Otaki News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 August 1915, Page 2

Otaki News

$ ITEMS f'KU.U lliE MAIL. The principal event oil the opening day of the Utaki .Maori iiacing Club's spring meeting lias been named the J. cone Makiionore .Memorial (Stakes, alter the Jate Mr J. K. McDonald, who was for many years a prominent ollieial ol ilio elulj. I'lie Ulaki Bulb .Show lakes place oil Wednesday. .September Sfh. ' The season is an excellent one lor bulbs, and a good show is expected. Mr J'lank Mason, tne bulb specialist, ol T'eilding. Jtits. consented to act as judge, and will also stage a line display ui choice norcissi.. which should prove a draw to lovers of dall'odils. Mr I'rank Evans, the well-known auctioneer, at one time residing in this district, has returned lo Wuirarapa, alter a trip to Australia lor health reasons fie has resinned duties, being much improved by the change. A very ipijet wedding took place at J'ahiatua on Monday when Miss Leila Cobb. daughter of Mrs Coljb, of Utyki, was married to Mr Frederick Alexander Clarke, ol le iioro. Aliss Miller-, ol Ulaki, was bridesimua, while Mr Davidson was beet man. The bridegroom goes into camp on Tuesday with tlie Eighth .Reinforcements, while tne bride will continue Lo reside in Otaki. Captain l'irinii Tahiwi, serving at the Dardanelles with the Maori Contingent, is a capital tennis player. in a recent hitter, he; had come interesting remarks to make re tennis. He says: Wo have some beautiful asphalt courts here (Malta), and have had several tournaments between the officers ol diifereiit regiments. Slainton and 1 have always been able to keep our end up so lar. 'J'lie last maLcii we had was against the T'ourth Battalion, Boyal Fusiliers, London. Alter a hardlouglit game we won, alter several deuces, tsu far 1 have not met .many extra good tennis players.—Otaki Mail. MMMsnKrr. i a