THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 13 December 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The monthly meeting of the Otaki I Borongh Council take? place to-night. Otving to till,' heavy -rains some slips occurred at “The Bluff, ” Otaki Gorge, while one fell at “The Hearing Meg.” Two herons —white, and grey ones — were seen at the mouth of the AYaikawa, Otaki. at the week-end. ,- Another motor lorry, laden, with wool, got stuck at the AVaitohu ford on Monday, due to the large volume of J water in the river. I The Otaki Choral Concert, to be held to-morrow night (Thursday), is timed to start at S p.m. Will patrons kindly note this by being seated. It is hoped to conclude not later than 10.15 p.m. Mr A. E. Anderson, late of Otaki. has severed his connection with Derbyshire’s. Lid., of Wellington, and entered in a business at Hawera on his own account. It was stated at yesterday’s meeting of the Hutt County Council that ISO to 200 sheep were worried by dogs in the Horokiwi Hiding during the winter months. Male quartettes are not plentiful in this country. The Otaki Choral are fortunate in possessing one who?** members are enthusiastic to a marked degree. The items to be sung to-rnor-row night comprise two humorous one-, which should! readily find favour. Special constables say? the Melbourne. .-Age, watched the carnival at Henley with . instructions to stop a li hooliganism. As a result three youths J appeared in the City Court charged i with having behaved in an offensive 1 manner. Plain-clothes constables said that they saw the defendants in Batman Avenue near Prince'? Bridge. ; . They were armed with ••tickler.?” a - bunch of feathers tied on the end of , a stick- As girls passed they tickied their legs and the backs of their necks. : Some of the girls screamed. While under observation they treated 20 girls t in this way. They said they were “only having a bit of fun." Each defendant was fined £5. Of another ' man. the constables said they saw him '• near Prince's Bridge. He spoke to ' L girls as they passed, and when they ignored him he struck them wish a - cane. In twenty mlntrte- he struck from 20 to 25 girls. Mr Knight. P.M • Fined £5. This is the worst case, but £5 is the maximum. Do your Xmas footwear shopping earlv. and please note we will be open C on Saturday for the late night till 9 c p.m. for Xmas and Mew Tear weeks. 7 Buy your boots in Otaki and save r; money. Tree balloons for the kiddies b at Irvin# ’s Shoe fitere.—Adrt. tt

\\lnle in Otaki Air Clark Au-Conaefiy met Air Joplin in a game ot' “snooker.” The eliampion put up n great performance and won with comparative ease. The ‘ ‘ breaking-up ’ ’ ceremony m I connection with the Otaki Guile School takes place on Friday when prizes will ! bo distributed by the Rev. G. i. Petrie, i AI.A. The Te Hero school concert, which is I to be held on Friday should be a great success, and residents are eagerly I awaiting the event. Some line items I will be submitted, and those who attend will in no way be disappointed. The scutiny oi the roiis, etc., in connection with Thursday's election, is taking place to-day. Lack candidate has appointed a scrutineer, while Air kiddy is present in iris capacity as Returning Officer. The Otaki Aiethodist Church —thanks to lady members ot''the congregation—has been thoroughly “spring-cleaned,” while Air Watts is adding the iimsuing touches in an artistic manner. The whole work should be iiiiisiied in good time for tjunday’s services. The “Home Coming of the Unknown Warrior” was the crowning event to the great war. The song comp d iui that purpose wiil be icndorei: tit the Choral concert to morrow n,.,..,. when a programme of gems will ue submitted by the members. The Altwri prophet Hun, who severalyears ago created a sensation in the lire went country, has come into more pleasing prominence recently by the gift of sixty acres of land at Wainiana, i a settlement near Opotiki, in the Aloej wera country, to the l’resbyterian j Church for the purpose of erecting tt technical college for Aittoris. The of- ; *'er was iwi'fij to the missionaries, to I whom Kua lias been of considerable assistance, unci was accepted by the Presbyterian General Assembly at its I recent session at Auckland. A magpie was noticed emerging from a roadside letter box on Killauarra Hoad, a few miles out of Wmghani, one recent (Sunday afternoon, says a Sydney paper. Two residents coming down from lvimbriki witnessed the occurrence. The mag-pie had a letter in its beak. ATo sooner had it go clear of tile box than two other magpies attacked it, ami appeared to be strenuously endeavouring to take the letter from

the “postal-box thief.” The eye-wit nesses of the occurrence, however, declare that the bird stuck tenaciously to the letter. When they last saw the magpie it was Hying in the direction of sunset. Some postal otlieial will perhaps be blamed for the disappearance of this letter—and the service is ia for a bad time generally it' the magpies are going to start lobbing tfiv- wayside letter boxes. A boat's new of tbii-e Was noticed pulling off Ironi I'liiuiner'on the other morning for day's fishing. AH were over SO years of ago. and included tw-o c-x-I.evin residents in Messrs. . Mortis and \V. Cowell, the third member being the Rev. Jasper Smith. The “youthful" trio l»ent to the ashen oars in good style, and returned lit the evening with a good ■ at eh of fish. North Auckland is the sport-man's paradise. In altto--; any district good pheasant, quail duck and snipe may be had. A- the ramy season approaches the latter birds gather in millions and take their high' m far-off countries, and on these occasions Hie sunlight, is sometimes ole ured by the moving mass. A day’s snipe shooting from a momr car on the Famous •'.Ninety .Mile Heath. ’’ travelling at 'tie rate of a mile a minute, on a beach as hard almost as a concrete track, ia sporting event to be remembered i

during the remainder of one’s lifetime. •Stewart Island is. to have < rie ord number of toun.-:? durin; the M.imn;holiday .season a-'ording to the Wantramn Herald . The aecoiiiniodation bouses have been bespoken for rooms for months aheal, while houses, cribs, tetifs and 'dug-outs” have also been hired to prospective ‘tenants. Stewart Island will be looking at us best dur irig the Christmas and New Year holila.vs. a- the scarlet-hoed rata is blooming earlier this season, and in conse[tienre the nii and bellbird. with their melodious song-, appear to be more numerous than ever. Shop assistants are advertised tor. A reward is offered for a rubber-suc-tion hose. A house-maid or waitress seeks a j position. Messrs Alexander Clark. Ltd., have a ’ replace advertisement in this issue. Messrs Lung and Co. are holding a j sale of Indies ’ dresses, underwear, etc., i and al.-o selling gents’ mercery at Han- : nah’s buildings, Mi!! Bond. j ‘