LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 228, 13 September 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There was a clean sheet at the Xapier Magistrate’s Court this morning.

There are just on Glloo men at present employed on the Gcvcr'iment cc-1 perativ (' works throughout New Zealand.

Tenders dose with Mr. J. J. Morley. Hastings, on the 21st hist., for the erection of a villa in Railway road. Hastings.

The “Gazette” notifies lhat Government offices throughout the "ountry will lie closed on Monday. 25th in st.. Dominion Day.

Tenders for the privileges at the forthcoming Spring Show dose with the secretary of the A. and P. Society to-morrow.

Mr. H. L. Harstou presided over a meeting of the executive committee of the Napier Cofnpetitions Society which was held in the Borough Council Chambers last evening.

Professor Mills w ; ll lecture af the Princess Theatre, Hastings, on .Friday evening next, on “Why a Labor Partv in New Zealand.

Mrs. J. Boyle has written to the H.B. County Council asking for permission to erect poles for a telephone along Pukahu—Paki Paki road to her son’s residence.

The Gisborne Civil Service Hockey Team left for home by the Tarawera last evening, and were accorded a hearty send-off by a large number of hockevites and others.

The Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s Show will be held at Hastings on October 18th and 19th. The date of entries closing and other particulars are advertised.

Professor Mills, M.A., will give an address to ladies only in the Methodist Schoolroom, Napier, to-morrow afternoon, at, 3 o’clock. His subject will be “Home Life and the Labour Movement.”

The Dannevirke A .and P. Association recently decided to purchase a fine site of 20 acres in the borough for a show ground, and to erect on it building, at a total cost :f about 5/100(1. Debentures have been fi'f’ely taken up for that purpose. Intending exhibitors in the salt butter class at the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show arc reminded that their exhibits must be delivered at the Society’s office, Napier, or at Mr. W. J.’ Stratton’s office, Hastings, not later than Tuesday next.

A copy of the Highland and Agricultural Society annual report for 1911 has been received by the H.B. A. and P. Society. It includes a series of articles of gieat value and interest to the farmer. One paper especially. I>y J. Cossar Ewart. M.D.. F. 8.5., on “The Origin of Clydesdale and other heavy breeds, is deserving of careful attention.

A f<;rtn ight ago the Wellington Trades and Labour Council wrote to the Minister of Labour urging the introduction of a Universal Saturday Half-holiday Bill. Mr. Milla:- bats replied declining to accede to the council’s request, anti giving as a reason the difficulty of securing the passage : f such a content ious measure during this session.

Last evening about twenty boy Scouts from the City Troop., under the command of Scout masters Lovell and Miller [mid an official visit to the resilience of the Commissioner of Bob Scouts for H.B. (Mr. J. V. Brown). On arrival the war cry was given ami after inspection the boys were entertained with magic lantern views, songs and recitations. Supper was provided. Before leaving each Scout was presented with a box of eho IcansetaLUa- asv i CM cmfvvyk ehoelales ami three hearty cheers were given for Mr. Brown.

Mr. "Walter Fossey, Director of the Napier Technical College, announces that a, class for sheep-shearing by machine:-, wool sorting and classing will be commenced on Monday, October 2nd, at Mr. A. 11. Russell's Twvford' station. The term will be for three or six weeks, five days per week, and terms are -£2/2/- or £3/3,,respectively. This is a capital opportunity for young men t.o learn shearing and also the important work of wool classing. If the sons of farmers are alive to the benefits to be derived they will join the class without delay.

Mr. Walter Karplus, chief engineer of tlie railway department of Messis Siemens Bros.’ Dynamo Works. London, and Siemens-' Subuckertwerke,, G.M.8.H.. Berlin, is at present in New Zealand on business for his firm. Ho is an expert on electrification of railways, and while in Aidbourne was asked t . give evidence before tlie Metropolitan Traffic Commission in regard to the cable system of tramways and suburban railways. He was also interviewed during his stay in Sydney on the electrification of the Sydney suburban railways. His principal mission in New Zealand is conferring with Messrs A. and T. Burt, Ltd., Messrs Siemens’ representatives in New Zealand, in regard to various contracts and electric schemes. He recently visited Waibi. where his firm have a large contract for high tension power transmission.

The High Commissioner for New Zealand lias appointed two veterinary surgco’-Js for service m the Dominion under the Government, namely, Mr. Thomas Arnold Blake, M.R.C.V.S., and Mr James Stafford M.R.C.V.S. Mr Blake who has seen three and a ha.lt years service in Burmah as assistant to Captain Stevenson, Government inspectc.r, and has gone through the meat inspection course at Islington market. London, has for some time past been ccmbini’.’.g private practice with dairy farming at Nailsworth, in Gloucestershire. Ho is twenty-

,’iiie year:; of age and unmarried. Mr. James Stafford has had cotis.dernble experience as assistant : o Mr A. C. St-cwart. a well-known Cardiff “vet.” Ho lias also assisted in meat in:•’icctiot) for the city ol Edinburgh, has for some time acted as assistant lecturer in incit inspectmn to the Glamorganshire County (.•(min il. Mr Stal'lj rd is thirty-seven years of age- ami possesses a wife and two children. Mr. Blake and .Mr. Si afford and famit v sailed tor the Dominion by the Turnkina which hft Louden ;;i the end of Augm.blIOI’ND D > \\ IN i’ilE I’ldllT Tn a band to hand light with a cold. Baxter's Lung Preserver "id vviu out every time. It has vanquished hundreds of these severe nii'l-vv inter coughs and colds in tlie last i’ortniglit —it will vanquish vnuis. A cold liasn t even a tigliting <-hnnce when it gets against a “hottie of Baxter’s.” It is simpiy extei miiiateil—-quickly—surely and thoroughly. If you vanr to see the last of your cold g"t Baxter’s I.ung Preserver on us track. 'This jiroven remedy is bound to win the day. Price 1 10 large size bottle, at all chemists. Roslvn suits are built with a thorough knowledge of the science of eorrest suitbuilciing.. .

The I bird term al the Napier High Schools commenced tins morning.

-Mr. J. Vigor Brown. M.P.. performed the ceremony of laving the foundation stone of the Town Hall at Taradale this afternoon.

The Duart road, Havelock, vvhidh has been closed to allow the Hastings Borough Council to lay pipes has now been reopened for traffic.