Wairoa News

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 573, 18 November 1902, Page 3

Wairoa News

j Times’ Correspondent-.

On November the oth, with some assistance from the Harbor Board, the river, which had been blocked for over two months, mado a breach soaward and a splendid rush succeeding we havo now a good entrance which is likely to remain so fur tho Hummer. The beach was thronged with visitors all Sunday awaiting the letout, which took place about four o’clock in the afternoon, and at eleven o’clock on Monday the Tangoroa came sailing up to tho wharf. On King’s Birthday, the 10th inst., the mouth of tho river was the scene of much festivity, all Wairoa and his wife being in evidence on that occasion. The children, forgetful alike of their lessons and tho coming Inspector’s visit, thronged tho pleasant gravelly beaches, and paddled to their hearts’ content in the outrusbing water, breathing the puro ozone from the far-reaching ocean. That in dispensable article lo all picknickian rejoicings, the billy, hissed and boiled at tho various fires as if in unison with tho fun and frolic of its environments. All nature entered into the spirit of tho proceedings, and the day will long bo remembered hyoid and young on account of tho prevailing harmony-. But lam sorry to havo to record a sad accident which cast a gloom over our town that same night. A buggyload of passengers driven by Mr Crozier wero precipitated ovor tho bank on account of the brake not working, and though the children escaped with a few bruises Mrs .Johansen had a leg and her collar-bone broken, whilo Mrs Olsen had her collar-bone broken and also received a severo shock. The former is in tho hospital and the latter in hor own homo and both are getting on fairly well.