LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 217, 31 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the Victorian General Assembly a division on the Preferential Voting Bill resulted m a Government majority of two.

The Federal Government has de eidtd t<. spend £100.900 in the purchase of propt’. ties at Perth lor Federal offices.

One cf tb.c candidates who submittid himself for examination al the medical inspection at Otane. on Saturday, was a boy 1-1 years <>t age, whe re In iglit was 6ft L'Jin and Ins wcl&ht list 131 b.

An Exchange sl ates that Dr. Truby King, head of the Seacliff Asylum, who recently purchased a dairy farm in the Tahakopa (Callins, Ot.ako), purposes, starting a co-operative dairy factory in that locality.

Mr. Ross. M.P. for P.ahiatu.a, has bc-i.n miormed thal inquiries arc being made as to the suitability of the* Balfour estale, near h'ahiattia, for small settlements and as to whether the e,wn< is are disposed to sell.

Messrs. Kennedy, Lusk and Morling, of Napier, have taken offices in Hastings with a view to practising as barristers and solicitors here in partnership with Mr. Norton Thompson. LL.B., who will be in charge of the practice.

Oiie of those bail the good fortune to draw s a Mackenzie ('.,iintry run has alri adv refused Fltiiio for the- goodwill of it. though (remarks the Tiniarn Herald) he has not spent a penny on it, and has not even entered into possession yet.

The chairman of the Education Board reported to-day that sickness is still rife throughout the district. Many teachers have been absent for short periods, and a number of schools have been compelled to take their term holidays now instead of at th<* usual time*.

A notice of motion given at Tuesday afternoon’s conference at Auckland of the New Zealand Waterside Workers’ Union by Mr. Terry (Wellington) was: “If England deHarts war on any other nation we, as workers, with other workers, unite in declaring peace.’’

In describing the Biblical incident relating to rendering to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, a boy wrote : “And they brought him a penny. ‘Whose miserable subscription is this ?’-he asked. ‘Caesar’s.’ was the reply. ‘Then send it back to him at once.’ ” —Told by the Bishop of Thetford at a Yarmouth meeting.

A solicitor has informed a Southland “Times” reporter that he is c-f opinion that the Invercargill Town Council cannot enforce the by-law forbidding keg parties to congregate on reserves. He expressed the opinion that power to give effect to such a by-law had not been granted to municipalities.

The following resignations have been received by the Education Board : —Miss B. Davis, assistant, Porangahau ; Miss Oxenham, assistant, Puha ; Miss O. B. Lange, assistant, Otoko ; Miss Mcßratney. assistant, Waipiro Bay ; Mr. Finlayson, hi admastf:r. Rauinati ; Mr. J. Hooper, sole teacher, Herbertville.

On account of the recent heavy rains, the road between Eskdale and Wairoa was in a very bad state and the coach which arrived in Napier from Wairoa on Monday took three days to do the journey. Miss Anderson and Mr Duggan, of the Wairoa District High School staff, who were passengi rs by the ccr.ch, speak very highly of the generous li >spitalit.v accorded to them by Mr. McFarlane at Tongoio. when they were blacked by the wash out.

Our special a! Willington telegraphs lual, when interviewed yesterday, Major-General Godley said, regarding the supposed hair cutting “order” flint i;., such order had been given and m, meh order will be given. Morei.ci :’, the General disappt eves of such an inicrl'erciiee ,nml adds that in a cii izcri army there is not the slightest, reason why a man should not wear his hair in any way lie pleases.

A serious trap accident was averl<d yesterday aft< moon by the presence of mind of Mr. .Mark (Ireono. A horse attached to a spring earl, boiti d ficm near me station in Quciii St 1 set, Hastings, and when approaching the Stcrt-fcrd Ledge Hot< 1 Mr. Greene rushed out and caught the reins. After being carried for some distance he managed to pull tin l runaway up as the wheels of the cart struck the wheels of Mr. AV. Rae’s lanflinn. But for Mr. Gre< lie’s persist! nee in holding on to the reins a bad smash up must have occurred.

The Auckland Police Court was the scene cf a rather unusual occurrence on Tuesday morning'. A man charged with an offence solemnly protested his innocence, and called a friend t.o prove it. The- said friend went so far as to say that lie himself had committed a similar offence al the spot, anil it was strange the pellet man did not see him. but saw the other man, who didn’t, do it. lie admitted that the night was dark, and his friend might have done such a thing, unseen by him. The Magistrate directed the witness to round to the dock, had him charged, on his own admission, and fined both men forty shillings.

