LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 245, 3 October 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Christian Lindgren, an old age pensioner, was found dead in his bed on Sunday morning al. Danncvirkc. Dr. Dawson having given a certificate an inquest was dispensed with.

The following Hawke’s Bay estates of deceased persons were, certified to last month for probate duty: -- Te Orejiga, Hiromina, £8177; Ore Ore, Puramene, £1381; Johnsen, Carl .£1153 ; [Lean, Alexander C. .£p7(); liudnih.il, Hannah £938.

The survey by Mr. Horace Baker, of the Moeangiangi block containing 12,07(1 acres, is making good progress. This block is to be divided into eighteen holdings, ranging from 45(i to loon acres. The land will be thrown open for select ion under the optional system in February, 1912. The paragraph published last night stating that Detective Butler is confined to his bed by illness is, we are pleased to state, absolutely incorrect. Mr. Buller has been on the sick list bul he is now recovered ami hopes to resume duty in a dav or two.

The Auckland Brirkmakr rs’ Association has notified the Builders’ Association that in consequence of the increase of wages awarded to tlieir employers by' flic Arbitration Court, th** price of bricks will be advanced 2 G pi r thousand from to-morrow, making the price .£“3 per 1000 fcr all coal Tacts let on and after that date.

Asked by Mr. Emt ace Lane last avci’iiig if, as he had stated, he war act in favour of the resumpt ion oi private estates, where did he expect to find suitable land to put: the p< <■! man on, Mr. 11. M. Campbell replied amidst, deafening applause, that be <lid not see why he should be -all-' 1 .qion to build up a [>la! form f.oi an ci 11 c:• candiv I a t e.

Yesterday aft erne.-’i an inquesl was held before the’distrief coroner. Mr. S. E. McCarthy, nt the Mnt.nhivvi Pa, on the body of a four year ■■■•ld Maori girl whs died last Sundav. Ev idencc showed that the deceased .vr.s the daughter of Mahattga, cf Wairca. and that she had been adopted by I'ki Poutawo, of Maiahiwi Pa. The coroner returned the following verdict: "That deceased rii: ti at 5 o’clock on Hie morning ol September 30th c-f extensive pidnionarv tuberculosis.” As a rider the er: oner added: "A dorter shcn'cl have been called in earlier.”

A most interesting week’s camp of secondary school boys from Feilding. Marton, and Taihape began their agricultural experiences yesterday as the guests of Mr. Short, at his ArmdaD stud farm. Palmerston, under Mr. Grant, the Board of Education’s supervisor of agricultural education. Mr. Dunlop, manager of the stud farm, lectured and demonstrated with Clydesdales, Herefords, Romneys, etc., and lucerne growing. Veterinarian Rait delivered a lecture. Mr. Guthrie. M.P., Mr. Braik, i.'i’icf Inspector ol' Schools under the Wanganui Education Board, and Mr. Pirani, chairman of the board, spoke. They regarded the camp as a valuable experiment.

The sheep-shearing classes which have been established in i-onnectio'n villi ft'.e Technical College comm< nee at Twyford. Hastings, mt ()<. tt ber 23rd. Tin? postpenment <>f di< sc classes have left vacancies for > few more students. Shearing bv. machines, skirting, rolling and sorting will be taitglit by a competent in: Iriu-tcr. The woe) shed is replete ■virh all modern equipment .and stu•ients will receive thorough tuilton in all brandies cf the work. Ample sh'oping accoinmodati'vu will be provided. Tim fees for these classes iiave been reduced in order to give better inducement to intending pupils. Applical ir n 'or enrolment should be forwarded to the director of the Tc’-littira! College al an ‘airly i date.

A Lo'idcri cable --i tliaf th< Festival of Empire awarded th' bronze medal to Air. F. 11. Brown. New Z'-alaud, fc.r painting:..

Notice preventing aI it u;i I ion < f ;> block of land failed f ianga! iiama I a near Elsfiiorpc hr:-, been gazetted. Eight acres of land <at Ilerekci!’ tan. near Nuhaka, littve been set aside for a, school site.

In another column the Hawke’s Bay County Council notifies I hat the Port Ahuriri-Wcstshore bridge will bi' closed to traffic between I p.m. and 5 a.m. after Thursday next until further notice.

Mi-. Gardiner .District Health Inspector, was in Hastings to-day making enquiries into the allegation that there arc certain insanitary dwelling houses in Hastings. His search through the town was not altogether fruitless.

At his meeting at Hastings List evening. Mr. H. M. Campbell stat'd that he had been informed that evening that one-half of one of the largest estates in Hawke’s Bay would be subdivided and placed on the market within the next few davs.

