WAIPUKURAU

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 239, 27 September 1930, Page 6

WAIPUKURAU

(Special Representative.) It is pleasing to record that the condition of Mrs P. Gow, who has been under Hospital treatment foi several months, continues to improve, and she has been able to enjoy a few hours in the sunshine. The Rev. W. T. Drake, of Napier, is to conduct the evening service in St. Mary’s Church to-morrew. The health of -Mr \V. McGrath, who is a patient in the Waipukurau Public Hospital, is improving steadily. Mrs R. W. Carpenter, her many friends will note with pleasure has made good progress towards recovery from a serious operation and returned to her home. Mr C. If. Bainbridge, cf Otane, was admitted to the Waipukurau Hos-

pital on Thursday, suffering from a lacerated thumb, the result of the limb becoming entangled in a circular saw.

A credit balance of £42 0s 6d resulted from the annual school ball, this being an increase of £9 9s 6d as compared with the previous annual fixture. A special vote of thanks was passed to the secretary (Mr H. B. Smart) at the meeting of householders on Thursday night to receive the balance-sheet in connection with the annual school ball. The secretary, in responding, paid a special tribute to the headmaster (Mr A. C. Rowe), staff, and other helpers, mentioning in particular the ladies and scholars. The annual meeting of the Waipnkurau Defence Rifle Club is to bo held to-night. Much interest is centred in the first platform appearance here during the present political campaign of Mr A. E. .lull, the United candidate, on Monday night. Mr Jull is to reply to the recent Reform party speakers, Messrs D. Jones and A. M. Samuel. M's P. Mr Jull is to address the Pukehou electors on Monday at 2.39 p.m.

It is expected that the Waipukurau district will be well represented at tho meeting to be addressed by the Right Hon J. G. Coates, Loader of the Opposition, at Takapau on Monday mgbt. The wages paid to railway employees located in Waipukurau total approximately £6OO fortnightly. This fact was mentioned by Mr A. McNeil, business agent for the New Zealand Railways, who addressed the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night “The Exclusion of Asiatics—or White New Zealand,” formed the subject matter of a very interesting address delivered by Mr J. A. Brailsford B.A. before the local branch of the W.E.A. last evening. With the addition of the five members elected at the annual meeting on Thursday night, the Waipukurau Chamber of Commerce has a roll total of 90, and now rank as one of the leading bodies of the kind in the Dominion because of its strong membership and varied activities. The following telegram was read at the aunual meeting of the Waipuku* ran Chamber of Commerce from Mr A J Kerse, of Gore, a life member and past president:—“Congratulations on your chamber’s successful year. Record of achievements detailed in your annual report very gratifying. Plenw convey to memtars good wishes for the continued presperity of Waipukurau.”