WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16475, 20 October 1927, Page 12

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Co me sponde l\ I. i The Rev. F. Copeland, chairman of tlie Methodist Church, Hawke’s Bay M ana watu circuit, arrived from Hastings mi Monday, lie was accompanied by the Rev. Harold Peat, of Palmerston North, and one of his church officers, Alt. >. Kingston, area organiser for the Non Zealand Alliance. This is Mr. Peat's first visit, ami he expresses himself greatly pleased with what he lias seen of the town and district. In the evening in St. Pauls school room, Mr. Pea* delivered an interesting address on what God requires of man. There was a good attendance. Mr. Kingston rendered several sacred songs. Airs. J. F. 1 laughton presided at the piano. On Tuesday night Air. Copeland conducted the ter vice, and Mr. Kingston again sang several sacred songs. On Monday night a motor truck loaded with benzine took lire near Waihua hill, the vehicle and its freight being destroyed.

Mrs. Lassen, of Bunnythorpe, mother of Airs. AV. Tait, of Morere. uho has been on a visit to her daughter and son in-law, returned home on Wednesday. - Air. E. J. AV. Hallett, of Hastings, and Mr. P. H. Kinsman, of Napier, visited Wairoa yesterday.—Miss M. Butterfield, of AVaipawa, has been appointed to the nursing staff of the Wairoa- County Hospital.—Air. H. L. I-Jarker has been appointed secretary of the Wairoa A. and I*. Society.

The funeral of the lab- Air. il. \Y. Baker took' place yesterday afternoon, the Rev. J. J. Anderson being the officiating minister. There was a good assemblage of town and country settlers. The mortal remains of the late Mr. William Goldstone were laid to rest in the Wairoa Cemetery yesterday afternoon, the Rev. AV. 11. Milne conducing the service in the presence of a large number of settlers. Prior to the interment Air. Alilno conducted a short service at the church.