Local and General

Hastings Standard, Volume XIII, Issue 4311, 15 November 1909, Page 4

Local and General

A caucus of the Government's party will be held tomorrow. The debate on Sir Joseph's Budget will commence in the House tomorrow night. Mr A. M'Nicol, senior reporter of the Napier " Daily Telegraph," has been appointed the sub-editor of the Dannevirke "Evening News." Last week's band contest Rt Invercargill will probably result in a deficiency of some £7O, as the expenses approximate £470, and the receipts £406. The cheques paid out by the Heretaunga Dairy Company to-day for milk supplied during the October mouth, amounted to £BIO IDs 7d, which is an increase of over £3OO on the corresponding month last year. Messrs J. V. Brown, M.P., T. Hyde, and J. M'Connell have been appointed as a Domain Board, having the control of the Vigor Brown Domain, an area of two acres at Westshore, Napier. Napier papers report that "Mr J. Vigor Brown, M.P . who by illness has been prevented from attending Parliamentary duties until this stage of the session, has sufficiently recovered to expect to occupy his seat in the h&use this week. The inventor of an airship, a farmer living near Temuka. made a trial flight with the ship a day or two ago. He took it on a hill in a field of wheat and set the motor going, but the machine refused to use its wings in the desired way, and fluttered down the hill aimlessly. Motor waggons are to be used in the carrying trade at Taranaki. One of these has just been landed. It has 20 horse-power and is built to carry two tons. The coastal settlers hope that by up-to-date means of communication many of their disabilities will be removed. A sensation has been caused ii Civil Service circles by the fact that an inspector in tne Land and Income Tax Department has levied chargss of a serious character against a high official says the " New Zealand Times." Judges Chapman and Cooper have been engaged hearing evidence. While Sub-Inspector O'Donovan. the officer in charge of the Palmerston North Police, was walking home on Saturday night with Dr. O'Brien, he suddenly became faint and fell, vomiting blood freely from the stomach. Dr. O'Brien had him immediately conveyed home, where he was for some time in great danger. Yesterday though he was very weak, it was believed that the danger had passed. In view of the diversity of opinions expressed regarding the best tramway system to adapt for Hastings it is interesting to notice that Mr F. W. Marchant, C.E., who has been engaged by the Gisborne Borough Council to report on certain engineering schemes for the advancement of Gisborne, recommends the Counici! to itii-i:.l a ! self-contained cars instead of an i overhead electric system. He also favours an elec f ric light installation, the provision of a supplementary water and the extension of about 300 feet to the breakwater at a cost of £II,OOO. Mr C. R. Wilson begs to remind the public of Mr V. Wolyoaks' unreserved auction sale furniture, spring cart mare, harness, buggy, poultry, implements, and on premises Frederick street, Mahora, on Wednesday next, 17th inst, at 2 o'clock.

The Hastings Rifles will be inspected by Lieut. Col. Hislop at their weekly parade to-morrow evening. At the request of a deputation, the Mayor of Wellington decided to officially receive Mr Will Crooks (Labour M.P.) who, with Mrs Crooks intends visiting Australia* for the benefit of his health. Mr Fred W. Duval, advance representative of Pollard's Opera Co., was in Hastings to-day arranging for the Pollard season which commences on Monday next and continue until Wednesday. Among the names of persons mentioned as willing to receive subscriptions for the Baptist Church building fund, appeared the name of Mr "J. H." Turner. It should have read "Mr W.Turner." The Heretaunga Dairy Factory has averaged % of a ton of butter per day for the last six weeks. The Secretary anticipates that the daily average will [shortly increase to one ton. Last year the factory's output was 90 ton. If the present milk supplv continues this year's output will more than double that of last year. As far as can be gathered Mr T. E. Taylor does not look upon the Licensing compromise with favour. His view appears to be that no outside bargain can affect the attitude of Parliament towards the whole question, or relieve members from from their election pledges. Issues have been raised in the agreement upon which the electors have not been consulted and if the Government insists on the Bill and nothing but the Bill, it will never go through this session.