THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 8 October 1923, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Readers of the “Mail” are notified that subscriptions in advance for the current quarter are. due. By paying in advance a saving of Is iuay be made, and all who wish to secure this concession should do so at once. The Fox tun Tennis Club has decided to open the season on October 20th, and to invite other eiubs to participate. A letter from the Otaki Chamber of Commerce regarding representativefootball matches, was read at the last meeting of the Foxton Chamber of Commerce when it was decided to reply that the Otaki Chamber had the hearty co-operation of the Foxton body. . The following new company has been I registered:—Te Horo Timber Co.. Ltd.. ! private company, Wellington. Capital: £22,000, into 20,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Waimate—J. Borrie 4000, D. Borrie 3000, IV. J. Borrie 3000; Wellington—W. H. Kinvig 6000. A'. ,T, Kinvig 3000, J. T. Kinvig 1000. Objects: Timber millers, timber merchants, and sellers of timber and firewood, and general incidental. A wide range of illustrations is included in this week’s issue of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review,” a special selection from overseas having just arrived. The centre pages comprises an exceptionally attractive series, showing exclusive photographs of'the Prince of Wales' ranch in Canada, etc. Racing is represented in comprehensive snapshots of the Manawatu Hunt steeplechase meeting, the Randwick races, meeting at Samoa and the Avondale Jockey Club's meeting. The Xew Zealand Goif Championship meeting at Wanganui is the subject of a fine series of competitors and striking shots, while the Ladies’ golf championship meeting at Kelson is also featured. Keen interest will be taken in the photographs in connection with the faith healing mission at St. Matthews Church, Auckland. The Wellington competitions are given prominent space, three and a-haif pages being devoted to prize winners. The stage, motion pictures and society have a characteristically fine showing. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For Coughs and Colds, never fails.

Has the member sent his resignation in in writing?” asked a member of the Wanganui R.S.A. general committee. “No,” responded the secretary. “He has resigned verbally.” “What a pity,” said the member, “we might have had it framed and hung up in the club.” A giii staving in lea looms ill 11aVNoiit, wiioso pa.ems iii o iioili Lieiiii aim whose ouuuon on me a tew uu„vs ago cuuiu not, iwW oeen uesci'meu as '■cry eiicuuiaging, nus just receiveu aiii ice liuni a suiicuur mat u menu oi ner motiier s nus J Ustt diea ana iias ten, uer Jiuou. iiie gill did not know the lady personally, but she is uuubliess veil gruteiui mr her kindness. •Are you aware that the daily farmers wan aii their toil do not earn siApenee an hoar ” was the question put uy a well-known rvew Plymouth exponent 01 .■socialism to Mr j. Wignml, the Jiiigiioii Laliuar iiieinnei, who is lnquiniigi mlO conditions in uic Liuininiou. .Ur wignuif appealed unmoved, so the speaker continued : “Will you tell tile people oi Engiuiut that tins is tile iaot?” “1 will tell them that you said so,” placidly replied the visitor, a retort that delighted his hearers. o'O 1 ‘Ujjiua i.cg..c. n uus I'.-miu. .i.cul >nau nor Si'ci'ccu „,,c . tCj-CJ/ilUiiU CUilUiJi utiC 1i 1 i it caiuuiu Ciill ijaiiiil'JC S-JiUC-t, «./i tut.' uQutl UiK'u. «.l<3 Nv a£> jjii Uniitt’ ->i »»iiU It V'mo utCllU t. io w ine to cue pc’s,mas ic.-ce.nin. asiinig mm to icpii to Uie ne-ogue ; lepon oi .umcii mu, ana jusuij tin uicieuseu Cliaiges. me ueum oeei.iieu at lue Meicuii ij-.wiii-uiu Uutiyuit i oi -in w . 11 ai - Siim. roe uccoiieiice nau peeuiuu auu sau cucumsiiiiiccs coiiiieeieti wim it. rue. gin was playing witii lie* sis.er on me beaon at Mcjcui v nay a weeii pieiiousiy aim cut net Hallo Slightly wnli a sea-siiell. it appaii ea.iy got weil m a day or so but lalei oil leuinus set hi as a tesull oi the accident, and dentil occurred two days later. the little girl was ol a puMicuiarjy bright disposition. An indignant Maori recently presented Uie Wanganui Competitions committee with a claim for £2 damages. lie staled that while attending a. session of the competitions last yeai lie grievously rein his trousers upon a lark protruding from a seat, wim the result that he hud to sit where the was until the remainder of the audience had left. The committee, while sympathetic, could not see its way to pay compensation, and finally tlie Maori agreed to abandon bis contemplated legal action. As a solatium the committee presented him with u ticket for the coming competitions.

