THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 6 November 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

# S Members of the Otaki Brass Bauu will serenade their secretary (Mr 1 J. Fielding), who has bew laid aside for nearly four months, to-morrow night. Guy i-'awke.-'* Day was celebrated on ! .Saturday, and fireworks were noticei aide from all quarter? of the town. The ! Borough Council's restriction caused | the majority of boys to visit the sandI hills and other remote places. During his open-air address at Otaki | on Saturday night on the prohibition j question the Rev. R. P. Keull said he i had* previously entered a protest j against the unfair tactics of ''The i Trade." He asked for fair play, to let ■ the people have facts, and decide the important question for themselves. A noticeable exhibit at the Manawai tu Show was a collection of woodwork by the boys of the Otaki Native College. It contained a varied collection ! of mortise, inlaid and other werk. and was a fine example of the handiwork of the scholars 6| the Otaki College. Good entries have been received in the children's sections, writing and I drawing, for the Horticultural Society's Show to be held on November 14. Entries for writing numbering 60. for drawing 76. have been sent to Wellington to be judged. The schools competing are: Waihoanga, Te Horo. Otaki, Convent, and Native College. The show promise* to be a great success, and those who have not received seehedules should get one from the stores or "Mail - ' Office. Numerous messages oi brave deeds performed in Smyrna during the time tlie city was ablaze are reaching England. One of them, through a neuter's correspondent, states that a "clergyman or the name ol Dobson gre-axiy uistingished him;ei: by hi; rescue .work." This message refers to the Rev. C. J. R. Dobson, of Nelson, •who has been in Smyrna during the pact feyv months. His v.-ife is a Grecian iady. Mr Dobson saw active service with the Chaplains' Department oi The X.Z.E.F.

A Press Association telegram from Gisborne says Mr K. 5. Williams, M.P., is in a private hospital there suffering from serious injuries sustained in a motor accident. He_was returning to his home from the session with lour others, and in swerving to avoid a collision with an approaching car, their car -went over a bank and turned over three times before being stopped by a fence. Messrs. Williams, Sargisson (oi the Bank' of N.5.W., Gisbome), and Wright {the driver) -were all injured.

The exchange on Paris was quoted in London a few days ago at 61 francs 67 centimes to the pound sterling, this being ihe lowest level of the franc on record. Before the war the franc was quoted at about 25 to the pound. The discovery of a new railway route across the Rimutakas, from Wellington, was announced by the Minister for Public Works, Hon. J. G. Coates, in the House of Representatives. "Another route." he said,- "has been suggested, and it may prove, a better route Mian any of the others. It has only-just been discovered, t do not think it was ever though! of before. The survey party, after making an investigation of the Wafnuioniata route have now discovered what they believe to be by far the best, cheapest and most direct route of all."

A lady travelling in a tram car in Auckland (says the Star) had an unpleasant experience. She had a basket with her which contained her bag in which was a purse and some other articles of value. She noticed a man in front kick her basket once or twice and thought he was somewhat clumsy. The man also dropped his ticket twice near her basket ami had to- pick it up again. When the lady got out of the car she discovered that her bag and iis contents were missing from ihe basket and a thorough search of (he car showed the bag had nol been dropped in it. The latest thing in burglar alarms consists of an apparatus which is sen- ■ sitive to any sort of light. If the in- | trader should carry an electric torch | or lantern, or should switch on the I light in the room where the apparatus I is placed, an alarm will Ting at once. An infanl apparently three weeks j old was found on the lawn oi a house in Wilson's Road, Linwood, a week ago, with a note pinned on the Clothes saying: "11 tin: iiatne of the Lord, look alter the child a.- the mother is too poor tn keep it." The child was taken to a receiving home. and the police are still making inquiries. A well known Dunedin sportsman has a personal knowledge ol the anomalies which sometimes creep into the. conduct of the railway service. Ife decided to send four horses m the recent Oamaru races, and engaged a V.Q, truck to carry them. At the last moment he discovered, however, thin lie would be able to send only three horses to the meeting. Under ( the circumstances, says the Dunedin ! horse-owner, he would have been quite satisfied to pay on the basis of a tourhorse load. To his astonishment, however, he has now tound that, under the railway regulations he has to pay double rates on the three horses put •in the train. In other word=. he has to pay for the carriage of six horses. although the truck he had' engaged Would have only held four. As he points out. he would have saved money had he placed any old crock with his three racehorses in the U.G. truck and given it a ride to Oamaru and back.—Otago Daily Times. Hi? Honour Mr Justice Stringer gave judgment at Hamilton recently in a case in which an important point is involved, as to whether a milking plant installed by a tenant i= io be regarded as a chattel or a fixture. The action was one in which George Booth sued hi= son-in-law. William Leonard Goodwin, for the value of a milking plant installed by him on a farm leased from plaintiff at Bruntwood and which, when he abandoned the farm, he removed. After discussing the legal points IBVOlyed, his Honour held that the engine and plain were the chattels of the defendant, who was within his rights in_removing thern as anu when he did. That being so, it was unnecessary tor him to consider the interesting question raised by Mr Finlay. as to the ricrlrs of agricultural tenants in New Zealand to remove fixtures annexed bv them Io the free- • Mr .-. Xorgrove, rA Otaki, showed a "Mail" reporter an interesting exhibit recently in the shape of a relic of the days when envelopes and postage stamps were unknown. I: is in the form of a letter written in England ir. ISM and addressed to Mr Xor-grove-'s father. Mr vV\ Xorgrove, Port Nicholson. Town Wellington, New Zealand." The missive was simply folded and fastened with a seal. It bears imprinted stamps showing that it was received for delivery at Colchester. England ,on December 7. 18-54, that eightpence was paid for carriage, that it reached London on December 9, and Wellington five months later on -May 16. 1845. ThTe a further fee of eightpence was collected on delivery. The time taken ih transmission and the cost is calculated to draw the sting of discontent about the present twopenny postage and minor postal delays. Sydneysidera are very proud of their famous flannel flowers, which are so much admired by visitors to the great Australian metropolis. These flowers are of the "everlasting" variety,, in that-they retain their freshness and beauty for an indefinite period after-being plucked. They grow proMosrnan and Manly, only a short Ustancr Sway froin T he city in the Naxsbeen district, and also aboui Maroubra and La Perouse, all of v.-'nizh pleasure resorts ate known to visitors from New Zealand. The flannel Sower has from ten to twelve snowwhite, lance-pointed petals, faintly tipped "with green, with a diameter of three inches or more. The petals have the exact feel of flannel to ihe human touch, hence the ntn&e of the flower. An instance -of how long these flower; will keep was shown by the display of a beautiful bunch in the lounge of an Auckland hotel, which bad been brought by the Ulimaroa and had been picked twelve days-' They ??ers sxiii in a splendid state of preservation. despite their long sea trip and the time that had elapsed since tihey were picked. The flannel Sower is practically scentless, but is remarkable fo| ife kawJess white beauts.

