THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 1 August 1923, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tilt* monthly meeting of the Ut.nki Chamber of Commerce will L. held tomorrow night. A meeting of tlie carnival .-ueiai Cum mil lee t Meters ii. lay lor, c had naan. Ben fang. {,. IviimjsLt. and M. Baker,* met uu Monday. when >; a a:? decided to held u soma} on v\ •■■ine.tday. Augms! Sill, and lo risk eke ladies el the vaiiuus queen commit, tees to assist;. to the social was jLxed at. 'J/ r * for gents. 1/d for ladies. Another lace ting will l»e held on Monday at TTh Air. \V. 11. field,. M.f. for Oi<tki. g;*. ve not iee in the House oi feel even t mixes yeaterduy to ask the i'o-tiuasl cr Leaeral whether a site ha.- jet been secured for the much-needed post, tele » graph, and telephone office at tile last growing seaside town oi Pli miner ton and when this much-needed public building is likely to be erected. A house marrauder received s°nn slight injuries recently (says rhe ‘'voat it land yews’/. The houieliolder- wen out for the evening and a bov ami ;• girl in the mtddio of theii ''teen-. | who S:*S Ifii't ia ebarye of the bout- , j observed a man «» P n ’- of the *i»to** ( The boy pluekiiy veu 1 ’tr-d -i. • I », ith bis pea ride, and fired two *i-«i * at a safe part of the man G body, ini ’ delinquent departed in tore hast-. * ■ - i ku Hindoos believe tlie sun to bi * a god which at times is attacked bi . | dark demons, the shadow oi' which. ukt II ! that of an outcast of their reltuiu- ’ pollutes the ground or thi- persons oi ► whom it fails,' ’ stated the Re—. T. ► Kiddle, a Presbyterian missionan I statioued in India, in the cOurso of at , interview. “When an eclipre oc*ur< ‘ they go to bathe in their sacred pool.I j in the river Ganges, the object being i ' purify themselves.’’ * I A solicitor in a judgment summon! > ease heard at the Carterton Sail. Courl * ; said it seemed there was no protectior , ; for storekeepers who conceded eredil i- to reputedly honest people. The inagi ‘ «trate said trades-people had them ) selves to blame. In giving unlimited i credit they elected to take a risk and ’ if they fell in it served them right. N'c | banker would give credit without some , : security, and there was no reason why ' store keepers should. [ There are 662 Maori Mar vetewus > it, the Dominion, according to a state | meat made- at the last quarterly meet- ; ing ol' King’s Empire Veterans, when ' Captain Archer presided. Of this nun- | her Auckland claims 106. It was re- ! ported that three Auckland veterans ' had died since the previous quarterly ’ meeting, stares the “New Zealand Her i aid.’’ A discussion took place w-ith 1 reference to a suggestion thar the ) South African veterans should join ur . with the association, but no d-.—inite 1 deeisloii was reached. Are you requiring footwear. Here arc a few of our many clearance lines: Gout's South African field boots all sizes, 2.'/-. town price "2/6: Ladies tdaee shoes, plain fronts, iv'ft: siu-dt- ; . ... 22/6. Ward shoes, few pairs 7/P; Girls’ one bar shoes, sizes i ;*-.1 s, 6/6; Girls' golosh-s, 2/6 te clear: Baby’s soft sole*, bttfts and shoes, l/-. —At Irvine’s shore Store, Otaki. —Advt,

