LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 18 October 1926, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A local market-gardener lost no les than 10,000 tomato plants as the resul of the recent frost.

A shock of earthquake was experienced in Otaki and district at about 12.15 yesterday afternoon. The Presbyterie.n Church service held at the Otaki State school yesterday was splendidly attended, and the ' Kev. Crocket, of Levin, gave a line address. The Misses Peggy Cuddihy and Isabel Cooney of Yonkcrs, N.Y., are back home after completing a walking trip of 10,(100 miles which took them one year and three months to complete. The "San" patients are in for another enjoyable evening on Wednesday when Mr. Morse will screen "The Man Who Pound Himself," in which will appear Thomas Mcighan, the popular actor.

During the month of September estates of deceased persons to the number of 151 were placed under the charge of the Public Trustee for administration.

At the Police Court at I'almerstou Nsrth James Sodlcr, hairdresser, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for the theft of a razor, the property of a boarder at a hotel.

Within the past few days fly-llshing has produced almost negative result* owing to the swollen condition of the rivers in the Horowhcnua District. The Otaki and other streams are now subsiding, and from now onwards fishermen should land some good catches. The Golden Treasure Art Union was drawn on Friday night. The first three prizes each of £IOOO were won respectively by 11. Welch, of Frankton. A. P. Bailey, of Masterton. and K. Marsh, of Kotuku.

A schoolboy's essay on "Clergymen," says the "faranaki Dally News":—"There a»e three kinds of clergymen, the bishups, rectors and curats. the bishups tell the rectors to work, and the curats have to do it. A curat is a thin married man, but when he is a reefer he gets fuller and can preach longer sermons and becums ts good man."

The Wanganuj Hospital Board apparently docs not believe in fresh air. Its meeting room is or% the size of an ordinary suburban parlour remarks tlie Chronicle, but into tin's are crowded 13 hoard members, throe or four officials, and a couple of pressmen. With the- windows tightly closed, and a stiff aroma of cigar smoke the hermetically sealed atmosphere is complete. In response to a letter received from a prominent Sydney medical man, stressing his opinion that the danger of constracting pneumonia or other disease* is run by persons standing bare-headed during funeral services, when their bPdilv restsianee is lowered by grief, the" Council of Churches agreed that it would be wise for all ministers officiating at funerals to ask mourners to uncover their heads only during the actual committal of the' body tot the ground. While the police were looking for the perpetrator of the assault at Miranui on Thursday night, it was reported to them by the stationmaster that therewere signs that some unauthorised person had been in the goods shed. A search was made about midnight and a. "plant" of oatmeal and chocolate was found, while Later a youth was found hiding under the staging. He proved to bo a lad named Ryan who had been licensed out from the Training Firm, and had evidently absconded " from where he was working. He was taken into custody and removed to Palmerston where lie will appear before the Court.

Two cans of cream, identical in ag« and flavour, were consigned to a cream cry by a dairy farmer in the Auckland province recent!;.-. Being greatly sur prised that the contents of one cat should be graded first-class and the other second-class, he complained to the manager, and received in reply the fol'owing letter, which he considers, a gem. "The cream you take exception to was graded by the company's head grader in conjunction with your own grader. So y»u can be assured you hare received a square deal. Evidently some harmful bacteria had found its way into one of your cans. It has bee« my experience to have had butter graded first and second nut of one cream vat. I haven't solved that problem yet. I

am one of a twin pair. I hold a good position. My other half doesn't. We both had the same opportunities—in fact, 'be had far better chances. Can ..ou explain? I know a restaurant in Auckland where you can get six different kinds of soup out of one pot; why f Best wishes for a pi osperous season. '' Tools are advertised as lost. A set of bowls are for sale.

A tail-board off lorrv i- advertised a. lost, A house is to let, or for sale, all con venlences, centrally situate.

Measles arc still very prevalent iu various parts of this district.

Mr. L. G. Lowry, stationer. h»= on sale Christmas number; of weeklies, which are very suitable for sending to friends abroad. * The queen carnival dance to have been held at Te Horo to-morrow nigfet has J,een indefinitely postponed on account of one pi the qgeens haying an attack of measles. Mr. W. d. Kan. of Waikanae, has: Teased hi.- blacksmithing business atj

Waikanae to Mr. Vie. Eider, who took charge tp-day. All' owing accounts to Mr. Hart should be -e-ajf-d by the end of the month.

Ladies' Eostoek shoes, ia patent &~d glaee kid to clear at job prices. We have a few lines of this English make to clear wish medium heck; Just landed shoe filters. Why bare creased or tracked shoes when vou can btsv a pair of fillers for 63.—At IB VINE'S shoe store, Otaki. —Advt.

From coughs your family sever With Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

Mr. W; H: Reynolds, nurseryman, has a fine let of seedling plant's, all sorts, for sale at low prices.

In recent years there has been a saving in England of 37,000 infant lives per annum—largely as a result of the work of health visitors. So said Mrs. Hilton Philipson. M.P., in an address at the Royal Sanitary Institute Congress at the Central Hall, Westminster. For many mothers, she added, the only opportunity of getting muchneeded * hygienic advice was afforded by the call of the health visitors. The Auckland Diocesan Synod last night authorised the General Trust Board to increase the stipend of tinBishop to not less than £1250. together with adequate allowances. AVhile the increase is recommended to take effect from commencement of present financial year, it is conditional on the income derived from funds available for

the purpose. The Trust Board was further requested to consider the best means -of providing; a reasonable retiring allowance or superannuation for a bishop retiring from the see. A settler on tin' banks of the Wangaehu river reports that a few days ago the river rose suddenly and there was a stronger smell of sulphur than he had noticed for some years past. The chemical mixture played havoc with eels mid many were noticed floating belly upwards and had the appearance of having been boiled. The settler surmises that there has been some activity in the lake on Mount Ruapehu, which ' members sf the recent party reported was nearly cold, except for small patch in the centre. The Wangaehu is fed from this lake.

Since the return to New Zealand of R. A. Ease some doubt hits existed as to where the champion runner is likely to "take up liis residence, it being freely suggested that the YVnirarapa would be without his services in defending their various titles during the forthcoming season. Questioned recent-

ly, Hose stated definitely that lie would reside in .Masterton for at least [ this season, but his location after this year depended on his farming operations. Asked if there was any truth that he intended to take up farming with his brother in Taranaki, Rose replied in the negative, but added that any shift he might contemplate after

this year would be to some other North Island centre.

Speaking at the Kairanga .School on Saturday afternoon, Mr. E. 11. Lunge, agricultural instructor for the Wanganuj Education Hoard, made reference to the growth of the primary schools' root-growing competition in' the district between the Mnnuwatu and RarTgitikei rivers. In 1022, he stated, there were only four schools in the contest, there being about 10 plots, while in next year 12 schools took part. In 102-1 and 1925, 20 and :)4 schools respectively took an interest in the competition. This year there were !1 schools, having about 253 plots. Kairanga, he was pleased to say, would have ten plots to be attended to. and this was a record for the school. In Taranaki there were 700 plots and throughout the Dominion the number was over 2000. He impressed upon the children that it was not so much the richness of the soil as it was their •«■» efforts that gained the results.

Seasons come.and seasons go, but FRED BARKETT'S boots remain, sound Rnd thoroughly reliable. Try him for heavy boots —nothing better for farmers. —Advt.