WAIROA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12700, 8 March 1904, Page 4

WAIROA.

[own correspondent.] Mrs David Black, wife of one of Wairoa’s earliest settlers, died on Sunday, February 28th. She had been in failing health for some time. The deceased was a quiet unassuming lady, much respected, and the sympathy of our community goes out to Mr Black and the family of grown-up sons and daughters in their bereavement. She was interred in the Wairoa cemetery on Tuesday, the cortege of mourners being large. Mr W. Robertson, acting as locum tenens for the Rev. W. Raeburn, read the burial service. Another death to be reported is that of Mrs Vaughan, of Taliaenui. The Wairoa river during the rains was bank-high and its current carried along witli it uprooted trees and logs, rendering its navigation impracticable. Two Maoris, Tamati and Shag, went out in a. canoe to try and capture a passing totara log, but they bumped, their canoe was upset, and they had to cling to the log for safety. They passed the township calling for help, but as no boat could have lived in the torrent they could not be rescued. As a last resource they both dived from the log. Shag, after a long swim, reached shore, but Tamati sank and was drowned.

A mob of sheep numbering 2,600 passed through the town on Sunday en route for Hawke’s Bay. The Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-operative Association are the purchasers, and Mr G. Ormond the seller.

Messrs Adair Bros., of Gisborne, are opening up a branch of their establishment in Mr Powdrell’s store on the Marine-parade. Mr M'Lean, late of Nuhaka, is to have supervision of the business.

Mr H. Benson, lately assistant master in the school, has received notice of his having completed his E certificate and passed fully in D, with honours for biology. Miss Ada Pearl Shaw, pupil teacher in the Wairoa school; secured a partial pass for E.