EAST COAST NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1917, 29 October 1906, Page 4

EAST COAST NEWS.

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(From Our Own Correspondent.)

October ‘2O, Jddgf J arcs has been boliiliii; a Native Lund (.'ouii during iho p iu< wait, und (jot ilueugli :l vttsi lmmliuc ul' oiih;h, und loft for i'upiuou on Friday, tlio PJth iust. X lusvu ij rtoaul u H>til drowning futility in iko Wninpu rivor, iintsc Tiki Tiki, on Thursday, the lOlh, of it young unlive mimed ilennru Wuilili it appears tlmt lie mul .liun Milner crossed the river early to catch some horses they were to break in, and in bringing the horses homo they rushed into the wrong crossing where it was very deep water, binding their mistake they turned and made back but NVailili drove them in again They came back again ; he drove them in again, and followed them, but soon found Ids liorsu lloundoring, and when last seen his horse was sinking. When the horse reappeared the decoased was nowhere to be seen, and all attempts by Hen Milner and another native named Wharekepa Klimkin to dive and recover him failed. They eventually got some barb wire and dragged the river, and after about an hour they tishod up the body about half a chain lower than where he sank. An inquest was held on Friday, the 10th, by Mr A .15. Jackson. J.l’., anil a jury of six, when a verdict of accidental drowning was returned. The jury added a ridor to the effect of calling tiio (Jovenmiont’s attention to bridging this dangerous river. A strange thing about this river is that it claims its Loll every year of two lives, and lots of people reckoned we were about to break the record, as this is the tirst lor this year so far.

Quite a small lleet of scows and schooners (seven) were sheltering behind East Island this week, waiting for a chango of wind, Most of them got away on Friday.

WAIPIRO BAY

(From Our Own Correspondent.),

October 20,

The Waipiro Hay Cricket Club played their first match for this season on baturday against Tolago Bay. In spite of the long journey to Tolago, and the fact that the team only consisted of nine players, the Waipiro Club returned victorious. As the Waipiro Club have one or two new players this season they may be expected to prove successful in most of their matches, and to keep up _ the reputation they have enjoyed in previous years The weather is all that could be desired, and our nativo committee have taken advantage of it to get through with their shearing. A great many people, especially the bush men. are looking forward to the chopping matches, ■which uro arranged to take place early next month. It is intended to hold those contests annually, and as near as possible oil the same date each year.

Mr F Foley gave his entertainment in the schoolhouse on Friday evening to a full house The different items were extremely amusing and undoubtedly clever throughout. Unfortunately the type of schools that arc being put up of late years contain no conveniences for entertainments or displays. The sloping iloors, fixed desks, and lack of room for staging arc great drawbacks to any sort of performance, and more especially in places where there is no other building to be obtained for the occasion. Howovcr, for the purpose for which they arc built there is little to be said against them.

POUAWA,

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Oct, 22.

Tiro Whangara school picnic took plaeo on Friday last, under weather conditions which woro simply perfect. Tbo children were treated to all manner of good things, which were providod for by tho residents, and under the able management of their teacher, Mr Fraser, willingly assisted by several ladies, viz., Mis and Misses Shaw, Pakarao, Mrs Eo\ mour, Whaugara, Mrs Tardieu, Mangaone, Miss Douglas, Mrs Larcelli, an d the native ladies from tho pah, hid a feast of enjoyment which seldom falls to the lot of the average youngster. After a hearty lunch, which was partaken of with all the relish, of tho youthful appo’.ite, an unlimited supply of lollies, bananas, oranges, etc., were placed at their disposal, to which they also did ample justice. A number of sports were then indulged in, when the successful competitors were rewarded with all sorts of mechanical toys as prises, and after a five o’clock tea, the majority of the children wended their homeward way with bulging pockets and smiling faces. A number of the seniors repaired to Mr Shaw's woolshed, and finished up one of the most enjoyable of days with a few hours’ danciDg.