Over 2000 cotvs have been i>ut undi . test uuruig me past season u\ i Itxc r.aLU Uau\ Company. t i* tniueisrijs'ii tilut Moss.* ltldirl- * itiu s.us. lisle to< a coiiuact to two you;,- moil to atluui IUUU llccr oil men .- | -Jon p.Oj/ei iy, says rile w aoai.ipa ; i /tge. • | - i losl’eniy ,s now staling l-m.-i v ‘ I me or us .n itie nice aiut m out ;n----i .i. iuu.it prosperity We euy'lit to i'-’u-I pi.,ej :uc pro.-pe. i.y tiia j.-iugikiss oi , i Lite tow'li, ' lciuuineo me a.iui'u.aii - i ...i me i.i.cUUiUiKi Ueuui-r-i oj C-oni- : • mu.ee wiieit leiei'iuig to out align loulr ' ..iopusais. ( rum oi me lieiegat-.s at me uj'rii nILUPai cotneieuee e.\|>iesSeo me ' .ipunoii mat in to years me Millie ui j iaiiu m Hie Dulnimon woulu aepre- : i dale by many miiuoiis oi pui.inis ; * sleiiiiig uiiiess innnetiiatt' ami uia.sm: > steps were laiteii to cindieate or cliecli | ihc -low ilt ui iioxiotiß weeds. ! ■•] Uiinlc it s a. very dead ini'etnig - wim-jut a iiaii.i,' especially ii you ate losing inotiey ." lettiiii'K-d a im-nm-i' oi tiio soutit Giuucrbiuy aunt Cotmuu,«.e tv lien if was suggesieu tl'.at im uiiui should be engaged lor the next race meeting. "Me re got something i>etier than a band,” said another member, "We've got a booth iui the next mooting.’’—uiris<ciiui'cii Dress, j Lxpressiuns ol approval itoui niciui trs. ut the executive of the Mauawatu Football Association were beard at last uteetttig when there was received i i oni tile Auckland Association a letter which contained reieronce to die progress ol lilt* game there. Ult-n. tlie letter stated, mere, were dWM or 5000 people To watch the senior Sucrer matches', idie game was obtaining a strong bold in the schools, and receiving assistance ivom the touchers —a thing not dreamed ol a lew years ago. A ’further development cd the l-<-tatia movement is me loniiatioii oi a ladies’ orchestra, which starts on an extensive tour, .which may include Australia and the United States .reports tlie Wanganui Herald;. Illcompany in all numbers A,, peitornieis. including eight males, the whole being under the supervision and ilirection of Katana's trusted and energetic secretary, Mr Diia Moko. Three brothers in tlie. village of \icdun, neat .Marseilles, iinve atfained tho agie.R of 101. *«8, -and 06 respectively, Nearly every day ihc men. Costa, sauveui- and Jean -Marc, may be Seen ploving -ards under an old chestnut tree in their garden. They w-ere all shepherds and’ their only regret is > that their sister died last year at the age ol ‘Xi--comparatively early in life, they think. Tlie luipuruaHty of Government v oflicials in carrying out tlie regulation* j was -tfeciivciv di-monstraicd man ini'idem related by a minister at a r meeting of die r.liristciiiir-di I't-sby u-iy. While m imspital be vva* ad■vtsc.l ol a Hind being raised by a couinry cliui'ch for a worthy object, lie t-i-graphed back: "Hearty rongratulatioiiE. l J ut on LI ion me. Ihe _ t-legraiu was returned by tit- telegraph oft ice with a memo, that betting telegrams were not accepted. , Good progie.ss is being made with *’ the new town hall at Koputaroti, ihe ;c - .join:reto louml.itiotis have been down 1 some time, im-1 having set, pile lratne- : work of tlie building was (erected yesj (onlay. The work Is being done by • tlie residents ol tie district, which is • well organised, diwerent men. under I tile ,-iipervision o! callable -arpstitei's i tinning up on .-tciieduled day-. Inc j ladies bi the district do tla.-ii share by i providing luncheon and altenmon I tea for tin- w : iker.-, thr-v, like the nidi having their days allotted tor the w-ork. Tlie result is that Kojuu.-uoa will sirtrilv have a hail which will h>- '* |,.»sfrloti to pa'- Hie .pri'.n- necessaiy uj,, , i-o. Tit to the distri-t. at a minimum I w-Jiilst Hie spirit o! .sc.lj'-ii*-Jp and i j ,;o-opei ai iom t-.isU-ieil in this way n a i.- | d.-nnit.e asset lo a rommiiiuiy. a. * \n offer tv supply Westminster ' t•• , i G-cmcil free oi con. with siiitlcieiit ,’ [rubber biocks to fonn a silent roadt way round the Cetiotaph m Wliiu-tiad St j Ip.,’ J,OOll re.