WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18253, 23 November 1933, Page 12

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.) Mr. P. Everett, orchard instructor, Gisborne, lias been on a business visit to Wairoa. lie does not attribute the poor setting of apples to lirebliglit, but to defective pollenation through bad weather and the scarcity of bees on the bloom. For the first time in the history ol' Wairoa the examinations under the Wellington Chamber of Commerce are being held here this week. In this matter the Wairoa Chamber of Commerce has been instrumental in securing this boon, and therefore saving the candidates considerable expense. At first the prospects looked very “blue” indeed, as there was only one candidate offering for a( time. The supervision is being done this year free of cost by Messrs. H. L. Ratr.litVo, the local Chamber of Commerce secretary, and Mr. A. I. lsdale, of the Wairoa District High School, Mrs. W. Watson being the reader for the typewriting tests. For shorthand and typewriting there is only one candidate. There are four candidates for book-keep-ing, junior, and two in the senior division.

The anniversary celebration of the Trinity Methodist Sunday School was held on Sunday, there being a fair attendance, both in the morning and evening. The Rev. 11. Daniel, Gisborne, took both services, and his addresses were chiefly delivered to the young people. All the hymns were in the hands of the pupils, under the conductorship of Mr. A. Carey. In the afternoon the service was conducted by Captain Tyler, of the local Salvation Army corps. On Monday there was a Sunda v school tea, followed by a programme in which tlie young people took the major part. The Rev. W. Jenkin was chairman, and the children acquitted themselves creditably under the conductor ship of Mrs. Warrington. The borough staff lias now moved into Paul street, the section of the main highway leading directly to the bridge, and is laying the new kcrbitig and rliuuiieiling to enable the street to be built up. The unemployed are doing good work on the riverbank and foreshore where, the old bridge stood, and a. perfect. transformation of an ugly area is likely in the near future. The Herald’s representative paid a long-promised visit to the room: .J the Wairoa Women’s Institute. It happem-d to be arts and crafts da>, and Mime was an exhibition of the work ol members. It was quite an inspiring exhibition, a wonderful showing of what the Wairoa ladies can do in their spare time, if they have any, in the way ot handicrafts. Cushions of beautiful design, seagrnss chair seats, lacquer work, work boxes, baskets, and raffia work generally were shown. It was a very creditable display, and the ladies are to tie congratulated oil their industry. Mrs. A. G. Nolan is the president, and the members appeared to he highly enthusiastic and deservedly proud of their institute and its work. The band concert in the Gaiety Theatre on Sunday night drew a good attendance anil an acceptable programme was rendered. The best attendance medal for the year has been awarded to Bandsman Quayle, 321 points, Bandsman J. Simmonds being runner-up, 316 points. The many friends of Mrs. A. T. Carroll, of Huranma station, will regret to learn that she has had to enter the Wairoa Hospital for an operation for appendicitis. At latest report Mrs. Carroll was making good progress.—-Dr. Winslow, of the United States, was a guest at the Ferry Hotel on his way to Wellington from Rotorua. A well-known Maori of advanced years, Baku Baku Tepoko, died at Butahi pa, Wairoa-Frasertown road, on Tuesday. He had been in ill-health for some time.

Mr. J. J. Martin, Gisborne, is visiting Shannon station. —Mr. Chong Kong, an ex-patient of the Wairoa Hospital, left on Tuesday for Wellington, with his son, Sue Sun, on route to Canton. —Miss G. Fairey and Mrs. R. Faircy, Napier, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Johansen. .Queen street.—Mr. C. Bert, who has been transferred from the Wairoa telephone exchange to Matawai, was the subject of a small presentation at the annua] meeting of the band.