LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 110, 24 April 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr. T. J. Thompson will address the electors in St. Matthew’s Hall this evening. Mr. Eustace Lane will address the electors of Hastings, on Harbour matters, at St. Matthew’s Hall on luesday evening, Mr. Lane also intends to speak on the same subjec, at the Princess Theatre, at the conclusion of Mi'-. W. Lane’s address on municipal matters.

Andrew Poulka. a diminutive African—he was of such small stature that he was hidden from view m the flock—was charged at the Hastings Police Court on Saturday with being found helplessly drunk >n a public place. Accused was obviously suffering from the effects of a drinking bout, and on the application of the police was remanded for medical treatment. Mr. S. E. McCarthy, S.M., was on the bench.

To ii.n being St. George’s Day. ! all Government offices in Napier j are dosed. 1 The annual smoke concert of the { Napier* Territorials will be held in I the Garrison Drill Hall this evening. On account of to-day being a -Comrt holiday, all Police Court business* set down for hearing today has been postponed until Monday next. ! Mr. W. Lane has an address in this issue in furtherance of his can-, didature for the Hastings* Mayoralty. •* Messrs. B. C. McCormick and C. Hughes, candidates for the Hastings : Borough Council insert addresses to the electors in this issue. ;

Mr. Garnett*s joint committees; meet at 7 o'clock this evening in the premises lately occupied by Mr. F. Moore, opposite the Council Cham-, hers. !

feT Mr. Thos. F. Taylor announces | Jnis candidature for the Napier Borough Council, and jioints out! to the burgesses that his policy is ; one of progress and the greatest [ good to the greatest number.

Mr. F. Bee has an advertisement; in this issue soliciting votes at thej election of Napier Borough Councillors on Wednesday next. He promises to use his best endeavours to push on with the works in hand.

The Harbour League has court-' eously arranged that the dress circle at the Theatre Royal. Napier,; on Tuesday evening shall be reserved for ladies and their escorts.. The ladies who are taking an interest in the question will appreciate this action. * For last week the Customs duties collected in Napier amounted to! £2864/3,7, beer duty £BO/8/9, and other receipts £7/12/6, making at total of £2952/4 10. The previous: week's figures were as follows:— Customs duties £1371/1048, beer' £124/16/1, other receipts £l2! 2/10; total, £l5OB/9/7. ! Mdlle. Dolores was greatly interested in the report which appeared; in our supplement on Saturday, of. I the sad ease of Ella Caspers, whom Mdlle. Dolores heard sing in Sydney. Mdlle. Delores was staying at tilp.Midland Grand Hotel when the chlprit Bradley, after marrying Miss| Maud Qglivie, nee Jeeves, drugged apd* robbed her. At the Napier Magistrate's Court on Saturday morning Alexander Fetftuson for whom Mr. Dolan appbared was charged with having assaulted a woman at Pataka on Feb Tuary 10th with intent to commit’ raps. Evidence was taken with closed doors and the accused was' committed for trial at the next Na-j pief session of the Supreme Court.;

The Presbyterian Manse at Tai-; Rape was burglared last night dur-! ing the evening service. Rev. and; Mrs. Pest have lost about £2O worth of jewellery. The place was ransacked by .the thieves, who missed money in a cupboard which; bad been broken open. Among the stolen articles was an antique gold watch and several wedding presents. The police have not yet obtained any clue.

Last month a tram conductor at Dunedin was incapacitated by com-' ing in contact with a long pin in a lady’s hat in a car. with the result that his eye narrowly escaped injury. On Friday the City Council agreed to pay him full pay (£2 16 -) and doctor's expenses (£l, 10,-) dur-; mg the period he was absent from duty. The suggestion was made that a by-law might yet be necessary to prohibit the use of these hatpins in traincars.

At the Magistrate's Court at Waipawa, Frederick John Sturm, clerk, of Hastings, sued Frederick Burgess, sawmiller, of Onga Onga. for the sum of £5O. alleged to be due as wages. After taking evidence, the magistrate gave judgment for £2O, and costs £4lO 6. and disallowed a counterclaim of £h> 13 7 made by the defendant. Mr. B. J. Dolan appeared for the plaintiff, and defendant was rept by .Mr. V.. C. Hewitt.

“A Dominion award is our aim. said Mr. Bisland, of Dunedin. m replying to a toast at a smoke cert held in M edington in connection with the New Zealand Plumpers* < ’onferepce. ■ I ;bbik we sliall have it in the near f :t t:>■»*.” |>e added. He went on to that the R< gist ration of Piiiml-crßiH had always been his aim. As things were

at present, a man would have to pav from £l5 to £i> in f**es if hi* went to work in the various cities and boroughs in- New Zealand. Each city and nearly every borough demanded a fee. It was not right that

plumbers should be persecuted in that way. and the time had arrived «rhen what was a most unfair state things should be remedied.

! The census of Devonport Borj ough (Auckland) gives a popula--1 tion of 7040, an increase of about 2000 on the previous census. ; Mr. J. Beattie Boyd, one of the ; candidates for municipal honours, ! is well known in connection with the butchery business of Messrs. [ Boyd and Chesterman. Owing to a touch of sciatica, Mr. Thomas F. Taylor will not be able to attend the meeting of the : Labour Party this evening, but he has written subscribing to the platform. Justice Pring, at the Sydney Supreme Court, commented strongly [ 1 on the length of time prisoners were I i kept in gaol awaiting trial. He’ threatened some day to discharge the lot.

Mr. Philip Parsons has an address to the Harbour Board debtors in another column. Mr. Parsons is a strong believer in the Inner Harbour scheme, and if elected will advocate a thorough investigation of the proposal.

Napier is served by a smart and efficient fire brigade, but judging from the way the alarm rang yesterday evening, improvement is badly needed in that direction. The bells are very feeble in carrying power.

Tenders are invited in another column for the erection of public buildings (in brick) for the Taradale Town Board. The plans and specifications may be seen in Mr. J. Eddy's shop. Emerson street. Tenders close on Tuesday, May 9th, at noon.

An area of 5000 acres is to be set apart for a prison reformatory on the Main Trunk line, by the Government. The Natives own 3500 acres of the land and are now claiming compensation from Government. Their valuation is 30/- per acre. The case will be heard at Wellington this week.

A man about 24 years of age, was accosted by the detective at the Auckland Police station on Saturday night. He asserted that he was the Duke of Westminster. In further conversation he stated that he had escaped from Seacliffe about eleven months ago. He was detained for medical examination and committed to Avondale Asylum.

The Finance Committee met at the Education • Board Office this morning for the purpose, among other matters, of selecting a site for a school in Napier South. The Committee will this afternoon go over the district with a view to ascertaining the most suitable position.