OTAIKA NEWS

Northern Advocate, 19 August 1929, Page 6

OTAIKA NEWS

(From Our Own'Correspondent.) j The death occurred at - the Whangarei Hospital, on Thursday afternoon, of Mr. William Litt, who has been a wellknown resident of the Otaika district for many years. The deceased had been ill for a few days, only, suffering from pleurisy and pneumonia, and the news of his. demise came as. a great shock to his neighbours. Mr Litt, who was of a cheerful! ’dlspdsititih, was in his sixtieth year. He is survived by a widow and a large family, most of .whom are grown-qp, 15110, fine, weather experienced this week/has effected a, grea.t improvement in the ephdition. of, -sidmrofwja,wdior,e the mud has dried up. considerably, alit, wi)l bp several weeks before' chains* are; unnecessary on motor y-ehicles. . Cream production has* increased within the -last fesy weeks,, and’ several i fayjps, the Lards, hav,q- reaqhqct thq, total number of coiys expected in this sea- i son. Very few calves- are being, dispos- . pdi. of as * ‘bobby yea],f ’ the Dairy Asspciatipn.’s schpmp, bpt most of those unwanted are being killed at homej and the skins sold, to the tanners. The season, having, started;- early, promises to be a record one. SEASONAL. Miss F. Dwyer, who has been visiting her parents, has returned to Auckland; accompanied by her mother, Mrs W. Dyyer. : Miss Pbolman is spending thh Training College, vacation at the home of her parents. | Mrs E. ■ Coxsmith, who has been, ; spending a short holiday with, friends at Kamo, has returned; to Otaika Valley.*- ;• Mrs is staying with her mother at present. ;