Otaki and District

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 November 1915, Page 3

Otaki and District

?:* - (News i'roui Tlic Mail.) .Several well-known local residents, (some with families, iiavo decided to unlist, "and already a number have- uccu examined. At the recruiting meeting at Otaki <m Friday night, Mr W. a; ttmith made ar. eloquent appeal for support o7 the newly-formod Otaki Patriotic Society. A small membership too had been fixed, and lib noped that ovory man, woman and child in the place would become members. The Society would be linked up with other similar organizations throughout the country lor the assistanco ol our sick and wounded soldiers i and sailors. .Ho statedl that a syste:» of monthly contributions was being ■organized and urged that everyone should contribute sometniug—no matter how little—regularly ior the good object. "Word has been received that Private AValls, brother of MLss Walls, late oi the Manakau school staff, nas been Jailed in action at the .Dardanelles. Miss Gallagher, late postmistress ai. ■Alanakau, is staying for a lew days at 'Mana&au, the guest in Air and .»irs T Bevan. \Mr and Mrs McDonald!, o. •Levin, have been spending the weekend at Manakau. - Messrs AY. Lettord and T. Coles, 01 Otaki, who are volunteering for active service, have been successful in passing . the medical examination, and expect shortly to receive a call to go into camp. Private J. G. Jamieson, late.of Otaki, who is a member of the .Reinforcements now in camp at Mayinorn, lias been on- tho sick list suffering iroin influenza. He. is now convalescent, and went to Wellington yesterday, prior"to returning to camp. Owing to unfavourable weather the bowling" match between iSlianiion and Otaki for the Kinniburgw Feathers did not eventuate on Satuiday. The Homwheiiua Horticultural and j Industrial Society holds it spring show I at Otaki on Thursday next, 25th inst. This society is one or tho most successful and deserving of "all our local organizations. There were some, who thought it -would be advisable to discontinue holding shows during the war, but wq think the society was wise in deciding to holdi the .snows as usual. Horticulture is not only a' hobby anu i>. pastime, but forms a most important part of our everyday lives, and at a time like the present, when it is incumbent upon all to practise thrift and prudence, we should not neglect our gardens, which form a valuable adjunct to all households. Thrifty people, by carefully attending to their gardens, can provide thomselves with vegetables, fruit, etc., and often turn their surplus products into fash also: while there never was a time wlumi flowers have been turned to such advan-

tag© as during the present war.