LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 158, 20 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thursday the 22nd inst. being Coronation Day, the tenders for the fine villa residence will close at Mr. J. J. Morley’s architect office, on Friday, the 23rd, at noon.

The three Wellington newspapers consider that the Executive has come to a proper decision regarding the hanging of Kaka. A Dunedin public meeting deplored the decision.

Mr. H. H. J. McKenzie, one of the candidates for the committee of the H. B. A. and P. Society has notified the secretary that he has decided to withdraw his nomination.

Mr. D. McMillan, district engineer, is at West Shore to-day, preparing for the commencement of the work of filling in the lagoon for which Government has made a substantial grant.

Complaints 'have frequently been made of thefts from the railway station at Paeroa, and yesterday two engine-cleaners, both about 19 years old, were arrested. They were charged at the Paeroa police court and remanded for a week. A quantity of the missing property has been recovered.

The crackling of' musketry and the sight of a regiment of men drawn up close to the. sea shore aroused considerable interest amongst the promenadors on the Marine Parade last evening. On enquiry it was ascertained that the me nwere territorials, arid that they were performing the movements that will be necessary to make at the Parade on Coronation Day.

At an adjourned meeting in bankruptcy of the Tinaaru Dairy Company (a partnership concern) the auditor’s report stated that the loss was £3769 in eighteen months from paying too much for butter fat (average 10.8 d )in proportion to the sale price (average 10.7 d), and owing to the high expenses of management and paying interest at 10 per cent, on capital. The sales* were 916,4161 b.

It is rare that a person who has been in the Christchurch Magistrate s Court more than once makes an appeal to the sentimental side of Mr. H. W. Bishop, S.M., at Wellington. , But one did on Wednesday. “I’m most unhappy,” he said. And he obtained sympathy for Mr. Bishop’s memory is long. "Oh, I know that,” he said. “Your wife is the most loquacious woman that I have ever known. She took possession of the Court.”

Joseph Frank Mikutee, a Croat American, who is walking round the world, arrived in Wanganui yester■^ew York on January 16th, 1911, and after visiting the capital of every State (to prove which he has the seals of each city and letters from Mr. Roosevelt and President Taft downwards), he sailed from San Francisco to Newcastle. thence he walked to Sydney, where he joined the barquentine Alexa as a seaman. The Alexa arrived this morning.

Plans are now complete for the Taradale Post Office. Judging from the appearance on paper the building will not be very handsome, but perhaps will look better when constructed. Provision is 'made for ample accommodation. There is a handy little box lobby from which entrance is gained to the public office and telephone bureau. To the left of the box lobby and public office is the main room, telephone exchange, store room, etc., and at the rear of the business offices there a l e Kv W rooms, bathroom, etc. The whole building will be compact and convenient for working in.

A case at the Magistrate’s Court caused considerable interest and amusement this morning. A prominent financial agent was in the witness box and his renlies to the opposing lawyer were delivered with great heat and energy. Mr. Cresswell referred to the property as a lake and this roused a passionate protest. It, was neither a swamp nor a lake and trout could not be caught on it. The action of the men in building duck houses on his property, was, he declared, barefaced cheek, and he repeated the statement for the benefit of counsel with considerable warmth. Inp lawyer remarked: “You arc going back on your evidence.” The witness nearly jumped out of the box and the pressman underneath involuntarily jumped also. A storm of words delivered in a forcible and energetic manner followed, but eventually peace was restored.

The Hawke’s Bay County Council invites tenders to-day for the clearing of drains, road metalling )Und cutting trees. The number of Coronation medals supplied by the Education Department is considerably less than the total required, and several of the schools will not have them in time for Coronation Day. Edwin Finch, aged 81. died at Hokitika yesterday morning as the result of injuries received a fort night ago. consequent on the overturning of a bucket of boiling water. At the Hastings Police Court this morning, before Messrs. W. Heslop and J. E. Hall, J.P., Meni Turetahi •#as fined 20/- and 2/- costs, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness. A prohibition order was issued against accused at his own request. Passengers on the 8.5 Hastings to Napier train, witnessed an exciting bolt this morning. The engine whistle startled the horse in one of Tait and Mill’s carts, which was standing in the Napier Gas Co.’s yards and it immediately set off down Wellesley road, keeping pace with the train for some distance. The runaway was eventually without any damage being ellhctod.

