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

Otaki Mail, 11 July 1923, Page 2

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

I Headers of the “Mail** are notiiic*'. that subscriptions in advance for th' current quarter are due. By paying- jj advance a saying of is may be made , t p.ud all who wish to secure this concos sion si’ o; iW do -’ y :it oaao - Several lamD*' " r e re l ,orle '- 1 haVl t made their appearance in +il “ y district. A young man entered a refreshment „ room at Wanganui for lunch, and *at - at a table where thc-re were no menu * cards (says- the Herald,i. When the , waitress came round, the Jim que*- > tion he put to her was: “What have ’ you got on to-day?” The young lady , promptly replied: “What's that got > to do with you?” , ' ‘ That married farmers should be ul- > lowed £IOO exemption on their income* 1 for their wives' services on the farms.'-' , was one of the remits brought before ■ the annual conference of the Otago ' Farmers ’ Union. Mr. F. Waite, in moving the remit, said: “Goodness knows why the wives had to work. But. as lit is, £IOO is a low enough value to place on their services.” The remit I was adopted. | The damage caused by rats and the j danger that lies in their scope was d«i monstrated at the annual meeting of the ! Kapier Fire Board, says the “Herald." I Deputy Superintendent Eiddeil stated , that a fruiterer and grocer, whose shop | was situated in a very congested part of the Port, noticed that his fruit and 1 stock were being infested with rats. The shop was searched, and a skirting board behind some of the fixtures was . removed. A nest was found made of hay sufficiently plentiful to liil a benzine box, and in it were fruit and rubbish and 27 boxes of wax matches. The boxes had been chewed, and some were eaten half away, while loose matcheswere lying in the nest. A rat had only to bite the head of one, stated the deputy- superintendent, and a blaze would occur which might result in a serious conflagration. It was remarked that this only went to show how dangerous it was to expose matches which might be attacked by vermin. It was the intention of the board to pass a by-law making it compulsory for matches, when stored in bulk or exposed for sale, to be contained in a tin c-ase or such other material that was not accessible to rat*. Mr Fred Barrett is here again—this - timefin the heart of the town. He* has repairs to do but will find time to do - more. Get his prices, and ;c-e his leather.—Aawt,

