THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 3 October 1923, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlie monthly sitting of the Otaki b.M. Court takes place to-morrow. The vital statist ics l'or Otaki for (September wcio; Dirtiis 3, deaths i, marriages 3. A baud of tinkeltleis on Monday night serenaded a popular young eouple, recently married, and were well rewarded lor tlreir trouble. A seedless barberry has been produced, and is a popular nedge plan, in the Waikato. Tire blight uoes not uliect it. There is a boom at present in Dun edm in dwelling-bunding (states the Star). Residences, mostly ol lour or live rooms, are going up everywhere. The postal authorities have been ad vised that the mails which left Wellington on August hath via ban Francisco arrived in London on September 37 th.

.Members ol the Otaki Volunteer Tire Brigade on Monday night indulged in a successful “wet" practice. .Splendid headway has been made of late, ail members showing great improvement. During this mouth no fewer than id oversea steamers will visit Auckland. Within the next lit days no less than 30,UUU tons of imports will be discharged at the port. No fewer than 36u properties are said to have changed hands in Greymouth during the last 13 months. Latest reports indicate that inquiries for properties are not so keen at the present time.

“Years ago when I started dairying we considered that the industry was only in its infancy and now when the exported produce reached the vast sum of £l6,Odd,Out) sterling we are only in its infancy."—Mr. T. Arnott in u speech at Invercargill.

When application was made at the Supreme Court at Hamilton for the discharge from bankruptcy of two storekeepers it was stated that they had only been able to pay 2d in the £. His Honour decided to suspend their discharge for a period of three

“Advice has bon received from the Dominion Trust Company of New Zealand that late Miss Bertha Maud Barrett bequeathed to the board the sum of £SOO fpr the purpose of procuring radium,” stated the report of the Finance Committee of the North Canterbury Hospital Board. Probably the last perfect specimen of a sod house in South Canterbury is to be seen on the road to Takataramea (says an exchange). The four walls are in an excellent state of preservation —practically as good as the day they were built—and have the neatness and substantial appearance of reinforced concrete.

The “Omega” watch, for which Mr. E. Looser is agent, has 175 different parts and 1650 distinct operations are necessary in its construction; 1000 complete Omega watches are produced each day in the factories at Bienne and Geneva, by' more than 2000 skilful workers and 2250 machines of exact precision, 500,000 Omega watches are continuously in course of construction; 't/jOO.OOO Omega watches are actually in use throughput the entire world.

There is showing ia Otaki a fine range of ladies’ and gent’s footwear at Irvine’s shoe store. We axe fitting rubbers free on ladies’ shoes, bought this week. A good selection and ue prices are right. A few pairs of gum boots have arrived.—Advt.

A start vras made to-day with the work of laying pipes for Kangiuru. It is regretted that the Maori Mission visitors, advertised for Thursday evening, are unable to come to Utaiii, a telegram to hand stating that the iCev. retuti had been called home urgently and that the Kev. Tapakttra eouid not come. iue following amusing passage is front a riatvke's fitly fcuumiarcl \ essay (says the Napier rreraid): ••ftoivn m the poles the boats are no longer icebound, down in me remotest depth oi tne sea the iisu already feel the warmth oi the water, down in the sorest tile streams are bubbling, and down in the lowihouses the hens are laying. •

Keen interest is being taken by dairy suppliers in the coming poll on the compulsory provisions ox me Hairy Export Control Act, and there tire bOjUUU suppliers on me roll, and G.'.UoU ballot papers have been issued. It is hoped to complete this work by Wednesday next, and the poll closes al noon on the lvtlr inst.

‘■f can remember the time when the ■Duncdiw-iiivercuigAi until was cur* tied on horsebacw, ■' stud ALr. T. Shepherd at Invercargill. ‘‘Mr. flint, the contractor, rode one horse and packed the mail on another. Sometimes lie would get an adventurous passenger who for £1 was permitted to ride on flint’s ltor.se whilst the mail contractor himself walked." The Otaki Amateur Athletic Club has decided to hold evening sports, the first gathering to be held on October -loth at 5.30. The club look to the pubnc for support and at the same time hope to see all athletes taking pan. Valuable trophies have been oltcred for various events, and it is hoped competition will be keen. Three meetings ■have been arranged for, and it: these are successful others will be held.

At the Otorohanga i>. M. Court J. Crosby, a farmer, was charged with cruelly to a cow by driving it a distance of some eight miles while it was in labour, and also with putting his dogs upon it. He was lined iUu and costs, the S.M. stating that if defendant "had not been a married man he would feel disposed to impose a term of imprisonment. ‘‘The main reason why many parents have so little control over their children to-day is because they do not enter into tile children’s games as they ought. The parent should lie just an elder child, and by joining in, teach the younger ones how to play the game straight, and there will never be loss of control.” —\V. A. Saunders, a! Invercargill. Complaints tire being made of the amount of rubbish, including decaying vegetables and fruit, that is being deposited on Kiverbank Hoad, and the suggestion lias 1 made that the Council give the matter"immediate attention. The spread of gorsc at Kangiuru is proving a serious menace and could be dealt with at tile same time. At present tirst-class fanning hinds are threatened.