Apropos of the protest made in Wellington on Monday by 100 clerical assistants against being included in the union of merchants’ assistants. Mr. O. V. Robertson, of the firm cf Semingway and Robertson, speaking to an Auckland “Star” reporter, said he was cf opinion that Auckland clerks would be just as hostile against being included in such a union. The clerical work was of a totally different character to that of the warehouse, and could by no stretch of imagination be connected. “As a matter of fact.” said Mr. Robertson, in conclusion, “the clerks here do not seem to care about entering a union at all. A little-known provision of the law was introduced by Air. Kettle in connection with some maintenance cases at Auckland’on Monday, and his remarks should give feed for thought to these whom the cap fits. He pointed out that the Infant Life Protection Act provides that a man who deliberately and consistently neglects to recognise and discharge his responsibilities towards Ins family is liable to imprisonment fcr a term cl two years. Mr. C. E. Matthews, who appeared fcr the complainant in the case, acts also for the Society fcr the Protection of Women and Children. Mr. Kettle gave him a reference to a recent important decision in connection with the parallel English act. and ri commended him to eomim nd the ‘•cct’iun t>» the- society.

The number of infantile deaths in London last week was 635.

Man.v ih-iting competitors in the Musical Competitions left Napier for their respective home:-; this morning. They were cordially fare-welled.

At the next meeting of the Hawke’s Ba.v Fruitgrowers’ Association, Mr. Alan White will read a paper on the future of the fruit industry ami the distribution of fruit, supplemented liy cold storage.

The High Sehmfl f .ciball team which liar, been on a visit to New' Plymouth, returned to Napier last evening and was accorded an enthusiastic reetpiien at the railway station.

The Railway Department has coniminced pulling in the necessary work in connection with the electric tablet, system, wlneli will be in nse between Napier and Waipukur.iu. Tile tablet- system does not permit more than one train on a seel ion at a time.

Leslie Charlton, a son of Mr. Samuel Charlton, got his left- leg jammed between the crank and axle of a motor cycle whilst proceeding along Htretauiiga strict, Hastings, this morning. The young fellow brought the machine to a standstill and several passers-by came to his assistance. The limb was extricated without being injured, but the process caused considerable pain.

The first Council meeting of the newly-formed Wairoa Chamber of Commerce was held last Friday? when a resolution was p assed to tb.e effect that they were in sympathy with the Hastings and Napier Chambers in the matter of the early commencement of the East Coast Railway from the southern end, and would appoint delegates, as requested, to be ready to go to Wellington when necessary.

At a meeting of the New Zealand Society c-f Accountants at Wellington last night, the following executive was elected : —Wellington : Messrs A. T. Clarke, J. S. Barton, and H. C. Tevvsley. Canterbury: Messrs W. E. Best and C. H. Gilby. Marlborough, Nelson and Westland district : Mr. W. S. Hampson. Poverty Bay: Mr. A. G. Beers. Auditors : Messrs J. L. Arcus and H. Bicknell.

A circular is being sent to all licensees of hotels by Mr. R. T. Bailey, Inspector of Awards, stating that r.o non-unionists must work in the bar. It is pointed out that by ■ lause 7 of the award, seven clays after the coming into operation of thi« awnid. viz., the Bth August, all non-union-ists employed shall become and remain members of the union, if 'His is not complied with th-ro is a breach of the award on ho ! h. sicb’s.

The County Council revenue for the month of August was £BBB6/19/2. This places’the acconnjf in credit m the sum of £I(J3-l. whi/h is t.ie best position on August :i<st in r.ny year, for 2o years back. /The figures for oilier years are /- Debit balances 1892, .13)1136 ; 1893, £2B ; P>9l. £1562; 1895, £2312; 1896, 1 56(| ; 1897. £761-1 ; 1898, £26; 1899, £ 161!) ; 1900, £18o9; 1901, £2'228; 1992, 5858; 1903, £1978; 190-1, £6317; 1905, £5327; 1903, £11,621 ; 1907, £7833: 190 , £3»71 ; 1909, £5.860 ; 1910, £3l .3 ; 1911 (ciedil) £lO3-1.

A letter has been rvreived hy the Napier (’hamher of ('ommerce iriun tin* Dunedin Chamber sitting that the following telegram had hejon forwarded to the Hen. George Fuwlds, the Minister in charge of the Sale- of Poisons Bill: “The Dunedin Chand .r of C’cnimcice 11 spo tfull.v protests against sheep-dips being brought under provisions of Sale of 'Poisons Bill. Such restriction would prove harassing and detrimental to Dominion’s largest trade (wool). My committee strongly urges you to reconsider this point.” The letter asks that the Napier Chamber consider the matter and make a similar proti st.