Local and General

Hastings Standard, Volume X, Issue 5304, 17 September 1906, Page 2

Local and General

Otago University beat the Sydney University football team at Dunedin on Saturday by three points to nil. Mr J. Elliott inserts a notice that all accounts owing to him must be paid to Mr A. Tickner at once. Nearly £IOOO lias been already subscribed towards the proposed new Presbyterian Church in Wairoa. The work of building a new bridge' at Waitangi is being pushed on, and should be completed before the end of the summer. The first Boys' season tickets for the Exhibition have been purchased by Masters E. L. and J. D. Good, of Rangiora. The Ballance Co-operative Dairy Company paid out about £ 2,500 for bonus and dividend on last season's supply. Up to Saturday only two applications had been received in Wellington for the 25 workers' dwellings now being erected at Petone. In all probabilitv the proposal to erect a Seddon Memorial in Hastings will not be proceeded with, and all subscriptions paid will be returned. A meeting is called for tc night to consider the question. Mr A. Dillon, M.H.R for Hawk. '=• Bay, is being urged from differe, « parts of the electorate to stand by the Land Bill now before the House, rather than risk the Government being defeated on the " freehold." Cricket promises to be on the increase during the coming season, and a large number of new players intend taking part. The annual meeting of the Hastings Club will be held this week, probably on Friday. "The Colonial Horse Doctor" is the title of a book just issued dealing with all horse ailments. The author is Mr A. M. Paterson, M.R.C.V.S., late veterinarian and lecturer to the Farmers' Union of Southland. A Chinaman in Dunedin has been receiving charitable aid for some time in the shape of two persons—his brother and himself. When the authorities explained the position, he said "Me no sabee." We remind our readers of the Daffodil Dance to be held in the Drill Hall to-morrow evening, in aid of the Convent Schools. Mrs T. Quinlivan has charge of the arrangements, which should be sufficient guarantee of an enjoyable evening. Those in quest of a good building site would do well to read the advertisement elsewhere, calling attention to Mr G. F. sections off the Omahu particulars can be obtained fro!? Mr F. C. Hartshorn, Oddfellows' Hall, Hastings. A Carterton telegram says—David Blythe MacEwan was arrested at Carterton on Saturday on a charge of the theft of a horse, saddle and bridle, the property of Dr D. Morrison (Gisborne) in March last. Accused was this morning remanded to Gisborne. Ihe additions to the Princess Theatre have attracted a number of visitors, and the contractor, Mr T. S. Dobson (Hastings), has been the recipient of numerous congratulations for the manner in which he carried out the work, a fact which is both pleasing tofthe management and the general public. The weather during the past week has been very favourable to farmers, who have now had enough rain to start their crops flourishing. It was freezing at 9 o'clock last night, but all chances of a frost were spoilt by rain, This relieved fruitgrowers from an early rising this morning to protect the bloom. A good meeting of the Methodist Young Men's Bible Class was held in the Institute yesterday afternoon. [ The Bible readingidealt with St. Paul's trial before Felix. The Leader, in commenting upon the passage, set forth the character of the prisoner at the bar as comparing more than favourably with that of the judge, w'-o was trying him. The subject for di cussion was Sabbath Observance, ar was introduced in an able paper by Mr W. A. Meads. Dr T. Clifford Allbutt, the Professor of Physics at Cambridge University, has declared there ought to be a law against any man playing golf before he reachas the age of thiroy-five. He does not urge that golf is only an old man's game, but he thinks that it is not so useful in training character as cricket or f'ootoall. The suggestion, of course, provoked a storm of protest and counter-protest amongst the ex- j perts. -, The billiard match between foui' members of the Hastings and Heretaunga Clubs at the former's rooms on Saturday nigh;., resulted in a win for the Hastings Club by three games to one, the points being 786 to 7*l. The following are the scores, the Hastings Club members being named first J. A. Fraser 200 beat A. Murley 101 ; •J. S. McLcod 200 boat J. L. Mcllroy 193 ; T. 11. Lowry 200 beat G. Ellis 191; Martin Baird I*o beaten by M. Johnson 200. The members o£ the Club were invited to be present, and were hospitably enter- , taintsd.

"~" " v ~ Jl The Arbitration Court to-day is occupied at Dunedin hearing claims under the Worker' CompensatioiMfor Accidents Act. The dog poisoning fiend is in emdence at Dannevirke, a number of very valuable dogs having been destroyed recently. There is every promise of a big output at the Herefcaunga Co-operative dairy factory this year. Arrangements have been made by the directors with Mr C. L. Mackersey for the whole of his supply at Turamoe. A Hastings wag turned up at our office this afternoon with a handful of what he called early mushrooms. Much to our disappointment they proved to be toadstools. ( At the Court in Christchurch today, I a resident was fined 5s and costs for I presenting a tram guard with a discount tramway ticket, he not being the original purchaser, for whom it was not transferable. The coupon was obtained in a car from the original purchaser, in ignorance of the conditions. The case was brought because the habit was growing. An interesting point in the matter of stamp duty was before the Ooart in Napier to-day, when W. M. Newman was charged with failing to stamp a duplicate receipt. Defendant, entering a plea of guilty, said he was totally unaware that a duplicate required stamping, and such a thing was unheard of in local business circles. The Inspector of Police said there was no reason to doubt that the original was stamped, but the Department considered that a duplicate also should bs stamped. Subsequently the defendant withdrew his plea of guilty, and entered one of not guilty to enable the Magistrate to go into the question thoroughly.