THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 17 August 1923, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Settlers in the northern end of the Pohungimt County are commencing to complain of the ravages of deer. There is at present another coal shortage in Otaki. an.l many house- | modity. !in ' U " 1 """ ""' " tW ""'-' C ° m " It was staled tit the conference of local bodies til MaslertoJi tiiat the registration of motor vehicles in the United Stale.- yielded a revenue of One of the - hrub plots ul the Wairarupa High (school, Alasterton, contains over 5U varieties of Koromiko—about half the varieties that are known. •' It is an old school fallacy,'-' said I Mr. X. Jordan tit Mnstcrton "that in euiluiu mouths of the year no flies ter what the weather is like." I A wairam has been issued for an j absconder from i'eilding who.,e >le- I falcations run into -o'Jd or £OOO. lie j dealt in stock, and tailed to give an i accounting to a farmer at Awahura | i and a Wairarapti stock linn. The Otaki State School was closed I J yesterday on account o! the influenza j and will reiJKiin so till September «rd. j This will iiK-ai: that the usutil term j holidays, which were due on the g-Hh.j will be dispensed with. Owing to the illness of the Mayor; and Cr. Kilsby and the fact that one j Councillor WUS concerned in a Coui t j ease, the monthly meeting of the. Borough Council, ter- have been held yesterday, was postponed till Monday next. It is said that one of the best cures j for influenza is a tablespoon!'ul and a- | half of castor oil. Another simple j remedy is half an ounce of Epsom salts j in a breakfast cup of hot water: also ! a gargle and nose douch of weak salt I and water. Combat the chill with I extra clothing—in fact, accommodate j the clothing to the weather. "Attend' I to the bowles. clothing, fresh air and j I >:'..-i; exercise, avoiding extreme ex- ! ' i-ition. ■'-' is iiisu recommended. i - Two members of the Tararua Tramp- . ' j ing Club climbed Mount Hector from I .the Otaki side during the last week-I, end. They found the snow on the j . i lower slop'-.- to the Tararua Range soft

and difficult to negotiate. The little j skelter hut erected last suimner was | found completely snowed under, a::-! it is more than likely that it will not | be seen for some little time to come. Building throughout the district brisk at present, and in Otaki all carpenters are engaged. Messrs Heald and Evans are losing no time in erecting a convenient residence on Waerenga Road, Mr. Pole lea* Mr. Minton's residence nearly completed, Messrs Gordon and Wilson are making good progress with Mr. H. Freeman's dwelling, Mr. Targusc had almost completed a building at the beach and lias also in hand one for Mr. A. Ad-en on the extension. Mr. Percival is' making a good show with Mr. G. Siddell's residence at Otaki -

Railway. lTe»srs Carriok and Stoaticg are making good headway with iNfr. Vann's building (next to "31a.i1-'' Office), while Mr. H. H. Oliiver also has his hand? full. Are you requiring iootweaT. Here are a few of our many clearance lines: Rent's South African field boot.-, all sizes, 29/-, town price 32/0; Ladies' Glace shoes, plain fronts, IS/'J; .Suede luce -:ioe.-. '22/*s, Ward shoes, few pairs left, 7/6; Girls' one bar -hoes, sizes 1 and 2, 6/6; Girls' goloshes, 2/5 to :!ear: Baby's soft soles, boots and ihoes, 1/-. —At Irvine's Shore Store. staki. —AdvT. I

