THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, APRIL 6. 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 6 April 1923, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, APRIL 6. 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

j Renders of the “Mail” arc notified that subscriptions in advance for the current quarter are due. By paying in i advance a saving of Is may bo mndo. : and all who wish to secure this conce3 sion should do so at once.

Mr D. K. Logan and a party of ladies and gentlemen left Greytuwii on Thursday last for Otuki, tin Mount Hector. Being unable to get through, they camped in the hills till the weatliei moderated, then returned to Greytown.

I ilr Herbert Symonds, of Kikiorangi. , met with a nasty mishap on Weduesi day. While chopping wood a chip flew , up and struck him in the eye. and so • severe was the injury that lie was taken , to the hospital where the eye was re

I The Levin Poultrykeepers' Associa- ! lion dispatched to Wellington this week Mill) dozen eggs, a reduction 01 2i) dozen on lust week's total, .■several crates of lowl.s were also lot warded. 5 Jhe wholesale price ot eggs is quot'ed at 2,2 jier dozen. l) | Special services will he held at the v | Otuki Anglican Church on Sunday. }.j There will be a holy coiuniuuion serL . vice at S a.til., matins at 11 a.tu., when ii I the children will take their produce ofn ferings, and evensong at 7. when the W i music will be a prominent feature. The U i icar (the Rev. Petrie) will receive k ' the children’s offerings. 0 j The New Zealand Meat Producers' n Board has received cable advice from 3 the port of Manchester authoritiees to 3 . the effect that there has been a drastic ? revision in the handling rates from 1 • alongside ship for frozen meal and 2 ' other produce, resulting in a considerd , able reduction, viz.: Storing, including j ' one week’s rent, reduced from 20.- per j ton, to 12s per ton, and 3- dd per ton 1 per week after the first week.

A very fine crop of mail gels is to le f =een at the Boys’ Training Farm at I Weraroa The crop, which is five > acres in extent, was planted in drills I 30 inches apart, giving ample room | for weeding. When the leaves mei on top they were moulded up again with an ordinary potato moulder. .The advantage claimed for thi»*proj cess by Mr M. Spencer, the Farm j Overseer, is that in heavy ground it insures a certain amount of drainage, and there is less likelihood of the ground baking and cracking. The j crop, which is of Yellow Globe variety, is expected to amount to 40 tons , per acre. The only manuring given ' was two cwt of mangel manure. f A ticket office on wheels is not al- ‘ ways a blessing, not for the man inJ side anvwav., The other night, rei lates the Dunedin Star, the tremen- • dons crowd outside the Caledonian ; Ground surged around the few boxes that were available, and soon the ; pressure started one of them on a : journey towards the hotel standing at the corner. Tha incident set an idea going in the minds of those "wags” who are in every crowd, and those of them who were unable to get to the window began to puli the box in their direction with a view to bringing file window to them. Others took up the scheme with enthusiasm, with the result that the seller inside must have experienced some of the discomforts f a rough sea voyage. He stuck to his post in true North S;a style, however, and presently a police* man dashed around the side of the box and read the wags a lecture.

I A number of Otaki ladies left for Palmerston North to-day to witness tlie croquet championship matches. A monster paper dress ball will be held in the Otaki Town Hall on Monday, l(>tli inst., when prices will be offered for the best costumes. The affair promises to be a huge success, and 'visitors from outlying districts are expected in large numbers. There are '217,237 persons in the Dominion who have insurance policies on their lives, the approximate amount of insurance cover being £55,521.000. Tills sum represents £50,310,000 on male lives and £5,215,000 on female lives.

At the annual meeting- of the St. John's Hit! ratepayers at Wanganui one speaker described«a road up that way as “navigable so to speak," and the laughter that followed was renewed when -.another ratepayer added the words “in line weather."’ A settler inland front Wuitotara relates a curious thing. He states that lie now sees front his house more ol Mie ocean, than lie used to, and lie is at a loss to account lor it. A decade ago lie could see very little ot the South Taranaki Bight, but now sees a lot more of it. He is a steady, reliable settler, too. flie. energy anti enthusiasm shown in tlie Cambridge Show by some ol the elderly people should pul many of the younger generation to shame. One keen exhibitor in the. garden produce section, hailing from Ilorahora, will celebrate his ninety-second birthday next mouth. This old gentleman had quite a number of exhibits of ltis own growing. Early on Thursday morning a Jewett car, driven by Mr Phil Sea broo". left Wellington on an attemp to lower tile Wellington to Aueklam motor record. Levin was reached it good lime, and good progress wa made until the Taumatarnaive Hi! between Awakino and Te Kuiti wa: reached. The car was tit this time :’>o minutes ahead of record time, hull. became bogged axle deep in Hit mud on the hill, and it- remain there four hours until released by team of horses

A brooch is advertised for. A bicycle is advertised ns found. Tenders close on the 1-th for hiving water mains. A Massey-Harris bicycle is advertised for sale. A Massey-Harris cycle is advertised for sale. A reward is offered for a pair of spectacles, lost on Tuesday afternoon. Tenders close on the 13th for painting a residence and outbuildings. Good F.nglish cocoa at Is 2d per lb may be secured at Mr H. Cockrell’s. A reliable family, at present milking do cows by hand, seek employment as sha re-mil kers. Particulars of a £IOOO competition appears in Mr L. »St. George’s replace advertisement. The monthly meeting of the Otaki •State School committee takes place on Monday night. Paper for the monster paper dress ball may bo procured from Mr L. G. Lou ry A social and dance in aid of the Violet Queen /Miss Biieeit Lander) will take place at Te Horo to-nigbt, .V meeting of the committee of the Otaki Amateur Athletic Club will be held to-night at 7.3/) sharp. Buy your footwear in Otaki. The price of boots is falling, and in all lines we are showing there is a big reduction. Call early,-—Jt vino's Shoe Store, Otaki. —Ad\ t. A plain and fancy dress danco is to be held at Te Horo in aid of the Rose Queen (Miss Stella Sawyer) on Wednesday, April 11th, when prize* will be given for the best costumes. There will be special lighting effects and the affair promises to be a fine one. The annual meeting of the Otaki i Volunteer Fire Brigade will In* held on Monday night, when it is hoped residents in general will evince interest. Fire fighting appliances are necessary, but are useless without an efficient band of workers. Jt. ir* therefore necessary that capable officers be elected. A Foresters ’ ball is to be held at the Waikanae meetinghouse on Friday, April -7th. and an enjoyable time should result. The A.O.F. has only recently been formed in that district, but the membership is strong and the utmost interest is being evinced in the liT't social function. Far better to be wise than be foolish. Far better be well than be ill. Far better be sure than be mulish. When afflicted with cough or chib: Far better like others be mending. You’ll admit they are right. I’m sure. Get the best thing at first and cease spending— Get Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —Advt.