The Hastings Standard. MONDAY, DEC. 9, 1907.

Hastings Standard, Volume XI, Issue 5680, 9 December 1907, Page 2

The Hastings Standard. MONDAY, DEC. 9, 1907.

Mr Metcalfe, C.E., has forward d to the Woodville Borough Ci-uncil plans and speciiicaions for the extension of its waterworks. Although rain interfered with the playing of tennis on Saturday, at the Heretaunga ground, some half dozen games were played. Mrs H. Symonds provided afternoon tea. A woman aged between 25 and 30 was arrested by the Auckland police late on Sunday night, charged with the murder of an infant found on Ponsonby beach. She is a married woman residing in Symonds street, and it is alleged that she is the mother of the child. There was a good attendance at the M.Y.M.I. Bible Class yesterday afternoon. The subject offhe Bible reading by the leader was Nabal's churlishness, as recorded in I Samuel xxv. A capital address on " The Bible —a book with a purpose" was given by Mr J. W. Gower, and was much appreciated by the members. Formal notice was sent on Saturday to the directors of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company that the Gorernment intend to acquire the company's line under the terms of the original Act. The price to be paid will be determined by arbitration Negotiations are expected to b»: completed before the completion of the Main Trunk Line. The entries for the Christchurch to Dunedin automobile Reliability run to take place on Df cember 27th are: —Private owners, I2h.p. and over, 15; private owners, under 12 h.p. 5, open class, over 12 h.p., 14; open class, under 12 h.p., 3. MrG. P. Donnelly has entered his car for the competition. The fire bell rang out an alarm at about I o'clock on Sunday morning when it was discovered that the bowling green pavilion was on fire. The gas jet under the boiler had been left burning and the water having boiled away the boiler became red hot and set fire to some boarding. Messrs Halse and E. McLeod were protr>t>ly on the scene and extinguished the fire by means of buckets of water before much damage was done Constable le Fevere discovered the fire. The damage is est'mated at £ls. The service at Wesley Church yesterday were conducted by Revs. W. Tinsley and H. L. Blamires. In the morning Mr Tinsley spoke from Ephes. i., 3, 4 anjl 5. The evening service was specially for young people, and Mr Blamires (who is secretary for the Young Peoples' Forward Movement throughout the Dominion) preached from the incident of the Young Ruler and Christ, bas;ng his remarks on Mark x., 21. Master Loach sang " Ora Pro Nobis" as an offertory solo. There were large congregations at both services. Mr Blamires speaks on his work to-night in the Church at 7.30.

On Monday last Mr F. Cook, Borough road overseer, handed his resignation to the Mayor (Mr T. J Thompson), who, in view of the large amount of work contemplated by :n t Council, prevailed upsn Mr Cook tc reconsidtr the matter, which he did Since the wordy passage between tb. Overseer and Mr George, at Council meeting. Mr Cook has agnin placed his resignation in the hands o the Mayor. His action is not altogether due to the difference re'errcc; to, but partly on account of private business engagements. Mr Cojk har been in the service of the Council fo; fifteen years.