LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 193, 2 August 1911, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The mail via Sues, which left Napier on 22nd June, arrived at London on July 30th.

The chairman of the Hawke’s Bay County Council visited Petane to-day for the purpose of centering with settlers on drainage matters.

As a result of the recent high seas, salt water has invaded the < Titerion Hotel cellar to a depth of about Is inches. The work of pumping out was commenced this morning.

Last evening at an adjourned general meeting of the Napier Working Men’s Club it was announced that a ballot for the election of four persons to fill vacancies on the committee had resulted in favour of Messrs. J. Sinclair. M. Treston. T. AA . Bear and G. Tankard.

Many workers are beginning to revolt against the system of the uniform wagt —the first law of the Unions —and are fast realising that the principle is a most unfair and iniquitous handicap to industry, intelligence. and adeptness. It is not. therefore, to be wondered at that clever workmen are agitating all over the world for an alteration.

It appears likely that considerable difficulty will attend the sinking of the ejector tank at the corner of Munroe and Sale streets for the Napier Drainage scheme. The tank has to be sunk to a depth of - n feet and about 14 feet of this is lielow sea level. The workmen struck water after sinking some 3ft and pumping will have to be restarted before long.

A judgment of some interest to shopkeepers was delivered by Mr. Hiddell. S.M.. at the Wellington Magistrate s Court on Monday, in which he held that all employees must be allowed to leave their employment at 9 o'clock on Saturday nights. This does not. of course, mean that the shops must be cleared at 9 o'clock, but that the employees must be dismissed at that time. The employer himself may serve customers after 9 o’clock if he wishes.

Commenting on the proposal formulated by Mr. R. Ellison, the London representative of the Dairy Association, for “a shilling butter all the year round." the “Taranaki News” remarks -At the prices paid for land in Taranaki during the past few years, a drop of from Hd to 2d would mean nothing short of bankruptcy to scores of farmers, and if such a thing happened business throughout the province would suffer correspondingly.’’

It is a curious and little known fact that the artesian water obtained at Clive contains sulphuretted hydrogen in such quantities as to be quite perceptible to the senses, whereas this gas does not occur in water obtained from any other artesian well in the Heretaunga or Ahuriri Plains. Mhy should Clive have sulphuretted hydrogen in its water and Awatoto not, considering that the water is supposed to have the same origin, is a question along with several others of a similar and baffling nature which a committee of the Philsophical Institute will investigate and attempt to offer some satisfactory explanation for.

The boys of the Napier High School had a holiday to-day to recompense them for for the loss of a holiday on the King’s Birthday.

The founadion stone of the Dannevirke Municipal Town Hall was laid to-day by Mr. E. A. Ransom. Mavar of the town.

Inspector Ross made a lengtldy: report which he was to have submitted at the meeting of the H.B. Rabbit Board yesterday. This, was not done however, on account; of rhe postponement of the meeting until next month.

The grocery business of Messrs Ballinger Bros. Hastings, has been floated into a limited liabilitycompany. which includes, besides the original firm. Messrs G. Pharazyn. J. Beatson, J. C. Mcllroy, and Stewart Miller.

No reduction in fares is contemplated by the Department, says the Hon. J. A. Millar. Minister of Railways, yet his actions tell us that oversea visitors exploiting the country are to be given free passes on His Majesty ’s railway s in New Zealand.

The work of installing the new copper system at the Napier Municipal Baths was commenced this morning. The iron has been replaced by copper, as it has been found that iron will not stand the action of hot salt water for any length of time. In case of a rush on the hot salt-water baths, a tank of about 600 gallons capacity is lining fitted up as a reserve. The cost *of the copper outfit alone is £lBl It is expected that the work will be completed within a month.

The continued activity- in the building trade in Hastings during the month of July is evidenced by the fact that during that period the Borough Inspector issued permits to the value of £9649 as compared with £3849 for the corresponding month last year. The revenue derived from the issue of these permits was £17,11-. In Napier the permits issued for July totalled £9469, not including £21.000 odd for the new theatre.

