THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 12 March 1923, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I ' The monthly meeting of the Hutt County Council takes place to-morrow. The members of the Otaki Brass Baud, under the conduutorship of Mr Wise, rendered a programme of music at the Sanatorium on Sunday, Entries for the Otaki sports close on Wednesday as advertised, while entries for the W'aikanae sports close on the i 20th. For further particulars see pro- ■ grammes published elsewhere. ! Aa agitation is on foot for the pur--1 pose of securing public swimming baths tor Otaki,. and it is hoped that ! he move- [ metit will receive every support, from j members of the Borough Council. | Schedules for the Parupuraumu flow- ' cr show, to bo held on Wednesday, may \ be obtained from the -Secretary, Mr John G. Maclean, while schedules for the Otaki show may be secured from Mr j S. Norgrove and various business places. At the last Borough Council meeting Cr. Taylor asked if water pipes were , to be laid to Mr Letts and Mr Anderson 's on the main County, and was in- ' formed by the Engineer that they were not included in the water-supply j district, but that provision had been made to lay water if the Council de- ' sired to do so at a later date. Cr. TayI lor considered residents of the borough ' should be allowed to have water. The Mayor said the Council could not de- ' part from the plans, but necessary apI pliances would be there and if pipes i were available the places mentioned j could be coupled up. Cr. Cockrell j pointed out that there was no pipe past the Kiosk where there were several I residents, and added that those not ; coupled up would not pay rates till they got the water. This week's issue of the New Zea--1 land Sporting and Dramatic Review" l surpasses anything yet attempted in I the pictorial, the phenomenal number ' erf no less than 121 illustrations being included necessitating four extra pages. It is indeed an illustrated number par excellence. An outstanding achieve- ' ment is tb& double centre pages printed in coloured ink, containing nearly 100 snapshots of the principal patrons , on the lawn at the Gisborne Eaeing iClub's and Poverty Bay Turf Club's Caraival. The motor sports at Muriwai oecupy two full pages of thrilling phages of the principal races giving I an indication of the high speed attain- . ed. The American athletic events at j the Domain are also eoveresi in a striking series, while a further set as snap- . shots at the motor cycle races at 'Taka- ' puna also appear. Considerable space I is devoted to the revue "HelteT-3kel-ter" recently produced in Wellington, showing the performers and different scenes. The spectacular film. "The Queen of Sheba" is represented in a page of vivid scexes from the picture. Another page of interest to movip patrons is that portraying the popular . favourites, Coijway Tearle and EJ*trne i Hammers ten, the Dannevirke races. : the unveiling of the Soldiers' Memorial ■ at Wliangarie, Miss Massey's wedding.]. Miss Lee White, stage and society pio- j i tojraphs are included in oiie of the {< best numbers ever *een in the South-. i era Hemisphere. The papsr is on :ale'i at ail ne-rs agents and 1

Carpenters are advertised for. A purse is advertised as found. ; A young girl is advertised for. i An advertiser wishes to buy seven | COWS. ' A reward of £25 is offered in our ad- j vertising columns. ! Tenders close on Friday fur the carting of metal a* Paraparaumu. Paiticulars of the Te Horo stock sale for Thursday are advertised. j flowering bulbs are advertised for sale by Mr B. H. Just, Palmerston N. A meeting of footbullers will be held at the Railway billiard saloon on Wednesday at S o'clock. Miss Goldie Kikihana notifies that she is prepared to take pupils for operatic, Eastern, and stage dancing. An miction sale of flowers, fruit, vegetables, produce, poultry, etc., will be held in the Druids' Hall to-night at 7.30. An unreserved clearing sale will be lield at Munakuu on Thursday in connection with the estate of the late Air Robert Rausiield, Particulars are advertised. Lngiisb sample shoes to clear. Having bought a traveller's sample range of ladies' hue shoes we are clearing them loss dU per cent, oil'; all high grade ' lines, sizes 4 and 5 in suede, patent, and glace. Polish, four tins Is. Call and see them at Irvine's Shoe Store, Otaki. i —Advt. 1 A smart rapture was made on Wednesday by Constable McGregor at I Shannon. A man was wauled by the ', Levin police on a, charge oi the theft of two shirts from Millies' garage at Levin. It appears the accused sent his swag from Paekakariki by motor lorry about two weeks ago, to be leit at tiie garage. He reached there himself on Wednesday by motor lorry on his way to Shannon, and when he removed his swag took the shins, which were lying alongside the swag. The Levin police were informed soon after accuse'd left. They ut once telephoned Constable Mcflregor, giving a 1 description of the suspect, who was soon located in the main street and the missing shirts were lound in his possession. The accused at the time of his arrest, was going under the name of Thomas Joseph .Smith, his real name being Spalding. He had a long list, of "previous' »onvictions against him. He was escorted to Kevin on Friday morning and appeared before Mr Goldsmith. J.P., pleading not guilty. I). Bevan identified the missing articles as belonging to him. Accused in his defense stated he took them by mistake, thinking they were his own, as the end of his bag swag was open and he thought they had fallen out, and had put them back. oilier witnesses for the prosecution were able to "prove that the swag was not, open when accused took it, and that he had come back and. taken Ilia shirts. The Bench did hot accept his explanation and convicted him and fined him £2 or 2S days' imprisonment.