THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 11 April 1923, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

j Headers ol the “Mail” arc notified ( txat subscriptions in advance for tnc , current quarter are due. T>/ paying in , advance a saving of Is mny be made, * and all who wish to secure this coucesr.'Ors. should do so at once. V. hen sentencing all accused person at i u c icl.se Court at Auckland to II days’ imprisonment for kicking a man ’ who was lying down on the iiilersiie racecourse, the juugistrute, ivlr J. \V. i oynton, said that U must be under- . stood that the use of the boot in eases j such as this could not be overlooked. I The man who kicked another man when he teas down must go to gaol. It was a serious matter. j The codiin moth, the curse of or- ! chards, bids fair to become a thing of the past in Taranaki, says the 1 ' News.' " i borne two years ago an iu.-ect was in j troduced by the Government i’omolo- ! gist to attack the codlin moth. It has | done its work exceedingly well, tor in j most of the orchards in North Taranaki j the codiin moth has almost entirely dis- j

1 appeared this season. The brown or ripe iot which, attacks the- stone iruit is the next thing to defeat. So tar the various measures tried have proved ineffective, but hopes are entertained that the cause of the rot will soon be diagnosed and an antidote found. The Director of Education has issued a circular to education boards and boards of governors of secondary schools and technical high schools, pointing out that section 11 of the Education Act of 1921-2-1 provides that teachers had to make an oath ut allegiance. and managers ox private schools were liable to a sine of £SO if this was not complied with. The Department desires to know if the provisions of the

1 | Act lias been complied with, by all teachi ' ersy and if steps have been taken to see j that all newly-appointed teachers and jj | those who re-entered the service had ] taken the- oath. J i Most people are wont to look upba a < school teacher -s life as being a happy | j one. .So it is at times —but at others j - cot so: for instance, when they have j ! to act the part of an amateur detective. | ; One of these incidents occurred within ! : 100 miles of Greytown the other day j (states the “ Wairarapa Standard-'’). A pupil lost a small rum of money from her desk, and investigations followed. The teacher asked the ‘•'suspect” to turn out hi= pockets and in compliance with the old song about the boy’s new ] bre-eks which possessed a pocket, out ■ came a • • nail, marble, bits of string, i liquorice, etc..” but no money. * * Open your mouthl ” said the Sherlock Holmes: still no result. Noticing a slight sweii ling in the cheek the next instruction was to “poke out your tongue”—with , the result that the coin of the realm : “poked out” too. and thus was as* other mvetsry solved.’ Evidently that pupil had read about the diving lot pearls in the early days.

Claims against (lie estate of the late Mr W. B. Smith must he sent in on or before May 11th. Residents should remember that the roll in connection with the borough election and half-holiday question close to-morrow.

A dance in aid of the Lilac queen (Miss S. Guwlcr) will be held at To Horn on Wednesday ISth inst. A big gathering' is expected. The district agent for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. was thrown from his gig in Otaki yesterday but escaped uninjured. The horse, however, badly smashed the vehicle. The monster paper dress ball, to be held in the Otaki theatre in aid of the local football club, should be a decided success, and some new and novel costume.' are likely to be worn. Prizes will lie given for best costumes. ! A monster winter tournament is being promoted at Mr Edvards’ billiard saloon, and trophies to the value of £•"> are being offered. Nominations, to close on the 30th. will be Is lid only. I A deal of interest is being taken and tile tournament should be a great success.

A start has been made to re-build the Marquis of Noruianby Hotel, Carterton, while a line large picture theatre is under construction in the same town. The petition against the return of Sir Maui Pomare, as representative for the Western Maori Electorate, has been dismissed by the Election Court, Justice* Husking and .Stringer. A meeting of the Otaki State School Committee was held on Monday night, when the balance-sheet submitted showed a substantial credit balance. The physical instructor reported that good work liad been done, while the headmaster reported that the attendance was increasing. Mr Bills (chairman) expressed a hope that all members would seek re-election and referred to tlie harmony that had always existed between members and the teaching staff.

