WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17917, 22 October 1932, Page 14

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.)

The verification of tho rumors afloat; respecting the freezing works came as a shock to the more optimistic section ofthe community, which had begun to believe that tho re-starting of the Wairoa works would go a long way to improving the general financial situation. It is too early yet to predict what tho loss of the works will mean to the fanners, for as yet the shareholders have not had a say. Some residents consider that if further financial assistance is needed, and tin* people of the district caii spare what is needed, then they should put up a definite proposition to the shareholders at the annual meeting. The official opening of the Wairoa Boating Club’s 1932-33 season will takeplace on Labor Day, next Monday, when nino fours are to compete for trophies presented by Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Svensen, Frasevtown. The first race is to start at 1.30 p.m. from the Post Office, and will finish at Spooner’s Point. The cuxs’ crews to row on the same date are:—Aldridge (s), Bauld, R. Sainsbury, and T. Green, A. Gay (cox); J. Renouf (s), W. Telford, J. Grant, V. Fraser, W. Marlin (cox). The band has agreed to play that afternoon.

The annual road race in 'connection with the Wairoa District High 'School for the Single Gup is to be run on November 9, and aspirants are training assiduously. Owing to the destruction of the town bridge, tho race will be run from the pumping station beyond Frasertown to the dairy factory corner at Malna avenue.

Exponents of basketball are to have a field day on Monday, when four teams from Napier are to pay Wairoa a visit. The following is the draw : —Wairoa B representatives v. Rovers B (Napier), 9.30 a.m.; Waiau v. High Old Girls’ A (Napier), 10.16 a.m.; High School Old Girls (Wairoa) v. Royers A (Napier), 11 a.m.; Kiwi A v. High School Old Girls B (Napier), 1.16 p.m. A Yankee tournament will follow at 2 p.m., the teams 'being as follows: Rovers A and B (Napier), High School Old Girls A and B (Wairoa), High School A and B (Wairoa), Waiau A (Frasertown), High School Old Girls A and B (Napier), Kiwi* A and B (Wairoa), Primary School A (Wairoa), and Convent School A (Wairoa). The Wairoa earthquake relief fund now stands at 81540 8s lid.

It is reported that a Wairarapa fanner who has reverted to the horse and gig proved an "absent-minded, beggar” for through sheer force of habit ho pulled up at tho bowser station, waited till nc one could see him, and then stole silently away. The writer can cap this truly with an incident in Wairoa in tho early days of the motor-car. A business* man, who had scorned the gig for tho motor, after learning to drive in the backyard, proudly ran the car out on to Marino parade, and not being a skilled driver ho narrowly missed going over the bank into the river, but with a stentorian ‘‘Whoa !” the car was pulled up. At the weekly shoot of tho Wairoa Defence Rifle Club there were 14 members present. Scores:—2ooyds.: Malone, 40 (possible) ; T. H. Hall and Stone, 38; Stiohbury, 37; Crawford, 36; Chapman, .J. Hall, Robinson, Lindstrom, Bean, and Hale. 35; W. Ilall, 34; T. Hall, 31; and A. Martin, 29. 300yds.: Chapman, 36; W. Hall, 35; Robinson and Malone, 34; Crawford, J. Hall, Stone, Bean, Lindstrom, Hale, Stichbury, 33; T. Ilall, 32; T. H. Hall, 28; Martin, 25. The Chambers’ Shield match will ho fired on Labor Day at the local range between Nuhaka and Wairoa.