THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 31 August 1923, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

£ "Whitebait i* .selling in Otaki at - ’ per pint. The Otaki State Sehool will re-open on Monday morning' next. The .Levin Borough Couneil lias decided that the Powgr Bonnl shall take over the street lighting in the Borough. Constable G reggae secured no Jess than three .seconds and one thud for his Jine pointer dog which lie exhibited at the Wellington show on Wednesday. Among tile successful scholars at tlm j Sunday School Union examination v. as i Master Sei'ton Mathie. ol Otaki. with ► 4b marks. Irwin Andrew and Jack Andrew., late of Manakau. were also successful. A final reminder is given intending exhibitors at the Horticultural Societv\s show that all entries in all sections close at b p./n. on Saturday nomorrow). It is hoped all who can wiii decide to make entries and tiros help * make the show attractive. 1 h«.* show in past years has been ven creditable and this year’s display should be quite as attractive. A plea of not guilty was entered by a man named Arthur Reginald Borland, who appeared in the J.Viiding Court yesterday to answer three charge- oi obtaining money by false pretences, by means of valueless cheques. Accused was committed for tiial at the next '* ~- sions of the •Supreme Court at 1 aimer--ton North. In respect to a Jurthei charge of false pretences at Otaki. Borland was remanded to appear ..\ i’almors ton North to-day. The Lower Hurt Municipal Band wih render a programme of selected music at Paraparaumti at 11.io a.in. on >”.nday, while a dance, at which the band will play, will be held to-morrow* night, when an orchestra of eight will provide music. The band is in good form, having practised assiduously during the winter, and the new set of fine silver inst r a ni cut s. rece n 11 y purch a * e d. ar e o f the best, the band will be- under the conductorship of Mr. A. U. Kaye -late of the Besses of the Barn Band) and the pvt! .ilxt is assured of u first-class entertainment. A plough. harrows. etc.. are advertised for sale. Air. J. Blair, of Munukau, inserts a ! price-list in this issue. Sittings of purebred White Leghorn eggs are advertised for sale. Air. IV 0. ■''lonian, of Levin, advertises poultry manure for sale. A meeting of the Otaki -rate School Committee will take place on Monday night. Intercession services will be held at the Anglican Church on Sunday at ~ p.m. A meeting of the Bowlers-' bail committee evil! be held to-night to make arrangement's for the coming function. Messrs Harcourt and Co,, of Wellington, advertise in to-day'- issue the auction sale to take place in their rooms. 195 Lambton Quay, on Woduesdav, 12th September next, at: 2.30 p.ni. of 'a splendid little dairy farm of 10< acres, about one mile from the Otaki Railway station, together with the house and all necessary outbuildings thereon, full particulars of which will be found in our auction column. We LaVe hosts of bargains in ladies' and gents J focXveaf, Bluchers, nailed and plated, all sizes 12/.9}_ shW|t-f«, nails and plates. 18/0, 22/6: greenhide shooters 29/6, 30/-. Just laiiued —ATaflotv’s English Derby boots, three lines, ladies’ Ward shoes 7/C to 11/9; carpet slippers from 2/11; ladies’ lace shoes, no caps, 19/-, -all sizes: lace shoe, patent cup, medium heels. 18/6 to clear. Polish. 4 tins 1/-.—At IRVINE’S Shoe Store, Otaki.—Advr. For Children’b Hacking Congo, Wor-ln’ Great Peppermint Cure.—Adrt