Last ye*r was recognised as one of the worst years financially that the Hawke’s Bay district lias experienced for some time. Judging from the number of bankruptcies filed during tlie first three months of this year times are still hard with some people, in March of this year seven persons sought the protection of the Bankruptcy Court against It) for the same mouth of last year, but for the first three months of each year the filings total exactly the

same, .10. Tilt' law puts a limit of £2OO as the aiaximum amount which a candidate for a scat in the House of Hepresentativos I may spend in hi- election campaign. 'The story was told during the hearing ut Uie Western -Maori petition of a candidate who must be regarded as the most economical of all aspirants for I'a rliameutary honours. This candidate won a Wellington seat some years ago, and when he tiled ids statement of election expenses it was seen that he gained his success on an expenditure of its by confining his campaign to open-air speeches. His statement .oni tained the two items: “Tmm fates. L’~ j 'id, and one pack-i of cigaictt-s. ltd." It is not recorded whether the packet of cigarettes wn< the price of a vote, j I lie ter rudcs.eem., <,j price-, iming lof a morn Intense kind than was forI nierlv the cam lias i.rokcti out among several tie- lending gi• .ig- in the city cd i.ft!"is ,; ’!iijj'cii and in * on--mii-enre a number of lines arc being retailed at very low prices. .Staph* lines stuli as hutier, bacon and cheese, are not affected as much as lines not in such demand, hut margins of profit have been reduced very considerably, nn»l in some eases practically wiped out. A notable example is kerosene. It cost-, the retailers 12/6 per case net, and i- now being sold at 12 0, a gross profit <,f only 3d. It is a fight to the finish.” said one grocer this week. “Some of us will get pushed out, j suppose." A high pntrioli. note was -tric k by I ibe Hon. 0. E. Stadium in the course I of his reply to congratulatory addros- I e- at Dunedin, relates an exchange. | Mi Morrell had referred t 0 the fact that two of Mr Stalham's brothers I \vcic killed on (iailipoli. and in referring to that Mr Stnthtirn -aid his brothers and 16.000 New Zealand sokliers had laid down their lives that we might enjoy the freedom inviolate

jai had been hfifided down to u.s by Jr forefaiher.?. Many of our >ob

jdiets had iooked through the gates of , death: many had returned broken in spirit and broken in mind. No honour which 1 could obtain or see in 'front of me." said Mr Statham. ‘no «ei vice which i r'OUifJ reader to my i country, ouii'l be as great as tine service these bra\e men gave to you." Whether brown trout are atiitunir for Northern river.- was discussed at the las; meeting .>f the Auckland A • citni&ti.-ation Society, it was suggested that possibly the cause of the failure years ago to stock Northern rivet- with this fish was the fact mat no: sufficient were put in. There was a strong diversity of opinion as to whether Northern rivers were suitable for this fish, and one member, in'condemning a certain stream, remarked that it changed its course after flooding. To this, another member replied that he had cough? brown trout in a place that was a turnip paddock three weeks earlier. A ut have to become i brown trout fisherman before you j can talk about it.” was the observa- j toon made 'by on>- of those who held' that the Northern rivers were suitable , for the railing of brown trout. Particulars of the Te Horo stock sale are advertised.

School Corij~.ltfes elections "will take place on April 30th at 7.30 p.m. 3 as advertised. Buy your footwear it* Otaki. The price of boots is falling, and in ail lines we are showing there is a big reduction. Call early.—lrvine’s ShoeStore. Otaki.—Aavt. For Children’s Hacking Cough. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

s A time-guessing- competition eomiuer ted in connection with a recent carnival in Wanganui still remains undecided. The clock, an eight-day titne- ' piece, was wound up at noon on Thursday, March 22, and is still going strong. Surely a record lor an "eight ! day clock.” j 1 When the British troops were leav--1 ing Dublin, an Irish woman, bidding iatvwi.ll io her British soldier friend, said: “Goodbye; we're sorry io lose ■ you, but we're glad you're going, "cos now we can fight in peace"—which summed up the situation very well, as ■ events have turned out. For Bronchial Coughs, take * Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. ■