HOROWHENUA NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9717, 20 July 1917, Page 10

HOROWHENUA NOTES

j?rom Our Own Correspondent. (JTAKI, Wednesday. The Levin Borough Countil is now paying twice as much for coal us mien the gasworks were opened. Within three months there have been three, rises in the price. In ™», oi this the people of Levin will. probably be asked to nay more fur their -gasMr M. Seigel, of Carterton, Trill probably build a large up-to-date theatre in Levin- There is .aUo tahe ot another hall being built in Otaki. A fuchre tournament, held in connection with the Otaki State School, was held last night, but owing to rnciement weather the attendance ms small. The ladies’ prize was won by Mrs Fred Wilson, and the gentlemen s ttonhv by Mr Eric Williams. , , The hockey match. To Uoro v. Otaki, which was to have been played at the former place on Wednesday atteriloom wras declared off on account of the death of Private George Cooper Tha. Utaki branch. <»t the Rod Cvos,ft Society has decided to hold a children s i>Uin and fancy dress dance early in September. winch will be under the guidance of Mr P. A. Gillies. Private George Tatlersall. of O.aki. was presented with n purse id sovereigns mi Monday evening. Sir h. HHarper, on behalf of the public ot Otaki, mads the presentation. Considerable interest is being mamtested in the ritual, competition, winch is to take place at O.aki on October drd, between members of the boston, Shannon. la'vin, and Otaki Druid*. A lug muster, including n number oi Grand Lodge officer*.' i* exported.