HOROWHENUA NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8852, 1 October 1914, Page 3

HOROWHENUA NOTES

Prom Our Own Correspondent. OTAKI. Wednesday.

A man named Walter Edward Mice was brougut before Mr VV. Toinositt, J.P.j this morning, and charged with the thett of d!9, one gold chain value MVS, one locket value M2. and one silver'- watcu value JBI, the property of James Melanghlin. Accused was remanded, and will appear at Utaki on October Bth. Mr J. Walls was severely cut about the hands at Foxton owing to a plateglass window, which he was removing, oreaking. - Several stitches had to be inserted in the wounds. At Foxton yesteroav Mr H. Strong was married to Miss Nina Alzdorf. Mr I*. Alzdorf was best man and Miss Brma Alzdorf bridesmaid. , Although race-week the township of Otaki has been-fairly free from disorder, and conseo uently only two men have been called up in the Police Court. Yesterday Fred Kingham was arraigned before Mr Bennett, J.P., and was -fined 10s. in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment This morning Charles Xhorner was convicted and discharged. Mr Tompsitt was ou the bench. The Anglican Church bazaar, to be held in Bright’s Theatre on Friday in aid of the Vicarage funds, promises to be highly successful, much interest being evinced by members of all denominations, many of whom have donated generously. There will be various stalls, Christmas tree, etc., while an art gallery, of no mean order, will be open to the public. There will also be various side-shows. Three christenings were solemnised at the Otaki Anglican Church this morning by the Bev. G. F. Petrie.

A quiet wedding was solemnised bv the Rev. G. F. Petrie thin morning, a* Otaki station church, when Mr Vernon Colbert Liddiooat. of St. Columb. Cornwall, England, was married to Miss Mabel Sheppard, of Newonay. Cornwall. The bride was. given away by Mr Archie Furse, of Otaki. while Miss Maud Sheppard, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid.

Frequent accidents are reported at the dangerous overhead bridge at South Manakau, and onlv » few days ago Mr Sidney Kirkcaldie and a load of passengers narrowly escaped being capsized with their motor lliere. Yesterday several cars were' almost precipitated over the bridge to the railway line, the trouble being due to the sharp bend. The banks also obscure the view of motorists and others and collisions are often narrowly averted. A terrific hailstorm, fortunately of short duration, passed over North Manakau at the end of the week, when the stones were said to be nearlv as large as ping-pong halls. In oonseonence of the fall many trees were stripped of their foliage. The first meeting of the newly-con-stituted Otaki Town Board takes nlace tomorrow. The first business will be the election of a chairman.