WAIROA NOTES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 437, 9 June 1902, Page 3

WAIROA NOTES.

[Times’ Correspondent.] When tho news came on Monday morning that Peace had been proclaimed, steam-engines whistled, bells rang, guns were fired, Chineso crackors wero fired, flags were hoisted, and all the available population flocked to our riverside street, Marine Parade, to discuss the situation, and to offer each other congratulations on the auspicious occason. At tho instance of tho Chairman of tho Town Board, a meeting was convened for 11 a.m., at which suggestions wore offered, which led to tho formation of a programme, which regulated the after-proceedings. Mr Neill was appointed Marshal, with Mr T. Hewitt, Deputy-Marshal. A procession, consisting of veterans (4), Hurumua Mounted Rifles, under Sergeant R. Smyth, who were afterwards augmented by the Frazertown contingent, under Sergeant A. E. Beckett, a comic band, dressed in fancy costumes, and driven in Jenkin’s coach, postilioned by a clown and a coloured coon, and driven by one of a rather chocolate complextion, the school Cadets, under Mr Benson, the members of public bodies, and the general public, paraded the town, and afterwards was dismissed by the Marshal at the Royal Albert Hall, whero it had been arrange to hold a public thanksgiving service, at which the Bishop of Waiapu, assisted by Revs. Raeburn, Lambert, Butterfield, and Tamibana, presided. A peace demonstration concert took place in the evening, presided over by Mr Neill, which was a groat sucoess.