WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17453, 30 December 1930, Page 12

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.) 1 " “When is this drought going to end?” was tlie question addressed by a farmer on Saturday to an old Wairoa settler. The reply was, “Not till the summer ends.” It looks very like it, too. Herbage, is beginning to wear a brown aspect, and , crops such as oats and barley are well in ear though not averaging more than 9in in height. In some-.places'' which were flooded in the spring; cracks lin wide may be seen. Haymaking is now in progress, 'but the hop; is both ' short and thin. Despite the extreme heat; there was a good attendance of bowlers.on the local green on Saturday, when the -following games were played: —McGolch'ick and MacDonald 21 v. Fletcher and Faulkner, 16 •, King and Paterson 27 v. Johnson and Rutherford, 11; Archibald, Swap and Craig 20 v. Lyall, Andresen and Hallwright, 19: Fraser. Ingoe and Noble 25 v.. W. Hill,. T. Brown and Good lev, 15. The name of Wairoa is beginning to “strike against the skies,” as the Maori chroniclers of old were wont to say. There is a college near Sydney named '“Wairoa."’ but, stranger still, there is ,v, two-storey residence near Condon hearing the same name. “Hello, Wairoa!”. is not ,an uncommon salutation in the streets of the Empire. At the instance of Messrs. P. •). Brewster and E. Tucker the following unemployment committee was. set up at a meeting in Nuhaka: Messrs. Cullen, ,’Peacocke, M. B. Shaw, Johnston, K. B. Crombie, Dunbar and R. Steed. Mr. Tucker was appointed secretary. A : hearty vote of thanks was passed to Messrs. Brewster and Tucker tor having 'called the meeting. On Friday night a concert was held at Nuhaka" in connection with the native school. There was a very good attendance, and a 'capital programme of .singing and dancing items, and 'an operetta, ‘Tenitent Pirates,” was Eicnted. At the 'close the Rev. W. aira thanked all who had helped.

' Miss Hancock, Wellington, has been appointed, out of' 36' applicants, to the position of teacher at Morere school in succession to Mr. Hankins. Miss Hancock, who is not long out. from the .Old Country, comes with very high credentials.—The engagement is announced.of Miss. Ethel May Coker, second daughter of Mr, and Mrs. W. Coker, North Clyde, to Mr. J. Rowlings, eldest, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Rowlings, Hastings.—Mr. and Mrs. J. H Kearney, Wellington, have been spending a * holiday ip Wairoa. —Mr. A. Stewart, who is ip charge of the survey work ou'the South Island main trunk line, is paying a visit to Wairoa.—Mr. A. Seebeclc, Kumara, with Miss M. Seebeck, is staving at Opoutama with Mr. A. Seebock, the school-teacher.— Messrs. J. Robson and J. Egden, Christchurch, Ure visiting their parents in-Wairoa.

Colin Aspden, who was injured at Tolaga Bay last week through being thrown from a horse, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Aspden, Wairoa. Mr. George .Britnell left, early this morning for Wellington, by rail from Putorino, intending to catch the s.s. Maheno for Australia. Mr.' Britnell came from. Ballatat 40 years ago, and is returning to the same spot, now a city of 42,000 inhabitants. He came to Wairoad 38 year's ago. His services on the local bodies of this district comprise membership of the County Council for the Clyde riding, then Town Board chairman for several terms, chairman of the Hospital Board and member of the Harbor Board, in addition to 30 years of service With the rowihg club. He has now resigned his appointment to .the Harbor Board as Government representative. It /is understood that if his health improves Ire may return in a few years. ; . , . . ; • , The following are the results pf the hutterfat competition in connection with the Nuhaka Show;—Opolio station’s Myrtle’, milk ’test 8.5, total hutterfat 2.42251 b., 1; Opolio station’s Thelma, milk 311 b., test.s.7, butterlat 1.7671 b., 2; P. 'Sullivan’s Creamy, milk 201 b.. test 5.3, hutterfat 1.61 b., 3. There were 15 entries.. . ,

Messrs l’etre and Ruckeridge with a Spartan plane have been doing good business for several davs. Trick flying was indulged in, and those who. witnessed looping the loop for the first time he;! enough “thrills” to last for a week or two.

The piece do resistance for New Year's Day is the Nuhaka Show. All the arrangements for the 27th exhibition x of stock and produce have been made. As the entries are again very good, it is anticipated that there will be a re! £ord attendance, and that the society will bo able to notch “Another successful Show.’*

Below are the results of events at the Waikokopu waterside workers’ picnic on Roxing Day. A remarkable thing occurred in tlie 220yds. race, the winners having to run off as all ran a dead heat >n the first race. Children under 6. — L. Tawa 1, T. Rareri 2. Boys’ race under 6.—P. Rarere 1, B. Hapi 2. Girls’ race under 6.—lf. McKermick 1, K. Campbell 2. Boys’ race under 8. —P. Hapi 1, J. Tongiora 2. Girls’ race under 12.—M. Poipoi 1, A. Henley 2. Boys’ race under 10. —J. Paihau 1, G. Easton 2. Boys’ race over 10.—J. Murray 1, C. Rarere 2. Girls’ race under 10.— P. Tnngiora 1,1). N'attrass 2. Single men’s race.—T. Waerea 1, R. Beale 2. Girls’ race over 10.—I). Nugent 1, L. Poyzer 2. Single ladies’ race.—Miss D. Nugent 1, Miss L. Raureti 2. Married men’s race.—W. Reynolds 1, A. Ferguson 2. Married ladies’ race.—Mrs. H. Rarereti 1, Mrs. C. Nugent 2. Wharfies’ •race. —J. Pilmer 1, T. Waerea 2. Hop, step and jump.—R. Bdl (37ft. 6in.) 1, S. Wairau (30ft. 9iu.) 2. 100yds. race.— T. Waerea .1, J. Pilmer 2. 220yds. race. —A. Jobson 1, J. Pilmer 2, T. Waerea 3. Stepping the chain.—G. Perjenit (66ft.) 1, T. Mahanga (65ft. lllin.) 2.