tender- close on Thursday for carting pipes for the UtuKt Borough Gounod. , Messrs Joplin aud Co. will koid a J

! clearing sale of furniture, etc., at the ! Otnki mart on Friday at - o'clock. | Messrs Bills and Moure have landed i the latest iti mercery and men should I make an inspection. A goat, uo«- straviag on Mr U. Patchj mg ~ rarm. will bn sold, if not claimed | by the loth, to defray expenses. | A meeting of members of the Tainui i Cricket Club will be held in the .Druids’ j Hall on Wednesday next at 7.30 p.rc. Tin- annual general meeting of the ! Haute-re Defence Rifle Club will be held jin the pavilion on Monday night at 7.30. when a lull attendance of mern- | bers is requested. j “Faterine” for calf-raising, is claim- , 0:1 to be unequalled. Ii is stocked bv | Me-srs Tiiyl.br Bros., of Otaki Railway, ’ and owners should reuu ’u ,- tssumoni- ‘ al> which are supplied free ot charge. The Anglican bazaar, to be held at j the theatre on Thursday afternoon and | evening, should be most successful. : There -'Hi he various stalls. Christina.- | tree-, bran tubs, .May,.oh- dances, side- | shows, games, etc. The management u | in capable hands, while the bazaar will I bo opened at 3 p.m. by Mr W. H. Field. : M.P. OMBMMMMIMI