WAIROA NOTES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17133, 8 September 1926, Page 12

WAIROA NOTES

(Special to the Herald.) WAI.ROA, this day.. Miss lugleton is relieving at tin Wairoa district high schorl.

Miss Mercer, dancing specialist, leaves for Sydney this week, returning again some months hence. Mr. and Mrs. M. .1. McCashin, who has been for some years in the local grocery trade, leave lor Wanganui this week.

The remains of the tale E. 11. Fax were interred in the Wairoa cemetery on Friday. The service at the church and the graveside was conducted by the Rev. J. A, Shardlow, M.A., vicar of St. Paul's Church. Among the large number present were representatives of the several local bodies.

The. Rev. Kather HefTernan, S.M.E., opened his mission in St. Peters Church on Sunday, there being large attendances at all sen ices.

VVairoa's boxing champion, Mr. "Lofty" Lewis, ami the honors brought back from Napier, were marked by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lewis at liuataniwlm. The champion's health, and that of his trainer, J. Marten, were drunk with enthusiasm. that (if Mr. and Alls. Lewis was also suitably honored. Sir dames Carroll hits consented to the request of the Whakaki natives to bo allowed to celebrate Ins next birthday in 1927 in a fitting manner in that locality.

Mr. F. T. Age)', formerly manager of the Wairoa Meat, Co., is on a visit to Wairoa.

Miss Corkill has returned from a long holiday spent in various parts of New Zealand.

The engagement is nnuounced of Miss K. M. Duncan of Bay View, to Mr. R, C. Goldstone, of I'akowhai. Tlio Nuliaka football team had a meritorious win on . Saturday, when they defeated Tapuae by 15 to 14, thus winning the senior championship. The the teams dined together at the Clyde hotel, when a suitable toast list was gone through. .Mr. M. Redmond, president of the Tapuae ' ("lub, • presided. Other games were : Juniors, Nuliaka 5. v. Pirates 3. Waihnii I'.W.D. ad Wan-' derers drew, the score being three all. In Iho ladies' hockey at Alohaka, Tapuae defeated Waipapa by one goal to nil. The Waiau club was beaten at Mohaka by a similar score. At Nuliaka, the Girls' .Friendly drew with Nuliaka, two goals being scored on either side. At Everybody's on Friday night there was a very large attendance at the social in connection with the proposed presentation to Walter Wilson, the last. Maori All Black to join the touring team. The music by the V.M.P. orchestra was good, and an enjoyable time was spent by all present.