ill The removal of the duty of 3d. per • pound on teas from British sources of 1 origin has been followed by notiiications sent out by packers of teas that j prices of all standard brands have been reduced by -Id. per pound. In the semi-final of the billiard tournament at Mr. Edwards’ saloon. AY. Hikihana beat A. Adsett, but in the final Hikihana was defeated bv X. r Williams. Taxation per head uf the population of the United Kingdom is £l6 125.; in France, £l7 ss.; and America, £5 Ss.. annually, reckoning the franc and the dollar at their normal value. ‘'People who hurry,” says the old proverb, ‘‘die young.” And that is a near approximation to the truth. It is well to remember, in these days oi hustle and stress, that the human bodj .1 was not designed for speed—at least not specially so designed. \Ye are cap ) able of great rapidity of action, but only at a high price. That is a swift | exhaustion of nervous energy. A good feat with the divining-rod ) was performed recently by a Chariton t lad the •‘Southerland News”). ) j The local school mistress had lost her | gold ring, and she requisitioned The ) I boy’s services to try and find it. The ] ring was lost between the seboolhousc I and the siding, and the boy covered the ground with a twig in his hands. On reaching a certain spot the twig ] bent downwards. .Sure enough the ring ! whs there, and he handed it over to its ! owner. i An amusing episode occurred recently [ in connection with a wedding at Kapoujga (stales the Wanganui Chronicle;, i As some of the guests were leaving the [\j. church and proceeding to the residence j of the happy couple’s parents, some silver spoon.-, which were being carried in 1 the car found exit by some unknown means, and wen- strewn along the street for some considerable distance. One of the occupants of the ear, much to his 9 chargin had to walk back and cotleel them, and in doing so he me subjected to a running lire of good humour from the many spectators lining the streets. 2. One of the porters at the Wellington _ Hospital committed the ••indiscretion” of going to the pictures with a nurse from the institution. as a result of 'y which it was considered there hail been J- a breach of discipline, and in sub--3r sequent proceedings the porter left the ■ sei vice of the bun rd. Cot respondenee ’ on the matter from the porter’s solicitors came before the. Hospital Hoard, 1 when objection was taken to the state- _ meats made on behalf of the Board, and :tn action for wrongful dismissal was hinted at. Mr. C. Li. Chapman said it j_ appeared to him to be it case of dis,o. cipline run mad. It was wrong to expect to maintain discipline by. such steps as this. On the face of it. it looked like comic opera. One or two members said the action taken, considering all the facts, was necessary in the interest oi discipline. A Napier exchange say> that a good I 1 -tory was told by the Kev. Canon Clarke, at the l’resbyleritui School at fa nubile. The Canon said: —‘‘Many people frightened themselves to death,” and instanced the case of an editor, who was supposed to be dying. The doctor was summoned, and entered the sick man’s room. He stole quietly to the bedside, and placing his ear to the chest of the editor solemnly rose anil exclaimed, ‘’The circulation is stopped.” The magnetic power of these words caused the editor to almost jump out of Vied anti exclaim: ‘‘What? Impossible! My paper has tin- largest circulation of any paper in the country. 1 will 5,.,? into this. There is n mistake somewhere. ’ * ‘‘The anti-Semitic agitation that is being curried, on - o vigorously in America just now,” states the Christiau World. leading -onie Christian ministers to show in an unusual way their lack of sympathy with such propn. ganda. An example was a recent exof pulpits between Rabbi AhEight street Jewish .Waiter ■ ha n rum Simon Temple, Washington, ano . A. -Morgan, of the Mount Pleasant congregational Church, in the same city. ■’America holds no place for antagonism between Jews and Christians. ’ ’ Air. Morgan told the Temple congregation; ‘ ‘ America wants the best that there is in you, and it wants the best that is in me. ’ ’ The concert was over, and the performers were assembled in the little dressing room behind the scenes. After a while the conversation turned to past deeds of greatness done by the company. “Once,” remarked the baritone. looking r*und to see if evervone was listening—‘‘once I was singing a song called ‘Row, Brother, Row,’ and all the audience began to biend backwards and forwards as if the-,- were • towing.” ‘•That’s nothing." broke in j the bass. Why. «.mly a week ago I sang ‘The Last Post.’ and the entire audience began to stick imaginary postage stamps on letters, and then they all ran round to the pillar box to catch the final collection of the duv!” Some interesting figures reccnflv published in America -show that the ehurehes generally have made the greaest gains in their history during the ; last statistical year. The present mem- i bership of all religious bodies in the (States is 47.-!*51.553 persons. The various Christian communities arc- respons- . ible for nearly all the recorded advance. There are 214.583 ministers and 243,590 congregations. The- Methodist . churches have the largest constituency in the country, their adheienrs being 23.253.554 persons. The Baptists arc ? second on the list with 22.5db.09a. The Roman Catholics come third with 15.- ■ J <14.804 supporters. Lutherans are! fourth with 7,043,554. and Presbyter-j ians come fifth with 0,720,698 people. SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES.— Our half-yearly sale is on and all the odd lines must be cleared in ladies’, gents’, and children’s boots and shoes. —lrvine’s Shoe Store, Otaki.—Atlvt. For Bronchia! Cough?, take Wood* 1 (Jraasi Peppermint Cute. Certs

At a mooting- of members of the Oiaki Athletic Club ou Monday night it was decided to abandon the proposed dance. ■ It was also agreed to write and endear i our to collect outstanding fees in con- ! nectiou with the championship meeting, i while Mr. L. \V. Mills was appointed i the Club’s representative to wait on ’ the Borough Council, relative to the I disposal of carnival funds. A .San Francisco paper reports that the public school traffic reserve, which made its lirst public appearance recently. has over a thousand members anti was recently organised by the California State Automobile Association in co-operation with police officials and the Bottl'd of Education. It will supplement the work of the police department j in protecting school children and educating them to observe traffic regulations. Companies of twenty boys between the ages of Id and IS. command ed by a captain, are being organised in each of the public schools. Thesi youthful officers will keep the children from playing in the streets and teach them to respect the rights of motorists. A kauri table is advertised for sale. Mr. E. Tooby edvertise.- potatoes foi sale. An important notice from the Otaki Kiver Board appears in this issue. Mr. If. Cockrell advertises crockery for sale as Friday’s special. Mr. A. E. Minion, of the bvko. has a replace advertisement in this issue. Lister engine, wind-mill, saw-bench, tanks, etc, are advertised for sale.