A further fall of snow has taken place on the Tararuns. The Chief Electoral Officer has announced that the writs for the general election will be issued ou Thursday, November 10. Dedication festival services were held at the Anglican Church last niglitwhen Miss Maude Elderton sang very pleasingly "Father Eternal.' 1 There was a good attendance. Guy Fawkes' Day. which at one time was celebrated *iwth considerable patriotic fervour, is now merely regarded as fireworks day for the youngsters, when all their spare coppers arc-dissipated in sound and smoke, and patents indulgently .-tarn! the racket.

Very large shipments of dairy produce will he dispatched to England from Auckland this month. A report presented to the Harbour Board on Monday by the acting-harbourmaster, Captain G. I!. Lacy, showed that 320,500 boxes of butter and 27.300 crates of cheese are to be shipped. On the basis of Ci a box the value of the butter is £-1,318,000, and thai of the i cheese on the basis of £'7 a crate, J ,Clol.lan. making a grand total of £1,509,100. In addition, :l large tTuan- ; tity of meat and general cargo will be shipped from Auckland. The Rev. (popularly known as "Canon") Feilden Taylor, who is to give an address oa prohibition in flic Otaki theatre on Thursday night, ione the best known social reformers in New Zealand. 11 is name is a household word, not only in Wellington and district but right throughout the Dominion. During the war there was ho more popular chaplain than "Padre Taylor" with New Zealand soldiers. His magneu • t' •-"iiu l c 1,13 J', trios.-, outspoken addresses, his keen sense of humor, his knowledge of how to deal with men. with then needs, ami their little failings, never failed to draw the biggest crowd. On hi.- return from the war he commenced holding services in the King': Theatre, Wellington--a l building thai accommodates over 100" peopk—and for -' years, playing I practically a lone hand, and physically. its a result of the war, seriously incapacitated, he has attracted an audience that has packed the theatre every Sunday evening. A few months ago one of the City councillors described him as a man who was doing more good work than all the parsons in Wellington put together. On the only occasion, on which he has spoken in Otaki the huge Maori Church proved too small to accommodate these who wished to hear his address. What he lias to say on Thursday evening on the vital question of prohibition ought to command a large and sympathetic ingThe Otaki Stale school Committee meets this evening. Mr W. 11. Field, M.P., will -peak at Manaknu on Wednesday night at 6 o 'clock. Captain Bax, men'- outfitter, lias reduced the price of all line-, therefore now is the time to buy. Sec advertisement. Mr O. 11. M. McClure will address the elector.- of Parapuraumu on Thursday at 7.30 p.m.. and the Te Horo electors on Friday at S p.m. A meeting of farmers interested in j the formation of an Otaki-'fo Horo 1 branch are invited to meet at the Te Hero Hall on Thursday night. Strawberries and cream may be secured from Miss Baxter's, while Adams-Bruce cake is also obtainable. There -should be a great demand for both lines. Summer is here again, and if you rcI quire a pair of white- sbo*s, we have a large selection of tennis, walking; bowli ing, or cricket boot- and -hoes at town ! r>riee». Trv-Irvine's Shoe Store. Otaki. ! —Advt.