THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, JULY 23, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 23 July 1923, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, JULY 23, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

As tiiu Cambridge rep. team gu newer iu Xiiaiuus uji Saturday in

w outlier got wuise axitl wlieji tlie tcnin buw Hie Hooded state ol the giouno near Thames they began joking about wlmi the game uoujd be like, urn.membei said lo tlie captain, "II you win ili« toss, plu} (.vim the lido." ime ol the lai-gi'trf hotels in Hit t.uucd States has concluded e/jutiueis lor tin: titling up m beveraj hundred rooms oi plugs ioi Ihe uituidimonl ui wiieJess lecuiving apparatus. Tiuec leeeiviug stations win oe equipped in one ol uie top lloox ■ 01 llic buUJii.g. cIiCU i juiu all! have u plug eoilliecLtru to one ui the receiving sets.

'ihe severe frosts ui tiio last two days have been responsible lor the jairstnij,; Oi water pipe.-, all over trie town i;a;, 3 a Keelton cjiitemporury,. with the result that tSie plumbers bine been in great request. J'he fact tint a duck was lound frozen to a. sheet ui iron take;, a lot ol believing, bulla? was the ease on Saturday morning, una hot water had t ,; he "resorted to to release Hie bird. The Chiistehurch City Council lias decided to charge hall-a-crown registration fee for bicycie-5, the tee to include a numbered red reflector, a quantity having been landed Horn England at a cost of fivepence hallpenny each. During a discussion, it was stated that registration might ho ineffective in checking Hhefts, but. the safety. A new by-law is necessary to reflectors were necessary for traffic give effect to this decision. This week's issue of tlie "New Zealand Sporting and Dramatic Review" should meet with general approbation, ihe illustrations covering sources vi wide variety and being oi up-to-date prominence. Racing enthusiasts will be particularly interested in the Wellington Racing Club's winter meeting at Trenthaui, to which liberal space is devoted, the starts aud finishes of the principle events being depicted in graphic fashion. The centre pages i show an artistic gallery of fashion portraits and prominent continental celebrities. The orgy scene of "Cairo" occupies a full page. This scene is J described as the greatest anatomical, exhibition ever witnessed on the stage.! No fewer than sLv. wedding; are re-

presented in photographic groups, so that the feminine interest is unusually strong. The new gas works in construction at Palmerston Xorth also occupies an interesting page. Amongst a splendid range of miscellaneous pictures are the Wellington Harbour Board's winning exhibit at the Wellington Carnival. Doncaster Horse Society's Show at Glascow, Jack Dempsey's training camp at Kempton Park and numerous others that bring the "Review" up to its reputable high standard. The paper is on sale at all booksellers and stationA section at Otaii beach is advertised for sale. Home made cakes, etc, may be secured daily at the Lyric pie shop (Hannah's building.-;. Tenders for ihe erection of a cottage at the Oraki Sanatorium close on Tuesday at noon. Tenders are invited for the purchase of a motor ambulance, now in possession of the Otaki Borough Council. For Bronchial Cough*, taks 3Joo/J*' Qtsn £*Pj2S«oia! (kmr-Aix^

