Otaki News.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 March 1913, Page 2

Otaki News.

The following items of Otaki ne.Vo ;irc clipped from tlie latest issue ol liie Otaki Mail:Disincl .\ ur.se .Lewis has been gi.tnted a well-earned furlough, mud luis left for Dunedin, where she will spend the major portion of month. -Uiss lielle McCullough, erstwhile ol Otaki and Levin, and now residing in Ireland, writes to friends here stating that she is now enjoying good health. ilr Arinitage, of the Nativo Co'lege, severed Jiis connection with that institution on I'Yiday. His succe.ssoi, .Miss I'letcher, is expected to anive in the course of a few days. A quiet wedding was solemnised by -Mr .J. (.. Poynter (Registrar of Otaki) on the 2(ith February, when -Mr Tahapehi to Kooti, of Wanganai. maj'i'ied to Tioriori Cootcs, o 1 [Jtaki.

Tho steeplechase course to be laid down by the Otaki Maori Racing Club in now in the course of preparation, and when finished should ho a \eiy good one. It embraces part oi Mr Ling's property, whilo ei portion of tho ordinary course will also be utilised. Mr Wooding, the caretaker, has the matter in hand. A first offender, who wag arrested by Constable Sat'herloy on Saturday night, apeared before Messrs JJeauett and Tompsitt, J's.P., this inorning, charged with disorderlyconduct while drunk. The constable stated accused was very drunk, and had made hideous noises both on the and Mil] roads, and at the timo people were going home from an entertainment. He had been obliged to effect an arrest, but hau allowed tho man out on bail yesterday morning. The Bench, after issuing a warning, entered a conation only. Mr and Mrs H. E. Allen, jvlio hav-j I disposed of their propertv at Wai- | manu, Otaki. left on Tuesday (o » their new home in Tamnaki. Tho annual general meeting of tin Otaki Golf Club was held at the Druids' Hall on Saturday afternoon, when there was a fair attendance, and much enthusiasm shown. Mr W. H. Sim cox occupied the chair. Tho report and balance-sheet, as read, were considered very s.Ui.v ' toiv, but a loss was reported ovsr the recent tournament. Otherwise the season was tho best yet knosvn since the inauguration of the Club

The overdraft was also reported gs having been reduoed. The following were elected officers: -President, Mr W. H. , secretary, Mr W. M. Sim.-jx; tieasurei. Mr Sehvyn Simcox; captain, Mr C. L. Hartman; auditor, Mr B.v ron Brown ; committee, Messrs L, Sit. George. G. Tolhurs, and P T .Sinic->s; ladies' catering committee, Mesdam-s L. St. George, R. M. D'Ath and Mia* Robieooa. , Tho matter of electing a caretalor was left to tho secretary. It was al6o decided to opon the season about the middle of this month.