WAIROA NOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16722, 6 May 1925, Page 9

WAIROA NOTES.

Mr. W. A. West, linesman, who was formerly under transfer to Wanganui, is now directed to transfer to Invercargill. A kid named Pat Neale, son of Mi 1 , and Mrs. W. A. Neale, of Whaknnceere. Waikaremoana, broke a leg on Saturday while playing for the Old Bflys against, the District High School. While many are deploring - the filet; that the offer of higher prices' by out tide buyers have temnted farmers to send their stock outside the district, past their own works, it is satisfactory to note that a large draft of 900 bullocks is being put through locally, all coming from outside the district. The present regularity of shipment via Waikokopu may account for the fact. The following junior matches were played on Saturday: Nulnika (19) v. Mahia (0). Tapuac and Pirates drew. 6 all. aifd Old Bovs defeated High School, A boy, aged 17, was arrested on Monday oin a charge of having rolled a large drainpipe being used in tlio water scheme right out into 1 the middle of a street, thereby endangering the lives of motorists.

Sir James Carroll, M.L.C., is visiting liis'birthplace, . and renewing old acquaintanceships in the district. The liner Mnmari took away on her last visit to Waikokopu 191 bales of hemp from the local works. The shooting season opened on Friday with much less eclat than usual. The weather being dry and the sea calm, the birds were not disposed to fly over the haunts of the lurking sportsmen. , Very Tittle banging of guns was lienvd near the town. Nevertheless n few fair bags retsulted.

A juvenile branch of the U.A.O.P. (local) Lodge is about to be formed, and there is some talk of'the formation of a branch of the Sons mid Daughters of Temperance Order for total abstainers. Any institutions like those mentioned, which encourage thrift among (he yoiihg people, should command support. There was a large attendance of .children afc St. Andrew’s Church on. Sunday on tho occasion of a thanksgiving service for tlie preservation of the children of Wairoa from the epidemic of infantile paralysis. The lessons and hymns were in keeping with the occasion, whilst the preacher, Rev.'W. It. Milne, delivered a suitable 1 address based on Eph. 5.20 “Giving thanks always for all things, unto God and the Father in fho name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The preacher drew a graphic picture of the invalid homos, and of the little, ones crippled for life, and seeing Wairoa had been spared it .would be base, ingratitude not to publicly express thanks,