There are no ear speeders in North ■ Adt m , .Massachusetts. A policeman j stands at the roadside with u red i. h- ' ttrn or flag. .Speeders are hailed a-d ( cautioned to use discretion. II the , duvei tails to slow down the j oil •,?- man blows his whistle. Further down I the road a board tilled with short) spikes Is stretched across the high- t way. ' I A wife’s mania lor life insurance | teas described ai tile Noith London j Court when the husband sought an action against the insurance company ! tor the recovery cd me piemiiims. I'iie j husband said his wuo iiad taken out I Ai policies all ot which she paid from | the housekeeping money. As a result 1 of iter lolly he and the family had to f live in a very mi gal way. Four oi I tiie policies, ne added, were on tin j lift* nf ,n r hi 1/1 nf iwn. :

By a slip ul the tongue Mr Milford, in pie liou.se ol i ’arJiuuifUi, de.-crib c'd a Crown it'iuuii as a Crown pits oner, when discussing tlie Biscinugeu Soldiers' Settlement Hill. When me titter ol laughter subsided, Mr W'il lent said that unconsciously lie bad given a very accurate description ol a tenant who carried a liability to the] uovii ol; thousands oi pounds. i Hav.'Keii: lie is the second niorvga gee’s prisoner. In order to advertise New Zealand lamb, anarigeUieiHs have been made by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, tlirougli Us London Ol’lice, to deliver single carcases oi prune New Zealand Jamb to any address in Great Britain for the sum ol jci 13s per carcase, Ail tJit'* is necessary is lu send tile sum named to the secretary oi the N.Z. M**at ) n c.iucc! s' It rad, ICOUo.\ 121, Wellington, together w.. ; tlie recipients' lull address, pl.tinh I

written, and the necessary arrange meats will be promptly .-ttienued to. When a -bet d-test iug lussoetaii'.m was in progress in tile Ctutenun distrie! some years bark members look samples and 'lid their weighing, with the result that some phenomenal records were e-tublishi d, tin' object ed emerpi i.-ing dairym-ti being to outciass their neighhours at the saciJliec of a true test. The "hieers of llie i Main- Division were keeping an eye . jon die records, and impressed we to J they with iw" cows ot one dairyman that a letter was dispatched warning that unless lm was eetv earefu! the cows would turn into hutterfat! The ijtiesii"ti Was aslo'd of Ml A. i. |t.. ss . ,i i.inveminent dairy ihsHiietor what, is 1.0 ■become "t the .-''mb rf.vs Mr I’.'iss re.nlied ih-'H when they stretiaihened their herds with puie hied 'hulls, there Would he no scrub cows. The problem “I Imw to dis- |. i . > ~| tile i-nils has 1 "'ell solve,) by the >eUler> ot I let her: North <>t;ig";. \, (east :,u ot then. - cows have been to pou.it l',vl .a is’U's. who take tin' hides off. boil down the carcases, and led the flesh to their fowls with Wheat. Nome |)J the settlers in the neighbour! lof tiamat'u are faMeitiug their scrub cows off, slaughtering on the farm, ami using ihem t"r home j consumption. The re) "ill - "i re.'-in Itomsii h.a'itolin ordinfition.- in lieland .•on ! ain the names of several priests am' jo i ispect ivc priests who have been ailofti I writ ill 'tie \t|c|vlalid dioci >e. V \|| Hallows' ('."liege. Dtlhlin. "It .tune in. Hr. M"i'tis It "'. Bishop ot \. ie to V. ordained the i'dlowing : < m del uj ' tie tonsure M"-«fs Mb ha.el it' (la r i'"l 1 ai id He liti is i e- 11 : ord - r oi exorcist and acolvle. Mr .Michael Iv'iim dv ; "'del of priesthood, law. John Dohenv. A; S. Mary's Cathodrai. Kilkenny. on the same date, the Hey. .lames Downey. C.M.. • .oadjittor-Dis-h. "f Ossory. raised to the priesthood the I See.' .lolm Downey. \ii Htese priests have been appointed to Auckland . Hubert Murrav. a bov soprano, wit it ~ voice reaching m the D wilt'd) falls the sixth h-g'-r line above the treble ,-1.• f. said to be the highest voice on re, uni. has been astonishing V 'O y.,rk city. His imitaCnns of bird ,-alis eg a concert given at 'lie Hippo,horn.- arc said to have been re. ’linkable. Tile highest not 0 over si.ing. 