LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 120, 6 May 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Napier Town Clerk has re- ! ceived a cable message from the Hon. W. Pitt states that the plans j for the Municipal Theatre will be i in Napier in three weeks. : Mr. George Hawke, the wellknown cricketer, leaves on transfer ; from the Napier Electric Telegraph ' | Department for Waihi on Monday next. He will be accompanied by i his father-in-law, Mr. H. Nesbitt, J sen., who has been a resident of Napier for the last 45 years. ; The policy advocated by the late' Air. Seddon. “keeping the cradle

full.” has evidently two strong sup-; porters in Napier. According to ? one census schedule, there is a j family living in town consisting of ' 17 children. rot"’itbc<-pndL ic io. others have died. A man who stowed away on the ;

last t’i i of t’ <> Mu inn from Syriney to Welhogton found in Mr. George Stephenson’s musical comedy company, “The Wanderers.” who were passengers by the steamer, friends in need. They organ- ; ised a concert in his behalf, and ' collected sufficient money from the passengers to pay the face, and to hand him £4 with which to make a start in this country.

A meeting of the Council of the ' Hastings Chamber of Commerce will be held on Alonday.

Notice is given by an advertisement in another part of our columns that a map shownng the boundaries of the Hawke’s Bay Rivers District can be inspected at the office of the H.B. County Council, Napier. Among the creditors of Frederick Hunt, of Wellington, bankrupt, is the firm of Horton Bros.. Ltd., Hastings, the amount being £42 18/-. The bankrupt’s total liabilities are £97/4/6. At the Napier Alagistrate’s Court this morning, before Air. S. E. AlcCarthy, S.AL, Alichael Robert Ryan was charged with failing to provide adequate maintenance for his wife in Onehunga. The case was remanded until Thursday next. Acorrespondent of a northern paper, referring to the exodus of workers from New Zealand, expresses the opinion that the demand for labour will decrease for want of capital, for which there is no inducement or security, caused by too much legislation. “What we want,” he aptly infers, “is more capital and less legislation.” The Hope of Ahuriri Lodge No. 81, 1.0.G.T., held its usual weekly meeting in Ahuriri Hall, Bro. J. Gillies presiding over a good attendance of members and visitors. Owing to the return forms and passwords not coming to hand, the new I officers for the ensuing term were 1 unable to be installed. Bro. F. Pal-! mer, the G.L. representative, gave! a very able report on the G.L. proceedings in Dunedin and was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. The ; Juvenile executive presented their i report, which was read and adopt-! ed, and Bro. C. H. Stokes was re-) commended for Superintendent in place of Bro. Alooney, resigned. The Lodge closed after a very pro-1 fitable meeting at 9.30 p.m. < Kirkcaldie and Stains, Limited, ! Napier, advertise in another column I the newest creations in costumes, 5 coats, millinery, furs, blouses and neckware for race week. They have i also a splendid assortment of;

i showerproof coats, including the ; celebrated “Burberry’s.” Umbrel- ; las, mufflers, gloves, hoisery. knitj ted golf coats and jerseys are shown :in great variety. These goods are smart and exclusive, and intending ■ purchasers would do well to see I them at once, as at the prices they will not remain long unsold.

Skipper Kent, the man who walked to Auckland in six days, and who performed other long distance records in different parts of the Dominion, issues the following challenge. jvhich will be. placed in one of the Xapier shop windows:—"l, t Skipper Kent, inclining to the belief that an alcoholic diet, in'rea- : son. is advantageous and much more beneficial to a man than teetotalism, do hereby challenge, on [ behalf of the trade, any represen- ■ tative of the no-license or prohibitionist parties whosoever, in the ; Diocese of Waiapu, to a long distance walking match from Pohtii to Xapier.” At yesterday’s meeting of the Harbour Board, Mr. Caraell wished to move to set up a certain committee, but the chairman ruled that it would be better for Mr. Carnell to bring o . h ■ motion at the next ordinary ng. Later, when some one wis.'ec; to move a resolution in regard t > the appointment of an assistant-pilot, Mr. Carnell protested that the proceeding, was illegal. The meeting was a special one, he contended, and they could not do anything outside the appointment of chairman and committees. They could only take other business if the Board was unanimous, and it was not so for he was against it. “No you don’t,” he declared. “you blocked me just now, so I 11 block you.” The resolution, however, managed to get through.

’ At the Foresters’ Hall. Napier, ; last evening, the Hawke’s Bay Highland Society held a business : meeting at the conclusion of which ' musical selections were rendered and a dance followed. Chieftain Hector McKenzie presided. Messrs. ! J. Handyside and J. Murdoch were elected members, and Messrs. R. ; Clouston, D. Walker, L. J. Taylor, J. Melrose, J. Watson and AV. Wat-

son were nominated for membership. The Chairman acknowledged gifts of books to the library by Messrs. R. D. D. McLean, W'. Riniciman, and J. McKay. After the business of the meeting had been' concluded songs were given bv Mrs. : I. "1\ TW -- * r w<- -t - ~

fx. McKenzie. Mr. Murdoch Campbell (in Gaelic) and Stevenson, and a quartette by Mesdames Riddell and Bobertson and Messrs. Stevenson and Yuill. The society’s choir, under the directorship of* Mr. C. McConnell, contributed several enjoyable items. A solo by Mr. A. Arroll. with chorus by the choir, also met with appreciation. The usual programme of Highland, country and modern dances completed the evening’s entertainment. |

A smoke concert will be held on Wednesday evening next in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Taradale. in aid of the Meanee Hibernian Society.

The first Oriental rug factory established in the Southern Hemisphere has been started in Wanganui.

Speaking on his election to the chairmanship of the Harbourßoard yesterday, Mr. Jull said’ that he would like to say to the public that they must not be too impatient for work to be done. They could not start on a new scheme by next meeting or the meeting after. Many things had to be done. Other bodies beside the Harbour Board had gone in large schemes of expenditure and the people were impatient for the completion of the works. It could not be expected that work would start as soon as the poll was taken. He was sure the Board would do what Mr. Carneli asked and help him as chairman, and he would take Mr. Carnell’s advice as to how he should act in the chair.

The District High School is closed and no less than 52 houses in Hastings are now placed in quarantine until further notice from the District Health Inspector. This has been the work of that energetic officer since he took up his duties in Hawke's Bay less than a fortnight ago. When we suggested at the beginning of April that the school should be closed, the seriousness of the outbreak was repudiated by our napier contemporary. It was waiting for expect advice as usual. Now, however, when the officer has got the matter well in hand and publicity is not needed, theh “Telegraph” does not let a day go past without publishing two or three scare paragraphs. It is like a watch dog that keeps quiet until the burglar is captured and then “kicks up a di’el o’ a noise.” Hastings, unfortunately, is not the only town suffering from this visitation. Speaking to a “Press” reporter on Monday, Dr. Finch, Christchurch District eHaith Officer, said that cases of scarlatina were still being reported daily. Those patients who could not be properly isolated at home were being taken to the Bottle Lake Hospital, which was now just about full. Urgent cases would, however, still be taken to Bottle Lake.