-ei'-ed from I bibber Itoad- ,, i w a ys i.i,|. In recoiuiiieridittg the i council io accept Hi” ‘dn'y winch is micondivional. ill- 1 v.'oiks .-i.mmiitte” '• j point out that tile o-.-st will l>e aiiou: ill i fijOiXi. anti the surface tv h" laid wuli • the blocks will extend up|>rvxiiit«ttdj to 3.500 yards ' -I i,...,,. ale i-'-vp.e • ."be. oi Gw *- i ! ’;iif i• j • Xi•- v ' 1 o l '-''" 'U- • -t ; s:ii*i Ur. HadA\. ui n c Ueii »L * e-.j L'jjj'Joii ui'i'lvv tne iiUspiceo *'J “•f N-itiouu. l.'l’J.atioii l. ii lc i-ui Tin.-' developed the -i lor a Mart KosC W hen sucii •as -s ui. ! were- c-x;<miiu-d h wa® oiteu iound i that the mother had over-gtatilied ut [ the maternal irisiuict when the sui>- • ject was. a child, so that thfc child ... ; loved remain ini' a baby and refused ’ 1 ; to grow up. Over and over again he tin hsif to -leal with people who, because ■r< of hi- love and aflectiou that had ~ - been lavished upon thein i>y their motJiers, remained infantile, says ui« report in the Daily Mirror. .Someone .says the Thames twi '■ s, say a word lor the cows. Tlie d- LibeiaU ary saying tiitu they invent- ■ led me dairviiig industry in one oi muntahs wiiicii know -verytiung lie ijj.oijt ’ ‘he Liberals excepting -how to i mck ip.to office, there . belie! of tile die-hard - that -ssy by directly responsibe, through their k- iegisiation and administration, for the ; iuiis* quantities ol buiter and chee»fe ” ‘ exported. The legislation produced mi . rhe butter, it is claimed, and the adE. ministration she oheese. Once started off, the cow, iiu'.e been unable X' abandon the habit of giving ttiiiK. a“ -uivoue ■■•uid have started them mto ire ; doing it, but the point was to think ,1 'Ol it and it was the Liberals who 1 thought Of it. The cows ore ;no more credit ‘iian Mr Mat:toy • "***• ' r-ouid tve do without these quaint Lihus »raJ*P . \ wru-i hi tite cemufv Magazine iri I teii; an t*nu*lug story vl an episode c - That A -aid tv iiave taken uface at a lit garden pan;, at Buckingiiam I j h< am A- '■ -iir Hider Haggai-1 was greeted by ab 6 : aiistocratic pair who wtitled tc- exnu ' their gratitude to hitn mr hut nig cd ; j.een iustruiueiitai m saving the life ad ioi their s'-'H The ir-yv WH ; suHerdig fji.jn pneumonia and bad reached the °! crisis, and It was vital that he be :lC made to petxpire. They uie-t many fiy thing's bj .secure tins end, but without success. The patient Was very weak and listless. Nothing interested us him until tin-y tried reading to him r<f . from one or Sir P.ider’s hook-, .v once >ii:s curiosity was aroused -rid when a thrilling climax was reached eu he broke into a profuse perspiration oi- From this his recovery was rapidre- Live pigeon shooting was cuudemnn« ed at u meeting oi the Auckland Sode- ,* tv tor the prevention oi Cruelty t e > - \nimals, iollowing on a isport by HA- .specter Webstei on the recent mec-1-th in« oi the EUerslie Gun Club. The be . inspector stated that no fewer than 3(tfxi bird= vveie shut down a Jil .- IJ I’ meeting- Men and boys were postal ,e i at various points to bring in anu ofcs- • trov wounded hi: -is. but n* noti-.e-i i sweia; birds fell wduiui a hedge, ana re ; }l ,, ~;ic was sent to look after them -• i until he nrotesTc-d. Suah u practtct ~J * Wins gross c-rueliy. •'Pigeon -.hooting.” * . said the inspector, “is not a nice thing '-’ pj watch. It is net a sport, de for the birds are merely /liberated rs from flaps, arid they only rise a few yards before they are .shattered by a ‘good' shot.’’ After tlie chairman and 10 others had spoken, the former oK ad serving that the pigeon? nev&i got_ a r e ‘ chance, it was decided to bring the 1 ’ mater under t he attention of ParUajuent during th% present te**iqn.

