WAIPAWA

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 28 November 1927, Page 7

WAIPAWA

•GENERAL NEWS. The fine weather prevailing here is responsible for shearing operations being in full swing, and the consignment of wool Irom the Waipawa railway station is considerable, about 100 bales having been despatched during last week. The Waipawa evtoquet .courts were fully occupied the whole of Thursday afternoon with local members and a party of players from Waipukurau, and a most enjoyable time was spent. The visiting player's commented on the excellent courts and the picturesque surroundings. The tender ot Mr A. Stewart lias been accepted for the conveyance of the tnails from Onga Onga and district tv Waipawa. the Government thus recognising the claims of the town us tile Centre as against the alternate route suggested. The annual meeting of subscribers to the Waipawa Citizens’ Library was held on Thursday evening. The report showed a very successful year, with a membership of approximately 10(1. Over 400 books have been added to the library during the vear. It. was resolved that the future dales of the annual meeting be altered to the fourth week in January to conform with the Government audit covering the period ending on December 31. The resignation of Canon Butterfield, who is leaving the town, was received with regret, and a resolution passed expressing appreciation gf his past services. Mr H Fletcher was appointed actingchairman pending the election of officers in January. At the Horticultural Show held here on Wednesday last, particularly tine collections of rhododendrons from Mrs A. S. G. Carlyon, of Gwavas, were on exhibition and were a great attraction. A pleasing teature of the garden party to Qanon and Mrs Butterfield of Friday afternoon was a presentation by the children and staff of the Abbotsford Home of an enlarged framed photograpth of the institution and showing a group of the inmates and the Canon. In a farewell sermon at St. Peter’s on Sunday morning to a large congregation the vicar expressed his pleasure at the presence of the Girl Guides ard Brownies attached to the church. Such movements as these, he said, warranted the active interest of the church. One of his aims since he had been vicar of the parish was to get the young people to attend church. He commended the new vicar to the parishioners and hoped he would meet with a loyal support. Preaching on the subject of Advent the vicar referred to the present unrest in the world. Men, he said, hud attempted, by methods of dictatorship. to bring about a spirit of peace and goodwill and instanced Russia, Italy and Spam, but they did not always have the desired end. The question of disarmament to end war was an ideal to be hoped and prayed for, but he was afraid there would always be those who would refuse to accept advice unless that spirit of peace and goodwill that Christ came to establish, predominated in the world, and for that reason it was lamentable that religion was not associated with the peace conferences held in Europe. PERSONAL. The Rev. Canon Butterfield has received advice that his son Bick lias passed his final examinations for the first year's term of his medical course. The Rt, Rev. Dr. Wright. Primate of Sydney and Archbishop of Sydney, is paving a visit to his danghttr. Mrs Greville Warren, of Pukehou.