WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17179, 8 February 1930, Page 16

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.) JMesdames G. 1). Tod and R. .McIntyre. of “t'oio/.o” and Mangaono respectively, visited Wairoa on Thursday. They were accompanied by a Melbourne lady, .Mrs. Robinson, who is staying with Mr. and -Mrs. Mclntyre. 'they propose to visit Waikaremoana before Mrs. Robinson leaves New Zealand. The question of community lighting of the business area o> tlio town was brought up at the last meeting of the Wairoa Chamber of Commerce’. Members were reminded that when the Borough Council turned down the proposal a year ago tlio reason given was that there were too many gaps in the street to make the plan a paying proposition. As most of these gaps have been filled now, it is thought the proposal should be, again brought forward. It- is stated that the next move should come from the business people them l selves. Anything that minimises the dull drabness of tlio main street when the shops are closed would help to advertise the town and (literally) lnigtlien it up. The cost should not be a bar to its introduction, if spread over Carroll street as well as the Parade. Considerable interest is being manifested in the handicap tennis tourna-ment-now in progress on the courts at Lambton Square. There are approximately 40 members engaged in the games, which are likely to occupy one month. The courts are playing very well and the work is of a high standard. Play is carried on every afternoon, and at times the scene is animated. The. following is the draw, the handicaps being shown in parentheses: —Ladies singles: Mrs. Rice (20) v. Mrs. Anderson (15); Miss Cameron (12) v. Miss Ross (5); Mrs. Stone. (18) v. Miss Lees (20); Miss Byguin (10) v. Mrs. Butcher (12): Mrs. Harken (20) v. Miss Moore (5); Mrs. Jardine (12) v. Mrs. Goldstono (owe 8); Mrs. Brownlie (8) a bye. Ladies’ doubles: Mesdanies McCrea and Brownlie (owe 3) v. Misses Buckley and Lees (25); Mrs. Stone and (Miss By gum (10) v. Mesdanies Ardle and Chamberlain (15); Mesdanies Anderson and Gohlstonc (owe 3) v. Mrs. Butcher and .Miss Moore (8); Mi's. Signall and .Miss MeGoldriek (8) v. Mrs. Rice and Miss Cameron (18). Men’s singles: Signall (17) v. Gustofson (25); Wilbers (15) v. Crichton (10) ; Billows (owe 8) v. J. .1. Millar (10); Torbett (10 v. Hawke (26): Chamberlain (12) v. McDonald (15); West (5) v. Jardine (17); Thompson (25) v. Stone (20); Shaw (owe 25) v. Butcher (20); Rice (12) v. Trevor Smith (17); Mclntyre (5) v. Sainsbury (23): Pattison (10) v. Harris (20); Harken (15) v. Manning (25). Men’s doubles: Thompson and Tja.wke (12) v. Jardine and Signall (5): Crichton and Rice (scr.) V, Molesworth and Shaw (owe 25) ; Harris and Torbett (7) v. Pattison and McDonald (5); Millar and Sainsbury (10) v. Butcher and Chamberlain (7): Stone and Trevor Smith (12) v. Gustofson and Mclntyro (7); Withers and Hawke (15) v. Billows and West (owe 5). Combined doubles: Mrs. Signall and Slinw (owe, 25) v. Mrs. Jardine and Jardine (5); Mrs. MeArdle and Signall (scr.) v. Miss MeGoldriek and Billows (owe 20); Mrs. Brownlie and Sainsbury (5) v. Mrs. Butcher and Butcher (10); Mrs. Stone and Harris (1.5) v. Miss Ross and Thompson (10); Mrs. Anderson and Stone (10) v. Mrs. Rice and Rice. (10); Mrs. Chamberlain and Chamberlain (5) v. Miss Svensen and Hawke (7): Miss Bvgum and Withers (5) v. Mrs. Marker and Marker (10); Miss Lees and Cransfield (20) v. Miss Moore and West (owe 10): Miss Magee and Mclntyre (owe 17) v. Mrs. McCrea and Millar (10); Miss Cameron and Torbett (5) a bye. The following games have been completed : Ladies’ singles: Miss Cameron (rec. 12) lost to Miss Ross (ree. 5); Mrs. Marker tree. 20) lost to Miss Moore (rec. 5); Mrs. E. B. Jardine (rec. 12) lost to Mrs. R, Goldstono (owe 8). Ladies’ doubles: Mrs. Stone and Miss Bygum (rec. 10) lost, to Mrs. MeArdle and Mrs. Chamberlain (rec. 15); Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. R. Goldstono (owe 3) .lost to Mrs. Butcher and Miss Moore (rec. 8). Combined doubles: Mrs. MeArdle and Signall (scr.) won from Miss (MeGoldriek