Swiss soap-makers are wrapping! their goods in Austrian paper money. * finding this much cheaper titan buy- , . ing newspaper. j In long-dist it- - i. ephoning tlie 1 •speaker’s lips siiou.u aimost touch the I .> transmitter. Every halt-inch tlie bps are aw«y from tlie transmitter lessens the effectiveness oi sj-oech by about !l cii miles. --The 'burden of public debt in tills i, town is hit.<XKJ less titan it was a iew years ago," stated Mr \Y. Simpson at ; i.e Eketalmna r.lmml.'er of Commerce i’ meeting recently. “'Hierefore we -an stand a iew loiuis now for progressice works witliout. any liaidstiij. be- j ing imposed on tile ratepayers." E. Porter and Go., said to be the j largest firm in die D-aninion dealing - 1 1 in the sale oi explosives, was fined 1 L'liXi at the Police Court. Auckland, , [on a charge of selling explosives with- | out a permit. Tliiriv-Uiree charges . : ; were preferred, and the defendants . were convicted "t> each, and ordered to pay costs. His ExceheiiP-v the Gv\ eruvr-Gen--1 eial has accepted the position of Pat- : 1 roll of tlie New Zealand Connell oi tlie - ! Associated Board of die Itoyal .V ad- | , r .my and Itoyal College of Music, l.on- ; - d-ui : and the lit. lion, the Premier!"' j has accepted tlie. position of Presi- j - den;. The Board's intention is to ap'- J , - point four or five members, gentlemen I who are. interested in musical and • - educational matters- generally, in each 1 ’ i of the four ecu ires, to form a Conn- j > > -ii for New Zealand to represent die ■ corresponding officials in London, and > r to assist tlie examination work in this \ r country, through the Board's Office in i , II Wellington. j .’ The Hick-on faith healing mission ] will visit Palmerston North in October i ' next, tile dates at ranged for t icing the! • 22nd to the 26tli of that month. AYe 11 have not. yet taken in hand tlie ar--11 ..mgemenis for the reception ol tlie c -irk." said tip' K-v. 11. t'.. Black- ’• Itiinie, to a ‘‘Standard" reportetl. “but j e patients will come tier- from New Plv- : “ mouth and from other places rigid, j down to Levin, and from Masterton on i *" the Wairaiapa side. There is no > ’* doubt.” lie added, “but that, the mis- i -ion will be most inspiring.” n There was a big muster ol Chinese; (J at the Waboa SM- I otirt. ioitrleen of 1 i- 11 mm being lined up on charges of I i. making false declarations in order t" | 11 get on the Gisborne electoral roll. The | d ( hinc-.se 1 all denied tihe statemonls of i II j.he officer who enrolled them that h« i s had asked all the questions provided j c in tho form. Generally speaking | *• stains the Napi-r Telegraph', ii w«s ,-nse ol "Canton and Hongkong 1 ; n;!e- same Napier and W airoaTlid I - magistrate discharged all the .-wu-eil I i exci-pt Lint Kee. who acted as dihia esii adviser, and he was fined C 5 and COsts. 1- Ploughing for cereal i-i-ips and 'ui • ;l n'ps is now in full swing at i.lie G‘-u- ---*• t■ uI Development Farm. A consider- '■ able proportion of iln- ground was o skim-ploughed in Mic nuliimii the -- : aliager. Mr \V. .1. M'Gii I lough . lining i* greatly in favour im this s-.v-elen-irg the soil turned over io fallow, it and which is in the -ucoud ploughing e turned under, forming a w-ii aerated n and sweetened tilth lor 'he whole a- depth cultivated 5- Two interesting addiii-m- hi die y herd- at the Central I lei-1 ip.merit is ] „rm are expected to arrive in New j /.