OPOTIKI NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12610, 20 July 1935, Page 7

OPOTIKI NEWS.

OBITUARY. (Special to the Times.) The death took place at Whakataue on Wednesday night, after several weeks’ illness, oi a- well-known Opotiki resident, Thomas Henry Parkinson. Deceased was born in Victoria 62 years,ago and came to New Zealand with his parents when a child. Later, he took up with training horses and, for'a number of years, was trainer for Mr It. Porter with whom he had some good success, winning the Railway Handicap at Ellerslie with Nancy Lee, other horses which won considerable stake money for the same owner being and Mosque, two or three Opnjlki Clips being included in their total. Deceased, who wa,s pre-deceased $-y his wife, leaves four sons and two daughters. The funeral will lie held at Opotiki on Friday. GOLF. A bogey handicap over 18 holes was played on the Oootiki Golf Chib’s links on Wednesday. The best, cards were: W. Thompson 1 up, C. Morris 2 down, M. Kidd 4 down, T. O'Sullivan o down. . DATTtY FARMER’S SERIOUS LOSS. -’TOUT COWS FOUND DEAD. (Special to the Times.) CPOTIKT, July 19 Serious loss is sustained by Mr. G. ,T. Gaskill, Waiocka, Opotiki, by the .death of eight good Fairy cows. Mr. Gaskill brought 24 cows into a paddock and fed them .with mangolds which are supposed to have been frosted'. After fij-Sshins feeding all the cows were turned out and were not seen again for 24 hours, when he went. to bring, them in for feeding. To Mr. Gaskill 1 * consternation tie then found that cV.-ht ’"ere bond.. Mr •Gaskill "line to th. P c.onelusion that death ensro,] tbrougli eating the anaivgolc-s, and he has crn'imunirate.d the facts to the Agricultural Department in Wellington fop further ad. vice. RUTTER FAT PAYMENT. Th c Opotiki Dairy Association .will pay out tomorrow, lOd per lb. tor .June supply of butterfnt a sl ' l acl ])er lb. ex+i'a for supply during November to February inclusive. Tins payment compares with 10d per lb and Id 'extra for December, January and February, pnsj§: on July 20, 1934.