WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19044, 18 June 1936, Page 10

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.) The weather moderated considerably yesterday and the river and surface water greatly subsided 1 . Reports from Waikokopu stated that the sea was not as heavy as elsewhere, but (he wind was more southerly and the rain held up all work. All along the coast, and at the Wairoa Heads the sea broke heavily on I lie beach. The job of disposing of the stranded! blaekfish was hampered, ihough the sea probably helped in this gruesome task. Thirteen have landed on Opoutnma Beach, three of them near the store and the balance near the harbour beacons.

Operations on. the emergency landing ground at Mohaka are going ahead rapidly. 32 men I engaged in the levelling operations. The completion of the work is m> much nearer that live of the men have been sent on lo the railway works at Raupunga. The winning children in the special competitions al (he fancy dress ball were:—Master M. Hclean, and Miss A. Stone. The winners in the one-step pIOVCfI lo be O. Besanl, 2. Adsclf, G. Attridge, and K. Adsett. The total of the .proposed expenditure of the Wairoa Countv Council for the ciirrenl vear is £37.191 10s. The estimated receipts total £22.230. leaving the balance, £14.961 10s. to be made up byrales.

It is not often at public meetings that bouquets arc thrown at the press—indeed it is more often than not that the missiles are of a solid type. There was a more liberal feeling at the Plunket Society's annual meeting on Tuesday. At the close of Ihe meeting the president. Mrs. .1. Ross, in moving a vote of thanks, said the society had a lot lo thank the press for. The medical adviser of the Plunket

Ninety. Dr. Martin Tweed, capped-this by saying thai (lie public little knew -.vluit they owed lo the press, and he would even venture to say that if it were not for Ibe press there would be no Plunket Sic Kt-y. The Ilnki Ladies' Hockey Club held a fancy dress ball in ihe Round Hall, Moliaka, which was well attended and also financially successful, £l6 being raised. The decorations featured the club's colours red and while. Mr. P. Lemuel was M.C., and Mrs. IT. Wainohu's orchestra provided the music. .** competition was won by Master H. Aranui. Mr. 1). Waiiiapa being second. The prize for the bes! fancy dress was won by Mr. I'ani Mnuwiii. and partner. Other fancy dress prizes were won by Mi-s Amy and Mr. VV'inuiala, Wairoa. and 11. and I). Aranui, youngest, couple. The judges were Mcsdames 11. Te Kahn and N. Wainohu, and Miss Thompson. Mr. J. M. Spencer. Taeiri, is visiting Wairoa.—Mi 1 . A. "Rao, Helensville, is on a health trip lo Morerc. —Mr. and Mrs. W. Coker. North Clyde, have left for Auckland to join (lie A'orangi on a trip to Honolulu, which is expected to take about six weeks.—Mr. C. Gardiner, Waipukuran, is staying) at Morerc.—Mr. and Mrs. A. Campbell, Auckland, arrived on Tuesday evening on a visit, to the hitler's father and sister, the Rev. \V. Raeburn and Miss "Raebmn.—Mr. R. A. Mackay. Waipawa. Messrs. E. A. Japp and A. Sollars, Rnnedin, and Capfin and Mrs. Hartman. Wellington, are visiting Morerc.- .Mr. .1. Rodder, of the staff of Herberts, Limited, leaves at the end of the month lo lake up a position al Waipawa. Mr. James Vale, who has been seri ously ill in the Wairoa Hospital, is now reported lo be showing n slight improvement.—Mr. and Mrs.' W. S. Haneock. "'"iron, are vi-itiiur Napinr.—Mr. and Mrs. C. IT. Hocking refnrned from Pnlmerston North on Tuesday after at- < ending the funeral of the former's father. The deceased had been in hospital for an operation, and was just preparing lo leave for his home when he suddenly expired from heart failure.