WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17028, 13 August 1929, Page 12

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Correspondents At the Power Hoard meeting yesterday afternoon it was stated .on official authority that the opening of ilie Waikarenioiuia dyJro-oiecti'ij station would take place the last week in November. The -'board resolved m invile His Ex collency the (lovei noi-< leneial, Sir Charles Fei'Nusson, to (lerfoi'in the cere inony. A ropy 01 Ihe letter is to he «'iit' to the Minister of Public Works. The joint commit lee is to meet l<i day to formulate plans. Tiie last donation in Wairoa to the earthquake relic,' fund was us. collected by the f'rownies. Mr. I!. (Iriuontl, who returned from '•is camp at the Mnran arm of VVaikare iiioana on Sa urdav night, after a, week's lay there, states that on F. i<l::y ail the ountry was snow covered, to a depth ol several feel in the drifts and ahodl 6ii: ill over the rest of ilie area. At an early hour yesterday mornin" one of the best-known and widely respected settlers passed away in the person of Mr. X. 0. Glassford". aired .', wars. The deceased, who resided at his home. "Taheke." on the Waikaremoana road, was in Vain i a fe . davs ago quite well, but he con rai ed influenza. « hich confined him to bed. 1!" was making good progress, until pneumonia supervened, and his death came as a Treat shock to his family and friends throughout Hie district. Mr. Glassford carried on slice]) fanning very sin "ess fully in various parts of the conn iv. I'l'st at Te Ueinga on the prooerly nov 'armed by Mr. Oliver Evans for ihe East Coast Trust Commission. There with the aid of a mo ntaiu stream, he electrified his house and woolsbcd awl carried on all die station operations i'oi which power is needed. While at Te Keinga he was the soul of hospitality Hid the visiting clergy found an open door there, lie was an ardent supporter of spons, and upright to a high degrc in all his dealings, lie will he much missed in the community. Af.er leaving To Reinga deceased farmed the property known as "Taheke." lie leaves, besides his widow, two married dim ' ters. .Mrs. I*!, D. Robinson and Mrs. \Y. Torbett, to mourn their loss. The funeral takes dace to-morrow. The Tupuae Ladies' Ho.key C.luV<= team defeated (Id -iris 'by four ..-..a to two on Saturday. 'Misses !'. ArAnm and Queenie Heininell each liil two goals 'or the winners, and Miss IV Stewart 'he two scored by the losers.—Whakak) heat Sports by two goals to one: Misses Kapukura and M. Poktr scored for WhaVaki and Miss R. Gillies for Sports. Tu the final round for Hie Ormond rose howl on the Tfuramua golf links, Jf. L. Marker defeated Tapani King. One of the most thrilling games of football played this season took place between Nuhaka and Waipapa, at Wai"na resulting in a victory for the former by 8 points to nil. Waipapa were the 'eedefs in the competition. The excitement was so intense (luring ihe closing -tages that the crowd encroached on Hie line am! the name was held up. 'Hie mtstanding player of the day was 'Wilson, who made magnificent efforts to pull the came out of the fire.