Otaki and District

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 September 1916, Page 2

Otaki and District

ITKUS Mtoiil THE MAIL. I'iie rating oil unimproved values was mought prominently before the e!et> :or'» meeting at Otaki this week by Mr G>. Dempster. who addressed questions on the subject to the candidates. Mr H. Bright said lie was opposed to this system of rating, while Mr (J. H.. Ailliams gave ail open answer, saying lie would 1 prefer to consider the cju<'«fcion more fully before he gave a decided mswer. All ilie other candidates favoured the proposed system of rating. Friends of Miss tSimcox. of Otaki. will lie glad to hear her present whereabouts. From the first landing in ligypt, she ha.s been nursing in the ligyption Hospital at Zagazig, where she has been for over ten months. She says the heat—from llOdeg. to llodeg. at night— has been awful, bad enough for those who are well, but it tried the strength of the badly woilndcd, men. She intends to go on "doing her hit," and has signed on for three months longer nuising. Her duties are from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. She finds it difficult to get refreshing sleep in the daytime as the natives make noises during the day. Her health is fairly good. Dr Harbari, of the Zagazig Hospital, in a report to .Major Hastings (head of the Egyptian Health Department) says:— Mi>s .S'nic;ix ha.s rendered valuable services to this hospital and they would be required as long as the hospital is open for military patients. The four-ball match on .Saturday last was played against bogey. The best cards returned were I'odevin and Hartiiiniin -3 up. .Mrs and Mis AV. M, Simcox 1 up. and (Jriflith.s and Turner 3 up. Mr T. O'l'ouike asked, each candidate at the public meeting at Otaki the other night, whether he was in favour of granting the Hoard's roadmen a war bonus. Mr O'Rourke said the madmen were not being paid a failwage in view of the increased cost of living. Every tandfdabe expressed) i his willingness to vote for .a bonus? as suggested by Mr O'Rourke.