LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 187, 3 December 1896, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cable and interprovincial news appears on our fourth page. As restless as the sea —the candidates in their little cots to-night. Polling commences to-morrow at 9a.in. and closes at 6 p.m. To-morrow will be the Waterloo of many a noble candidate. How to vote at, the local Option Poll to-morrow —Strike out the two bottom lines. 1 llis Excellency the Governor will arrive with this evening's express en route for Napier. The annual concert in connection with the Hastings State School will take place on Thursday evening next. Several ladies in Hastings have taken in hand the arrangement of a social for the benefit of the funds of the local Fire Brigade. Mr A. L. 1). Fraser addresses the electors of Hustings this evening at 8 o'clock. Special arrangements have been made for the comfort of ladies. The following players will represent the second Comity Club against the Heretaunga School to-morrow afternoon: — Mcliae. Heiglnvay, liivers, Thorpe, Hyde, Iloyd, Price. Lemuel, Spence, Donovan, Pice. J'lay commences at '2.00. Captain Pnsssll performed a big task yesterday by addressing three meeting—one at Papakuraand two at Hastings. The Captain's Papakura meeting was large and enthusiastic. Mr Mossman occupied the chair. A vote ol thanks and confidence was enthusiastically carried at the termination of the meeting.

The insurances on Mr Tanner's house ;m<l effects, which were destroyed by tire yesterday morning, and which do not cover the loss, are as follows Building. JE'WOO, furniture and effects .£I7OO, both in the Norwich Union. This sum is partially re-insured in the following offices : —New Zealand £IOOO, National .£9OO. Standard .£'ooo, North German .£500; total re-insurance. i.'oooo. Who will say that New Zealand does not look after the interests of the female voters after leading the following announcement from Napier:—" Mothers who desire to vote but cannot leave young children at home will note that Mr Faulknor's show-room will be open all day to-morrow as a committee room for ladies, where children will be cared for while the mothers go to the polling booth.' In connection with the sheep exhibited at the recent Wanganui A. and P. Show by Mr Duncan Blair, we (Chronicle) learn that at the shearing, which iook place a day or two ago, excellent results were attained. One hogget gave 23-Jlb of wool, ten hogget ewes averaged 211b each, and one 6-tooth ram yielded 241b. During his open-air meeting at the foot of Cuba-street, Wellington on Saturday night Mr A. 1!. Atkinson was subjected to continual interruption by a handful of poung men, who also went so far as to disgrace themselves by throwing rotten eggs and oranges at the candidate. One egg struck a stalwart Salvationist on the neck, and Mr Atkinson was hit on the body twice. Wellington warehouse prices are in every instance charged by the D. I. C. when executing orders received by post. Those of our residents who want really nice fashionable goods need not hesitate about communicating with the D. I. C., Wellington. Complete furnishing is now a special feature of the D. I. C., and those who anticipate requirements in this direction will be supplied with catalogues and estimates post free. —Advt. Stop that Cough by taking Neil's Balm of Gilead, a positive cure for coughs, colds, chronic bronchitis, influenza, tVc. In large bottles at 2s 6d, at Neil's Botanic Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers.—Advt.