'AV cold we had a few David Whyte, seniors, left was the concluding phrase in a letl er tram Mr H. A. Mcsr.man, Hastings represen tative on the North Island Railway League, in a letter to the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce, regarding the the Gisborne-Napier railway.

Cr. Styles has given notice to move at the next meeting of the Hastings Borough Conned, "That it be an instruction to the engineer to prepare an estimate and report as to the advisability of forming and making a footpath along Marackakaho road from Herctaunga street to Wall road on the Borough side.”

Examination cf the cargo damageci by fire on the steamer Kent nt Auckland, and stored in the shed on the Queen street wharf, chows that the contents of several crates of earthen ware are blackened and cracked by smoke and fire while several kegs and crates are charred. The damage done by fire and water is in the cir cumstu.nces very small.

Mr. David Jones, who is mriting the district and delivering a serie:: of addresses, is a ready and fluent speaker, and is a man who has the interests < f this Dominion at heart. The subject matter, though apparently dealing mainly with farming, is of vita] interest, to the wliclt’ public. The dates of the meeting are advertised in this issue.

The residents of Port Ahuriri and Wesishore will be pleased to learn that the postal authorities have arranged for the posting boxes at Waghorn street and Westshore to have an extra clearance from October 2rd. The hours of clearance in future will be: Waghorn street pillar box, at Denholm’s store, 7.30 a.m„ 11.30 a.m.. and 2.15 [i.iu., daily ; Westshorc, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m. daily.

M. D. Jem';, organiser for the Farmers Political Protect urn Fcdcrt-

tirin, arrives at Hastings this evening ami will stay at the Carlton 'l’.’b Hold. His visit, to Hawke’s Bay is to arouse interest locally m Hie quest ion of land legislation, and to impress on the farmers the need for combim-.ticn. His first, meeting will be held in Napier >'i Thursday evening. He visits Maraekakalio on I'ri day. ami Hampden on Saturday. He then returns to Hastings and gives an address at (lie Princess Theatre on -Monday' evening.

At the conclusion of bis address at Hastings last evening, Mr. H. M. Campltcll dealt with a number of t r-mourt; which had recently beci. circnltited in connection with his candidature. 11 had been slated, Mr. i.’ampbcll it) id, t hat he had paid a sum of money Io a certain section of the community ft-? their -vote, and, hirthcr. that, be had provided Mr. i llapbatn with a motor car .and guaranteed bis election expenses -n order to split the Liberal vote. Mr. Campbell characterised both ol these statements as baseless lies. He added, amidsl loud applause. Ilia, (here was no need for him t.> spli! the L'bcral vote because be could win outright with the greatest ol

Before Mr. S. E. McCarthy, at the Napier Magistrates I oi<rt t.li'.s mc-riiiug. judgment was given for plaintiffs in the following undefended eases -11. B. Butchering Co. v Joseph O’Connell £2 1 1'2, coi f s 11 - , Ragers Bros. v. Tori Tcki f!2, !j">. costs JD.'I ot B. J. Dolan v. Jnc. Atwell £4O. costs F. Rud. Me Kav v. Juo. Atwell £2 2-. costs 15-. Judgment smmnmses were dealt with as follows:—Lcctwcil Pros. P. Olineke £3. payment erdere.t forthwith, in default seven davs: IL M. Hansen v. .Mark Davis, payment of £3 15- forthwith cr seven clays; C. A. Vaulter v. Atf. Davis, payment forthwith of £t» 19 6. in default seven days.

As the “wee short hour” was approaching on Saturday morning, Mr. Herries, member for Tauranga, made a spirited protest against the action of Sir James Carroll, then in charge of the House, in determining to take the Estimates of the Department. of Internal Affairs under circumstances which made proper scrutmv and consideration almost impossible. When "Class Department of Internal Affairs. £325.118,” was called upon there were fewer than twenty members in the House, and the hell had to be tung to bring in a quorum. The member for Tauranga spoke with evident indignation as he directed the attention of Sir James Carroll to the fact that he had proposed to put through this class, amounting to £325.999, at a quarter to one in the morning, when there was not a quorum in the House. This, he added, was the usual method of the Government in forcing business through. There were about twentv-eight members in Hie House when it settled down again tn business. The I:o-t word ill fountain pen.- is tlie " Hallscti." .non-l>>.’king. screw cap. filb’i': very simple: 1 I-carat gold nti>. e:u:sranteed a- :;<»<»I as the de:in--l pi’ll on the ma rket : only on- pi i' e. 10 -. at Hall and Sons, Hustings. .