WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18922, 25 January 1936, Page 8

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald. Correspoadeut.)

Heavy rain was experienced in Wairoa on Wednesday and Thursday, tun on Friday afternoon the. temperature improved and the sun again shone out. Xli e Kev. i). C. Alley, the presem minister ot Trinity Meuioa.sc unuren, Wairoa, has received advice from the _\ew Zealand ioreign Mission Boaru thai iiu has been nominated tor appointment lo the Solomon Islands. The appointment dikes effect this year, this, now ever. nas to tie ratified by the Methodist Conference io be held in February.

Lieuts'i Kearse and Wtanbriuge have taken up Salvation Army .work at the \vairoa Citadel. They have already met -with a good reception, and as they appear to lie very earnest young men, wnu a special kmuly feeling lor the young men of the district, they are likely, to make good. They have an extensive district to cover. The Te Lhi '.tennis Committee has planned a two-day tournament at the taihoa courts, North Clyde—Awatere area. A number of teams troifi Gisoorne and Napier are expected to compete for the handsome cups and trophies provided. , The Mayor, Mr H. L. Marker, on Vicing informed of the cable message from London expressing the King's wishes not to proclaim a day of mourning on the occasion of his late Majesty's funeral, stated that he desired Lo comply with the request. His Worship feels sure that though, there may be no public gathering on the. occasion, the citizens will mark tlie event in a manner befitting the sad occasion and that all will observe the two-mmutes' silence at 11 a.m. Sunday will be memorial .Sundav in the churches. A sitting of the Magistrate's Court is '£o lie held in Wairoa on Thursday, January 3(K There is a fair numher of criminal eases, but none likely to be>. prolonged, and it is understood ffiis Worship will not be taking any defended cases. At the recent Pitman shorthand examinations the following pupils of Mrs Watson, North Clyde, were successful: —Elementary: Miss M. Scott, G. Solomon and B. Harvey. Speed: Fifty words* per minute, Mr Coleman; CO words, M. Howell, O. Stewart and M. Aldridge. The newly-formed •Eaupuuga Sports Club has arranged to hold its first sports gathering on February 29. A good programme, 'including both horse and field events, liar; been drawn up. The new club should hare a long and prosperous career in view of the advance?, in settlement thai may be expected with the completion of tin' railway,

: The Mayor. Mr 11. h. darker, has expressed his warmest thanks lo the .business people for their ready response to his request to close their premises on tin: news of the death ol King George V. The action of the public, generally on Thursday lie took as a fine expression of the spirit of ■co-operation. At the last, shout of the Wairoa. [Defence Rifle € I lib the results were:— 'Champion belt.—.l. Hall. 200yds ."-it, 300yds 1'.."-, total 7-1; Sandf'ord, fin, :!7, 7:2;' VV. Hall, :i."i, 31, (Hi; .McAneneny, ..'{4, 32, 00; Clark, 32, 34, 00; T. 11. Hall 32, 33, Or.; Bonner, 31, 33, 04; Knocks, 34, 30, 04; Stiehbury, 31, 31, 02; Bcachin, 3."), 26, 01. Smith Cup.—Bonner, 200yds 31, 300yds 33 (handicap .14), total 78; .1. Knocks, 34, 30 (S). 72; .1. Hall, 39, 3.1 (1), 75; Saiidford, 35, 37 (1), 73; Clark, 32, 34 (4), 70; Powdrell, 34, 24 (11), 69; Bean, 28, 28 (ID. 07; W. Mall, 35, 31 (1), 07- Mac Kay, 29, 23 (13).

65. The rainfall in Wairoa for the <JB hours ending !) a.m. on Friday totalled 2.Glin. •