WAIPAWA NEWS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 78, 15 March 1935, Page 12

WAIPAWA NEWS

Repairs to County Bridges APPOINTMENT OF RANGER f rom Our Own Correspondent. W AIPAWA. March i 1. The Waipawa County Council at its meeting on Monday last discussed at length the matter ot appointment of a ranger, and it was eventually <i • i cided to invite applications lor the position. Necessary repairs to the truss bridge near the Argyll school, to It timbal's bridge on the Kereru road, and the bridge near Worsnops on the Springhill road are to be carried out immediately. Consideration ot the engineer's report on timber bridges in the county, (which was published on Tuesday last), was held over until the engineer had completed his report on the remainder of the bridges in the county. ARGYLL FOOTBALL CLUB. At a meeting held on Monday evening last the Argyll Football Club, which came into being last season, decided not to continue, owing to the difficulty experienced m keeping a lull team in the held throughout the season. For portion ot the playing season no difficulty is experienced in fielding a team, hut with the coining ol tho tanners’ busy times many ol the players are unable to take the necessary tune oil. Some eight players oi the late club have signified their intention of joining up with the Waipawa Club, and will indeed be a welcome addition to the ranks oi that club's playing members. I.OVAL ABBOTS] ORD LODGE. Iho fortnightly meeting ot the i 1.0.ial Abbotsford Lodge M.l 1.<)0.1‘ mi- hold last evening, tin N G Bro. J. Kirk presiding over a lair attendance ol menibcis. One ' candidate was initiated into the order, i Bios. I . Holt and A Watson acting j as conductors. A vote ot condolence I was passed with Hie relatives ol the ' lain Bro .1. S. I.ozell, who passed ; away recentlv at Hie I’alliaiua Hos- I pital, and a litter oi sympathy is to ! lie forwarded. Ihe N .(> advised that I’ G. Bro. \ I) Kerr hid inl miated that he would he unable lo attend the ! District Coiil-eienc-e as a delegate, and that the I’. s Bro. .1 Bosley had been appointed to fill the vacancy. Ihe secretary reported on the btlsi- i nt ss which would c ome up lor con- I sideration at the District Conference I I > be held at \\aiioa on Saturday <>n the motion ol Bro. W. J. Harris l.i’.N.G it was resolved that the delegates should be given a Iri e hand in the matter ol voting at the conlerence At the conclusion ol the inciting i slipper was provided by ihe social c om- j | nut tee, and a start was made with the , Pairs Bowling leurnanient. PERSONAL NOTES. i th —i - II < Bi Mint and J Me- j I'H" "ho have been on a holiday!

visit In laiipo, lime retnrnol home. Mi P Windle, who has been an inmate id the district hospital at \\ aipiikiitan bis m iivcri d uthiiently to enable gun to return to Ins home.