and Billows (owe 20); Miss Bygum, and Withers tree. 5) won irom Airs, iiarker and Hanker (rec. 10). Alen s singles: Billows (owe 8) won from d. d. Miliar (ree. 10); it. Si. Alehit.yre (iee. 5) won lrom ('. IT. Sainsliury (rec. 2d); iiarker (rec. 15) won irom L. Manning (rec. 2o). Men’s doubles: Withers and Hawke (rec. 15) lost to Billows’and U S. West (owe 5). , The following games were played on (he North (Hyde howling green tins week: Biinslon, Cullen and A. B. Smit h 20 v. Browne, Osier and (liliespie, 16; Fyson, (loodley and Andresen 111 v. Taylor, Clark and Moo-re, in. Championsiiip singles: Clark 21 v. Taylor 11; Clark 16 v. Coudley 12; Saiiclilands 26 v. Hill 10. The tulai ramlali ior January was 4.23 in., made, up as follows: 10th, .76in. ; lilii, .Obin. : 12tii, .96in. ; 13th, .05m. ; 14th, .07in.; 15th, ,C2in. ; 16th, 2.ti3in. ; 50th, .Olin. The recorder was Air. S. Alack.ir, of TV AJaire, on the WairoaNapier road. '.t iie railway bridge at Iluraniiia spanning tlie Wairoa iliver, a lull description of wliieli was published in these columns some months ago, is now completed, and tlie way is opened lor a \ ig omits prosecution of the work on the section from there to Waiima. Vp to the present, this season 40,000 head ol sheep and about 8000. cattle have gone south off Wairoa- and Bast Coast lands. The tally being kept by Mr. S. Mackav, of Te Maire, closes on March 31. All'. Dnfiin, contractor, while taking out metal for the, road from the outlet to Lake House, Waikarcrnoana, discovered a full size moa skeleton in very good order. At tin; last North Clyde stock sale there was only a small yarding of sheep and cattle, hut prices showed a considerable. hardening, Brices: Bams, £5 5s Id; 2-ih eaves, 22s 6d; 6-yr ewes, 14s 6d ; lambs. 9s lOd to 15s; wethers, 19s; steers, £5 9s to £9 4s; yearling! steers, £3 8s; heifers, £3 10s to £4 16s; cows, £4 7s 6d to £6 17s. Master Galbraith. a son of Mr. and Mrs Lionel Galbraith, of North Clyde, who had his sight injured by a cracker, lias had to have the eyeball removed. Mrs. V Black, of Ntihaka, has been on holiday in Gisborne, where slip stayed with her mother. Mrs. 1). Shaw.— Mr. 11. Skilton, of Nuhaka, is visiting Gisborne.—Mr. and Mrs. V. K. Winter have gone on a holiday visit to Tauim. Miss •!. French, of Meeatie.e (IT.It!), lias arrived at Kolemnori to take up a teaching position.-Mrs. IT. Hill and her sons have returned to Wairoa after a holiday in Wellington, Wanganui, and Waitarn. —Mrs. S. Watson, of Wairoa, is staying with Mrs. .1. Gleeson, Go'ensa Hill, Napier.—Miss Piddock, of Wellington, is relieving at the Nuhaka State school until th© arrival of Aliss Lind in March.—Mr. Elpliic, Government Veterinarian. will be in (lie district all next week. Tn connection with the garage fire at North Clyde, tho building was the properly- of Mr. P. CYarcr. Buataniwha road, and it was covered by insurance to the extent of £l5O in the South British office. Some of flic cars in for repairs were also covered. The foreman, Mr. W. Bainbridge, during the fire dragged out the burning cylinder, and possibly saved some trouble. It will he recalled that he performed a similar action at the fire which destroyed Mr. Cork ill’s premises in Marine Parade.