An American doctor hopes that scientific discovery will eventually enable us to do with only three hours' sleep. The' baby already accomplishes this in many homes. The council of the Royal and Ancient burgh of Ruthergien, Lanarkshire, have, by nine votes against seven, refused to allow a ladies' football match to take place in the public park. .Some letters sent ill l'.'ld to British soldiers who were prisoners in Turkey have just been returned to the senders with the intimation thai they could not be delivered. The average temperature of Great Britain has risen nearly .1' degrees within the past half-century. January is now nearly three degrees warmer than its was. And yet they talk of an lee Age.' At a South Island stream a henv ily laden wagon had crossed at th. usual ford, the ice breaking through under the weight. An examination was made and the ice found to be l"i inches thick at the edge of tile stream and eight inches in the centre. Jazz music is dying ..ul. says the London Daily Mail. There are no mourners. It is being replaced by the "Blues," the haunting me!...lie- from the southern States. Instead of the blare- and din of the jazz band, the dancers new move to the glide and shuffle of soft muffled melodies. At the Counties' Conference it wa.s agreed, on the motion of Mr. M.-lilory (Orouu) that the charge for leading or driving cattle to the pound should be Is per head per mile, or fractional part of a mile, irrespective of number. While -learning in battle formation in the Gulf of Panama the United States battle-hip Arizon struck a whale head on. So vicious was the encounter that the whale was cut praeti.-allv in two on the prow of tile war-hip. ' It was necessary to halt the disengaged the carcase. A while aco prominence U;!S K iv( -' :i

A while ago prominence was give to the fact that the motor lorry wa competing seriously with the railway as a carrier of freight, but now it hn b'een learnt that this c petition i not so great as it used to be. Twi factors were stated to be rcsponsibl. for this—bad roads and restriction imposed by county councils on th weight of lorries using their roads.

An interesting discovery of tin has j been reported from the Northern j Territory. The Commonwealth Min j ister for Home and Territories has rt- | ceived advice from the Administrator lof the Northern Territory that the I locality of the new find is on the west side of the' King River ami In mil.- north of the crossing on the main road between Katherine and Ma ran boy. King River is about -'■ miles from Ihe Katherine telegraph .pceimens. which have been sent to Darwin, are stated to be piactically ! An incomparably high standard is ! "N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review." sity of attractions. Brilliant seeites at | Royal Ascot, when the King', ho-rso I .von the Royal Hunt Cup, occupy it | :,f a special set. Tim New Zealand chinch is represented in a comprehensive fashion and the Auckland v. Taranaki rep. match at Kden Park, also the New Plymouth v. Grammar School eontot for the Moascai Cup. is covered in snapshots. More than local interest is at tnched to a page of photographs, showing the Great South Road improvements aud the new tram route to KlierslivRt corns.-. Tim enormous school oi whale which was stranded at Vbangarei is a source of special attention and sheep fanning ill the -now in Centra! Otago gives nil idea of the wide range of subject- portrayed in this issue. Stag.- and cinema have their own special niche in an up to-date journal. The paper is on sale tit all booksellers and stationers. Mr. L. G. Lowry has a replace advertisement oi interest in this issue. .Mr, George Gordon, having decided to give up dairying, will sell his held on Wednesday next, at 1 p.m. A price-list from the Waiuiahoe where. Mrs. Hooker, dressmaker, has secured

rooms at "Wharerna," Kaukawa ! Street, and i- prepared to do work at! reasonable charges. The dare of the Paraparaumu H. and | I. Society's show has been altered I from the sth to tin- 7th September. Schedules may tie obtained from Mr. J. G. Maclean. Hon. Secretary. | Captain Bax has enlarged his bust-I ne-s premises, and replenished the::! ; with more new and up-to-date lines, > *\}iile his men-cry department contain? the latest and best. ,-.'•.■ advertisement. | "Eangiuru House'' is now connected by telephone, the number being .?•>• ' Besides this innovation this popular hoilSt' lias been improved in other direction; avel .mad.- rbrht wp-t .;.-• J -it .*.

credit for which h due to the propr.e , tresses —Mrs. P.itson and Miss Lid.uie. i Has acvorr- seen Fred Barrett? He, Reward on taking your boots and shoes to his new premises, Otaki township.— j Advt. The best of beer that brewers brew Cannot your .shattered health renew. The purest spirit stills distil May ease but cannot cure an ill. Such stimulations still deceive, And for a brief respite relieve; But coughs and colds arc- ended sure When using .'Woods' Great Peppermint Sure.-