The fishing season opened on Monday, and on tile whole good sport resulted. During recent years the Wellington Society lias paid particular attention to the stocking of the upper waters of the Otnki river, and some e.-cellent catches of both l-rea n and rai.’iiow .rout ha"e been reported. Along both the Ola It: and Waikaiine streams good sport way be expected, while the same appln -■ *o the Ohau river. An Ashburton lady made a remuikable discovery the other day. Foi some time she was troubled to know why the fireplace in the guests, room was always dirty no mutter how often it was cleaned. One morning she was cleaning it when a starling Hew into the room from the chimney, and escaped through tile window. < >ll investigating. the perplexed lady found that the bird had ben building in the chimney just above the Jirepluw. and dragging out the nest she was surprised to find a fi hank note, much discoloured, among the bird’s building material. The Koval mail bus. which has been running between Kongoten ami Palmerston North for several years, was tlestlined by lire on Saturday evening, about a mile from Kongo! ea. The tile was caused by the engine backlit ing. The mail- had previously been removed as the bus had been held up wait engine trouble. Word was immediately sent to the owners, Messrs X. I. W. Brown and Company, that the bus was no tire, arid a crowd qub'kiy gathered, but found it impossible to do anything. The insurance on the Inis was small and the company has had a very serious loss.

| A startling adventure lately befell | .Mrs. trinail and Miss Broadlient. her sis--1 ter, formerly of Carterton, who now reside at Kaitanguta, in the South Island. They were on their way to the golf links, when they saw a cow with a i very young , alf coming towards them, i They did not like the look of the cow. i but decided to continue on their "ay. and had passed the animal when it sad i dcnly turned and charged them. Reaching Mis,- Brputlbent iirst it knocked her down and attempted to , gore her, but. with remarkable presence of mind Miss Btoadbcnt seized the cow 1 .- horns. Meanwhile Mr-. Small promptly went to the rescue, ami attacked the cow with a golf club, finally beating it off. Miss Broadbent was much brui.-ed, and suffered considerably from shock. She was taken to her home, and it was some time before she recovered from her experience. woman mr half-day a week i- advertised tor. A large wardrobe and duchess are advertised for sale. Tenders close on Saturday for carting metal to the To Horo school site. Air. S. Bassin. high-class tailor, has rt replace advertisement in our columns. A man for general farm work is advertised for. The Levin Sawmilling Co.. Ltd., has a notice of interest in this issue. An auction sale of timber takes place Oil Thursday morning. An auction sale of property will be held in the Druids ’ Hall to-morrow. Notices relative to loan proposals in connection with the Otaki River Board ?re .advertised. Notice is given that the water supply in the Borough will be e-.g oil on Thursday from 6.20 a.m. to 12 .coon. Messrs Bills and Moore are now showing beautiful spring dress fabrics at prices that defy competition. The annual meeting of the Otaki Railway Cricket Club will be held tomorrow night. Tenders close on Friday for carting pipes for the Otaki Borough Council and on the 11th for laving pipes. Air. Harold Cockrell announces the arrival of cotton dress goods, which should be inspected. An important announcement relative to the subdivision of Air. W. H. Field‘'s’ ALP., estate at. V* ail:anae appear” in this issue. The fine beach along the coast is proving a great attraction, and v, ith the subdivision of such property will become even more- popular. " Tim beach is a safe one. and ideal for fish’ing, boating, etc. Golf licks r, rt adjacent.

“What do you tit. with your cockerels?” was a question asked, oi a poultry raiser in a neighbouring district-. “I kill them as soon as i can discover uleir sex,” was the reply. "It cost about 4s u head to rear cockerels, and when they are ottered at auction, they probably lei all 2s Dd.” According to local oreliardists, the prospects lor the coming fruit season in this district appear tu be very satisfactory. Apple trees have blossomed exceptionally well, and cherry plums were a mass of blossom in the early part of the season. Japanese plums in some cases are not making the show they did last year, which was. however, an exceptionally good season, but in most cases are up t.u the average.

Kata Dairy Company is'putting torward a scheme whereby suppiivis may purchase bulls, 'llic intending purchaser is to pay a ucposii. oi i., per cent-, and the balance hi id muuiul.v payments; interest on unpaid ptttciuise money being ; pet cent, l c,,. g't'ee s and records oi annuals mum he approved by the Company, wini-n will not consider annuals with less tlian 5001 b. butter-lat record tut both sire and dam’s side.

In pursuance or the request oi the l'ljiiiti Government, that the .New Zealand Department oi Agriculture should select, a dozen high-emss pedigree Jersey cuttA tor transportation to Fiji, tilt olltcer oi tile Department has purchased three yearling betters irom Mr F. J. B. Hyburn, ot To Awanmtu. The selected throe are man cows that have been under semi-oillc-tat test, and are regarded u s splendid specimens ot the breed "The top oi Mount Jigmont is the only pan ut Taranaki 1 would guarantee tree irom CutHoriUuii uiisue. said a cynic at- an impromptu meeting of iarmers. “Wherever land is ploughed,” fie added, "the thistle comes, and land tree irom it, will soon snow it when ploughed. It comes in mainly on the wind.'' Most people will agree with tills. Another said be nad some seeds which he clcutipd under tire microscope and took lTum u, us lie considered, all foreign matter. Vet still he got the weed. —Hawera Star.

