OTAKI ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 935, 30 September 1910, Page 5

OTAKI ITEMS.

. ' A ; fire; on.' Monday, destroyed, a five;roomW cottage' at, Mahakau,. occupied : by Mr. J.. S. Fowler,; and owned ;by Mr. H. "George;.'-., It. "appears that the occupant of the dwelling arose •early,-?started: <o fire in the washhouse, and then went inside.; On his return the place ; was iii fianies, and. sparks.spread to the dwell-ing-house. Willing workers arrived, and 'every .sign : of-'fire; extinguished . without much damage being done. ; Later, ; however,;smoke was, again, noticed,- andi' gathering strength very-fast, the flames burst out-with a substantial hold.: Furniture .in.small quantity was', removed, but 1 a spark ignited some of this and destroyed it. Mr.;. Fowler, who is ;only insured for jEIOO,'. is a; heavy . loser,V escaping only with the clothes which he wore, aid leaving,- it is stated, ■ heirlooms to the mercy of tho flames. Mr. George had, .£125. insurance on the . building, ' and is also . a loser. ' "Abboo, described,. as . "the African pigmy," made his reappearance here a few days ago, but owing to insobriety ; found Himself in difficulties with • Constable'Satherley,. who applied for a prohibition order;; The request was granted, At ■ the same sitting of the Court a hawker was fined .£2 and costs 7s. foi -plying his calling without a lioense. The. hockey, season was brought to a close hero on Wednesday, when the final match between; the two local, teams was fought out. At the call of time each side i had * secured a- goal, and it was decided to play on till tho game had been deter-mined-by a score. The contest continued vigorously, and, ultimately,'after .twenty minutes' • play,' Rahui»scored, ■ and - thus won. honours -for the' season.. A Eahui player was'ordered off tho field. The Tainui Football. Club held their annual "social" oh Wednesday' night,.in tho Town Hall, where tlioro was a large gathering. The hall was nicely decorated with bunting, nikaus, and arum lilies. Handsome trophies, presented by Mr. H. Nicolson (a miniature-gold football, engraved), and engraved gold medals from Messrs. Alex. M'Clelland and J. Johnson were awarded respectively to Messrs/ R. M'Call Ejid' .J; King, (forwards) and D. Wilson (back). Mr.fNicolson (patron of the club), made' the presentations, referring in 'complimentary terms, to 'the success'of the club. He also presented to Mr.: George Gordon (coach) a handsomelyframed enlarged photograph 'of. the' team. - Mr. Alf. - Knight; who ,is leaving Manakau, was presented_ on ; Saturday night: by his; fellow residents with , a suitable memento. ,