Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 15 May 1948, Page 2

Local & General

Personal Mrs. R. Eaton, Bell Street, Otaki, Left to spend her holiday in Auckland on Monday. . ... * The Rev. and Mrs..' Nicholas, Mill Road, returned 'to Otaki on Monday night after a holiday in ' Napier. Mr. and Mrs. ' D. U. Dinnison, Otaki Railway, will leave for a holiday in the North in a few days' time. Mr. J. Kendrick, Iti Street, Otaki, who has been an inmate of. Palmerston North Plospital for some time is progressing favourably. • Mr. M. Jones, Riverbank Road, Otaki, suffere'd an injury to his hand when chopping trees on his property on Saturday. Mr. H. Grant, Senr., of Raukawa Street, Otaki, who recently celebrated his 85th birth'day, has entered hospital for eye treatment. Friends of Mr. M. Gordon, Aotaki Street, Otaki, will be pleasea to learn that he suffere'd no serious injury in his fall at the Hautere Hunt on WedneSday. Prior to the .commene.ment of business at the annual meeting of the Otaki Volunteeer Fire Brigade on Monday night, reference was made to the recent death of Mr. H. M. J..Nicolson. Mr. Nicolson had been a life member of the brigade for many years. Members stood in silence as tribute to his memory. Of Interest To Sportsmen Among the ducks shot in me Otaki district was one brought down by Mr. Walter Jepson, Forest Lakes, Otaki, which was releaseu from the Department of Internal Affairs' trap at Hamilton Bend, Manawatu River, on March 7, 1948. Although not a great distance from its releasing ground, this sho'uld be of interest to feliow sportsmen as it proves that these birds do not stay near the traps. The duck was a grey and uie inscription on the leg-band read, "Held Live New Zealand Internal Affairs. No. 716."