COUNTRY NEWS

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 7 March 1935, Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS

Kapuni District

Mrs J. Bickford and her two daughters have returned to Ivapuni from a. camping holiday on Opunake beach. Miss Jean Bickford is spending a. lew days on the beach. Mrs Pawsou, of Ecilding, has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs D. Lind. Miss Cora McNeilc, of Palmerston North, has been the guest of Miss Betty Paterson for. tlio past two necks.

Mr and Mrs Charles Paterson, sen., and Mr and Mrs C. Paterson, jun., and 'their sons, have been camping at Opnnak© beach. ' Mrs D. Lind has* left for a two weeks’ health recruiting trip in the Manawatu district. Miss-S'. Hemesley, of Okinawa, is spending a brief holiday at Kapuni. j Mrs Wood® is on a holiday visit i to Wellington. . . w „ The Kapuni branch of the W.D.b.U. 1 held a picnic at Opunake Beach on Sundav. Sports and swimming were enjoyed and bags of sweets and apples were distributed. | Whareroa Mrs Maulp,' • 'who' has been an--in-mate of a private hospital for some time, is now making a good recovery and will soon he home. Mr Darcy Hicks has been indisposed for some time. The small son of Mr and Mrs Irvine, who has been in hospital, is now well enough to return to his home. Mrs G. Luscombe has- left hospital and is now the guest of Mrs Hawthorne, where she intends staying until well enough to- return to her home at Ivapuni. Kohi Farewell , Iriist -Monday evening a large gathering of settlers from Kohi and Karihaki and friends from Wayerley took place in the Kohi hall to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Hamomnd, who leave shortly to reside at Nukumaru. The evening commenced with progressive euchre, the prize-winners being Miss 11. Dallison and Mr Hamlyn. Mr Powell, on behalf of the Kohi people, then presented Mr and Mrs" Hammond with a. Avallet and expressed regret at their departure. Mr McCall, presidentdent of the Kohi Cricket Club, expressed the club’s regret at the loss of an active member and presented the miests of honour with a pair of hail brushes from the club. Mr H. Hcgiu--1 botham spoke on behalf of the Waverley Cricket Club-, and Mr Brown, a fellow member of the Kola Cricket Club, also added a few words. After ' supper dancing was continued till a ; late hour, Mrs Haycock supply the 1 music. Waverley Notes Miss W. Train has returned to 1 Palmerston Kortli after spending Lei -annual holidays with lier motliei, Mib 5 F. Train, sen., Waitotara. Mrs Symes, sen., Hawera, who has 1 been visiting Wanganui, is now the 1 guest of Mrs A. E. Symes. } Misses M. Hopkinson, "Waitotara, aucl s It. Honeyfield, Pa tea, are the guests i of Miss Hopkinson’s sister, Mrs Gower 1 James, Upper Waitotara. _ ; f Mrs G. Campbell has returned tram - Wanganui. r Messrs. J‘. Wallcinton and G. Ball, the latter of Raet.ihi, left yesterday 7 on a motor tour through the rvorth 1 Auckland district. , ... , 7 Miss M. Small was Mrs A. G. W als lace’s guest for the week-end. I Miss J. Alexander lias returned to a Waverley after a fortnight’s holiday in Masterton. Miss Fahey is visiting Wellington ; r if or her sister’s wedding, d Mrs Kugg, who has been the guest 0 of Mr and Mrs Williams at Otane, y for the past fortnight, returned to ■" Waverley on Tuesday. ‘- Mrs E. Hunter, of Ararata, has tecl turned to Ker home after spending a n few days with her mother, Mrs G. ,° Alexander, “Buenos Aires.” h AJr and Mrs Bryce, of Feildmg, ait '«* the guests of Miss N. McGregor., ff a. J. Alexander has return:r e d* from a short visit to her mother II Airs Lourie, of Marten. Mrs Lomu 5 ‘ n ow staying with Mrs Alexander. Manutahi ,e Mrs E. Johnston lias returned fron Lt a visit to Wanganui. a * Miss E. Meiers, who has been vis 16 iting her cousin, ALiss J. Johnstoi at Mokoia, has returned to her honn t . in Warea.