THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1923 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 18 July 1923, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1923 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Concrete work in connection. will tl»0 erection of the ohelisr on t lie* rest resort site has been CMiuiiieni'cd. •Members of tin- Otuki Fire Brigad, lieirj ;t ‘ • o •:! -‘ ’ practice mi Moitdtu ai S !l '.. There wi. a. splendid attend cnee, while good work r<r;*-.,r>ji-j, ed The combined inceling of ’he fiahut and Otuki Cricket Clubs. to have been held on Monday night. lapsed on account of the poor attendance. It lies been slated iji ct.nni.u qj:,tvi'hat Mr. C. H. \\ illiam-s is stilt interi o-ted ili the plumbing; business recent!v . purchased by Mr. Jartu.-.. The on circulating such » rumouj should ren-i *” aa advertisement elsewhere. *%• The top-dressing of the Otuki i - t ting Club's given w ys viep]eted ■ <£• Monday, and attention is u: piv-ei.l 4* being given to the croquet lawn. X Messrs. T. Cole and JJ. Noble, who have a been in charge, have done splendid 4> work. vjy The Wanganui Doaing As>oc:ut;‘-i! 4 has had a disastrous year. The baiuuee- \ sheet shows that debts amount to £J ( >7. *J> The loss was principally incurred .:< *& connection with professional bouts, six I contests resulting in a direct loss of £270. \ I so rerrsr than eight of the country ,j. sccools in Otago were last .reek closed *> temporarily because of the heavy s.iov *;* making access difficult, if not htn-rfd-ous. These were the schools at Glen ore, *J>> Cambrians, Barhams, Patearoa. *t* Oturehua. iloa Creek, Eawurly. and 4* Waipori. 1 A London cablgram states that .tat- *•** urclaj *a tfeiiipontuire of 93 degrees wa> X i tae hottest experienced there for 12 j I years. An extraordinary feature had j j been the hot nights. The heat wave ! T* | had lasted continuously for 10 days and ! ,i j between 20 and 30 death; directly due ! v | to the hoa: had occurred. “■ I A portion of the Main Trunk line £ ! about four miles south of Te Kaiti is •* j the cause of serious anxiety to the per- * - manenr-way officials at present (states , ‘‘creep'' in the country has caused a k [ subsidence in the line at hae point men- * tioned. Trains running line ? 1 are taken across the danger spot with f the engine going dead slow. 1 A good story is going the rounds of * Cambridge. Some weeks ago a gentle- , man (a scientist, much interested in in- > sects) and his wife (a Indy who was | passionately fond of music) were .ea- , joying an evening walk, when the gun--1 tic-man stopped to listen to 6 cricket which was chirping away as though its little heart—if insects have hearts — would burst. The Cambridge Choral •Society was practising in the vicinity at the time, and the lady, listening enthralled to the inspiriting and harmonious strains of - ‘The Soldiers ’ Choru-.-" ; mellowed by the little distance* avvav exclaimed: ‘‘lsn’t it perfectly lovely' ] ‘•'Yes. M acquiesced her husband, think- < iug of the cricket’s chirping. “Do you i know they make that beautiful music ; ’ey rubbing their hini leg; together! “ i, t

Mr. C. 11. Williams, who is retirii from business after thirty years* fait ful service, has sold his eabinet-makii to Mr. James JSiev’ers, who removes in his ircw quarters in the course of a ds or two. The latter intends to make ith big display, and as his prices are rigl lie should do well. The eli’eet of the recent wet weatli on county road works was referred lT in the engineer’s report furnished the Foil angina County Council at i meeting on Saturday. The report stt ed that, in consequence of the very i clement weather experienced during t past mouth, a great number of slips h; occurred in each of the ridings thruug out the county, entailing a eonsidoral 1-j amount of extra work in keeping t! ■** roads cleared. CJ To be living; in a tent in the midd of u inter is the lot of a family di [J closed by a debtor, who appeared. the Magistrate's Court, at Aucklau [j The man said he did not live in a sire* neither did lie pay rent. His exp la r \ at ion was that he had sevcti cluldic had not been able to work tot months, and could not rent a house : people would nut have tenants wi children. Consequently he was Jivu with all his family in a tent on a sec ion in the suburbs, rent free. • * Do you play Hunan.’’