--aland in about, a. week's tune. These j '? are the two bulls being imported f■ • j - !,,-ad the Ite<i poll and Friesian lu-rds ,v ii.it.l, u f whirh ivt|iiiiv new blood. The n i-'riesiiui. which is of the most famous n s-rain the I'-nited States lias produced, iv ...;; 1 be of especial interest to dairy,;i i e.':. His sire. Carnation King Sylvia >“ was sold as a yearling foi U 22.H 1 1'i y . !,j'sT his d.m . besides having all mill I -aib.-d pedigree -oiites of a famous 1 miking strain. a W he'll a Palm. . -mu fa', : til iv.-r was mug a ;>• the in-t ig.-uioii m ihe K-’ : 1: ,-,a\ Department with liHemptnig ' • it |ii'.e a motor ctu a railway cio.s.--1 mg when tin- um- was wi ' itaA ii -jiiiisiii for tile i ii-pai'tm-mt -aid n aa- niat Um iiimutn-n of tin- I tail wav ii i lepa! UlielH to pm 'lit an . - as-- '■ f lii“ A ; ,aiue kind to pas- m niton.-. PiusoJ “ rutii'ii would ie- -aken m eca:r\' case o'- i, the ii.iere.sis of the m-.b.i-i-!- onfi| ■miied and D--- p-'.ibib :KG ejlmg on 1} . in- Main- file practice "i I't.icKiess:y going -e. er railway ms.iiii; when , .iv miiis w ei , ajrpioa- timg :--U'i !«*• -t-d- J p, giid. l on i i -:i >.a. otgfi of ieiirf, -la)' -a yp.i .mi-. " Jio - a ii!.ftc ij ahe may - thm !'■ i,i.- dispute between Aiifkialld iaUJi-'-s n.y eiiipiuyeec eind p. P opl'letol * iia-. lei j s. : i t Je,j in pri'.ate L-v a CommitfiG i.ue, It was known tluti the employ- , ed getting hot under the collar ' -1-’- amj weie determined to present a ! -i'f stifl trout, wiiiio the ju-uprigtors cd ~wringing their iiaiuis in Utsuiaj'; ■- he put it L good to know than, '.here H | -!»•* i . lx: no was-iihig of liirty linen iui bd „ui,iic. Had agreement not been I :ir ;eaelnei, would tie- coppers have been, he ,i!jeti in to k-;"j> ordei • Hi-• • the (Jit- j !>ut am? ioff steam k i l! ■ Four draught horse* weie •:inl-'" , y- I he , u lest week breaking it track tliioug'h j o- toe snow on Argyie .s-taiioti ..soutii- ' '"•6 iand to teach the mu-.Uie-'s' hu.lt ou / !1 8 fee mgli -iouxiliy. Tiie work was *o J 10 mduoh* that only 20 minute spells -ie were given them, and even then one j > lfc oi tie- buses died. Mr Soper, of J (*; fe Gcrston, in relating ins experiences iir of the present snow visitation, staled I ho thin a drav loaded wuh 2" sacks oi , ;sfc -e>ieai and drawn b> live horses ; «d crossed a lroaen stream ami despite : id- t v ie heavy weight, not a crack was “d ' beard from the- me. ,l' j On attetupiing to open the *u - oiig to | room, at the WaJiganui Borough Coun- ! i.n Chambers on Saturday morning it ' was found impossible to do so. Up on % ; examination the head -c a key was , 4 1 iound broken off m the sock, mul api ■ i/arentiy an e i -e-1 fj.'. ! • n., ,» i—*.... « ' \ ‘o rob Hie strong loom, which tonj t.aiued some itwo" iri coin and notes. l ! v Upon extra' ting tiie broken key it ■ was found to be a facsitnUe of tho * j»roper key. its edges were sharp as [ ■if newly made. Nothing hay been <li«- j /•“ mrbed in the oilice Tiie police have j 'lie m&ttei iu ru-.nd. !i g , . l' "Denmark begun .u\v-testing muon : earlier than Nev. Zealand. In fact, I ; i*. • l<e!iev* some banish danymen were | bt- ’.veighing tiie rniik ol individuai cow.