The Palmerston North No-license League passed a resolution yesterday appreciative of the late Mr. T. E. Taylor s helpful and inspiring life and character, and their sense of indebtedness for the magnificent service he rendered the Prohibition cause, during the past 20 years. The League decided to heartily approve of the proposed memorial and to urge ail sympathisers to support the same.

Certain areas in the Dominion are specified in the “Gazette” as being exempt from the provisions of the Defence Act in regard to military training. They are in the northern part of the Auckland district, the back-blocks of Hawke's Bay. where they abut on the Auckland and Wellington boundaries, parts of the Nelson, Alarlborough. Canterbury, Southland and AVestland districts .and the outlying islands of the Dominion, including the Cook group.

As showing the absurdity of the 1 Napier Borough Council's regula • tion that no information shall be given to the Press prior to a meeting we may mention that a representaitve of the “Tribune’’ asked how many persons used the baths during the month of July. Goodness knows till- queestion was simple enough. It could not hurt the ratepayers to know how many people braved the cold water during the past month. Neither can it give the Councillors much enjoyment to guard this secret, but the; officials though courteous were unable to give any information.

Ihe Anchor of Faith Juvenile Temple, 1.0.G.T., held its usual : weekly session last evening in Ahuriri, Sis. T. Colyer, C.T., presiding! over a very good attendance. The , various officers’ reports were re- ’ ceived and adopted. New officers were installed by Bro. C. 11. • Stokes. Superintendent, as fol-' lows:—C.T., Sis. T. Colyer; V.T.. i Sis. D. Anderson ; P.C.T., Sis. M. Addison; Sec.. Sis. Jenkins; As.- 1 sec., Bro. J. Jenkins; Fin. See. Sis. F. Jenkins ; Treas.. Bro. R Hodgkinson; Mar. Sis Taylor; D Mar.. Sis. A. Sayers; Chap., .'is. M. Hamilton ; Guard. Sis. W. :<■■■. mour; Sentiual. Sis. D. And. rsm . After business, games were o;duig ed in to the enjoyment of ad

Facts are coming to light diseb . ing that the glamour of ?h< umr.orable naval pageant held m ccmev- < tion with the Coronatem cimef-aka a Hidden Fist of tre, .endous power. The whole n .-aw-nst • ati ,n ’ was in reality nothing than a mobilisation of the entile British : fleet on a war footing. cry vi s-i sei taking part had hs oai bunk-1 ers full, and it - aiirnuip. jch stores! replenished t-. v ar eapicb.i. The; immense sign .ricamt of war-’ like demonstration can be best re-! alised when jt is re menibered that i a naval mo bih .- atio i is always re-j garded among- 1 the nations as an ultimatum, |

The Hawke's Bay estates certified to last month for stamp duty were : —Fred Luckie, £4260 ; Mary B. Wilson. £B7l ; Catherine Simmons, £844 ; Agnes Campbell, £794.

Plans for the conversion of the Napier main lire station into a dwelling-house for Dr. Bernau will come before the Borough Council this evening. At the Napier Drill Hall yesterday afternoon, 82 High School boys were medically examined, and all were passed. One territorial, who was unable to appear on the date for which he was set down, was rejected.

The statistics for New Zealand for the year J9lO. (Part 1 Blue Book, and Part 2 Trade and Interchange) compiled by the Government Statistican from official returns .are to hand from the Government Printer.

Last evening a largely attended and very enjoyable chamber concert was given in St. Paul’s schoolroom. The instrumentalists were Messrs. Louis Hay (flute). Roy Sparkman (violin), G. C. Lyttelton (violin), C. Prime (viola). Lomas (’cello), Horace Weber (piano), and H. G. Spackman (Mustel organ). Songs were contributed by Airs. J. Campbell, Mr. Louis Flay played a flute solo, and Air. Horace Weber contributed a pianoforte solo. The other items were in keeping with the general excellence of the programme, a duo on piano and Mustel organ by Messrs. Horace Weber and Roy Spackman being specially appreciated.