Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 9 July 1948, Page 2

Local & General

r Personal I Mr. E. Cunninghanv of Otaki,; visited Palmerston North yesterday. ! Mrs. W. A. Calwell, of Otaki, is | spending a few days. in Plimmerton.: Mr. R. Dowdall, of Hastings and ' formerly of Otaki, is spending a - re.w days with local friends. ' ! Mrs. J. McCliesney, Junr. of Otaki Railway, was .on Monxiay admitted to the Palmerston /North HOspital. Mr. and Mrs. K. Webster and Mr. F. Power, of Marton, were among the visitors to; Otaki on Wednesday. Mrs. A. W. McSweeney, ■ late of Otaki and now of Dannevirke, is the guest of Mrs. D. Kendrick, J Otaki Railway. . ■ ... ' s Mr. and Mrs. ' • J olin Anderson,having disposed. of their prdperty at - Ngaio S'treet, Tasman .Beach", Otaki, have left to take up .• residence in Dargaville. ■ ■ ... ' '• * - • • . Miss M. McKibbin, who.has beeri visiting her sistet, • 'Miss Ei-A.. Mc Kibbin, Tasman Beach; v Otaki; . left for Auckland pn Mond^y. ■ Sh© Is returning to iier home in- Australia by plane. j Master Royce Edwards, son of Mrv and Mrs. H. Edwards, pf . Otaki Railway, was yesterday 'the unfortunate victim of a collision while > playing a game of football at,. • school. He suffered a greenstick coilarbone fracture. : . Train Behind Schedule Owing to the electric engine developing a .fault nea'r/ Porirua, the usual 10.5 a.m. train., was over an hour late arriving at .Otaki on Wedr nesday. As a resulfc", deliyeries of mail were upset. . Indoor Basketball • . The • f ollowing ■ are ■ members ot Otaki Aces Indoor Basketball Club, selected to take part. in .the all day tournament at Palmerston North on Saturday : Misses R. Cootes H. Joluison, E. Snowdon, and D. Williams; Messrs. D/Huriey,.G. Juhus, and E. Mathie. > : . "A Happy Symbol" • Recalling his visit to the historic Rangiatea Church at Otaki, the Bishop of Wellington- • (The Right Rev. R. H. ' Owen j ' ; said - "in • . synod this week: "It was ari inspiring sight to see pakeha and Maori coming side by side to be conflrmed. lt seemed to me to be a happy symbol of the spirit bf . fellowsflip that our two peoples enjoy in this dioeese. The Bishop of Aotearoa (the Right Rev. F. A. Benne'tt), who,.is now in England, had been welcomed from time to time; "I am sure Bishop Bennett will be greatly appreciated in England,". remarked Bishop Owen. | . . ,