HASTINGS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7739, 20 April 1896, Page 3

HASTINGS.

fOWM COEBKBI?OH»«SHT.]

Your special reporter to the p do at the Park said that tha weather wae cct all lhat was to be de-irod. I &fcotel& think not, if what we had heSo got that far. fctill, a good few went from here. Anyway, it wag | orthodox Park weather. Bandmaster Fowler and his colleagues intendud to giveiis some eelect'.cnc icom the great composors on fiaVaruay evening, but "The Hoavoss were tolling" them not to, so they went home If the decision of Mr Stanford. i\i Feeding, that a prohibition order signed by tC?o Justices oi the Peace was invalid, as suoh an order can only be fe'etied by a Stipendiary Magistrate, Is law, about two-thirds of the jMOhibition orders will be affected. It?, the forms issued by the Government, I space ia left for the alternatives of the \ Stipendiary Tslagintrate or two Jaatiien. j At yt. Matthew's Ohuroh yesterday the I the 3ev. Mr Taylor, 'Sow residing at Havelook, although not officially attached to any parish, celebrated morning service, and preached au able and impressive sermon. Mr Beilby conduoted the evening aerViCe The new Wesleyan pastor, the Bey Dr. Hoskings, assumed tha duties of his position yesterday. £n 'the Wesleyan Churoh there is no formal ceremony of indiiotion, but after eaoh servioe the Bey. Dr Soaking addressed a few introductory remarks to Mb new congregation, whioh oreated a favorable impression upon his hearers. The new pastor is an attractive preacher, and in the evening this brought to the ohuroh a orowd of attentive listeners, many of whom are regular attendera at other churches. In a short time there will be an announcement of a ball to be held in the Prinoeas Theatre, under the auspices of St. Matthew's Vestry. The proceeds will be devoted to that highly useful institution, St, Matthew's Benevolent Fund. Mr fi Wiubley has made additions and improvements to the Cafe, whioh is well worth a visit, 'ihe priuoipal feature is a J new dining room, which is as well appointed j as at any hotel. The nine years' experience j at a firsi-olsBS hotel has Riven the proprietor j experience enough to be able to please any | class of patrons. The new room will ba . excellent ono for publio and sooiai I