WAIPAWA ITEMS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3499, 23 September 1882, Page 3

WAIPAWA ITEMS.

(FHOM A CORRESPONDENT.) The bazaar and gift auction in aid of the Catholic Presbytery funds, held at Waipawa on Wednesday and Thursday, was in everyway a success. On Thursday evening the gift auction was held, when a great number of articles were disposed of by Mr Joseph Leonard. The sale was not confined to fancy goods by auy means, for pigs, poultry, lambs, and other live (and stuffed) stock came under the auctioneer's hammer. At intervals during the sale songs, instrumental music, &c, were rendered by Mrs Shanly, Misses Boyle and Hatton, and Messrs Leonard and Shaoly. The Waipawa brass band also enlivened the proceedings by performing a number of lively tunes. At the bazaar the following ladies, ably assisted by a number of gentlemen, were particularly busy in pushing articles on willing (and unwilling) buyers:—Mesdames Shanly, Bell, and McGreevy, and Misses Bell (2), Hameling (2), Boyle, and Hatton. About £80 will be realised for the object for which the bazaar was held. News has been received by the lornmittees of the Waipawa and Waipukurau public libraries of the arrival in Melbourne of the new books recently ordered by those bodies. It is expected that the books will arrive at their destination in a week's time. Trie libraries above named have just been presented wilb a well executed photographic shield, framed, containing the portraits of all the members of the House of Representatives. The shield is the gift of Mr W. C. Smith, M.H.R. for tbe district.

The proprietors of the circus at present performing at Napier have found it necessary to alter the date of their first appearance at Waipawa. Their opening night will be Tuesday, 26th, a performance being also given on the following night (Wednesday)- To suit the convenience of the Waipukurau and district people, a special trnin will leave Waipukurau on Tuesday at 7.30 p.m., returning after the performance. The Waipawa Cricket Club appears to have died a natural death. On Wednesday evening a public meeting was called to make arrangements to carry on its affairs for tbe coming season, but only two persons put in an appearance. The downfall of cricket in this district is mainly due to the attraction on the lawn tennis grounds. So completely has the game sunk into oblivion that a visit from Ivo Bligh's team would not pull it .together again in Waipawa. The appearance of the comet has not caused any appreciable amount of excitement. Numbers say they saw the stranger, bnt no two accounts are alike. One describes the comet as appeariog at one part of the heavens, while the next person you meet has seen it millions of miles away in another direction altogether. The conclusion arrived at is that it has not been seen here at all. One astronomical student three mornings in succession rose at about four o'clock to try and obtain a glimpse of the traveller, but was only rewarded by catching a severe cold in the head.

Tenders close to-day for the construction (labor only) of a groin at ths Waipawa river approach. The main difficulty in the way of tenders being sent in has been removed—the surety being reduced from £100 to £25. There is every possibility, therefore, that the work will be commenced within a few weeks.

The Rev. F. H. LoDg, incumbent of St. Mary's, Waipukurau, who resigned his charge some little time ago, has been requested by the Primate to take temporary charge of the parish of Kaiapoi, in the South Island. Mr Long's new duties com_nence early in November.

A nasty accident happened fo Mr J. Mathieson, of Tamumu, on Sunday eveniug last. Mathieron was on the road to the Tamumu station, where he is employed, and was riding one horse and leading another. The horse he was riding stumbled, throwing Mathieson so heavily on his face that his eyes were blackened, his under lip torn clean from tbe bone, his tongue almost bitten through, and his nose and forehead much cut. Mathieson was fortunately able to remount, and made his way to tbe station. On tbe following morning, however, the services of Dr. Todd, of Waipawa, had to be obtained, who attended to the wounds of his patient. Mathieson is now doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances.

The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new Masonic Hall at Waipawa will take place on Thursday next, 28th instant. As this is rather an imposing ceremony, and one rarely seen, a considerable number of spectators, besides members of the Craft, will no doubt put in an appearance.