LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 303, 22 April 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Late Australian news will be found on our fourth page. A girl, about 15, is required to assist in housework. See advertisement.

A public meeting in connection with the Relief Fund will be held in the Council Chambers to-night at 7.30. Mr Fred Duval, [of Pollard's Opera Company, passed through Hastings on his way north yesterday. Mr Malcolm Ross, a well-known journalist, was in Hastings last night on special correspondent work. He carries a camera and has obtained several excellent negatives of scenes after the flood.

The Hastings cyclist, J. M'Dowell, was in great form at the Druids' sports at "Wellington on Monday, getting home in the mile and half-mile events in front of big fields.

Each member of the military contingent which the. New Zealand Government has decided to send to England has been required to sign an engagement for six months.

A gentleman who returned to Hastings from Wanganui yesterday states that the only part of the Rangitiltei bridge now standing is the cylinders. He estimates that it will be quite 15 months before the bridge can be restored. An unusual sight was witnessed a Karamu yesterday, a dozen Maoris being engaged in raking up potatoes in a field covered with 18m. of water. It was a regular fishing expedition, and the operation was witnessed by a number of spectators.

The Oliiai block which has occupied the Native Land Court for some considerable time, has been practically ruined by the floods. This morning on the application of Mr A. L. IX Fraser, Judge Gudgeon granted an adjournment of the hearing of the case sine die.

John Sprole, an employee of Mr Joseph Wyatt, butcher, met with a nasty accident whilst delivering meat on horseback yesterday. The animal stumbled, throwing the rider and crushing his foot severely at the ankle. I>r Tosswill attended his injuries, which he pronounced to be a severe sprain. He is progressing favorably. Mr John Rich, who had made arrangements to open with a large stock of drapery in Havelock. had it stored m his house in dive street when the tioods come down on him. Tiie stock was saved with dither,lty, and will now be sold to the Hastings public at landed cost price. Mr Rich has taken a shop next Bennett and Bone's, and the sale will last for out mouth only.

A very young correspondent writes her first letter from l'apakura as follows : *• I hope this valuabu letter of mine will not take tip much room in your valuablu paper not one of the people m this took much intunee we had a very bad flood in I'apakura a lot of fences was washed away and lot of poor sheep where drown, the bank of the crick was washed away, one house in Fakowhai had -t feet of water 10 inees and r.tkman and or." ladv was lifted up loft :f thr \ Lad not they would drown one v. :.•> and of tiood •*» strong man come to re-* tie them and o horse and one draw "

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