DOWN THE LINE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1860, 9 July 1920, Page 3

DOWN THE LINE.

(FBoa Ode Own Corhp^pondent.) OTAJCC July 6. Mr W. C. Egglctou, who has been on 'lie stall at the A\ craroa- Training-Farm tor ;,jnui time, lias bccii appointed' to take charge of tho Ml. Albert Probation Homo (Auckland). .- During the quarter dueled ~111110 30ib, 27 births, 9 deaths, and 13 marriages ivern jogistcml at Kevin. Last, year.62 biiths wore registered, whilo for lao six ifionths bl this year 59 have lieoii registered. T!io. golf urntcli, played at Oialti between members of she Unit Club and she loyal I am, resulted in a win for Otaki by, live games to four. _ -a Kan ikiuism ,is l ife in Otaki, and last evening stones w'oro thrown on residencesand in some instances windows were broken. Mr E. 11. E. Allen, who recently underwent a serious operation at llie Palmerston No, tii Hospital, has returned to Lis home ai l’e Horn, much benefited^ The first, lamb oi the season—as far as tin's dlHrict is concerned—may Iks seen on Mr .1. Staples' farm at Manakan. Mr A. E. Minton, of Otaki, is at present on a visit to Rotorua for health reasons. Major Addington, who lias been absent from Oa'ui for some months, (lining which he spent much, time in the Uimwera, Country and llo'fofiut, returned homo on Sunday, after a. most, pleasant and profitable sojourn. The Major speaks most eniiius:aMbilly cf the Uiuwora'Coimiry, ami considers for scenery it would l o extremely bard io beat. Major Addington hopes to leave shortly for Queensland, after which lie will proceed to England. Sister Donovan severed her connection with the Otaki Hospital yesterday, and alter a sojourn in Hastings' 1 will take up nursing in Wellington. The funeral of t lit*, late Mr J. 11. Ruckle, who died in the Otaki Hospital on Sunday, look plate to-day. There wits a large tollowing, including several residents of Paraparauinu, where deceased resided.

MAXAKAi:

SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAI

A meeting of Manakan residents was hold on Monday night, io consider tin- notice of motion 1) that the cenotaph be er; (ted on tho road in front of -the frost office, with encroachment on the railway, it possible, and I?) 'that the cenotaph be everted with additional base and fence as shown on Major 'I alum’s plan. There wert some 25 perrons present, while apologies were received from Messrs \V. IT van, E. P. Rim cox. W. Dalxell, and f,. H. Atkins. Mr T Ilooi>. then moved the motions as above mentioned, wl.ich were seconded by Mr Robert lb'van, anrl carried unanimously. The chairman pointed out that if the cenotaph war. to lie erected at the post office the base would not be so largo as at fii-t stiffposted, and after -a short discussion, Mr R wains oi i moved, and Mr Rryam. seconded, t! *a r the cenouiph be erected in front ot tho nr..- 1 office. Mr Fir-van raised the. quest ion as io whether tho Horowiiemra County CMmn il would grant perniifsion, amd was assured by Mr Bryant that ilir-re would be no objection. Mr Bo van moved as an amendment that the cenotaph be erected in tbe Tool grounds. This was seconded by Mr (TiP.ord. After a deal of discussion, it was re.-olvod, by twelve votes to ten, io erect hr cenotaph in front of the post office.