The The Otautau Standard And Wallace County Chronicle Tuesday, January 28tb, 1919.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XIV, Issue 713, 28 January 1919, Page 3

The The Otautau Standard And Wallace County Chronicle Tuesday, January 28tb, 1919.

Wallace County tenders are [ advertised iv this issue. Clearing eale of Messrs Stewart Bros' stock, implements, etc., at Scotts Gap tomorrow. The furniture and effects of the late Mrs Cient will be submitted to auction lorn ot row at 1.30. The annuul social of jtho Aparima Methodist Church takes place to-morrow •evening. [Otautau Presbyterian Sunday School will *b«s)en on Sabbath first at 2.30. x A full mnater of children ib requested. Mr <J. E. Robertson, at present editor of the " Bluff Press," has accepted the position of sub-editor of the New Zealand Farmer, Stock and Station Journal. A Welcome Home Social will be tendered to Rifleman C. Sutherland, Privates A. Forbes W. Harrington v and Trooper A. T. A. Fisher m the Otautau Town Hall on February 19th (Show Night). The Commissioner of Taxes draws < attention of taxpayers to the notification | appearing m to-day's issue that the due date of payment of the Income-tax and Special War-tax is on Wednesday sth day February, 1919. Additional tax will, **" accrue if the tax is not paid on or before •26th February, .1919. It Bhould be noted, liowever, that individuals whose surnames commence with the letters C, D, H, I, J, X, Mc, N, 0, V, T, W, will not receive wtheir demauds until some days later. In ' «B|e cases a new due date will be fteod section 127 and shown On the demands. Additional tax will accrue tweutyyue clays' thereafter.

The Southland Metropolitan A. and P. Show is to bo hold at Invercargill cv Tuesday and Wednesday, February 11 and lii. Valuable prizes are given m the sheep and cattle classes. The season re-opens iv Otautau to-morrow afternoon. The courts have been top-dressed, and are m line phiying order, and a [hearty invitation is given to all members to make full use ol the courts: Afternoon tea will be provided. Owing to pressure on out space, the reports of the welcome home at Orawia to Sergeant A. Findlay and Lance-corporal John Ballautyno (M.M.), auc 1 Privates H. Gerrard, O'Meara and Prendeville at Drummond, both on Friday evening, are held over but will appear next week. The attention of Otautau residents ta drawn to our advertising column, intimating that the talented Invereargill Dramatio Club, under Mr A. R Willg, will play 'the laughable and farcical comedy " The Gay Deceiver," which is described as th« funniest play ever sent out of America. Price and Bulleid's, Ltd., "Colossal" for Slimmer 1019 now m progres.° is proving one of the best yet "run" by this Firm. Buyers from all points of the compass have freely patronised this popular function. The supply of useful Apparel and General Drapery cf good quality is a large one, and the prices have certainly caught on. An early visit can be recommended, as tho values offering are undoubtedly satisfactory. The following suggestions have been made to the Falien Soldiers' Memorial Committee as to the form of such memorial. These with, all other suggestions will be considered by the Committee: A pavilion m concrete, stone or brick on the Rccreat-on Ground. A Soldiers' Club House with reading and recreation roonis. A mmm-. ment with a garden plot on a reserve m the centre of the t;wn. A monument ou a high point m the township. A pavilion oußccreaUrn Ground with steps leading tv Cairn on Recreation Hill-. There are now 110 connections on the Otautau Telephone Exchange and from last week subscribers have enjoyed the [ privilege of the bureau being open from 8 a.m. till 10 p.m. This is a very good evidence of thc advancement of the town and district. What is now required is a mote up-to-date exchange buard and fittings m the Otautau Bureau.v Complaints have been frequent for some time from customers of inability tc get "respousps to repeated calls. This defect is not occasioned by lack of attention on the part of the Postmaster or his staff but to mechanism defects m the obsolete -equipment m the bureau. A centre with 110 connections is entitled to the Department's early remedy of the defect.