Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 3 July 1948, Page 2

Local & General

Personal Mrs. N. N. Barron, of Mateixe Street, Otaki, who is an inmate of the Palmerston North Hospital, is reported to be making good progress. Misses E. 'Price and M. Gumbertz of the Rambert Ballett Orchestra have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. Ryder, Riverbank Road, C)taki. Mr. J. Winterburn, of Otaki, who was severely injured when he was struck by a ear.dn the main highway near Manakau recently, is now making a rapid recovery. Mr. and Mrs. W. Spooner, of [Manaia, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Cahill, of the Telegraph Hotel, Otaki, for the weekend. They are accompanied by their daughrer, Miss P. Spooner. j Mrs." Broadway, of Rangiuru, and : Masters Don ' Grant, of Raukawa I Street, and Peter Larsen, of Main Street, are all Otaki inmates of the Palmerston North Hospital. They are reported to be making rapid progress.

Vital Statistics Vital statistics for the xnonth of June as issued by the registrar, Mr. C. G. Anderson, Otaki, are as follows: — Births 18, deaths 1, marriages 8. Figures for . the quarter j ending Juxie 30 are as follows: — Births 46, deaths 5, marriages 19. Manakau W.D.F.F. The usual monthly mee.ting 'of ( the Manakau braxxch of the Wom- • en's Divisioxi of Federated Farmers | was heid recently, Mrs. Bennett presiding. The chief business was the making of arrangements for the annual ball, which is held every , year in conjunction with the Marxa- i l kau branch of Federated Farmers. ! This year it is to be on July 24 and) plans are already well in hand eo j make it the usual successtul j event. Members expressed good^ j will to their president, Mrs. Ben- 1 nett, who is to represent tne 'branch at the Dominioxx conference ; ,in Dunedin next xnonth. i j Otaki Represented j Among the selections for. the New : Zealand Maori Rugby tearn to tour jFiji shortly is Ran Jacob, son of ; the former famous All Biack, Hax-ry l Jacob and Mrs. Jacob, of Otaki [Railway. For many years, JacoD has played outstanding footbaix, both in this district and in Weinngton. His briliiant play at half Iback often tux-.nqd the tabies'when he was playing for the Horowhenua College first. fifteen. In the trxax igame at Palmerston North on WeGjnesday, a Press commentator said: ,"The East Coast. half was over[shadowe'd by the brilliance of R. I Jacob. He showed willingness and i ability to take heavy punishment j froxn the opposing pack, but he jmanaged to make piay, evexi wnen 'the ball had not been hooked." This is typical of Ran's play and all Otaki will wish him well on the tour.