-' a>k* d a c.r ditor of a Chiuese witness at a nice ing of creditors in Wanganui. Ti witness; smiled broadly ami shook h head. The interpreter repeated H questiou in Chinese. More smiles ax | an emphatic ‘‘No! no!*' * “Dominoes? f gently suggested another crediui j Again the smile and a denial. ‘*W h: !do vou play ’ ‘ demanded amn io | creditor. 4 * Me play nuttings, me pla j nuttings, me play cleaning fruit a ! the time,'* replied the witness, ma! | ing expressive actions with lbs hand | The damage done To lord crops h hares in parts of the Fohanginn Guuj tv was ref erred to by Cr. Fratt at Sa 9 uiday'a meeting of the Fohangiii ' County Council. He suggested that aj plication be made to the J'<*ilai:»g A« j climat isat ion Society to have th“ pro: j ent protection of these pests removet { or altefuatively, it. the Government ha | the linal say. to a*k the so<*ieiy to mak j repros'cutatiujis in the propel' qua it e: ■xy Cr. remarked that tin* growin of root crops was being menaced, an Cr. Ail>on commented: ‘‘There ar snore hares t«« be seen on the roads tha rabbits.’’ Cr. Pratt ’.*•* suggest ion w a approved. Gum-digging profits were ie.teiie< j to in the Supreme Court at Aucklau* I in a case heard by Mr. Justice Herd man. In the witness box a man win q_ described himself as n natural ism British subject, ami who, despite tin fact that he had been in New /.% alum for about Id years. needed tin* services of an interpreter, stared lha he could have made over £o«V» an ucn protit on certain gum lands at A';u papa. He could have got a JxMie '•>*-! d 4 tons of gum to the acre, and ! l)« value would be about f-b' to ~*’> ' a ton lb- .•Miniated that i: would o-d *«b*>ui I iiluon an acre to get Mo,* gum. j. A number of peooh- in tin.iistt'u't are turning their .attention •«, . tohacco giouij,-. l/» tile early day 'lii.all patches of t"ba>"<) were grown j :it Nid*on for homo me. and in ol } j-a j* ** of X • v. Z*‘.ala;.d tie.- early s«*: ] tler> grev. their ov.a supplies. In i rho-e time- Hie Maori- :«.!>*• gr*”'. tacit V j >,»;». n tobacco and a M»iy i, ’obi how a Vank ti j•t:i irs wa- j»a.id bnng • ; thom supply <H' -poi| mi !n.- ;i*-\t trip. Hr. Imv.-ot o;. n.oroJy got hrieii n •I'lnu >e; ol' *i***.-k -t-o-'i. 'in* *1 i*. :::xl hi:.'! i< ■ i ■' th.' -;ui!c ii'.i-i tu tt;*- M:uu-i«. ■•*. ii*..=••■ ; •*uHi\a«i«.|*' t.-oiv nv-i-rni. with ri ’hot ! i'ii'- -rii-ii'i I- i" :t i*t hit; g -.vitol! i ‘hi- v.-i-i t>o get: mg their 'idiking '! -hod- ii; order. :«it.J those «It*. --i u; ; i-i,.;*!;* 1 1- t.-.iyi’t- -<*pn r:ti or tip- t >»i t ! h**.vi*!>g id’,<- « ii! Ik.- «ort). nut mg. H**f !:• iuaoliitit- \; jt h T h*- o'-pr- oil *■ 1. .; o— i o’j -unking m: 0.-oident, impossible: i : tKr ; ’ the besrnig- -iit'.pio, --u-iiy :.<ij iH-’.O-i. •-ir-ooll'UiiiJo '• ’oi aV‘-t.:ut.-!y : - j.-.-t: -•••- t!.:.? ’).(• cti-uiii'.s an- hc'ioyiltort- i- riiuoli 11 ;*-■ r.* iron pu-i tituo-h ijj*»r«--i-.-ijiii io tto- tiitiin frame it ml in »li-* , -uuol • i.u- .-tt-uliitj- ; t !:o milk i- i!i.-f ri ;>’jt> i rooi ri).- hottotu i ut.-. - .otiis. o.; r-o et-.-ii distributiua oi th** milk t" oil ‘ii-'.s a- all times: sp'* that tit*.* hiov,! is ha lancer? ?*y an ox . ! pert and tfc«- work i- perfo-et. --* that j the lor.r-1 run- ab-ol'iteiv witri.mt vihraI tii.li. i.ll Th.*,*-..* advantages an*! very i o.any ton*- :.r*.- iu ti- ..a iky nuyic.K ■■■■ * “ Viking'‘ separator. The prices are c-c.usidere?)iy reduced, and are --ill the I".--; ;i nr) cii*'-»r*e“t <j ,*: th.