-. lV before Wellington was wauled 111 j ii. !set. Tli-.-v staraed their first :ow-, testing associations m isoa. ami m . IP2I-22 te.-.ted per milk-recording sc- j p. -jetie* some- 2X0,060 dairy cows out o' t their iota! of Llki.ooo, showing that ] a 20 per cent, of the whom o; the irdloii f 7,. t ,;ows were under test. New Zealand ! r' na* tiu out of U 35.000, or 7.35 per cent.”—Mr { W M. Singleton, Director of *he Dairy ; n- Division, on herd-testing I ®* A iong-aigh! d: »n:-> acd euchre party (~ ie ill ij.- iat -i,.- Eiupire Hall to- j it- rr-iidgi»t. Tit-.- kali will be heated . for i-ar.l-rtliivir.m while tie- floor and jn j, i.iu-ie t-ir dancing will be t:p-!..r>. I A meeting of th-- ladies inter<-*t«d in • Tj the social, dar.e.. and presentations, it ' rid conm-ctiuii v..th :h- reetmt --.'.raivtih . ni p,.i.i ... ih-mr- ro-morrow i c-fc , ~ at p.m •ig Ml Fred I/i-.rrett is. here • gain- -tailime in the heart of tiie He ha* repairs to do but will find time to do & more. Get his prices, and see hi- Jeatb- •”* er. —Advt. ‘a For Bronchial Coughs, take he Woods’ Greet Peppermint Cs-e. !a ' Ardnr,

During July the vital statistics were as follows:—Births uiarriagos 1, 1. Mr. AYhi'lau, orehai-J will “0 unaMo to \ isit this ut l-t*vin district as annuuticoii owing to having inilueu/.a. Tin* local adonis of several i>i : the loadiiijr iusuraiuc coiapanirs have revoivod oolivo that tiom Ao-um ,1-t. j»rv'i)iuu;s aiv to he reduced b.v Jo per nviit. This, h.iuitlsoim.* rcducliuu in pro* hujhs should hritig about a largo iun*as*.‘ in i'usinc.-s. botii in hub policies and increases ‘ht»*e tlial are already • o e-\isteiice. ** it is fairly eortain that ihe Kt. Hon. Bax’id Jdoy<l i.»eorg*» will make a leelour ol New Zealand towards he end of this yeas.” said Mr. Victor • Jock in conversation wuli ;» iep resellalive of the “Uamaru Mail’’ recently. I dr. Blovd is already booked to [ our Canada and the Slates,'and it is s expeeted that that tour wiil end at \ San J‘Ta»eise.o in Septeni’ner. Arrangej i-Kiits ar».* now in course of perfection j ior the tour to continue, to embrace ♦ Vow Zealand and Australia. The in- ’ leution y- lor Mr. Lloyd lieorue to de- | fiver (id lecture" in .Australia. rhe death occurred on Saturday of \ dr. itichard Ball, one of Blenheim s < widest residents, in iiis Pdth year. Me { ceased was a native of Cornwall, Kurland, and served as a young mun i\’ | he Koval Navy. In his early twenties, fie joined the ni’juv and took part, in the Crimean War. Later he wa> rulered to New Zealand lo take par* j iii the Mauri War. and at ihe eoneiusj ion of hostilities remained in New J Zealand, settling in Nelson. l'orty , years ago he opened a bodiless as taxii ulermisi in Blenheim. There are six 1 eJiildi’en snrvivine him, M»> urand-child | riot and Ltroat ten. ! Hay and seed j.otaiees a>e advertised I for sale. I i Mr. 11. Cockjvii V*' I Titlay > special’’ r | is ready mixed pain's. I \\ remind our rmo.lers <*f the toot j Tali da .uve to be held Lo-morrow I A special missionan meeting will be { l:eld in the Methodist (.’tiiinh on Mon-