WAIPAWA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4456, 10 November 1885, Page 2

WAIPAWA.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

cemetery by the Rev. S.Williams. Deceased, who was twenty years of age was a nniversal favorite in tho sohool both with teachers and scholars, although he had only been about nino months among them. His mother is a widow, residing at tho Maori Kaik within tho entranco of Otago Harbor, an _ jam to wa9 tho prospective owner, when he came of age, of considerable proper ty. Ho was Uie only boy in the cofiego w ho could not swim. >* Wo aro going to have another doctor hero. Dr. Reed, who has charge of tho County Hospital, has associated with himself his brother, who has just arrived from Home, where ho was famed for his skill. Dr. H. A. Reed is M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond., and L.S.A. Lond. At present he has taken rooms in Waipawa, untU his" now house is erected.

November 9

This day.

The funeral of tho late Mr F. H. Drower took place at Waipukurau on Monday afternoon. There was an unusually largo concourso of people to tako part in the obsequies. Before tho hearse started five principal natives of tho district gathered round, and according to their usual custom addressed words of farewell to tho deceased. Tho cortogo was headed by upwards of 60 members of tho Masonic fraternity, belonging to tho Scinde, Abercorn, and Waipukurau lodgos, and was followed by a considerable number of persons. Tho service was conducted by the Revs. S. Williams and E. H. Grainger, after which Bro. W. Beilby, of Hustings, repeated a, Masonic oration.

An inquest was held at To Auto College to-day by Mr Johnson, District Coroner, on the body of William Karotai, one of tho pupils. The story as revealed by tho evidence was as follows : —On Saturday last tho boys received leave from Mr Allon Williams to go out in the boats on the lake, a party of six diking the largo and three others a Rob Boy canoe. After amusing themselves for a couple of hours, thoy wont ashoro for dinner, after which the two parties re-arrangod themselves, Karotai and Win. Wohapi taking tho canoe; thoy pulled into the middle of tho lake and the.ro saw a swan in front, and started in chase. When they got near to it Karotai put down his paddle and loaned over tho side of tho boat to catch tho bird, throwing tho boat out of trim. At tho same timo tho wind was blowing hard against tho boat, and between tho two courses it capsized and turned bottom upwards, precipitating both tho young follows into tho water. Wetapi was a good swimmer and on rising to tho surface saw Karotai on tho other side of tho boat. He climbed upon tho boat and caught hold of his hand and hauled him up, tolling him to stay there; but deceased did not heed what was said, and appears to havo slipped off again, and again Wetapi hauled him up and bidding him to hold on whilo ho swam to tho shoro for help. When ho had got about half way to the side, ho looked round and saw he had fallen into tho water again, and first caught sight of his hands sticking up. Upon turning round again ho saw the big boat coming and ono of the boys called out to him to keep up while they pulled up to him and took him ashore in an exhausted state, alter which thoy proceeded in search of the drowned boy, having noticed from a distance tho boat: flouting upsirlo down. It transpired that Wallace Napier, one of tho boys in tho big boat, heard another cry out and standing up saw two heads in tho water and the boat upside down a quarter of a mile distant and with his mates hastened to the rescue. After proceeding some twenty yards, Wallace again stood up, but saw only ono head, which proved to bo Wetapi. Upon tho intelligence reaching tho college, party, including Mr Allen Williams, Mr Tho.nton(head-master), and Mr Dunn continued the search until mid-day on Sunday, when the drag caught Keratai's waistcoat in about eight feet of water. Verdict accidentally drowned. Ho was interred this afternoon at Te Auto