THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 6 December 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Arrangements have been made t.o | display the election results at the "Mail" Office to-morrow night. and j local results, as well as those from outi side, will be posted up immediately en crriyal. i Kaiii fell in t'oxton on eleven days during the month of November. TotaJ jiumber of inches recorded was 5.46. The maximum fall. 1,3 inches was recorded oji the 28th. soii:e larrikins, evidently suffering from mental aberration, visited the Otaki bowling screen on Monday evening and damaged ihr- green, broke croquet hooks, broke into the pavilion and stole, riii'i otherwise did damage. Business places in the town were also visited, and canvas coverings, etc.. torn down. "Omar Khayyam" was shown at the Otaki theatre on Monday night to a large and appreciative audience, all of whom were well pleased with the display. To-morrow night "Mr Morse will have a special programme and at the same time will display election results. No less than 196 absent voters permits have been applied for in connection with the genera! election at Otaki. thus showing the interest taken. The Eetristrar (Mr Eddy) and his assistants are at present having a busy time. but affairs are well in hand for to-nior- | Mes,-i> Bills ami Moore, Harold . Coekreli, L. 6. Low)v. E. Irvine. T. B. Bax and MeDouguH Bros, intend to Close their premises from 1- njjon ly- . morrow (election day) in conformity i with the Act, but will open for business all day on Saturday to 8 p.m. Custom- : ers are asked to remember this itipt.

The- post office is calling for tenders for rights to advertise on all private letter- and other articles that ar,? entrusted to it for delivery. We do nor know whether Cabinet has approved of this scheme or nor. If not, then the Auckland Star puts it nor a bir too strongly when it saj-s, editorially, "the effrontery of the department is ineomprehensii.il'," If Cabinet does know all about it. a» should seem highly protable, may it be taken as evidence of rhe desperate straits to which the Government is driven to raise revenue? The proposal 'hat the stamping mashines, where they an- employed in ;«ine 50 offices in the Dominion, should imprint «n nil matter two-line adverrisement? as well as the date and stamp •aneeilati.on. Citizens have eiteady seen the samp thing used for national tad patriotic purposes wherein the- peo>le of ~»£.Wl Zealand were exhorted to my war bonds oftd support some exibdtion or other great purpose. Put .ave- the authors of this scheme hought for one uionwm srh&j the exension of this idea to general a&yettip; ig would mean? Imagine these borirs ou your letters: "Blpggs.' Pills ill Cure your hiu:-(.\r-<''' "Visit Madme Scratchem for Removal #£ Super•ioßa Hairs?-'-' "Try Borneo Benzine!'-' The Biten Suem Agency Guarantees i <3oHect Your Money.''* As all com- • ereial interests wril be .affected, al! • tirens should protest. Not even Gtr- , any nor Austria, iard-up though they ; em to be, have not put tee post to . ch base uses, nor even the arch-ad-trtisers of the age. the Americans, — ] Hiding -Star. <

f)\Miss Tin ploy, while cycling into. business this morning, fell from her ] ' bicycle and injured her head and shoul-. der. Luckily, no bones were broken. I I , An open-air citizens' meeting will) j be held to-night, if permission can be J . obtained, when Mr Evelyn Macdonald j and others will speak on matters of in-! 1 terest. The "breaking-up" picnic and tea .' in connection with the Blue Triangle ■ Club will be held at the Otaki beach I to-morrow, when all members are ex- | pceted to attend. The bus will leave the post office at 5.15. The annual spurts, to be held in con- . ncetion with the Parapurauinu Athletic Club, will take place on New Year's Day, :uid those not in form should get into training, especially as prizes offer-

|ed are substantial. The Ciub always j > has successful gatherings, and the coming meeting should be even better than t previous ones. Particulars appear in -our advertising columns. . , Mr and Mis A. \V. Tews, who were • recently married, entertained a number or "tin-kettlers" at their residence,; Tasman Bead, an evening or two ago, and were rewarded (?) by having several valuable articles, incuie .ig a gold watch, revolver, silver w:-' ■'•. razor, 1 and a radium-dial cii>. ~ removed. Unless the articles are returned by Thursday the matter will be placed in • the hands of the police. The following resolution was carried at a meeting of farmers at Te Horo on Monday night:—"That this meeting'

of dairy men at Te Horo regret and I protest that our Association's representations were not heard at a recent j conference, and thai the evidence of . I our deputation was not taken by the I recent Parliamentary committee; and emphatically urge that the Wellington [Daily Farmers' Association, consisting of upwards of 400 members, be heard before any legislation dealing with this matter is enacted.'' 1 A crank-handle for motor has been found. Mr VV. H. Field, Ml'., inserts an advertisement in these columns that should be perused by electors. Mr I'lark McCouachy, a champion in the art of billiards, will give a display of his skill at the Otaki Club on Saturday night. All who can should attend.