A rather unusual case was heal'd a. the sitting of the Magistrate's Court, .Ngai’uawaliia . A native, a first grade interpreter, was sued lor £3O on a judgment summons. The evidence led on his behalf showed that he owned land valued at £IO,OOO, but the Native Land Couift iiad it so “tied up” that he could not dispose of if, and got 1 ittic revenue from it. Mr A. li Young, S.M., said that it seemed very strange that a. man owning £IO,OOO worth of property could noil pay for his groceries, but he could not see his way clear lo make any order for payment. It is not unusual in New Zealand to liiul the iiaine s ul living oflicials (members ol boards, etc.), on monuments erected in memory of New Zealand soldiers who fell in the Great War. No resentment ilia's ever been shown at this desire of officials to share immortality with soldiers. Bui ex-service men at Swansea (Wales) recently protested against the iuclusinn on tlio t-abletirt on Swansea war memorial of certain names of living aldermen. eounciHlors and officials who took a, prominent' part, in erecting the war memorial. Swansea exservice men passed a resolution threatening that unless flic names of the living were quickly removed they would cast the tablets into the sea. A word of warning against the use ~l .i.apniiesc electrical equipment was sounded by Mr McGregor at, a meetmg of the Bluff Harbour Board a few days ago, when the question of tenders for electrical goods was under consideration (reports the Southland Times'. Mr McGregor stated that when the electric light hud been installed in his own premises apparently materials of Japanese manufacture had been used and fill ere was. he thought, a great risk of fire. Only recently lie bad had orension in examine one of the switches in Ids residence, and ii was so heated that had it been left very long a risk of fire might have

irifen. Mr McGregor mentioned that ho liad noticed that the Power Board was procuring some material of Japanese manufacture, and he thought in view of the trumpery nature of the material and the grave risk of fire that it was a very unwise policy to procure such equipment. A seedy looking gentlemen with the few glistening on his whiskers” was The description applied to a man who emerged from King Edward s Park. Hawera, early in the morning ■•n Wednesday, and attracted the eye ( of a constable.' Later in the day, when questioned by the police, he told a remarkable stow of bow lie won hts spurs a.s a “knight, of 'the road.” He left Wanganui at 7.30 a.rn. on foot, and trudged the distance of about 60 miles to Hawera. arriving there at 12.45 o'clock the next morning. He thus averaged nearly 31 miles per hour —a remarkable performance over such a distance. Hawera did not offer a very warm welcome in the smalt hours'of the morning, and the best accommodation the wanderer, cou d find was under a hedse in the park. “I did not sleep well: it was too cold.” he remarked to the constable fis he started out again in the direction of Manata.

The Hickson Mission, though under the auspices of the Anglican Church, is open to all denominations provided the suppliants have been properly prepared. Describing the second sendee in St. Matthew's. Auckland, the Herald sfiys : ‘'None but those having cards of admission, either as suppliants duly prepared or as workers in the mission, have right of entry; yet those for whom this ministry of healing has been c-speciallv organised so value their opportunity that they occupy already their places reserved for them. Tbev over 700 in number, make this an almost entirely new congregation. The clergy of many city and suburban churches, representing diverse denominations, united in ude for the spiritually and physically needy are unobtrusively busy r.ere ana uie.e ! throughout the building. This is. as ( Mr Hickson emphasises, a Cnnshan mission of wide co-operation and the , admission cards of suppliants and .n-; iiy. in their detailed particu-: jars!" bear confirming testimony of thaV Nr, various ?s the denominational • allegiance of their privileged bearers.” j The races aTe over and 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. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods ’ Great Peppermint Cure.

1 Mr. Tano Faina and Iris talented , company of no less than twenty artists will appear at Otaki theatre at an early ■ date, when the popular pantomime, j “Hick Whittington and His Cat’’ will be staged. The company is meeting with great success in the north, and n record house should greet it on its appearance in Otaki. A Greymouth business man who visited the Otira line a few days ago reports that he saw thousands of feet • of timber stacked in the paddock 1 alongside the railway at Katuku, the skids being full. He was informed by a miller that sufficient rolling stock could not. be secured to take all the timber through the tunnel. The buyers would not agree to their timber being shipped, as by using the railway they saved £1 per Joooft. and a waggon could carry 10.000 feet. That meant a considerable saving. The Greymouth resident expressed the opinion that in order to cope will) Hie traffic the iuunel would have to lie used continuously, .and that it. would ‘ be necessary to duplicate the railway at Otira.

A brake and plough arc advertised for sale. The Anglican Church bazaar will he held on the IStli inst. All Saints’ Ladies’ Build will meet to-morrow afternoon. .Messrs McDnugrrll Bros.. Ltd., advertise a price-list in this issue. Entries close on Thursday for the evening sports’ meeting al Oinki. Services al All Saints’ Church on Wednesday evenings have been altered from 7 lo 7..T1 o'clock. Intercession service will be held on Wednesday morning in Ail Saints’ Church for one from Ihis district attending the Hamilton mission. Mrs. Muir. of Te Horn, advertises spring goods, including ladies’ silk jumpers and morning dresses, for sale at remarkably low prices. Local elub.s should inspect Mr. (1. Siddells array of sporting goods. The quality and prices are rigid, and anything not in slock will be procured at the shortest notice. There is showing in Otaki a fine range of ladies’ and gent’s footwear at Irvine’s shoe store. We are fitting rubbers free on ladies’ shoes, bought this week. A good selection and mo prices are right. A few pairs of gum boots have arrived. —Advt.