A Dunedin press message states that, i First Church has decided to forward j a call to Rev. Dr. Ernest Merrhicsoii. ' of Brisbane. I The Morrhisviile Borough Council J has definitely decided to take steps to j raise a loan of £-45.000 tor laving down ; (lie streets with bitumen. * - j At a meeting of the Masierton branch of the 8.5. A., a number of j anonymous letters in connection with the employment of the Poppy Dav scheme were ordered to be burnt with out being read 10 the meeting. Hawks' leet, representing SOOO birds were received by the- Auckland Acclimatisation Society during June, at a cost ol £sOu. "1 'think some oj these fellows must breed hawks," said one, member ol the council at a meeting of the society. A case is reported locally ol a trapper hi the Tauherenikau Valley having secured 40 opossums as u result oi one night's activities. Estimated at rs or Ss per skin, his return would be Uli to £l6—a highly satisfactory result. A man rode right on to the metals in lront ol the liotorua express at a level crossing near Huntly before he noticed the train, lie threw himseli oh the horse and escaped injury, but the animal caught by Lite train and instantly killed. A lorgivnig nature was shown by a i man wno was assaulted m the Sailors Home at Lytteiron, and who was wounded in tiie neck by a blow with a knife. He ottered to pay the hue imposed on his assailant m the event oi its not being furthcoming in Hie specified time. The Hqrowhenusi Itugby L'nion's decision to take the rep" team to Pa hiatus by cat has now been altered and the team will go through by train on Wednesday morning, returning to Pahiicrstcni that evening. The change was made as it was considered thai the ['layers would !>e less crumped after the train journey tlmn if packed in cats for the three hour trip. It is stated that the Golden Ba\ Cement Company will resume operations almost immediately, and that a wholesale house has been appointed agents in Wellington for the distribution of cement. It is probable thai there will be further development* in the cement industry. The high price has toreed users to look around i»i fresh deposits, and it is expected Uiai nnother company will be formed to work a deposit in the South island. "11 you have losi the love and n - ) spect ol your motltcr, you have losi everything that is worth twopence in ! this world."' These words were adi dressed by Mr A. M. Mowlem, S.M., to , a boy, fourteen years ol ago, who appeared before' him in the Juvenile 1 Com; al New Plymouth, charged with ) breaking, entering run] theft from a I dwelling. The mother applied to have t iho hoy sent away, and he was tie lordinglv committed to the Wnnganui j IMceiving Home. 1 A good story was told after the last meeting ol the Taihape Borough Council of a Main Trunk sawmilling linn which was prosecuted some years ago for allowing sawdust to pollute a stream. The firm engaged a wellknown barrister to defend the case. which it won. the legal expenses being £IOO. The firm was prosecuted again shortlv afterwards on a similar charge, but 'evidentlv decided that ' : would be less costly 1o lose the case. it was. 100, as the Magistrate imposed a fine of £B. The Centnal Power Board al a re--1 ■ .-nt. meeting fit Hamilton decided to j charge £4 for i-kilowatt water heat i ers, £0 for ; !-kilo\vati, and I - :--: for 1kilowatt. Ii was meniioned that I-

' kilowatt would heat 12 gallons of watci ; i.o scalding point in eight hours. The j :.<ilvantage "f water heaters on .farms j was that the power could be switched on at night In order fo'liave the water 'heated bv milking time in tie- morning. The board decided to sell power i ]or cooking and beating at IJtl per unit, with a minimum charge of 5b per month. i it is said thai there are 100.000,000 : more people in Europe than the soil can support and, unless a new feVti- ; User Is discovered, millions will die 01 | starvation. Professor Barton sjcaiiirnell. president ol 'lie Radium Insi.inite nl Dover, says he has a wonderful new fertiliser which may save parts of Europe from cannibalism. I 1 con si.sts of lava from Mount Vesuvius treated with the radio-active solution of radio-phosphate of potash. It can be used with extraordinary effect. Crops .-irr- doubled ami trebled In mianiitv. and the quality is greatlv increased. In connection with the outbreak ■•! diphtheria hi. Marion, a resident there wrote to the Wauganui Education Board recently protesting strong!.'against the school being vised -'for cheap dame, ol u cosmopolitan nature, attended by men end Maoris who

