WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17235, 15 April 1930, Page 12

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.) In the Mills pairs final on the Wairoa bowling green. Swap anil Craig, winners of the Wednesday final, won after a strenuous contest from Clark and Moore by 24 to 22. Feathers game: Ingoe and Paterson (challengers) 27 v. Kemlrew and Blitherford (holders) 17. Other games played resulted: Huberts. J. Wilson, and J. Macdonald 21 v. llav, Howard, and Sandilands 18; Christenson, Archibald, and Theo. Brown 20 x. Tom Browne, Stevenson, and P. Wilson Hi. The District High 'School sports to decide the Hooper Cup event will be held at North Clyde on Thursday. A cold southerly wind set in early on Saturday morning from the southeast, very little rain falling, but a cold snap ensued, and in several areas a slight frost was experienced. ' The pay roll of the Wairoa Power Board for the past month was £21)83 Ids od, being loan money, £lO2 16s 3d, and power fund account, £2BBO 19s 3d. The chief items were: Public* Works Department, Trust, £4OO. On Friday a prolonged blast on flic syren presaged a big fire, but it proved to be only it mattress and some wallpaper that had 'caught alight at Mr. McQuinii’s residence. The outbreak was subdued .before the brigade could arrive on the scene. Mr. H. (4. Heighten, sen., was admitted to the Wairoa Hospital on Saturday. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery.—Mrs. It. McIntyre, sen., of Tangitere, spent the week-end visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs. McIntyre, Lahore street. —Mr. Compton, who has been doing evangelistic work in the district for some months, left yesterday on route to Invercargill. At the monthly meeting of the Power Board, on the motion of the chairman, a vote of condolence was passed to Mr. and Mrs. B. (4. Signall in their bereavement.. Mr. B. G. Signall, who had been granted a short leave in consequence of the death of his son, has returned to duty at the Wairoa county and Power Board oflices. Mrs. Signall is remaining for a time with her relatives in the Poverty Bay district. The local football season opened with a match between Old Boys and Pirates, the former winning easily by 17 points to 3. Nuhaka beat Maliia on the former’s ground by 19 points to 10. The annual dog trials commenced to-day, but it is unlikely the first event will be concluded this afternoon. At the annual meeting of the Fire Brigade the election of officers resulted: Foreman, Foreman W. Bainbridge; secretary, Mr. V. Fraser; treasurer, Superintendent D. Byford; lion, auditor, Mr. H. Buckley. r i hanks were voted to Fireman •). Duley.for an enlarged photograph of the last •conference at Whangarei. The annual report, covering all the brigade’s activities, was of a satisfactory nature. A smoke concert concluded the proceedings, an enjoyable time being spent by all present. 'Hie contract for the transport of works material front \\ aikokope. to the different camps on the Gisborne-Wairoa section of the Fast Coast railway bus been secured by Mr. Sinclair, of Napier, who has a fleet of four new trucks for the work.