WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17433, 4 December 1930, Page 14

WAIROA NEWS

(Hemid Correspondent.) The freezing works opened yesterday, and killing commenced to-day. Light rain fell on Tuesday night. A leading pastoralist gives it as his opinion that three or four days’ rain tire needed The following tests were made for November by the Wairoa Herd-Testing Association; Number of herds, 46; cows, 1495; average milk, 8461b5: test, 4.5: butterfat, 56.36: highest, herd, 14 Cows, average butterfat, 47.78; lowest herd. 28 cows, average, 24.21 ; highest row, 02! I>s. butterfat, lowest, 511 >s. The pupils of .St. .Joseph’s Convent School held their annual picnic on the Kupeuga racecourse on Tuesday. Rain interfered somewhat with the outing. There were only three, wet days in. November, according to the records taken by -Mr. Mackay at To Ala ire. The total was 2.46 in, made up as follows; 7th, ,42in; 9th. .coin; 28th, 1.98 in. The building trade, which has been verv dull for some time, is beginning to show signs of improvement. Three, now residences are just on completion, and three others are started for Alesrs. \V. Ebbitt. Johansen, j un.. and Osier. Theie are four or five other residential propositions under negotiation. It should not bo taken as granted, from the above, that there are any openings for outside carponu-rs, for there are more available hero than work can he found for. Without much in the way of publicity a meeting of those interested in prmnot ing the cancer campaign was held in the vicarage. Those present were Mesdames H. C. Lowry. Al. W. Butterfield, K. Glendinning, .). Gillespie, Lewis, J. H. AlcCrea, and Chamberlain, Alisses .McRae and Croft, Ensign Ward, Archdeacon Butterfield, Dr. Jardine, and Air. J. J. Millar. Airs. Lowry set out the facts, and outlined the campaign proposed. It. was decided to join in the campaign, and a strong committee was set up. with Airs. Butterfield as president and Airs. Gillespie as chairman. It was decided to open a ‘'radium hank” at the office, of .Mr. .). J. Millar, Wairoa. On Monday night there was a large attendance in Osier’s Hall on the occasion of a demonstration bv children of the combined Salvation Army Sunday schools of Wairoa and Turiroa. This marked the anniversary of the Army here. Commandant Dalle, of Gisborne.' was chairman, and a capital programme was presented. Many of the items were humorous, and the rest inculcated the principles of right living and conduct. The programme was as follows; Opening song. “Why Don't You." Wairoa children; song. “Spread A Little Bit of Sunshine.'' Wairoa children; recitation. “Baby in Church.” Jessie Payne; marching display. Wairoa young people ; dialogue. “Three Little Mothers,” Marie and Then Mackay and Hazel Powdrell; sketch, “Tim Old Folks at Home.” Wairoa young people; recitation, “The Sweetest of All,” Mav Curtis; action song, “Sunbeams,” Wairoa children: recitation, “Lose—-A Temper,” Edna Curtis: pole drill, Wairoa hoys; recitation. “Composition,” Joan Savage; din logup, “Dolly's Doctor,” Marjory and Frank Aldridge; cornet solo, Bro. A. Brown; recitation, “A Small Boy’s Troubles,” Bob Thompson; action service, “Tlie Army Crest.” Wairoa girls: recitation, “Mother Tree’s Paper Bag of Cookery,” Bernice McNeill; sash drill, Wairoa girls: recitation, “The Singing Kettle,” Margaret Million; recitation. “A Little Boy’s Complaint,” Arnold Aspden; an epilogue, Lvdia Jane and George Thompson; presentation of Turiroa School prizes; tableau, “The Wide, Wide World,” Wairoa children, followed by the prizes, for the Wairoa children. The singing, of the doxology

concluded the function. Afiss B. Campbell, New Plymouth, who has been on a holiday tour embracing Rotorua. Wnikarcmoana. and Nanier, has returned home.

Tlie Poverty Bav Herald's reporter interviewed Dr, Hallwright, medical superintendent of Wairoa Hospital, in connection with tlie cable message from London regarding a substantial bequestto one, of his sons by a deceased granduncle, provided he changes his name.

'l'lie news did not come as a surprise to Dr. Hallwright. as the matter had. been

“in the air” for some time. The particulars given in the cable message are correct, and Dr. Hallwright states the matter is one for the lad himself to decide, but probably something would be deckled on when the beneficiary comes borne for the Christmas holidays. The lad was educated at tlie Wairoa district school up to standard two. after which lie word to school in ITuntlv, and is now attemßngi the Hndiield College.