TOKOMARU SAY NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19027, 29 May 1936, Page 11

TOKOMARU SAY NEWS

VALEDICTORY (Herald Correspondent.) The carved meeting-house To Hum Ki Rarotonga was the scene of a large gathering of people at Tokomaru Bav on Wednesday evening in honour of Mr. W. Brechin, who is leaving this district utter a sojourn of three and a-half years. His popularity was adequately proved by the large crowd which attended from this and other districts, and as the night, advanced (lie throng increased considerably. An orchestra, led by Mr. Harry Hantapn provided the ikuiee music. Dancing was interspersed with items by several soloists, and a popular feature of the evening was a bracket, of Maori action songs by a young Maori party led by Miss Ngawai. At. a suitable interval, Air. Dark, on behalf of all present, wished the guest of honour good luck and prosperity, and presented him with a token of appreciation from his friends. Mr. •). J. Roberts also spoke on behalf of the R. and the Bowling Club. Messrs. S. Alae-William and F. U. Brown_ for (ho Golf Club, and Mr. I’. To Vvai on hehalf of the native race. Mr. Brechin briefly replied and thanked ail lor their good wishes. Dancing then continued until a late hour, when all joined in a hearty chorus of “Aold Lang Syne,” terminating with the National Anthem.

Among those present, were Me.Games Harris, Brodic. A. Johnson. D. helium II R. Short. 1.. Ham]lev, FI Ilankev. .1. McMillan. D. McMillan. Gray (Gis borne), M. K. Wilson. A. Forrester. A. Dos Bancs; Misses D. Pepper, M. Corbett. F. Gates. N. Hill. B. Doig, !>• Conolo, .1. Clarke, E. Tfale, B. Forrester arid F. Lyons; Messrs. ,T. Roberts, A. N. Wilkins, C. Bowen. 11. ID Slmrt. 8MacWilliani. F. ID Brow in C. I a if. V. t Mil I inane. ID Frazer, W. Maloney, ,), ,|o Xorville. .1. S. Nugent. K. Rnskinge. G. McKav. K. Iltinkey. 11.I 1 . Ic Mai. P. Burns, IT. V. Bignell, M. .Murray. A. des Barves. P. Wilson. F. Nathan. K. TToeklPy, S. Lyle-Smythe, W. McCulloch. J. Connie, J. Corbett, D. Hamilton, CD Wheeler. .1. Duggan, and JMcMillan.

The Reninera, which was scheduled to load frozen meat and wool at Tokoinnru Bay on Tuesday, was anchored in the roadstead on Thursday with the lighters Knroro and Tiroa standing bv. on aeeoitnt of heavy seas. ".Miss J. .Mitchell, Gisborne, ha - joined the staff of the Tokonmni Bay Public School, and succeeds Miss N. Trafford. now of Waitarn. —Miss N. Hill returned from Gisborne at the week-end after spending a fortnight’s holiday with her parents. — Mr. M. O. \V. Gray recently spent a holiday in Auckland and returned to Tokomaru Bay this week. —Mrs. Gray, Gisborne, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. I>. Felton, Tokomaru Bay.—-Mr. I. do Xorville, of the Bank of New South Wales, Tokomaru Bay, has received advice of a transfer to the Waipukur.nu branch.—Mrs. Burdett was a recent visitor to Gisborne.- —Mr. J. Bartlett is visiting Wellington.— Mr. and Mrs. ID .Judsoii, Bexhnven. are on holiday in Wellington.—Mr. R. Harrison. Tikitiki, was a week-end visitor to Tokomaru Bay.—Air. and Mis. ID Thomas ami their small daughter Doreen, Hicks Bay, are staying with Mr. and Mrs. A. Shepherd, NI alii station. —Air. R. RisCborougls has returned to Tokomaru Bay, after spending a holiday in. Hawke’s Hay and Wellington.—Mr. F. Thompson is an inmate of Chelsea Private Hospital, Gisborne, and the progress after his recent operation is satisfactory..