LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 99, 8 April 1911, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Railway Department advertise holiday excursion tickets for the Easter holidays. The Rev. A. C. Lawry will preach farewell sermons at Westshore in the morning and at the Trinity Church, Napier, in the evening. The traction engines are making satisfactory progress with the metalling of the Taradale roads, and it is expected that cuey will shortly be in good order. At noon to-day, C. B. Hoadley and Son, Ltd . solo by auction at the Breastwork, Bort Ahuriri, a large quantity of salvage goods (hardware), landed from the lighter “Trusty.” The H.B. County Council have put in a culvert at the end of the Maraekakaho road. This was applied for by Mr. Priest and the absence of the culvert has been a source of complaint for some considerable time.

m The Napier Operatic Society’s £ rehearsals of the “Runaway Girl” are now in full swing. The chorus singers have worked with a will and mastered the part and the full rehearsals commence next week at the Theatre Royal. Before Mr. D. A. Baxter, J.P., William Taylor Delrin, who appeared on a charge of drunkenness, was convicted and discharged, conditional on his taking out a prohibition order against himself. The accused agreed to this course, and the order was issued. Yesterday Messrs. Ebbett and Bell had an interview with Cr. Clark regarding the proportional shares for cost of Ksk river bridge. An agreement was come to which will be laid before the County Council at the next meeting. The Patea Harbour Board is considering the purchase of the Greymouth Harbour Boaru s 30-year-old dredge, the Kawhia, for the sum of £127. Of such is the constitution of Harbour Boards in New Zealand. The Greymouth Board put the Eawhia out of commission two years-ago and purchased a new dredgj*. S The pulpit at Wesley Church, Hastings, to-morrow morning and; evening, will be occupied by Rev. S. J. Serpell, of Wellington. Mr. Serpell is chairman of the Wellington and Hawke’s Bay District in connection with the Methodist Church, and is visiting Hastings J for a short holiday before going to | his new circuit at Masterton. He] enjoys the reputation of being a' robust and sane preacher, and is a | man of large sympathies. He is j the ideal preacher for “ the man in the street.”

The Harbour League, Napier Branch, held a very successful meeting last night. Mr. Arthur McCarthy occupied the chair. Reports from the various districts were made and received enthusiastically. It was shown that increasing support was forthcoming from all quarters. After transacting other routine business discussion took place on the report made by Mr. Reynolds. The speakers were all highly gratified at Mr. Reynolds’ j straight-out declaration for the Inner Harbour. The report, it was ■ held, proved amply that the contentions of the League were found-' ed upon solid facts. Mr. Nelson's > criticisms also came in for coin-1 ment, and the meeting viewed with! unqualified pleasure the action ofj Ae President in fearlessly criticis- > ing the report simultaneously with J its publication, so that the position might be placed in its fullest form before the people.

The Napier Borough Roll is now in the hands of the printers, and should be ready for circulation shortly. Section 13, Puketapu estate, has been sold by Messrs. Griffen and baxby to Mr. Gunn. At the Napier Municipal Baths yesterday morning two girl pupils from Miss Sutton's school namedj Molly Snodgrass (12) and Elfie Magre (U) swam half-a-mile. ■ The next meeting of the newly-1 formed Napier Yorkshire Society, I will be h< Id in the Oddfellows’ | Halt. Napier, at 8 o’clock on Tues-j day evening. ; Rev. Bates’ forecast for 24 hours [ from 9 a.m. this day is as follows : | —Southerly winds with indications | for fine weather and cold nights ;! glass rise slowly. In this issue the H.B. Harbour League insert an advertisement announcing the League gives denial ] to the rumour that the selection of their candidate was not constitutional. I Plans for the proposed new Hos- I pital at Gisborne were submitted! by the architects, Messrs. Atkins and Bacon, and approved. It is anticipated the total cost of the buildings, grounds and furnishing, etc., will be close on £60,000.

The poll taken at Otane on Wednesday on the proposal to borrow £3OO for the purchase of a recreation ground was carried. It is the intention of the Otane people to make the grounds an attractive pleasure resort. The High Chief Ruler of the liechab'.tes, who is at present on a visit to New Zealand from England, will deliver an address on temperance, in Abbot’s Hall, Napier, on Tuesday evening. All are cordially invited to attend. Admission free. The remains of a man found some time ago in the river Peka Peka, were the subject of an inquest at Waikare a few days ago. A verdict of “found drowned” was returned. As the head and arms were missing and the body was unclothed. it was impossible to identify it.

The Hope of Ahunri Lodge No. 84, 1.0.G.T., held its usual weekly session in Ahuriri Hall last night, Bro. C. H. Stokes presiding in the absence of the Chief Templar. A | pleasant evening was spent in reading and discussing t|»e agenda paper of the Grand Lodge meeting to be held at Easter in Dunedin, the various items being criticised. At the Clarendon Hotel this evening at 7.45, the Napier Rowing Club will hold their annual dinner. Messrs. J. Rosewarne. Louis Hay. and W. C. Prime will be amongst the contributors to an excellent musical programme. Mr. Brown will preside and present the various trophies won during the season. Speaking at Mr. Thompson’s meeting at Hastings last evening, the chairman (Mr. George Ebbett), referred to Mr. Thompson’s statement that the profit of £6OO made in the working of the abattoir during the past two years was derived from slaughtering fees paid I by the butchers. “After looking at my meat bill,” added Mr. Ebbett, amidst merriment, “I was under the impression that I helped to pay that, but lam pleased with the enlightenment I have received.” While a lad named Jack Lockyer was passing the Garrison Hall, Napier, this morning, the horse on which he was riding suddenly took fright at some telephone wires which fell close by. The horse bolted along Coote road, then down Shakespeare road, and just near the Customs house. Port Ahuriri. in order to avoid a collision with another horse, its plucky little rider jumped off and managed to hold the runaway.