THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1922 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 20 December 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1922 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr W. J. Buik-y has been appointed ranger to the Otaki Borough Council. .Mr Ahem having resigned. During the progress of tlie fire on Monday niglit Captain Bills lia<l the misfortune to severely injure his foot, the engine passing over it. Among those successful in passing the .state midwifery examination held recently was Miss Annie Fadden. wellknown iu this district. Constable Brydone has been busy during the past 24 hours searching the Otaki beach for the body of Ron Kilpatrick, who was drowned at Foxton at the weekend. The Sisters of St. Joseph desire to thank sincerely all who contributed gifts or money to the School prize fund and the Christmas tree lor the primer classes.

The annual prize-giving ceremony in connection with the Manakau State School touk place on Friday and was well attended. All present spent an enjoyable time. The Otaki Bra-- Band will play on the theatre balcony to-night to raise Xruos cheer for (the hospital and sanatorium patients. 'ln consequence the pictures will not start til! 8.15 this evening. j A farewell .-ocial and presentation will bo tendered Mr and Miss Kirk at Te Horo prior to their departure for Springlands, and a meeting will be held on Friday night t.i make arrangements, The- Parapnraumu sports, to be held on New Year's l>ay. promise to be as successful as in other years, and those attending should spend a pl.-a.-ant i time. Entrie- close to-day, and athletes should bear this in mind. While left unattended at the Otaki Railway station on Friday a horse, belonging to Mrs Small, took fright and bolted, with the result that the vehicle' was badly damaged. The horse continued its mad career along the railway! line. ' ' A private letter received from a gentleman in Welling-or; who takes a live- : ly interest in politics, says that he has • reason to believe that Mr Massey fav- • ors holding another general election. He has not distinctly said so. but iher" are indications that he would favour such a course rather than temporiscwith the- Opposition. Do your "mas footwear shopping ( early, and pleare note vrs will be open on. Saturday for the late r.ight till 9 p.m. for .Xmas cad >Taw Ygar treeks. Buy your boots jr. Otaki and save money. Free pailtons for ths kiddies | st Irvine's Shoe Store. —Adrt.

Miss Sealy, matron of the Otaki Hospital, desires to thank Mrs Meßeath, Mrs Blair, Miss Simcox, and Mr T. King for kind contributions towards providing "Xmas cheer" for patients ! at the hospital and sanatorium. | "There is a certain man (says the ' Eketahuna "Express") who delibcrI ately puts a saddle and bridle on his ' horse and then turns it out on the road for grazing. The idea is to give the ' ranger the impression that he has just left the horse to go into the house," ivas a statement made at the County 1 Council meeting. "They'll be putting harness on cows yet and lurning them on the roads, "-was the remark of a ' councillor.

A patient at the Waipukurau hospital thought that ho would relieve the monontouous tedium of hospital existing by providing a little excitement. ! This he did effectively by suddenly jumping out of bed and bolting for tho door. As he had only been operated on a couxde of days before, his sudden departure naturally created alarm. He I easily outdistanced his fair pursuers, but was eventually run down by the hospital porter after a chase thatf-fed I to a fair distance into town. An Ashburtou resident relates a remarkable scene which occurred at the ' Addington stock sale (Slices the Guardian). One animal in a peii of fat bullocks was lying down, apparently in great pain, and all who saw it firmly believed that it was about to expire. The inspector of cruelty to dumb animals came along with a rifle, intent on ' putting the beast out of misery. He lodged a bullet behind the ear. to which ! the animal responded by tearing about j the pen, to the bewilderunent of the | crowd. He was eventually got out and I continued his mad career until reaching la water trough. Those who saw the | high water mark rapidly recede until j there was practically no water left i were thoroughly convinced that the 'animal's only ailment hud been a phenomenal thirst, he having been in the yards for may hours, apparently without a drink. That evening the bullock was as frisky as any of his mates. X Michelin tyre is advertised as lost. < Good wearier pigs are advertised lot sale. A large furnished bedroom, near beach, is to let. Train arrangements tor the Xmas holidays are advertised, i 'fenders close to-day for cleaning JJangiuru creek. An important notice from business people of Otaki appears elsewhere, i Nominations for the Pahiatua races close to-day at 5 p.m.

The annual meeting of the Tc Horo Sports' Club will be held to-night. Messrs Truelight and Co. will re-open to-night, when goods, etc., damaged by fire will be sacrificed. Mrs H. Flutey, Hautere Road, advertises plums for sale at 2d, and apricots at 4d. The Hutt Cotiaty Council offices will be closed from December 23rd to Janu ary 9th, both days inclusive. Me.-srs W. and K. Taylor. Otaki Railway, have geese for sale at si.\ shillings each.