LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 174, 10 July 1911, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL

■ Mb'.'* ■ ■ T-By the Public Works D-; ’irtu.-nt are invited for the Ajfeqt.on of a Police Inspector s Rsfivm-t in Napier. KANrtht request of the Manawatu 'rk>o, Union. Mr. J. Robof Palmerston North, sec-, ■rtayv t . the Taranaki Dairj|R>rk- ■ - l’nion. has decided to non*-t Otaki electorate in the (Labour .hierests. Bh- -re i- no difficulty in coining to ecision as to the nationality of Mr-. Barton, the No-license advocate. Before she had even men tinned the blessed word “Glasgow" on Saturday evening, enough r’s had rolled off her tongue to start a copy book.

The statement that Messrs. -T. I). Hall. J. J. Dotigall and J. R. Brunt had been selected as Opposition . candidates to contest the Christ- ’ Lurch City seats at the next election is officially denied. It is expected that a selection will be made within the next two or three davs.

“What brought me these 12.000 miles away from home to visit you in New Zealand ?” asked Mrs. Barton at her open air meeting in Napier on Saturday “Salary'.” came the answer from the crowd, and for a few moments the atmosphere around the platform was electrical.

Speaking in Napier on Saturday night Mrs. Barton had just concluded an illustration of what Nolicense would do for New Zealand when a voice from the crowd yelled “rats.’ Quick as a flash came the reply: '“No, not ’rats’ young man. but sheep, cows and prosperous homes.”

Mr. Hogan. M.P. for Wanganui, says that there is absolutely no Truth in the statement made public by the “Wanganui Chronicle" that he is to be comfortably provided for by a seat in the Upper House that the Ministerial pocket borough of Wanganui may return Sir John Findlay who is to become Premier of New Zealand in the imfuture.

Yesterday morning Mr. William Adam, who hail been living in Napier South for some time, passed away after a trying and painful ill ness extending over three years. The deceased gentleman was for about 30 years manager of Kauraka station for Dolbel Brothers. Though of a retiring nature, he was well known and highly esteemed By a large circle of friends. He iea'-c' a widow and young family, with whom deep sympathy is felt.

A salient portion of the speech delivered by Mrs. Barton at her open air meeting in Napier on Sat itrday was that devoted to the House of Lords. Her hatred of the Lords is something "more than political hatred, -it is the deeper and more violent form of class hatred. In her tirade against the Lords she was typically the mob orator. Amongst some of the worst crimes which came under the lash of her invective were, so far as could be made out. that a number of Lords owned brewery company shares and one old Lord had been wheeled to! the poll in a bath chair.

M hen folk are Jacking in initiative and use the product <>;* the brains of others, say- the “Folding Star.’ the least they can do is to acknowledge the source of their information. This apropos the action of a committee of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board in presenting regulations for compulsory attendance at continuation classes which are, word for word, a transcript of the draft regulations drawn up for Wanganui Education Board and materially amended. Perhaps the Hawke s Bay Board will now copy the amendments

A meeting of the committee to make arrangements for the Ho>pi tai Bail to be held on July 26th. was held ar Hastings. The following were present : Gatnett t Mayoress t. Miller. Tosv. De Lisle. McKibbin. Simson. Seannell. Ribbands. Ellingham. Keith. Rivers. Miss O Reilly. Messrs, Garnett and J. A. Miller. Apologies were received from .Reclames Shrimpton. Ncwbegin. Macdonnel. G. I. Roach. Barcroft. Nairn. Beamish. Crosse. Lamiel- and Mr. Shrimpton. It was decided t<) rr rhe charges 1 - for ladies and adiWs 2 6 gents. Dancing, children 7.;>' to JO p.m.. afterwards adults the nst of the evening. Arrangements of halt left in the hands of gents’ committee. Ladies’ committee is to canvass for supper and to attend to sale of tickets. The next meeting to be held to report progress, Wednesday 19th, at 2.30 at the Hastings library.

The retail price of butter in Wei-, lington has increased to-day to 1 o per lb. The Melbourne Cricket Chib is ■ erecting a new stand at a cost of b.r-'O. Phenomenally heavy rain fell at Lev in last night, the total for 24 hours being well over two inches. The low-lying portions of the town are flooded with surface water. The Dominion "Winter Show at Hawera closed on Saturday night. The attendance for the four davs it was open was 13.809, as against 13.600 for last year's show. The Napier Operatic Society will stage “The Runaway Girl.” for one night only, in the Princess Theatre. Hastings, to-morrow evening. A special train will leave Napier for Hastings at 6.15 p.m.. returning after the performance. Toronto reports are to the effect that the Roman Catholic wife of Dr. Mcßea left him after the “ne temere” decree was published. The doctor, with a friend named Shaw, went to the wife’s uncle’s place seeking to induce her to return. A quarrel arose, and the uncle shot Shaw with fatal results. Napier is to be visited by Professor Walter Thomas Mills, of Milwaukee. U.S.A., who has been specially engaged by the New Zealand Trades and Labour Federation Council for a lecture tour through New Zealand. The professor is described as " one of the world’s greatest orators.” Further particulars will appear later. The case of Alexander Speers v. Harry Beyers, claim for work done and money due to the amount of £‘slo 2 6. set down for hearing at the present session of the Supreme Court, has been settled. There were counter claims of £BO due, under agreement, £9O damages, £550 damages, and £382'10,- compensation by way of rent. The following tenders were ac-

cepted at the meeting of the Coun-. ty Council to-day : —Cleaning drain * Pakowhai road, Dysart and Mulholland. 1 10 ; metalling Rukumoana toad. R. West. 6 4 and 4'B; Maraekakaho, Speer ami Montgomery, 24, 1/6. 2 6 : Taheke, J. Doole, 2/4 and 3 11: Pakawhai-Mahora, J. H. Curtis. 2 4 : Davis road. J.- H. Curtis, 1 10; widening Awatoto road, Speer and Montgomery, £B5 : cutting down trees at Farndon Park, H. Rasmussen, £l2.

The temperance campaign meet-' ings are to be continued to-night. ' when two temperance demonstrations will be held at 8 o’clock —one in the Athenaeum, the Rev. ('anon Mayne presiding, and the other in St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church. 1 the Rev. H. L. Blamires presiding. ; Addresses will be given at both meetings by Mrs. Barton and the Rev. J. Dawson, the secretary of the New Zealand Alliance. At the Athenaeum the Rev. J. Dawson will speak first, and at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Hall Mrs. Barton will speak first. All are welcome. Tomorrow night a women’s crusade meeting will be held iti the Athe ■ nseum. This meeting will be the: last of the campaign.