Hastings.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6986, 13 February 1894, Page 3

Hastings.

[OWN OOBBBSPOND_NT.]

I notice the omission of a word yesterday, whioh may tangle up the brains of some future historian if not reotified. The sentenoe should read " The steamer arrived within a day of the anniversary of the late fire."

One of our principal cyclists oame a "oropper" at the ride to Aploy. A dog happened to come in his way, and he wouldn't g e t o ut of his nor'-east course for anything." "How I oame to know of it is because the cyolist ask&d,_lß to say nothing about it. ~ A meeting of the d'-eotors of the Care— doniau Society w x held last nijht at Charlton's Hotel, -'he business was the Easter sports. A meeting of the committee of the Heretaunga Cycling Ciub w f s held last night. By-laws w«re drawn uj. „nd adopted by the committee, but these must be approved by the £4 JL. Alliance. Of course, there will be no practice to-morrow, but two are arranged for next week. One ruu will be for all rop 1 machines, the route being as last time—out by Havelock and home by Karamu road. There will be also a special run for solid tyres A novelty in public entertainments will be given to-morrow on the racecourse, when arson will be openly committed in order to show off the new steamer. As the Mayor, counoillers, and the police will most probably be present, the spectators can look on with clear oonsoienoeß,

Yet another organisation is proposed for Hastings. A number of ladies aud gentlemen met last night with a few of forming a literary sooiety. Some of the projeots started here have come to maturity, and this one might. In some towns the literary societies are very large and useful institutions. It is not everyone whose tastes lie in athletic exercises, but a society such as this will meet all tastep, and if an energetic committee take it up, suocess will be assured. Au effort is being made to revive the dramatic society hare. Information came to the police last night

:hat someone had died suddenly, aud was

then lying at the house of Mr C O. Banders. On proceeding there thoy found that the report was trae. It appears lhat a man named Anthony Gordon was at work in a paddock at Mr Banders', when he dropped down dead, it ia supposed from heart disease. He had been complaining of internal pains for some time. The body was removed to the Hastings Hotel, where ■it awaits the instructions of the coroner. Deceased is well known in Napier, for many years chiefly as a dealer in potatoes. Ho was somewhat advanced in years, and so far as is known at present, was a singlo man. An inquest will be hold at 3 o'clock to-day at Jull's Hotel, before Mr F. Button, Deputy Coroner. Great preparations have been made for the bazaar at tho Town Hall to-night. Tho ladies, with the assistance of some gentlemen members of the congregation, are busily preparveg their particular stalls. These will be respectively, tho English, Irish, Scotch, New Ze-land, and Cosmopolitan stalls. Visitors arc requested to be there a few minutes before 8, as it will bo i opened punctually at that hour. Archbishop Redwood will pay an official visit to St Patrick's Sohool this afternoon.