LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Volume VI, Issue 1639, 30 September 1901, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr A. Leipst was the successful contractor far sinking an artesian well on the Cave creamery grounds. Messrs Williams and Kettle announce that the hour of Mr H. O. Caulton's sale on next Wednesday has been altered to 11 a.m. The funeral of the late Miss Jessie Douglas will leave Te Mahanga for the Haveiock cemetery at 12.30 p.u). tomorrow (Tuesday) reaching Haveiock at 2.30 p.m. A man named Twidle, a resident in the Auckland province, was bitten by a katipo on September 16th. and despite eyery attention on the part of his doctor died in great agony a week later. Guard Jull, so well-known as an obliging official on the Napier-Waipukurau railway service, has been promoted to the position of goods foreman on the New Plymouth section, for which town he will leave in a few days. Mr W. Y. Dennett, sitting at the Hastings Police Court this morning, convicted and discharged two first offending drunks. Archibald Mc Allister. for a similiar offence, was fined 2s 6d or in default 12 hours imprisonment. Mr draper, of Hastings, announces he is now showing new lines in sateens, cambrics, blouse material, mens' caps, tennis shirts, straw hats, &c,, and he invites the public to call and inspect. Mr G. W. Wright, dentist, who has been absent in Europe for some time past undergoing a course of study in the principal dental colleges in the Home countries, nas returned to Hastings, and today resumed the practice of his profession. The award in the Forest Gate Compensation case was given at the Supreme Court, Napier, this morning by Judge Edwards. The award was given o;i a basis of £5 10s per acre for 8783 acres. The claimants asked £5 15s 9d, and the Government offered i>4. We regret to announce the death of Mrs J. W. ileal, which took placn at Napier on Saturday morning at an early hour. Deceased, who was a sister of Mr John Close and mother of Mrs George Ebbett, of Hastings, was buried on Sunday, the funeral being yeiy largely attended by friends and sympathisers. An expedition has already left the shores of California to discover whether or no Adam was an American. Mr Morris K. Jessup is the capitalist who will spend 50,000d0l on this research, and the scientists chosen to undertake the task of locating the Garden of Eden are two Eussians, Waldemar Bogaras andWaldemar Jochelson, and an American naturalist, Norman Buxton. Ihese gentlemen expect to show that the first man was created in the Klondike, whioh was the former Eden. At a committee meeting of the Hawke's Bay County Cricket Club, held on Saturday, it was decided to enter a junior team for the Wednesday competition, besides the senior and junior Saturday teams. Practices until further notice will be held on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings every week, when all members are requested to attend it possible. Any intending players are asked to notify the secretary of their intention to join the club at their earliest convenience This year's Agricultural Show, from appearancs, will far outstrip all previous exhibitions, and the yard committee met on the Society's grounds in Hastings on Saturday to arrange for the increased accommodation necessary to meet the great demand for space. The entry in the various classes in sheep is about 100 more than last year, and it is found necessary to let r contract for the erection of 50 additional pens. Since last Show a number of new cattle stalls have been put up, but further additions have had to be made in order to stall the entries for this year's Show. An Bmusing little story is told by 'M.A.I" about a dresser at the Savoy, who was, when he went to the theatre, ignorant of even the most ordinary words used in music. On the first night one of the company told him, during the performance, to go down to the stage and see what was going on. The dresser obeyed, but looked very b'ank on his return. " Where are they ?" asked the singer. " Are they doing the quintet ?" "I dcn't rightly know, sir," replied the new dresser, " but there's three ladies singin' and two blokes keep chippin' in 1" A theory which has been widely discussed ts thus disposed of by Dr Martin, .Vle3ical Health Officer for the city, in a letter to the City Council:—" With reference to the introduction of epidemics through the medium of returned troopers, I tlr.nk that in the cases of influenza and measles the statement is incapable of scientific proof; and in the case of malarial infection, insomuch that a particular species of mosquito is necessary for its propagation (which I am glad to say we do not possess), I do not think that any of the present epidemics can be ascribed to such a cause as the landing of the returned troopers," During the recent conflagration at the shop occupied by Mrs Clifford some philanthropic person (according to the Egmont rushed in and saved the lady's jewellery, but omitted to hand it over. Mrs Clifford naturally looked upon it as lost or gone before. Last week Mr R. C. Templer, local agent, and Mr Morpeth, adjuster for the fire insurance company interested, had occasion to visit the scene of the late fire, and on opening the door of a shed that had escaped the flames, noticed a diamond and sapphire ring in the debris. On further search they discovered the whole of the missing jewellery ; it had evidently been pushed under the door. Conscience had smitten the thief. After an absence of something like two years the popular Pollards will be with us again on next Monday, 7th October, and play a season here of six nights. Tne opening piece is to be '' Florodora," which had such successful runs in London and Australia, and wherever the Pollard Company have performed it in New Zealand the same success has been achieved. " The Casino Girl" (the latest London success), " Maritana," and "Bohemian Girl " will also be staged here, so altoSether a good time is in store for Hastiugs theatregoers. The Pollard company has been greatly strengthed since their last visit, and nearly all the old favorites are still retained. Ballet-girls have been specially engaged from Australia for the production of "ilorodora' and "The Casino Girl." The bos plui will be opened at Chadwick's on Ti.vsday morning, where eeai>3 may be V, yjked for any evening. As the booking promises to be brisk, those desirous of obtaining good seats had better secure them early,

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