WAIUTA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 9 June 1933, Page 7

WAIUTA NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.) WAII’TA, J unp 8. Mr FoniiaJl (Reefton) was a visitor last week-end. Airs Blyth (Wellington) is visiting Wailua and is the guest of her sister, Mrs C. Cole. Miss D Sutton was a visitor for the week-end. Misses N. Ryan and N. Furness were visitors to Waiuta on Tuesday. Aliss T. Jenkins was a visitor tu Reefton for the week-end. The many .friends of Airs K. Wab enburg heard with sincere regret of her death which took place ai the Reef ton Hospital on Monday morn* iug. Deceased had only been ill a fewdays. and her sudden end came as a shock. I'he laic Mrs Wallenburg, who was g’2 years of age, was the eldest daughter of Airs and Mrs T. ’ Beck with, and a native of Northuni lief land. She leaves a husband and daughter oiip. and a half years old to mourn her loss. To the bereaved is extended the sympathy of the community. The funerai look place at Reeftou on Wedm'sday afternoon, bo iug followed to the Suburban Ceme-

tery by a large number of friends, in eluding several car loads from War uta. 'rhe sen ice al the Wi'sleyean Church ami graveside were conducted i’v the Rev., Duncan. A number qf beautiful tioral tokens covered the co fl in. Owing to unfavourable weather all football fixtures wore abandoned lasi Sunday. The fixtures for this wook"en<i are Waiuta A v. Waiuta B. and Ahaura v. Ruvcrs. Both games an' i'» He played at Waiuta. Al a well attended meeiing of the Union held on Sunday, ii was decided to forward a strongly worded protest to the Minister of Employment, over the action of the Unemployment. Board in conscriptiug married men from Mil lertun |o open up the Alpine Mine, at the starvation wage of .“>7, ii a week.