Hastings.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5992, 6 November 1890, Page 3

Hastings.

[OWN COBBKBPONDKNT.]

The Hastings Fire Brigade held a mreting on Tuesday. A matter of groat importance both to the Brigade and the public was discussed, the result of which will soon be made public.

The Borough Council meets to-ui»rht

I wsh to remind your readers that the concert for the Band of Hope picnic (in connection with the Wi'sleyan body) comes off to-night at St Matthew's Cl-ureh of England schoolroom, kindly lent to them for tbat purpose.

Arrangements to enjoy the holiday next Monday seem plentiful. It is to be hoped the weather won't break. Locally tbe principal attraction seems to be the Catholic picnic aud sports at the Willow pah, which is a pleasant spot about, three aud a-half miles from town. Most of tho vehicles in town have been laid undo r contribution for it The children will be provided for fr st, of course ; after that the traps, &c , will be at tho service of the parishioners and their friends. No iutoxicating liquors will be there, bit plenty of others, and among them the visitors will be sure of a good fresh cup of tea all day long.

Forty miles an hour .' Wo h-id a sort of Melbourne Cup in our main street (I don't know its proper name). People were surprised to sco a horse with its rider rushing at a fe.,rful rate down the town. It was evident that the rider was intoxicated, and an accident was expected every moment. Fortunately the road was clear and the horse kept, straight if the rider didn't ; be was winched nearly out. of sight when the horse turned back to the town and stopped ne-ir St. Mat'bew's school, the rider, who til! this lime h-i.i held on like grim .leath, now .-dipped off quietly and i.iy down on the r..id. One l' 0.l Samaritan fed up the horse, a valuable one. in his back yard, two others h..-1;...d (he rider to ,■ -r.i-'s pl.t, where he slep. ..il' s-.me of the p..-i-.n n- had i. ■■ n imbibing. S.in.' lieopl.. Mr- lucky. He thus was saved a broken h-<■;,-. pound and by-law fees, a nigh! in the 1....: ; ;-iip, and an interview with a J IV, which would not have boen satisfactory.

As a sort of s, quel to this a tint came oil' Hie wheel of a large wool waggon yesterday aftern on in the town-hip." ' Before it was noticed the tire had .-lit into tbe waggon side bk. a hi- s.-r.binu- tool fn .-..mc pirr-. of the road this also niav have resulted in a

serious accident

The Mattings School Committee nict. on Monday, but thero was no bu-.iue.-s of public imp .rt,inee.

We have been looking among the notices for that 'jf a late tram t-i llu-tiug.s on Monday, so that wi could have an opportunity of enjoying Mrs Sheath's concert. As such a treit doe-, nut occur often, I hope that this will be afforded ns. [Mrs Sheath has arranged for a special train.— El). D.T.I