LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 291, 7 April 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Correspondence and other matter will be found on our fourth page to-day. Mr W. Y. Dennett sells to-morrow at his auction rooms furniture, produce, etc. The shorthand class of Misses Hardie and Manning meets to-night. The proposed recreation ground for the children, at the rear of the State school, consisting of 3 5 acres, will probably be taken up, the reasonable figure of £45 per acre being asked. A gang of men with a couple -of teams of horses, is engaged in the formation of Warren street to-day, and a start has been made to put in a well for fire-extinction purposes at the corner of that street and Heretaunga road. A new publication", the New Zealand Cyclist, has reached us. It is a very neat production, smartly turned out by the Lyttelton Times Company. It is brimful of items of interest to cyclists, and should have a successful career. While Mr Dave Lincoln was training Mr Arther Hyde's Pizzaro on the racecourse this morning, a dog ran across the track after a sheep, tripping the horse and throwing the rider to the ground. Lincoln received a very nasty fall, but beyond a few contusions he was not hurt. We understand that Mr S. G. Roberts, of the local branch of the Union Bank, has received orders to hold himself in readiness to proceed to Wellington as soon as he is relieved here. It is understood that Mr Roberts is exchanged to the Empire City on promotion, and although it will be difficult to replace him with as courteous an official or with a more popular man socially we must congratulate him on his removal to a more responsible position. The usual monthly meeting of the Fire Brigade was held last evening. A communication was received from the Borough Council with reference to the manual engine being worked at fires, and it was resolved that the Brigade thank the members of the Council for their recommendation, and inform them that they will be happy to carry it out as far as possible. The first instalment of the increased subsidy from the Council (,£lB 15s) was received. A number of accounts were passed for payment. Mr Roger Winsley has moved into the large premises formerly known as the Glasgow Dining Rooms, where he intends J;o cater for the public requirements in buns, muffins, pastry, and fancy confectionery. The windows display a choice exhibit of Island and other fruits of every description, and he is about to receive a shipment of Auckland rock oysters. The premises have been subjected to a thorough renovation, the alterations throughout the house being of a sweeping description. The front room, measuring about 35ft by 12ft, is to be converted into a social hall and a room for meetings, &c. A new bakery has been erected at the back of the premises, and Mr Winsley's energy and enterprise is evident all through. Mr Winsley as a caterer has proved himself above criticism by the luncheon he provided for the H.B. Jockey Club race meeting, and he deserves all the success which falls to him in his new venture. The inquest 011 the body of William Pater Smith, found dead at the Hastings Railway Station|on Monday night, wascommenced yelterday before acting-coroner J. Arnott, and a jury of six, of which Mr I'. Bethell was chosen foreman. The evidence disclosed that deceased left his brother-in-law's house in Hastings at -» quarter to seven o'clock on Monday evening, intending to catch the seven o'clock train to Napier. He was then in his nsual health, and in good spirits. He was next noticed seated on a settee at the railway station where he was retching. A railway employee went to his assistance, to whom deceased said he would soon be all right, aa he only felt a giddiness at the back of the head. Afterwards another employee saw him fall from the settee on to tiie platform on his face. He was assisted up and advised not to go bv that train but to stay in Hasting-, and he said he would. Deceased was found dead at 10.30 that evening on the .une seal. The enquiry was adjourn- J till nine o'clock this morning to allow of a post mortem examination being held. On the court resuming Dr Linaey testified th.it th»< cune of death was coner-tton vf the bmin, probably brought on by natural casern. Thfr jury returned * verdie* m accordance with the iiit-dical evidence. I STOPt'BD THAT i"!'uU ASD Vt R«!I' A very bad cold a bottle of Dr Paae&U'* Cough Mi\tur>> Signed, IIMeDowali. 4* tkl &i.<i 2* 6d. Eccus**, cheoukl,

Gisbome intends to celebrate the Record Reign by holding an art exhibition. Mr Chick, of Messrs Wright and Chick, dentists, Hastings, has decided to permanently reside in Danevirke. Mr J. H. Clayton formerly of Hastings, has purchased the Egmond Post and Eltham Guardian newspapers from Mr Ivess. Mr Clayton has been running the concern for the last six months. A Maori named Henare Isaac Wheroa was found drowned in the Waikato river yesterday. It is stated that deceased was subject to fits. Allan "William O'Neill, solicitor, of Auckland, has been adjudged a bankrupt on the petition of the Bank of New Zealand. A meeting of the Auckland Knights of Labor deeded to send a telegram to the Premier expressive of their pleasure at the erection of the statue to the memory of the late Hon. John Ballance. The Dunedin Chinese have caught the presentation craze. About 50 who attended the Central Mission presented the Rev. W. Ready, who is leaving for a year's furlough, with a travelling box and an address. A youth named Cameron was committed for trial at Dunedin yesterday for stealing £'lo worth of jewellery from the Grand Hotel. A strong plea was' made for probation as it was the first offence of a youth tempted owing to monetary difficulty. The old Maori custom of " hahaunga," or the exhuming of bodies for scraping and " tangiing," is being interfered with by the police at Kaikohe, Bay of Islands, and the natives in that district are much incensed thereat. Four natives have been summoned at Kaikohe for exhuming the bones of deceased relatives without permission from the Colonial Secretary under the Cemeteries Act, 1882. At a meeting of the New Zealand Natives' Association held at Auckland yesterday, it was decided that the attention of the Government be drawn to the importation of beet sugar, and that they take into consideration the advisability of increasing duties in order to prevent under competition in the British colonies. Re the oyster fisheries it was agreed that a greater amount of protection is necessary for the fisheries in the North, and that the export trade be prohibited for say three years, in order to allow the beds to recuperate. Neil's Compound Sarsaparilla. A household medicine for purifying the blood and toning up the system. In large bottles at 2s 6d at Neil's Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers.—Advt Stop that Cough by taking Neil's Balm of Gilead, a positive cure for coughs, colds, chronic bronchitis, influenza, &c. In large bottles at 2s 6d, at Neil's Botanic Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers.—Advt. Ecci.es' Corn Paint quickly removes either hard or soft corns. Only a few applications necessary. In bottles Is 6d, from A. Eccles, chemist, Napier and Hastings.—Advt. Neil's Celebrated Liver Tonic, a pure botanic remedy for all affections of the liver, biliousness, jaundice, yellowness of the skin, indigestion, &c. In bottles 2s and 2s 6d, at Neil's Botanic Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeeper#.—Advt. 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 direct tion will be supplied with catalogues and estimates post free. —Advt.