WAIPUKURAU.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 432, 11 August 1915, Page 2

WAIPUKURAU.

(Own ('orrespi.ndcnl.) Tie xital statistics for Waipnknrau for July were as follows:— births: 5. deaths '■>, marriages 2. For the corresponding month last year till- figures wore :- births 5. deaths 0. marriages 3. A sitting of the E..M. Court will be li. Id at T’oraimahau on Wednosdax ni-.xl. ami a -ittiug will be held al Waipi’ku ati on Thursday. There is a. long list of civil cases for the fatter court. A specie I meet iiig of the Borough Umincil xvill be held on Monday ' next, to deal xvitii (lie loan question.

I The nu-mhers of t’.ie local rifle icluh attended (’)mreli parade on I Sunday morning l ist. Captain Gib-: ' son being in command. The parade | was held in honour of the Bishop’s visit to Waipukurau. _ ! Tim Bishop of the Diocese of Wai!apn (Bishop Sedgwick), took both : the morning ami evening services at St. Mary’s on Sunday. He also ■'journeyed to Wanstead and conduct- : ing a. sen ice there. At each service , and more particularly at Wanstead ’there was a large attendance. At , the confirmation service livid on ! Sunday evening at St. Alary’s t.ie i Bishop confirmed 11 people. Air. Salmond, cl’ the Hastings ' branch of the New Zealand AiercanHiie Agency Co., is at present relie idling Mr. H. Whyte, of the local ; branch. Mr. Whyte being absent on ’ his annual holiday leave.

| On Saturday Air. W. F. Grainger received notice from the department 1 that his son George, who is with the ! 'Wellington Mounteds at the Dar1 danelles has been wonnded in the thigh. On Monday a cablegram was ; received from the son stating that : he was doing well in a hospital at , Alexandria. I A return fc.ofliall match will fake ’place between Onga Onga and Wai- ‘ pnkm'iiii in a fort night’s time, and a I very keen struggle is anticipated. | The M’aipukiuau School focfiball i learn played a draxvn game with the I Waipaxva High School B team. A ! very keen game was witnessed.