~.:iiild not do without spitting about the prerni.-es."' He contended that the el,-.-,; should be for the use of tho •hi',lien. It. was de.idod to forward a copy ol the letter to the Marion t ■•'.'mince. Tho Health Department litis mvertigated the outbreak—which in -he o'lse •<'. one school diiW has had fatal lestiftK-and is satisfied with the sanitary arniugements a 1 the school Much has been written of the failure of the '-now chum"' to adapt himself quickly to colonial conditions, and oi hi- be-puzzleraent at instructions which lo the native-born require no explanation. A local instance happened s-iiii' 1 few day* ago. when one .such, a faiiii-assistaiit, was instructed to send a number of fat pigs to the bacon factory, the "boss" not thinking it necessary to tel! him that tbey should be killed, dressed and put in I sacks for the trip. With coinmemlI able promptitude "Pommy" arrived at the railway station with the consignment, "all alive-oh." and each bearing a n.',r tag tied with a string, i round Its neck showing its destina-1 | iion. while the boss's earmark had | been out in each fig's ear for pur- ( poses of Identification. Whether tie | endeavoured to i*ke ticke-s for them | is not recorded, and the "boss's'' re- j marks upon the incident can also be j left to the imagination. \ ghost I v experience here! an em- j plovee of one oi Napier's leading gar-1 age's recently. He was on duty ait night and on awaking during the early hours of the morning he was somewhat alarmed to see the rays ol an j electric torch in the garage. The light uc-iit '•'■■ as the man railed out -'Who's there.'' An inspection tailed to reveal anvthing amiss and the employee returned to bed. Again the light appeared, the beam showing right across the building. Another lour in the cold was resultless and the man turned in arrain. but the light keptjpn re-ap-pearing and disappearing 1 . *fn desper-. t'ion and armed with a heavy bludgeon the man decided to war up :n 1 silence Sure enough on came the. ji/rht again. l- : P the garage lie rushed j and found that the spot Ugh: on aj brand new :ar was burning but it went nut while he was watching it! alter failing i'- And any intruder. On j an-nin it came, and the petfunnancft was kept up a« night long. In the i mornin" 1 it was discovered mat trie connection was faulty and a slight vibration of the building was stifftcienl to r-atis.-- the current to make it< own connection. The employee concerned, however, doesn'i believe the explanation- x for Inflnenea, to*? \ Wood*' Orett P«T?F»nsfnt Cnre. Adrj,

It is stated that a farm in the vicinity of Otaki Railway has changed hands at £IOO per acre. Master Sharp !a. been appointed messenger at the Otaki Post Office in place of Master Ben Heap, who has resigned. Messrs Taylor Bros, have two houses, with conveniences, for sale. An advertiser requires a building section adjacent to the town, or a suitable house. Mrs. Olscn and Miss Tarpley. who have a lovely assortment of millinery. etc., arc holding a sale and bargains are e order of the day. 'Residents of the town and district should inspect. Miss Lucie Uwen, who is to lecture at Otaki on Thursday, is a world-wide traveller and a deeply interesting , lecturer. SSlic conies to us from Canada, I where she. has been lecturing, and I arousing great enthusiasm. _ Miss Owen j is travelling now at her own expense. ' on behalf of the British and foreign Bible Society. The slides, which Mr. i Morse has kindly offered to exhibit. ' are very beautiful, being chiefly of Africa and the Bast. Miss Owen will lecture at Maiiaknu on Wednesday. Are you requiring footwear. Here are a few of our many clearance lines: i (teat's South African field bets, all 1 sizes, 20/-, town price 32/lt; Ladies' j Glace shoes, plain fronts, IS/!'J Suede •; lace shoes. 2'2/ti, Ward shoes, few pairs left, 7/fi; Girls' one bar shoes, sizes 1 and .'. rJ/M; Pills' goloshes. 2/15 t" dear; Baby's soft soles, boots and shoes. I/-. —At Irvine's Shore Store. - Otaki. —Advt. Headers of the "Mail'' arc notified that subscriptions in advance for the current quarter are due. By paying in advance a saving of .Is may be made, and ali who nisi, to secure (his coace.i sion should do s„ at once. Mr Fred Barrett is here again-■-this I time in the heart of the town. He has i repairs to do but will find time to do [ I more. Get his prices, and see his loath- j . it- Advt.