WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17146, 31 December 1929, Page 12

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.) I At morning service in SI. Andrew's Church on Sunday, Misses Edna and Liwen Milne sang a duet, and at the evening service Mr. Cwen Jones, of Auckland, a brother of Mr. .1. Jones, nl W'airoa, sang very acceptably. .Mrs. b\ Lunbert. received the sad intelligence on Saturday evening that her brother, James, had died suddenly l at his home at Grey Lynn at. noon. The deceased arrived in .Auckland about 4o years ago and carried on a pork butchery business in lvarangaliape road ; lor many years, lie was a member of | the Baptist; church, and was highly respected by all who Knew him. Jli.s ; wife predeceased him several years ago, luil he leaves two married suns and a daughter in mourn their loss. I Air. and Mrs. Uaisman, of Gisborno, 'accompanied by the Misses Uaisman, are visiting \\aikaremoana. Master Ales Macdonald, son of Mr. and Mrs. It J. Macdonald, of Marine Parade, has been awarded a scholarship tenable for three years and valued at £66. H has to he taken at the Sacred Heart College, Auckland. The winner is ! a pupil of St. Joseph's Convent school, i W'airoa. j The Lev. 11. McCully, of MaraoI kakaho, who is taking his annual leave

| in, this district, will till the pulpit of SI. Andrew's Church next Sunday. The engagement is announced of Miss Rawai Winifred Roberts (Kirk), niece af .Mr. and Mrs. C. Kirk, "Riversdale," and eldest daughter of Mr, E. Roberts and tin; late Airs. Roberts, of I'uketapu, to Colin Greenaway, second son ol Mrs. S. McLennan anil the kilo Mr. K. McLennan, of Napier, and formerly of Pahiatua, It was announced in St. Andrew's Church on Sunday that the Rev. A. Stevenson, of Johnsonvitle, will be tho relieving minister in St. Andrew's during February. He was at one time headmaster of WoodvilJe High School, and is now retired from church senile on superannuation, lie is said to be, a line speaker. Mrs. J. W. Sideline, of Auckland, who has been on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Grant, has returned home. ( Mr. W. Clonic, formerly residmt of Waiioa, with Mrs. Clunic, were visitors to Waiioa last week, attending the Braithwaite-Stecd wedding. The Rev. W. R. Milne, who has been minister of St. Andrew's Church for the Inst live years, and who leaves for Wellington shortly, delivered his farewell addresses on Sunday. He dealt fully with the work of the church and the help he bad deceived from all sections of the- community, with many acts of kindness. He paid a high tribute lo the office-bearers. In the evening Mr. Milne preached on "The Church Triumphant." The following games resulted on the Wairoa bowling green on Saturday : Brown, PrebbSe and Macdonald 22, v. Pell, Noble, and Kendrew 17; Howard, Hill and Rutherford 26, v. Ingoo, Osier and Wilson 15; Stevens, Paterson and Theo. Browne 19, v. Ghristenson, Archibald and Anderson, 18. Everything promises well for the success of the Nunaka A. and P. Show on Wednesday. The entries are good and the interest keen. The Frasertown sports on Thursday should prove interesting if all tho nominators accept. At Christ Church, Frasertown, on Boxing Day, a wedding was celebrated which had a great interest for most of tho young people in tho district. The contracting parties were Mr. J. C. Braithwaite, second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Braithwaite, of Port Chalmers, and Miss Doris Ellen Steed, eldest daughter of Mrs. A. G. Gunnel!, of Frasertown. Canon Butter-

field, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Hodgson, performed the nuptial ceremony, and there was a large attendance of the bride's friends. The bridesmaid was Miss Nell Steed, while Misses E. and K. Gunnel were flower girls. The bride, who was charmingly attiied, entered the church to the strains of the "Wedding March." The reception was held subsequently) when about 100 guests were present, and the healths of both bride and bridegroom were honored. The young people left later for the south.