'however, lias a te-w Hninnmb a 11 lend "f Miss Dessie C,reemyood stating that she sings Me'- n "ti the ei dull line aliove tile ire hie clef, to ~-hi..i, yiasn r Holier: Murrav blandly vetor’s tliat in tii" bird • •vlerwis of IPs songs lie carries his voire to the l’> f ve degrees above ;!,e C, just fnCI!••tl 1 ' I. A c uTCspoiidr n "i tie* i- c; iottig Ntag write.- : "Tbi make; s o: a wenknown amt mas',-;..cu h.c l. b a” I h;we adopted tie method ■ It" tin:; a.,* : the hw- ■ P ' oj using the old si.’, b- o: s-wmg. i ; - luav lie a lab- ui i-■ i n method on tin.' makers, bin it is extiemeiy dnn.'.,i|. v’ii- amc ol tit t" me day ree-m . M;. "■■■■:• | 1 i- : a dob •i i |•" i 11 1 1 - » i ins-.dotisi. 'litt; yotmge-t ■ a.m! •• : . .... .;u . ■ PI. e;,- ■imiJng. j rad ace: gleUI .-.x :t.. it -1 ton I' pula i ii.ni raugn* m he thiotr. .m-t ! had evtdenr.v h'-en drop!*- d km- Me bag in the t >1» i think the t.l< vitmetit siiouid prohibi: He- <•-*.- o: these wires, as seme :hil 1 may no i. f..itunate as mmo.” ; Mi Atthur lrgbnm oau amv ton- i I »,, e—■ ’t j .uj ; roin sen,-us iniuty itt : Cambridge on isHiiniii; i.t mid day j J),, ,oi. examining Ml-- ' :!lk "• ;,ts j ;i;.>tor-' y ie at the rear of Mr HnsHe's I. v a,- s'n a.o Tr.e n,;c hire was being nut- mm running adm and find not bed bet./.ire it. t-'ic aid. Oa a iV'-e ,13V. j„jl ;: f' p. H " f,' I. - 'Ulbes I"!J. .'tin .d , for whilst bending over th*> tank . it exploded, ‘he fumes presumably ig- | npijjg from a burning •ds.-arette Mr Ingham received practically tic whole explosion in hU fa-e ;md cs? severe- :-- wi-h the flume nbc-nt ticeves and forehead sustaining several nasi v burn*. Fonnnately m- sight wa= ! vo " receiving medical i a;-,am ;r- m c- - about [ again.—1 ndC] '.gidefj j Mr Alexander im-.kliam. .--vcnoaks. Kem. wrote to thv London Tunes ; > .me ye ;i rs w • I i.,e. aine interested m lii e effect of colour on flies ami other insects. because l notice.! thm in ■•m- of my row-shed-. th- interior o: whivti <=- pMrPed rrj .. blue, there to- it,---, c rot--In a neighbouring shed. painted withe th-'re ■e-re Tuite number { . j o. ue’iier 1.-iue was off-n----?iv. iTiis ~ce. . ” i..:-; in '•■■■ \YZ II; 1 i ’ l a'M'i*' j f iiiim'a'i. ' Co- -- 1 . 1 ; -- tl.e operattotts i f om - ■ m: , Ltd-- i : • )i aT the neiic ur-r- !■-. ! t painted' pate !.‘U. ’■■ : j rooms in ’he bnt.-a. t-. arm ot; : - - questioned. thev stated tiiat t-»v. . thought the room was snore free trom flies than tite otnet room- :t» ’p'h' racks. 1 therefore asked the .iye ■ ; Superimeiidem to have a urnhyr . j perirnent mad-, and I ■■ -j;• *' i :> • "i ht s cue • - - the oil afeet »f| much’ less man mrmci.y. h | c v.-f e«Dfi. crnetmfw m ■ I, r b. yuc"for - and rnos-1 micoes i- would-indeed be a godsend ( to'even-one, but more especially to ( those living, in the tropics, and tha ts whv I -Venture to ask you to insert ■ this letter in your paper.” > Ha.= anyone seen Fred Barrett? He , left Otaki Railway a few weeks back. Reward on taking your boots and shoes to his new premises, Otaki township. A dvr

-Ih'.i number of cattle slaughter’d • for food purposes within the Dominion during- t.iie lour years mentioned . was us follows: (I>U7) -3t?5129. • l IMS; 341,000, iUIPI 355,307, (UliO; 413,.! -OG, and (1931} 366,565. It would he interesting to learn the luiesi 1 Uro-55 returns. as to how far the “eat more beef’ campaign had been effective. Among the vjotes on file puliiic Works estimates is a sum oi £'4so. unexpended last year and renew* this year, lor ■alterations and adui- | lions to the Levin Post uftiee. other ; votes lor county works are as lollow:—£)hau West Hoad, £150; oi.it j tiorge (north bank . turn: WaikanaeiTe lime Main Hoad, £iooii; Maitarere I HOad. ilsoo.