Impelled by the thought that some people in Hastings may be suffering hardships by the cold treaty weather, Mrs. H. lan Simaon expresses a desire to give coal to any who may need assistance in that direction. To give effect to her wishes, orders for coal, countersigned by Sergeant Hogan, or by any minister of religion, or by the Mayor, may be left at this office up till to-morrow (Wednesday) night, when in due course the orders will be attended to. and the coal will be delivered at the applicants’ homes. | A resident of the Hutt and two ladies were motoring across a bridge at Silverstream on Sun- 1 day afternoon when the wheels t of the car suddenly skidded , and the lady driver lost control. The result was that the car crashed through the side rails of the bridge and buried itself in water and mud. Two of the women managed to get dear but one woman and the Hutt resident were unable to extricate themselves. When assistance came I the man was blue in the face and; .in a fair way of being drowned. After a little while the victims of | the accident revived sufficiently to hfetaken to their nomes. ; Tn the Napitor Magistrate’s Court * to-day, before Mr. 8. E. McCarthy, J 8.M., judgment for plaintiff wasi given in the following undefended | civil cases:—F. G. Smith and Co., • v. J. Smith, £3/5/1, costs 10/-; Wil-1 Ks and Co. v. T. W. Hall, £B/7/6, | costa 25/6; T. Parker and Co. v.; W. Gordon, 16/- ,costs 7Z-; J. R.! Kessel v. M. Walsh, £l/10/6, costs* «/-; Kirkaldie and Stains v. F.; Patterson, £2/19/-, costs 18/-; Ken-. nedy and Lusk v. E. Broughton, £l6 18/9, costa 17/-; J. P. Thompson v.! W. Innes, £4/3/6, costs 10/-. Judg-| aaent summonses were issued as follows: —Drivers’ Union v. Campbell, jun., to 7/6, in default -two days’ imprisonment. I

A policeman on duty at NewMarket, Auckland, early yesterday w . morning found a young woman in her night attire walking in her sleep. On being awakened she was to give any account of heradf, being in an exhausted condifrom exposure. She was rcmoved to the hospital. It subser ■ quently transpired that the woman, i? who was employed by an Onehunga | resident, is an efficient and indu*Lfajfes servant. She retired FStan last night and evidently wait F'od in a somnambulistic conniri ui L.&r a distance of about six uj!*;. the hospital she recover'd hr memory, excepting that she i sd ; recollection of the incident tmB. night. (pi . Presbyteries frequently r•• »ive u communications from travelbag i'wvangelists offering their ser/ire® p "on most reasonable terms ” *»«• orP times, as one writer put ’t to th" L Umaru Presbytery last work, ‘far fclgMpitality and bare expenses." FThe local presbytery receives its jifuD share of such letters (says the E *Timaru “ Herald and is prompt I'Xn dealing with them. One such |- letter was received, in which (hr E. ovangelist expected h’s expenses gpaid out of the collections, the sur- ■ pins to go to a mission fund. A ■-.minister remarked that his opin. hi ■ .tvas that the church was I-? pc B overrun with evangelists. ‘ I have B it,” he said, “on excellent author-Brt-y that the evangelists at Hone Bare just trotting round to keen I from treading on one anotner s ■ toes This country has be»a it moeivijua the attention of a good of these men who are snd Ring it difficult at Home, because ■evangelistic work there has been Rywrdone. I move that this letter ■be received." And there was a ■Hmdy seconder, who hoped that the ■presbytery would not receive any ■more anch letters for a long time.