Otaki News.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 April 1915, Page 2

Otaki News.

OTAKJ MAIL. Air T. Uvowu, brother of 31r Byroi lirow-i,, who has been on a brief visil o Otaki, k.f t i- 01 . Wui£aiiue to-dav Ho returned with the lore* iron baiuoa. and «ill U,»- e iol . abroad uiti uie next reinforcements. total rainfall in Otaki f ol - JliuvJi \vtin JM.j inches, as coinparwl with 1 li muhes for the corresponding month last year. Itiiin fell on 17 day*, the heaviest fall ri.yyo in.) being on the 10th, The smallest of gifts wore gratefully received for the -Uanakau gift auctioi on Wednesday night, and a sixpenny flag, joculai-ly given, was among the itoniß. Jt. howevej', rpalised 20s, boiiifj sold several times. The Manakaiii people have raisoi ■some £80 towards the ISelgian Fund the amount including nearly £30 iron Wednesday night'* entertainment, suit rJO handed over by Mr R<,bt Bevai to the secretary of t-lie fund (Mr I.es. Atkijis) as the Jesuit of tho recent garden party. A meeting o f footballers inβ-restet. in the formation of a junior footbal club was held in the Telogrupl, Hotc on Ihurstlay night, but there was onl> a small attendance, owing to mam being absent from tho town on holiday. Mi- A. Wallace, however, handed in a list of 22 intending members. It was decided to hold another meetiii" on Thursday night next at the Central Hotel.