DOWN THE LINE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10104, 11 October 1917, Page 3

DOWN THE LINE.

From Our Own Correspondent. OTAKI, Oct. 10. Nurse to Au, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, is now making a. good rccovcrv. She is at present m Ottiki. Or. T. Edwards, of the Hutt County Council, will not seek re-election, having now taken up residence at Ashhurst. _ Ten cans of trout fry were la.-,! night liberated in tlu> Otaki river. The transfer of funds from the various local Patriotic Societies to tin- Horowhenua Couirtv Patriotic Fund is now gazetted. The Levil Lake Domain BouTd has purchased the assets of the Horowhenua Beaming Club, including boats, vie, at a total cost, of £57. Football has evidently taken on a short lea.se of life in this district-. On Saturday a Manakau team—numerically weak—met Levin, at the latter place, suffering defeat by 11 points t<> 8. It is expected t<. play i return match at Otaki on Saturday next. Mr Winton [.it-own, son of Mr Byron Brown, has passed the medical tost, a.nd wiil probably become a pupil at the b'lying School, at Ohristchiirch. News has. be«n received that. Lance-Corpl. Alf. Ruakin. formerly of the Otaki State School teaching staff, has been wounded and admitted to hospital. The extent of the injuries are not known, but it- is hoped they are not serious, The death occurred at WangßUUi on Saturday of Mr Frank Russell, aged 58 vears, an old and' respected resident, of Twin. t News has been received that Pvfc. Vie. Bright has been gassed ojid admitted to the Walton-bn-Thamcs Hospital. A right whale! ha.s been stranded on the bench at' To Iloro, and is now being tried out. A large quantity of oil is expected.