Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 4 August 1948, Page 2

Local & General

Personal Misses E. Brown and W. Flana ; 'gan, and Mr. and Mrs. W. McBeth, of Otaki, were weekend visitors to. Marton. The death occurred at Otaki on Tuesday, after a short illness, of an oi'd identity in the . person . of : Mr. Hohepa (Joe) Hakaraia, aged 62 years. Deceased, who had spent'all his life in Otaki, was a prominent footballer in his younger days, being a member of the Kia Toa Football Club, winners of the Horowhenua senior championship in 1908. t Vital Statistics Vital statistics at Otaki for ;;hej month of July, as submitted by the! registrar, Mr. C3 G. Anderson, are as follows: — Births: European 14, Maori 4. Deaths: European 1. Marriages four, including one performed by the registrar. • ' W.I. Drama Festival • The district winners of the drama festival con'ducted by the Women's Institutes, and conluded in the Town Hall, Wellington, last night before a large audience, • were1: Lower Hutt 1, Otaki 2, Marlborough 3. , River Works Progressing It is reported that the Public Works Department have almost completed their vafious tmdertakings in connection with the Otaki Eiver, and that the end of the present month will see their many "mechanised ■ units" taking their departure. Successful Football Dance The Rahui Football Club's social committee staged another very successful and enjoyable ' dance at Te Horo on Saturday night. Despite the inclement weather, quite a s&tisfactory attendance was reported, and arrangements left nothing to' be desired. Messrs. A. Cook and C. Pussell were joint M.C's. Competitions Finalised Competitions in connection with three attractive coioured flax baskets for the Raukawa Tribal Committee's war memorial effort were finalised in Otaki on Monday night. The' successful competitors were: Red basket, Mrs. M. Tahiwi; pink basket, Mr. P. Taipua; purpie basket, Mrs. A. M. Rhodes. Golf Postponement Bad weather on Saturday last caused the postponement of the third card for the Tris Harper Memorial, which was to have been played that day by the Otaki Go.f Club. This will now be playe'd next Saturday, August 7, while the foilowing day the Buckley Club, of Shannon, will be visiting Otaki for an inter-club match. Fire Brigade's Visits The Otaki Volunteer Fire Brigade has paid two visits to neighbouring brigades recently, the first to Foxr ton, when a billiards tournament for the Coley Shield saw Foxton, the holders, successfully ward off the challengers. The second visit was to Shannon, when friendly games of billiards and snooker were played. Each brigade possessing players of equal merit, several keenly contested games eventuated. School Holidays Normal arrangements have been made for school children to start their second-term holidays on August 20. Education Board officers said today that Wellington primary schools would begin their holidays on this date and resume on September fr— a Monday. Most of the colleges in the Wellington dis'trict will also break up on August 20 and resume three weeks later on September 14.