OTAKI.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1959, 16 January 1914, Page 10

OTAKI.

.Mr. 8.H... Gardener, Mayor, of Levin, is'suffering-from a sunstroke.-.; '.'■:■■ -." The' local.;beach'■''is well'patronised, and bathers-;aro; plentiful..■'lμ". view of . sharks . being seen near land the majority are very cautious, arid, are not .venturing' into deep'watery ■':'■'■'■ ' ■ Four. rinks "of .bowlers ■ from -the Levin Club'.'visited, here on -Wednesday, :biit owingto ram the games had' to bo abandoned.".- , '■■•■' ! " -.' Mr. H"..E: : -Lodge (clerk of the Hororwhemia. Ccrnnty. ;CouMil),'and Mr. M. H. 'Ayre; (clerk'.to : tlie ■ Otaki Town Board) had further eonferencp on Wednesday."relative -to settling matters in connection', with tl)6 now defunct road boar.d. /, _lf is understood ' that several streets 'on Otaki- extension will .ben-efit by tho decision arrived at;; Mr. M'Kegg, chairman of the local Town Board, is. at present in Dune-din. On his arrival home tlio matter of town improvements will be gone into, and proposals.will be submitted to the ratfr payers.., .'.;i."-. : '^.. ; .-v:..; ~'..■'- ...; ..1 Rain'is'- : badly;ineedfd .'; bere.;. The slioiror; tliat: Wl.'on' Ti'ednesday. afterTioon' was...;nqt ■ sufficient to.be very biyieficial;.;,fKK; ..;■■■:■' ..^'r^^'-^'HOHAKA.;":; ;, \'.'.'■-. -. -. Harvesting is in full swing,'and,' , riotwitbsteriding/ tjio ■ lateness of. fie Eca" son, a- good yield is expected. Tho' Heat during .tlie last fc-w days has been intense. It-is in fact-, the hottest suminer ithat',there has. been for scime years. , '- ■'■• • -.; •■.-■ '" ;: . ; -''' ■ Mjss Ved.fi. Ryder held a reception in the Hail, Kakariki. Station, oii Monday last on the occasion of her birthday. Tlio liall was tastefully, decorated, and a largo number of guests were ' pfe> sent.. Mrs. Kyder, /who received, wore a grey moire edit an<J skirt,, small black bat with pink rosos;.Miss. Kyder, frock of white, muslin, and kce, long' bluo cr«po : dc <-hii';o scarf, - cream coloured hat with blue velvet;' Miss V«da Ryder, white embroidered linen and niaiivo silJc coatee.' small leghorn straw lint.. Cheap'■'trips, by motor-cars to Napier are .n'ox tliA' of'dor of the.day, ai)d' are of (vjuT-so'speed for and. much' more eomfortahl!* 'than ,tlie' coach ..winch, .carries tho mails:.- ■' -V ■„■' : ■ ■■. ■■; sa meeting a'-.ffiw.dnys ago-aiid, issuing a •cir'cJilar'.'.advisin.t'iinionii' not to accept thn .Wiiihi.invitation, but ib attpiwj a coiiferoncc- fn on Eister Tuesday.-It is. stated'that the eeiiefa-l feeliiigsn '.Wellington is .that iiiflividrinl unions 'should' not He., r'eprqk'nted at either conference, "But; sliciuld -leavo'the deeiiion'to.-tuo'.Tracles Council. : -', ■-;