OTAKI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 750, 24 February 1910, Page 3

OTAKI.

:At a committee meeting of the Horowhenua .Horticultural'- Society the judges for the autumn show wore appointed, 'likewise tho classstewards. It/ was decided to secure the Otaki. orchestra for tho show nights. The resignation of, Mrs. Nicolson, owing .to' indisposition, was .received with regret, ana Miss Bright' was appointed to fill tho vacancy. » An«endeavour is being made to form an athletic' clnl) in Manakau, anil a meeting will shortly ho called to consider the matter. Mr. and Mrs. Durald ; Thompson, of Palmerston, have taken up their residence in Manakau. March.'- 20 will prove a gala: day for Otaki, the . occasion being the reopening of tho Otaki Maori Mission Church;" which lias beeu closed for repairs.. It is,estimated that nearly 2000 Natives 1 will lie present." 'l'he following will represent the local lawn tennis club in their match with Parapnraumu on Saturday:—Smith,'Freeman. Nicholson, Podevin, Little, Mcsdames Bright, and Bacchus, Misses Simoox, .and O'Hourko. Bmergettcics, Ferguson and Miss Bill*.

: Trout-fishing is still proving a very pleasaut pastime here, and the Otaki River.affords fine sport. ; Many splendid trout havo been landed, quito a" number being of ' large size. Deep-sea fishing is also carried out very successfully. ~ 'Some 20 cadets left bero yesterday under Captain Smith, for the ; Kitchener camp. v< ' . At the local Police • Court yesterday aNative named Kukukai was fiued 10s., for being, in charge of . a horse while drunk. Mr. F. • Bennett .was; the presiding, justice. . -•The Rev. Father de Lach is at.present on a visit to Napier. . A horse was spld in the local pound on Tuesday, for, Is., or at the rate of 3d. per leg with the remainder, of the animal given , in. . Mrs. D..Judd,/who recently underwent an operation, • is' still in a serious condition. iS