iileeiiie searchlights playing over t!iw surlaee oi itie waters in tile Norwegian ijordg lure the sardines to iho ruriaee, whore they can he caogm. The sardine eKiuicr.ti ai-mg u„ oi Norway wore lecvntly ’.hr -n eiie,. with a lif.-K oi lisU owin',r me : u that tilt; sardines remained so area as to render hshmg impossible. i lights remedied this si-union. A Welling-.on easiness how-v has jUs t . i a Ken "uiii a . . e .’O,IIOO wi|,i a muillai dr, ; „„ e ussociain.,,l ire order to provide tor supera.u-----n ia;iou and umiuities tor its stall', inis (says ihe Post) is believed to be die lusi uaiisaeiiou oi its kind m New Zealand, and is eemuuly unique ui the Dominion in the experience oi tile association concerned. i.taileiii will lie Punned in future iruoi u.h pleasure tail's a! liurtou-un-

111 ~1 ! Jigi;i 1 a(i . i Mi- itc l-M'll Im> 1.1-.li IVUCIH'd I>\ liu* town CCllUlCl] u» - 1:10 01 till’ iul lowing stlllcillClU t-llai uji.ici uj)ulotis dealers shovel she Mseu cun min mu ill Hte guimr and le.-cii ii. i.liii.siujiipiii.in mill oilier diseases. u i' contended, are thus sjUea.il. An ory aiised pent ion and jnotesl.s from l.stpuui members have laded to alter the emiiiull’s opinion. "A loss iota I ling nearly fiimo \\ ill be made by one bookseller in Napiei as a result in' tlie Govei'iimeni's decision to limi t llie ehoice of seliOoi aunks to die products ol one New 1 Zealand linn" (reports the Napiei • finny 1 1 legraph;. Oilier booksellers I Will' also lose heavily, and the trade is im-ieii agitated over tile decision 01 the Government-. These losses will be multiplied ai! over the Dominion. 'llie largest direct shipment 01 produce ilia!- lias ever arrived ai Aue'klaud id mu Australia was hi origin lit tm' i.anadian Traveller, which arrived as Auckland last week from Melbourne and Geelong. Tills vyssel him nrer isuiio tons, inefuding Tii.nao hales of 'dnilT, tiaOO bags of onions, I:mo bags of bran, 1300 liags ol [lour, and loon iuigs ol pollard. The novelty ol seeing chuff [sicked in bales atiracled some uiuenuon on tin; water Iron! whan the vessel commenced to discharge, and it- Was evident thill much greater economy in eamn.gr wu- obtainable bv this method thnn by mtriage in sacks. An llngifsb taxpayer. laced with tiiie ordeal of liliing in a mass ol ■f ■ oimenis . tbdt make Magna Gbal'iei and llie Scrap o! Paper seem niinujioiiant. sent the following reply "I return the paper you sent me, as I 1: a Vi* ail V.j-h In join ill' 1 Du-Ollie Tag. I am already a. member ‘<l die Hearts ol Oak." In New Zealand the quaint, idea formerly obtained of lining a person for not having an hti. What, was necessary was In Id! in a ream of paper to show that, one hadn't any taxable income. If the cashless one religiined from doing so the State fined him. In an article descriptive of his iinj. . essll ins in the South sea Island-, ,\ir Geo. llariord writes: The wharf labourers unloading the ship were F Hulls, a stalwart shock-headed, laughing' crowd 41 overgrown children,' at ihast titat was the impression they gave one, watching them at work. It our labour leaders in New /.■■aland saw llie way those natives fiicd, they would ivci;!