THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 22 December 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be no issue of the "Otaki Mail" on Monday (Christmas Day).

We acknowledge very pretty almanacs from Mr H. Cockrell and Messrs Bills & Moore.

An election for a River Board will be held on January 10th. Nominations close on January sth at the Otaki Borough Council chambers.

A tourist route is being established between New Plymouth and Te Kuiti. It is probable that tourists’ bureaux will be established at New Plymouth. .Mokau and Te Kuiti.

Miss Wethey has given another 5s to the funds of the Otaki Brass Band, while Mr J. Fielding, secretary, yesterday. handed to the Matron (Miss Scaly) £5 11s 2d towards Xmas cheer.

The Hamua Dairy Company’s total pay out last week was equal to £3052 Is lOd, representing advances for November butter-fat with final bonus on last season’s operations.

Residents are reminded by the business people of the late night to-morrow, and the fact that their premises will be closed on 25th and 26th (Monday and Tuesday), and also on January Ist and 2nd,

The Paraparaumu sports gathering will be the attraction on this Coast on New Year’s Day and a record attendance is expected. Entries have come in well, and all who attend are assured of an c-njoyable time. Members of tho Otaki Football Club indulged in a convivial evening on Wednesday night, whfcfl the time was spent in song and story j while refreshments were served ad lib. During the evening the Club extended its warmest appreciation to Messrs o. P. Brandon and T. B. Bax, two "sports" who had helped the Club most liberallv. Both gentlemen, it was pointed out, had given geaeiouslv, and their many acts of kindness were rullO.h Appreciated. ■

The members of the Otaki Bras? Band played -several fine . selections from the theatre balcony on Wednesday night, tv lien a collection was taken up to provide Xmas cheer for the patients at the Otaki hospital and sanatorium. During the interval at the pictures the Band played, on the stage, after which Mr Witchell returned thanks on behalf of the members, at the same time thanking all who had contributed and Mr Morse for allowing the ban% to play at the theatre. Mr Witchell announced that the sum of £5 7s had hied collected.

Official figures in connection with the Licensing election have now been re- , ccivccl for 53 electorates, and these leave prohibition in a minority of IS,- 1 :175 votes. j Constables Owen and O'Louoghue 1 recovered the body of the youth, Kunald Kilpatrick yesterday morning, about four miles from the river mouth j on the sout.lqocean beach, states a Press Association message from Foxton. | A meeting of the Otaki Licensing j Bench was held at noon to-day when transfers were granted from T. W. j Garth to R. D. Wilson (Railway Hotel) and A. J. li.-lsherwood to J. i'raser (Levin Hotel). “What are the health resorts of New j Zealand i” was a question in the lest I examination for Standard iii at the Mayfield, Ashburton County, school. The following answer was given by a girl pupil: “The health resorts of New Zealand are farming, cow-spanking, timber-felling, flux-milling, and hunting. ’ ’ At tlie conclusion of the Flunked Baby Shop in the Ashbutfoii Domain a mother with lour children, whom she had entered in the contest, missed the lust train to Drotnore, and without hesitation set out to walk the distance, some six miles. The children she packed in the peramhulatoi in all styles, hut had not progressed far before being overtaken by a lady interested in Flunket work, who had heard of her misfortune. The much-relieved mother and Iter young family were motored lo their home. Our attention has been drawn to tLc practice of motor-cyclists who career at a great pace along Rangiuru Road, and thus endanger life and limb. Many children are in the habit of playing on the road and roadside and the danger to them is great, while adults complain that they have been almost run down. Now that the holidays are here and there is likely to be many children about we hope cyclists will note the above and moderate their speed. Geese, fowls, and ducks will be -old at the Otaki mart to-morrow at 1U u.m. Mr H.' Cockrell has several interesting “wauteds” in this issue. Messrs Taylor Bros., land and estate agents, oiler good properties for sale. A meeting takes place at. Tc Tioro to-night to arrange for a farewell social to Mr and Miss Kirk. Mr H. Cockrell advertises boys’ hard-wear shorts, suitable lor the holidays. Messrs Bassiu Bros., ladies and gents’ tailors, have a notice of interest in this issue. Season’s greetings from the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs J. I’. Brandon) arc elsewhere extended to the residents of Otaki. Special services will be held at the Anglican Church on Xmas Day, when Miss Llderton and Miss Swainsou will render solos. Messrs Truelight and Co. are selling their goods, including Xmas novelties, at low rates due to damage done by the recent lire. Do your Xmas footwear shopping early, and please note we will be open on Saturday for the late night till 0 p.m. for Xmas and New Year weeks. Buy your boots in Otaki and save money. Free balloons for the kiddies at Irvine’s Shoe Store. —Advt.