HASTINGS NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 615, 18 September 1909, Page 3

HASTINGS NOTES.

■■: ■;•:; ■■;.-■• ,-.,....•♦; ;'" :■;.■'.:' A HOCKEY: GRIEVANCE. : V;V (By Tcloerapli.—Special Correspondent.) . .;■..■■','. ■■i:\'.> ■',■ -Hastings, September Localhockoy enthusiasts feel tnat they hav. a\ grievance.' against < tho :Wellington ; Hocke; Association' for; the manner in which they havi been treated in the Challenge Shield contest Hawko's, Bay, it appears, were the 1 first t< put; in ; an* official challenge for the shield which was held'by Auckland .'at tho beginnin; "of .the;. season. Their match Vwas,; howevei put down last on tho list, and the date fiici or v September , 25. ■'■ ' Wellington : played "Auck land, won, and annexed tho-'ehield, and, ac cording to the rules, must keep to the chal leriges already issued. The Hawke's: Ba; team , is in .fine form, and ready to. play oi September 25, and had great hopes 'of bringini the-shield to. Hawke's Bay... "Wellington, now ever, were to,play Manawatu on September 18 : but/ for some unexplained reason, nave ulterci this- match-to September 25.' According' t( tho ruks, uo match can be played . after tin end. of September. ■; Consequently, , thougl Hawko's Bay were the first oilioial challenger this season, • they will not : have.a' chance .ti i play for .the shield. The ; Hawke's BayAsso ciation communicated with. the. New Zcalam i Association,' setting- forth, these facts,. and: r« i ceived a reply that that body was unable t< interfere in the matter. Local feeling ove: . the matter.; runs • very high. ■ ' ' ' . ' ' ! '■ A meeting of those interested in the forma tion of a", new -swimming club, at Hastings was hold last night at the Carlton Club Hotel i Mr. E. J. Hallet; presided,, and briefly' ex plained the object of tho meeting. After discussion 'cussion it was decided to form.the new. cluh same to ■be called the Pioneer Amateur Swim l ming Club. . Alsoj that, the,! colours, be, blacl '. costume and orange trunks, with the club' ' badge on costume. The rules were read am adopted; and-officers elected as follow:—Pfesi dent, Mr. J. A. Miller; vice-presidents, Messrs / H. IC. Clapham, ■ S. : Charlton, W ■ C. Whitlock, Basil, Jones, Bates, Honnor i Smith, .and Land) delegate to the.. Hawke' ■; Bay Amateur Swimming Association,, Mr. : E J. W.tHalletj'-seoretary and treasurer, Mr.' H '<• S. Eibbands; committee pro tem., Messrs. Cul 0 len, ■ Noble, Daly, M'GolricK, and Eastwood J Other; offices are to remain vacant till, th 1 general'meeting.' . The annual , subscription wa r used-as follows:—Seniors 3s. Gd., juniors 2s t' 6d., both exclusive of ;bath fees. The 'secretary '-'tary reported that, 35 . prospective , member i were r willing to! join the clnD,: and also' tha t "Reg." : Healy .(Wellington), ..swimming cham s- pion of' New Zealand; had-accepted-an : inTita ■ tion to appear at thefirst carnival.; , ■ a ! The 'Hastinge'.»Club- met - the Herotaung e Club ia the last series', of billiard matches, fo i- the-season'last night. These resulted in i ■3 win." for Heretaunga by ...four ■ games Jo '..two » Hastings" are "leading by two games on th r. season's play. , . •'.-.. .-' , g ; The brigade 'met .the J Post'and Telegtapl ;s team, at a card tournament" last' night, and Iγ. after a. .very exciting contest, the brigade woi 1. by -one- game—37. games to ,36. • - ; . ■ ; e, < Tho Hawke's Bay' Presbytery met .yesterday ;t Leave'.oi absencofor .three months was applici 16 for by the E«v. Mr. Bamsay, on account of ill .d health, and was granted, ' Tho : Rev. Ales a, Whyte, ;of; Hnyelock,...was..appointed interit i- \ The.Rev.. Jas.'...Holmes,.agtoed it e. be responsible' for the supply of tho Hasting d, pulpit during' Mr. Ramsay's'absence. id At a. meeting .of. the borough- counoil las >r night, the Mayor presiding, the,road, overseer' Q- report;was read and'discussed, after which i a special committee .reported .having'met a com Br mitteo from the Hawke'e Bay Jockey Club,r« garding racecourse • sewerage. ' They- recoin iy mended that, upon the club contributing i ni sum of- i£lo towards the: cost of the propose; sewer extension to : the racecourso, the'eounci ie authorise the work to.be carried out. Afte as- disoussion, an amendment was proposed b; n- Councillor-.:Donovan.;to the. effect that th. matter bo deferred .till ,after the. loan pro posals had been submitted, to the ratepayers Councillor- MncCormick seconded the amend inent, and said that the Jockey Club were i 18 T wealthy body,. and should , bo.. possessed p , enough public spirit to'do tho work. Council P* lor.Mactersey remarked that tho Jooltoy Clul ,n were desirous of complying with. the rcques !•. of the health officer, and to protect the healtl ls " of .residents. - Councillor Hart stated that th< racecourse was placed at the disposal of resi dents as a pleasure resort. Aftor further dis cussion tho motion was carried. The inspeobo: nt of nuisances reported, inter'alia,'that, las be week, a serious nuisance had been caused b; on tho sewer Howling,, through tho backing up o or the river. In soveral. instancee the ■ sewng> :er had found its way under houses, nod the 6am' thing would always occur when there wi n heavy rain. In some instances the lids of ;th> 'manholes".of the aewor had been forced off a> It wu Nwlred tb«i tie ioopector be tbaakee las-ittft-JEjjail, .;_. . .■;.-■ ,-;