Uile of the latest devices of the Host and Telegraph Department lo secure additional revenue is to make a levy on those telephone subscribers whose phones are fitted with two receivers. The rent charged for tihe extra receiver is is 3d per half-year, and the accounts to be sent out at the end of September will bear this extra charge Isays the Christchurch "Dress”). Subscribers have been no tilled that they may avoid this charge by unscrewing and returning the receiver. To the layman the amount ul extra income derived, compared with the trouble to officials and irritation m subscribers, seems hardly worth while.

A demand on the part ul the Auckland City Council for £l3l for heavy traJlic license fees was replied t° by the Auckland Fire Board contending that the motor vehicles used in connection with flre-flglitingi did not come within the terms of the by-law ieKpoetiiig vehicles engaged in heavy traffic, and the board requested that the demand be withdrawn. Tile council decided to adhere to its decision to charge, the Mayor stating that the

council taxed its own vehicles. Ii tile Fire Board’s vehicles were exempted by statute, that would be ascertain*

Accurding to the British Weekly London.!, ihe Kev. ,|. Napier Milne, the editor o! the New Zealand Methodist Tunes, is seeking re-ad mission into the ministry ol British Methodism at the conference ol l‘J24. He went, to New Zealand tor reasons ol family health. His hope was riot. Iu 1hihjd. livery inducement to remain in New Zealand has been offered to Mr Milne, and two years ago he was made, comtcxional editor, but the pull •ii the Homeland is strong, and he believes he can still do his best work there.

1 undo! a Until liiut, over Eioijti v, ;i I- iu New Plymouth a s a i.-,ur. i.-bi2 on 100 ,Mutj.-,i;;i.|- Lop iiiiiion f. ■ on utiq local lilylr sohuul anil Ui

; hitnieistun .school,’ said .Mr L. A. .Vm.iij yjbaiijit-'ui;. when condemning ■m wiiulc.-eile gambling on school Hug‘A iiAtuie.-,, at, the meeting ot the oourd ot Coventors e-ays tin; "Tumntiki Herald",. The boys played iho fc-uuie for the game's sake, ire con mmed, but the fault lay with tire adults. One UieiJibei ago red with Hie .--iggesliun that It would be a good idling H dll iootbaii trophies were l.’urnt. Tire opinion was gienerai that, hie .New Zealand Rugby (jnion’s puli' y bad been most unfortunate, .and several speakers favoured home-and-nomc mutches.

Jn the opinion of Sit Harold Beau

chomp, the high puces iijling to-day I'-'i shares m, ftr»t class compan 1 *-.- m-di-ate in the plainest possible terms dm diliicui 'a experienced by people, in lidding suitable investments ior then s'jrpius capital. The raising oi a lax on debentures liom Is fid to is fid in dm £ will not,, 1 think, force iendeis, a.s was assumed by some members oi Parliament., to advance money by way of mortgages to iaimei's, unless, oi course, they can show a decent mat gin on their landed securities. The ieduction of rates in income tax payable by investing companies is altcady reflected in the lowering of the raie of interest on mortgages from di to 6 per cent. In view, however, oi the strong demand there will probably be in the near future ior muiwy m Australia and New Zealand fur tinrequirements of the various Governments and public bodies for fresh ioan s and the redemption oi old ones, 'me development of industrial concerns and lor the erection of buildings ior business and residential purposes, I think it is quite unlikely we shall see any very appreciable fall in the vaiue oi nioney.

A demonstration of a new type oi machine for eradicating we’eds and digging potatoes, etc., patented by AD..I. Koberston, was given at Waitati last week (says the Otago Daily Mines,', and proved highly successiui. When operating in a paddock over-grown with twitch, sorrel, yarrow and other noxious weeds, the machine is set to dig a desired depth by means of a leverage system. The coulters cut the curl into strips in advance of the furrow -maker, and as the machine progresses the ‘strip-cut furrow i- projected by means oi the mould board Into the rolling screen and then pulverised bv the rotating tines of the disintegrators. The son ' S! f e,J the rolling i Si-ouna, while the AAifch and other weeds irom the soil, pass through tim screen ", -r a ' e •i” <-< t«.>l therefrom on the sUifa.ee of the ground. When the ‘ 'a-hine is used for lilting root crops, suon as potatoes , etc., the pjoujrhf. ,are Is set sufficiently deep to Tift the crop and deliver it with its surrounding soil Into the screen, where tne potato or other root crops are separated from the soil and deposited on the surface of the ground in rows. The screen can be detached'arid the machine can be worked *-■ an ordinary plough the races are over ar.d the “old grey*” had a royal win. He is passing his profits on to his customers, so call and get the best leather for repairs. Boots now stocked—F. Barrett.—Advt.