Local and General

Hastings Standard, Volume IX, Issue 5150, 17 March 1906, Page 2

Local and General

The regular monthly mooting of th-* Hastings kchoul Cmnmitioe will be held on Monday next. The Temperance Party at Ofcaki claim a majority in the new Licensing Committee. I he Kailway Department advertise train arrangements for Mapier Rowing Uegatta, and Waipawa race-'. Wi; would advise Hastings people n-A to m*. ; s thjj Military Carnival, which concludes to-night. The ordinary late train from Napier has been delayed till 11 o'clock. The Government have purchased the water rights and the entire plant of the Alexandra Bonanza Dredging and Sluicing Company (Duncdin) for £l;-},p : 50. The l-nmiey orchard authorities have been troulku a good deal lately by people visiting the gardens and hclpint; themselves to fruit, and they have decided to take legal proceedings anybody found trespassing. The service* at the Wesley Church to-morrow will be conducted by Kev. T. G. Carr ('morning! and Mr Cunnold (evenin»K The Rev. Carr will conduct liis farewell ser, ice at L'apakura at ?, and Mr Clayton will take the evening survive at Paki X J aki, "

The Hastings Hockey Club will hold their annual meeting at ElKng* ham's Hotel on Tuesday next. St Patrick's Day was observed locally as a bank holiday, but apart from the ilying of the memorable green flags, there was nothing more to rcmindus of the 17th of March. Six applications were received at the moetimg of the Oddfellows' lodge last evening for the position of Secretary, r The appointment will be made on tlie :JOth inst. A youth named Joseph Uraih was j committed for trial at Auckland yos- [ t onlay on a charge of wilfully setting , lire to a dwelling in Albert street. Brady's aunt. Annie Lock, was also committed for trial on a charge of having counselled and procured Brady to commit arson. Preparations arc well in hand fo the Catholic social which is to be hel<l in the Princess Theatre on Monday evening to celebrate the feast of £t Patrick which occurs to-day. A musical programme will be rendered between the dances. Telephonic communication was opened yesterday between Napier, Hastings, and Waipawa. Subscribers may now speak for three minutes for sixpence between these towns and surrounding offices. Newest novels by post from London to Hall's book store, Hastings, include "Saints in Society," "The cose of Miss Elliott," "Modern Utopia," "The Kise of Phillip Barret" and dozens more.* A special committee meeting of the Hawke's Bay Agricultuaal and Pastoral Society will be held on the show grounds on Thursday next for the purpose of considering contribution to International Exhibition. The Railway Department have again amended Ihe time-table, and gone back to the old order of things. Th 3 trains at present leaving Napier for Waipukurau at 11.20 a.m. and Waipukurau for Napier at 2.5 p.m will not run after Saturday, 31st March. On and after Monday, 2nd April trains will leave Napier for Hastings at 11.20 a.m and Hastings for Napier at 5 p.m, The Labour Department state that they are still unable to obtain sufficient suitable men for the North Island Main Trunk Railway. For some time past batches of fifty or sixty men a week have been sent up from Wellington, but the demand is still unsatislied. Plenty of men are offering, but very few are suitable. The demand for domestic servants is as keen as ever. Each Home steamer brings a number of girls and women qualified for domestic work, but they are engaged immediately they land. His Worship the Mayor and Mr Q. F. Roach sat en the Bench this morning, Alexander McKay, a Wairoa blacksmith, was charged with obtaining JCI from W. A. Carter and a horse valued at £2l from F. HDoper by means of valuleless cheques. After the e\it!ence of the manager of the Ban'c ( f New South Wales in Wairoa, an 1 W. A. Carter and F Hooper was taken, accused was committed for trial. The social which was organised by Mesdames Ellingham and Mclvor in aid of the Hastings Town Band, was well [attended last night, and a most enjoyable evening was spent. The Hastings Concert Party supplied the music, and Mr J. Donovan officiated as M.C During the evening extra dances were played by Mrs Hastings, and Messrs Tombs and E. Caulton, A sumptuous spread was provided. His Worship the Mayor, on behalf of the Band, thanked those present for their patronage, and moved a hearty vote of thanks to the organisers, which was carried by acclamation, all present singing " For they are jolly good fellows." It was decided to hold a juvenile dance to-night, but owing to the Princess Theatre being engaged for Monday night, time would not permit of it being cleaned up. and consequently the dance will not be held.