\*.' the shock ol ibeir fives. We were told by the o;lic"is of the ship that Uiey will work lia lioiirs at a wretch, and keep going hard "t that. I'iiey at* lie- be-' ji;ifii labourer- ia li.p, get-tirg -Is t' ■ay. and snap- ue<* »n i'our l"r ov.-i----i . but jmtmy is not fcc first cou.•idei'Mtion with them, fd course Mi* company i»eos thorn, and it U a treat • • them' to get unlmiued (juant-ities ,dt beef, potatoes, biscuits and strong II -ra, weii sweetened. >icaking at tue Waip.t < -ombs • .eiiicii meeting Or. Alexalidoi statcu inaj wiiiie in Wei ingion lasA week 1 iiairmaii u. the iwiiaiu Gouni,'. .. umc ii, speak mg oi 'Mem bn. unien . mm. -an they iiud lia miles m t.lc-.i nijils. This year their rule bad bed; • i s i*d ;n*in lAi to 1 pi. 'f lie.y w«*i ■ ii: laying down moie bwuwn n-ao- . .u-u next, yuai expecied to r -d'i'e I ■ .cir rate to id. ilic. iiad to |>;l ’. LI •• ,t card lor their mewl. I bis lliusCd t-iie sui.es.- "t bitumen mad-. ..mu Fr. Aic-xunder, and ho iiopej bis i.idunct! would go in J o' --"in' suen .i.eheine •'•.-•peeiaiiy ui : -!b-* districts fund Hamilton A-. a oiniivej .bebl Die ;kpo".'. •> ham asiiire seaside re.-oil, .1 few weeks ago. no less than kb"oo mom! m- passed a given point between * j . ;,„-k in die m. ruing and. lb p-fli. •jku.-y iv.;:.: eofnpe.le-i to keep in order," and were not allowed to thread 1- wav thrutign, in addition ' c v.hich tbev hud to b« parked outside she city. H is hal'diy surprising that some owners were unable to find their own at - at Hit* end oi ’be day. due Mayor oi' Diackpooi ec-tniiO'.i'U over two mi I dun j«*opie vi.Mwd :he ..nv during the week, arid on fin; satHrdav over n.-s *. mud -n. and M - * ua-v »peiit quite a nuUwn pounds during’ the -arjiivaf. Over -Vf special Uftius lan into the city between * a.:n. .in,r ;>.;;u p.m.. aim these trains wei C a. i got awav again by 3 o'clock next morning-. Only about 100 excursioit-j--v failed to ’take the proper train humi;, and they weiit ba 1' ny id.'M-, «rv train 1 I i* roiu .*5-eptemper 1. Jariguage known a.,- ■•daUv” ieuet - tele gran is," will be accepted ” for the i.'nitcu Kingdom r;f both Eastern and Pacific routes, and e,r ranin-da via "Pacific" only. Ibe | service is not itvaiiable to otiiei i trie-. The messages will iy- accepted J on any day except .Sundays, tnui v. ill, jje subject” to .4-I'hours' delay during'i ransniissiou. The iiilnimum ciiarge j i- 13,6 lor twenty words and 8d per word thereafter, to tint hhiiteo udng- ! <foui, and' lo.2 ftir twenty words and t f sixpence "per word thereafter, to CanI ada- From the seme date the rates j via pacific for week-end cables to the iTailed Kingdom will i.-- reduced to a minimum of !i- hfd uiciudnig tax •: twenty words, and sc-venpence jief ; word in excess, ami in the case of ■ iginadu. the jiiinirnum will !« reidu .e-j to lid in-xuding tax . and . bid for each succeeding word 1 Jazz'-' must vunish away i Out into llie limbo of yesterday! Its c:Us:c -ia*f liaaciug are fierce and free/ * ' ■ j Suggestive or vice and vulgarity. ; Nothing degrading for ever can last, , Let ns revive the sweet grace of *r« . past, ' And for the coughs and the colds vre endure ! Still take Woods ’ Graet Peppermint Cure. - ~