OTOROHANGA NEWS

Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1784, 20 July 1926, Page 5

OTOROHANGA NEWS

ITEMS FROM KING COUNTRY.

(Own Correspondent.)

The monthly sitting of the Magistrate's Court will he held here on July 28. I understand there will be one or two cases arising out of motor car accidents.

Commenting on the changed con dition of the weather and climate both in New Zealand, and, apparently, all the world over, a local student of psychology suggests that the interference with the Hertzian waves by radiography may be accountable for this change of not only the weather conditions but also that of the seasons. Who knows?

The representative rugby match between Maniapoto and Taumarunui proved a victory tor the latter by 3 to nil. Maniapoto started with 3 men short and the game was not very exciting though there was more/ interest taken when the absentees put in their appearance from Otorohanga. The Tui club's hockey team which played Paterangi on Saturday last for the Finch Rose Bowl, proved victors after a keenly contested game by 4 goals to 1, the scorers being A. McCready (2), R. Vincent (1) and L. Leatham (1). This puts Tui four points in the lead.

M Murray Pratt., our well-known exponent of sport such as, angling, shooting and axemanship has been appointed ranger to the Government Tourist Department at Rotorua and is to be congratulated on the fact. He leaves to take up the duties of his new appointment at the end of next month.

Two benzine 'bowsers' have so far been erected in the main street here but there are three others being contemplated. Of course the tas interested know their business but it seems rather absurd that five of these contrivances are considered necessary and a paying proposition in such a short thoroughfare, as lOtdhohanga's main street.

As an illustration of the advance made in locomotion owing to the coming of motor cars and improved roads I may mention the incident of a party of 5 leaving here at 2 p.m. on Saturday for a trip to New Plymouth. Owing to punctures the party did not reach New Plymouth until noon on Sunday and they left on their return at 6 p.m. arriving home at 11.30 p.m. (Sunday). It only seems the other day when the same journey on horseback used to take three days each way which meant practically a week's travelling. The conference of club delegates with the Maniapoto sub-union in connection with the proposed Otorohanga sub-union took place at Te Kutiti on Saturday evening and after discussion a motion in favour of the institution of an Otorohanga sub-union was moved by Mr Osmond and seconded by Mr Wade. The mover did not speak on his motion though his colleague. Mr Wade, did. On being put to the meeting the motion was lost by 10 votes to 2. There! is to be a meeting of the Otorohanga executive to-night (Tuesday) when the position will be reviewed and probably now that the courtesy part (approaching Maniapoto) of the movement has been accomplished it will be decided.to appeal to the King Country Union and if necessary to the New Zealand Rugby Union. The death is announced of Mr iH. Signal at the age of 87. Deceased was one of the old pioneer settlers of Taranaki and had been living here near Otorohanga with his son, Mr W. G. Signal, until lately. His death occurred in Hamilton. Mr Harold Smith who has been confined to his house for over a week suffering from pleurisy has recovered sufficiently to allow of him resuming duty at the Town Hall. Besides those I have previously mentioned Messrs R. England and C. H. Corbett have succumbed to the 'flu' and are confined; to their homes. Mr R. Morton is still laid up as is also Mr W. Black. Owing to the prevalence of influenza the Mahiihi school has been closed, the attendance having been greatly reduced in numbers. The teacher, Mr Craig, has had a slight attack of the illness.

Mr Drew who hSs occupied the position of teller in the Bank of NeNw Zealand here for the past eighteen months has been transferred to Wellington and left on Saturday for his new sphere of duty. During his stay here Mr Drew proved a capable official and has made a large circle of friends who wish him every success in his career. Mrs IPeterson of Maihiihi is among those who have been laid up with the 'flu' and has been confined to bed. She was reported to be in a very serious condition but it is stated, however, that she has taken a turn for the better and will be about again in a day or two. There is a post-box for letters on the local trains and it is generally understood that letters posted with an extra stamp on them are sure to be delivered at the town to which they are addressed from the train. Last Saturday after enquiring whether it would be delivered at Te Awamutu I posted a letter in the box referred to, but I find it was carried on to Auckland and .did not reach the addressee until yesterday (Monday) morning. I presume that it is the duty of a postal officer to clean the box in the guard's van on the train's arrival at a station such as Te Awamutu. Mr W. B. McAdam when returning in his motor from Te Awamutu on Sunday accompanied by his little son met with an alarming accident on the main road between here and Kihikilii. At an acute bend of the road he was met by two cars and a> mix up occurred owing to one of them having eithe r a useless brake or no brake at all. Mr McAdam's car was damaged and he himself suffered several bruises while his little boy Avas bruised and cut about the face from the wind screen.