THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 27 June 1924, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ike life-buoy, found on the, Otuki ! .i.-.icu on Wednesday by Mrs, i'o.v., belong* to the s.s. "Waiuui, and has been ] .alien charge of by Constable Satlierloy. i , iUu Te Horo railway station, burned .u JNovember when Ui: Cooper, who 1 was on duty at thu time, made frantic 1 attempts to save tlie bunding, has been replaced by a more modern structure, liieie are tlnec compartments —a lobby, ' ladies' waiting-room, and tablet por- ! ter's olhce. Xlip luuslung loucuess are now being added, ' According lo the Franklin Times ioud complaints were voiced by the passengers on the Mam Trunk ex press which, left Auckland on Sandaj evening, Tlie nam was a lengthj Juiiu, and die heating apparatus was j aot eliective in tlie last six cars. Tin i night was bitterly cold, and the ex penenee of the women and ehildrei j was a lhard one, the juveniles crying i all night, I ■• A lire in Willis Street, Wellington | yp-steiuay, was the cause of ih. u. it ' (Hai) Yen. late 01 .a •- i\= ITuolighl S ami to., Otaiu, oreiiik-ng ins ilngh i Hai jumpi-'i irom a window in las i na.Mc to leave ihe burning building ji He is nov, iu tlie WeUmaiuii hospital | ! and is ri-ported lo be iiomy lavouiably I Air. flul i\ gii c , oi who was !> staying with Aii. leu. and who was I I about to leave lor China, lost all his I loliowing an Hie: buMcihu payJ nients for tlie various lactones in tin j districi I'm: the period May-June; Le I ' vin Lo-opeiative tuny Co., (butter 3' l s id, WJiakaronga (butter and cheese 3 ' jj .jd, Awalmri is id (butter), Palmer I stun Xoith Dairy Company is id (but :,.i,. _v.w Zealand Farmers' Dull' I Union Is 3d {butler,-, Tiukituiuui; ! I- ;j,| 'elieesc,:, kairaiiga Dairy Coin 1 pair.- Li L'd (butter . Mutiawatu lteli ( ' Oheese,. ; ] "Are you in favour oi the presen l ' i'.oyul fauiily or a Republic?" was < ■ .question asked at the Upei'a House ii • I Wunguiiui at tlie close ol politica ' i addresses given by Messrs MonteiU " j and McKeen, Labour M.P.'s. Tin ' ■ reply j ell to Mr Moiiteitii, who sait ' i it was a matter lor the English Gov ' I eminent, and he was not a inembei >; of it. No doubt, Mr Ramsay MacDou ' : aid could answer the question mucl ' better. hveryoue will be charmed with lid- ] week's issue or the ".N'.Z. Stomas; ami Dramatic Uuvich ■ ' with il-s abund a.nee ui topical illustrations, gatheret ! from all the mam sources of tilt . world, us well as local centres. W-n • keen interest is sure lo be taken u tie pages dovolid lo the Kngiish v, 1 ■ :,.b.W. and (Queensland v. X.S.W. ' Kugby League matches in tiyu^'v. ■ i showing some sn::u! parsing, and clever • playing in the piogtess oi ihe games. , The centre page.: are unusually uttrac--1 t.-ve with their ar'isticallv ananged ! \iews of scei.v- at the Wembley 1 ■• adium on the ,-tvge opening el the Li-it ish. lanp'm L.sinLuUou. silage j imjlioa picture ■■. d 'he -ocmi world occupy a* definite place iu a delightful • isue. The paper is hoc on -ale at all j stationers and booksellers. in, moving at the lust meeting oi , the Horowhenua Power Board that ) the term of Mr T. Overton = service j as Engineer to the Board should be j extended for a further 12 months, tin | elwirniau pointed out ihat although the original contract had Veen lor 'two years, there still remained a conjsiderable amount ol work to be done , which \vould~"ilemund the Engineer's services for a* least 12 months. The work already done wa a very considerable—how only one who, like himself, iiad been closely connected with it from its inception, could tell. He though! he could say that the work of the Engineer had been primarily one of organisation and that in this Mr Overton had been supremely successful, the fact that the work "had gone on without a hitch from the start, each par- dove-tailing info the other, being the big proof. He admitted that in the early day- of the scheme he 'the speaker] had sometimes been at a loss to know why certain thing? had been necessary— I the switching station at Levin for instance—but as the work progressed the use of, and need for. everything had become apparent. Although the main pan of the scheme had now 'Keen laid off. the work in hand was I still very large and expert control fcns necessarv in order to insure its I iirecrive conipletion. Personally he i <<M not. think that 12 months would v ,e sufficient, but the Engineer hiro<==if had mentioned this time when j ViV; for his opinion. Other mem''hers also spoke highly of the work done bv Mr Overton and the amount i of rnonev saved to the ratepayers in many way? by his expert knowledge and experience, Mr Mackay asking If lit would not be possible to secure his services as controlling Engineer after the scheme had begun to function. (He recosrHisC'd. he stated, that Mr Overton "was too valuable a mas to i (afce on the work of resident engineer ! ai the salary which the Board Would 'be 'tihle to pay then, but he would ! r£ 'r<>:nznend thai the Board consult ! with him to see if some arrangement , could not be entered into, j A motor-cycle and :iie-car a: r.z.i A No. i Douglas ana piping are advertised for sale. I Four boys to assist electriciajis are j i A thanks notice from Mr. Tahiwi I and family appears in this issue. Train arrangements for the j I ton Winter Show and Trentham races | : -n advertiser. Fahuf Co.-operatire Dairy Co. affairs ' iJV ~ --■ "Y«. we have no basaasa to-day" but I ha-e tte best or lea-rlier for repair work—nothing £ksx in tie district. Try it and prove it.—F. BABEEITj boot ana shoe repairer,—Advt. -

j Captain Bax and Messrs Cannicliael J and Co. will hold 'their usual meat | 1 suits ic-morrow.. j I A rumour is current in Waikanae 1 I that Air. Cautl'c's business premises are j I purt and parcel ui another business i there. Mr. Cantle elsewhere gives this a denial, and ac i.uo same time inserts I uj a.r+: active price list. ihe Te Horo Athletic Club will hold a dance on Tuesday, loth inst., and the general public are cordially invited to attend. The To Horo dances always prove enjoyable and arrangements am being made to make the coming one even better than the Inst. Now the wet and cold weather has set in why not keep your feet dry and warm. Call at Irvine's for gum boots. First-grade Bed Ball at a price that' cannot be beaten. Slippers from 3s lid. ; A good selection to pick from, our j prices are right. Polish four tins Is. — At Irvine's shoe store, Otaki. —Advt.