**. reaiki*:. fb--eie ;<g*:-rt- are the l-.Z. : -)' Vo- . op. Uistributing C 0.,. L--1. i Mr. On-kreii insert* his usual • ‘ Kri- ; i .lay*p**cia!. i Tender,*, - it.-*- on kViduy :,r ;h-- ! ereetion *:*f a r— f-rt'vm **n the M*-nior* . f i:*l site*. v «*.*.*>leg of the Library ' •*.■:.o.i*t. - • ill b*»* bold tij-morrov night at 7,:;0. •.,* trnrvai-t general husises.*. A liouco from the i-’ablic Trust Office : relative to the *.--ta:c of the late Mr. j T. F. Taylor appears in this issue. A mveting of the Otaki Borough J Council will be held ‘ttemorrov,- morning. 1 to ft j.-.- _i- - various matter-. W>- remind our readers of the uure- ! served clearing sale tn ij«.- held a: ilanakuu to-morrow on bebak' oi , Messrs. Rei*in.sou Bros. The Otaki l aired Football Viub are 1 resuming their fortnightly dunces >« ’ i morrow night -a he a u short night •tuns- : | will be held m the theatre Tim inoic j |] S jrj the capable hands of ills- fti«». , | ban a and »h* prjf-e« are whbiu reach oi 1 ail pocket-. ! SALL OF BOOTS AXL) SMOEs.- : I Our half-yearly -alt is on and nil the i odd lines must be cleared in ladies’. : . gents-, and children.-'a Loots and shoes. ■ —lrvin-.- V Shoe Store, Otaki. —A.dvt. ;! j 1 For Coughs and Colds, never rati,.— ; Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, l For Children',’ Hacking Cough V?vv L' Grant i'afporwin! Cine. - AuHt. ’ Ad rt.

ng Whitebait have already been seen i: th- considerable quantities in some of th ng Taranaki streams. This is very muc ito earlier than the ■•>!: are aecustome ay to make their appear.-mee. ;l ’‘A re you u Oh i’is»t ia ti .* 4 •* wa .*< t h ()uostion put to a Chinese witness b tlu? D.O.A. at a iiioyting of crccliior icr in NVauganui, * ‘ Sometimes, * * was ill to unexpected but somewhat dip-loumti to reply. ’ ls Mr. G. Witty, M.F., desires to km>\ whether the Aliuistei for Kailways wi. ‘ T! tiy and popularise the railways by ,yi\ ‘ :t ing" cheap exeui-rdoLi u» variou u ‘‘ parts i»f the Doniinion. ami thus ailoi Hitie women and children to see some o :, w' the beautiful scenery ol’ their own corn he try. A large drawing of ihe proposed n.c P mo rial drinking I'ountaiu for 1 jie ’’’’ school is to been in the window o l " Bills and iloore'.- »loip. ll shows handsome sti-oetmv of Oiieutal natiui ore! ll> feet high, jr will be a deeid*.Iu orntinient not only to the school but i ll * the Lu\n ii, a> well as being of uinnens *‘i value to the school iiself. Toudot> ai being called for, and ir believed tha <he poojde will resj'Oml liberally to v ll & worthy an object. L* t 1- roii-rish still continue j.ileiituui o. tire Hokio beach. Lust sutt'iny oil re- L.evm party picked up l.hree vvhils iiiiother pant secured seven, it is ' peculiarity ot tiiis ttsh that they on I * i ‘‘ cniiie tishore at liigi, tide on irost ns nights, tiltliougti the reason f<’i- ihtit i iL . doing so i.s so far, unknown. Th , variety tit present being obtained 1 that known by the Maoris us "Cara. ’’ which is a larger variety than th >r. a.otv coiniiion "Tikati.” a! The Wanganui Borough Loune or -.it- in state with a niygtiiheeiit hurst •n shoe table, padded chairs and elect ri j. heaters f"r its eoniiori. The ilonvill 111 Town Board believe that comlortahl L- iuiiuutl'e i- Hie mother ol uidolenec Is. ami that comfort and Wrinidli onl, nroiuotc loiigwindeditess. It tiu-ref*a has no padded seats nor appliance a- for preventing cold feet, and conduct lt _ ds public affair- with ovetco-ats <*i and muffled to the eyes. The Castle ,a -lift Town Board litis no Iff'xurtes be I>- J \ ond an open fireplace with a fire n ... j n that would make toast in a twmk . | its eiitiipment, like Us eloquence i - siilid, plain and efficient. —Wanganu *'• -Chronicle.” "i Mr Fred Barrett is here again —this •e r *;i>!.- in the heart of the town. lie ha; r - i-eji.-dis to lui but. will find tiiiiC to dc 'g , more. Get his prices, and sr# kti* loath