LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 268, 1 November 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There were no bankruptcies at Hastings during October.

A cable from Sydney slates that steady rain in the Riv< rina lias greatly benefited the crops.

The Vancoitvir mail desp.alcue7i from Napier on September 29th riinhrd London on October .“.0111.

The Village Fete in Havelock o;t i November Bth will undoublcdlv be an < vent of the sear in Hawke’s Bay. It is rumoured that all the eleefors of the County Counei! and the IL. - pit al Board, from far and near, have determined to record their votes at j an early hour so as to be ready for the procession, which starts at 2 p.m. If will be a sight to recall the gm,fl old times in Merry England as it wends its way through the romantic wood of (he Domain, and the spectator catches a glimp-c now of tire flitlliering robe of a muse, now of I lie jaunty costume of a Morris datu-er. :>nd-amm of a I’tiritan maid or a sober Quaki >■ ; or to iris car is borne the sound of tire je-ter’s lulls as he j t rot s gaily along. | A London correspondent states .that Mrs ('ameron. who. with her ; luisbaiid. Lieutenant Cameron, was jin June sentenced to three tear s' ■p< mil servitude in connection whh kvhat is known as the pearl twekI lace case, has been released on jlieensi. the condition of her health ■ Li ing rcportcii to be such as to reiider her unfit for further dot ent Lett ■in ]>riscn. Only last week it was l< ffieitiiiy announced that Mis Can:rri;’! had been temporarily removed ioi accouiit ’I t’ne stat;’ ot her Leahh from the Caltcn Prison to a lio.-pit::! lin Edinburgh, and her condition has i bee;;me such that it has been found adt isable to give up all idea of t ak;i:>g her back to prison. So long as 1.-he fulfils tlie conditions of the i license, assuming that her health I permits her to do so. Airs C alneron s ■.dealing' with the prison authorities 1 are new at an end.

Alo-t of lire Gov c-i inuent offices in Napur were closed to-day to eelc.-br.-ite the anniversary of the constitution of Hawke's Bay as a province. The rc .-c :pt of £l is ac knowledged by the trustees of the Boys' Home Building Fund from Miss A\ illiains. Hukarere. The work deme by the Napier Borough steam roller has been very satisfactory, and many of the roads in Napier are m a better condition than they have been for many years. The master of the Old People’s Home acknowledges with thanks two boxes of hats from Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains, and aiso a parcel of illustrated papers from the Hawke’s Bav Club.

It is saddening to learn that within about six months no fewer than seven vessels bound to or from Sydney have come tc> grief. With them have gone •2.51 lives anti 88(Kt tons of valuable shipping property.

The medals won by (he winners in the various classes at the recent tournament Held in Hastings by the Amateur Boxing Association are at present on exhibition in Messrs. J. R. Ross and Co.'s window, Hastings street. Napier.

Mr. W. Mcßae 1 P, aeoe-k, who is a candidate for a scat on the Hawke’s Bay County Council at the forthcoming election, invites the- electors of i he- Pnke lapit Riding to mee.t him at Pitkelapn next Saturday afie-rne.on to discuss Ihe re quirenrents of that Riding.

Speaking io a re porte r yesterday, Mr. Sam Wood, the Bradford wool c xpert, stated that this se’ason’s wool clip was in remarkably good condition, having lire greatest average weight for many years, and growers would ge t more in quantity pen’ sheep even it last year’s pric.es were not improved upon.

Mr. H. Hill, ('hief Inspector of Schools, and Mr. J. A. Smith. Assistant Inspector, left by the- Tangaroa this morning for Wairca to conduct examinations in that district. Mr. G. Men-gan. a number of the- beard, accompanied them, and intends spending a brief holiday in AVairoa. Whilst the re he- will inspect various schools in the district.

Complaints are made that whilst ibe taxi-cab w’lh lire chemical e--gme in tow was proceeding to their at Hastings last evening other motorists dashed past, and besides creating a danger to the pedestrians who were flocking toward* the scene, threw up clouds of dust which neees--hated th.’ elrivi r e>f the- taxi-cab reducing his speed.

It was at first surmised that the fire- at Hastings last evening might have free n caiiml by swagger?; using the. house, but Mr. P. Diiigan, who lives close by and who was one of the first to be on the scene of the fire, made a thorough search of the locality and <Hd not discover anyone leaving the pnmi«e«. All the doors were locked. At 7.30 Mr. Dit’gan pa.-sed the house and ev ervthimr seemed ail t’gbl.

At last night's meeting of the Hi retaunga Dairy Company. in answer to Mr. S. West, the chairman (Mr. F. Cook) stated that when pilfering from the factory was detected some time ago. he had taken action within twelve hours of the thefts being reported. The matter was placed in the lian.ls of the police, but they were not able to obtain sufficient evidence to justify them in bringing anyone to book.

In spite of the inclement weather on the People’s Day at the recent Hawke's Bay Spiing Show, the A. and P. Society have come out with a slight credit balance. The total receipts are £1954 10 4, and the expenses are estimated at £IS)32 7 3, leaving a profit of £22 .3 8. Last year the profits from the show amounted to £ 125. but this year an extra sum of £BO was expended on prizes. The gate receipts are £7O less this year, so that after all the society has come out very well.

A well-known farmer states that the percentage of lambs in the Manav. ;u u disltici has tret been as high as usual, and that in many of the flocks there are as many as 21 and 2.3 per cent of drv ewes. The lambing averages. with one or two exceptions, appear to work out at bet ween 80 and 95 per cent. Some years ago this vvculd have been considered fairly good, but during the past, two or three years the percentages have been unusually high. 120 per cent being no. iiiiCMiiinon in small paddocks.

Sir James Carrell asks us to behove that tin re is little native land h ft. but there is no mod. tn report from lire Nat ivc Department, and no

liable figures available. It is ab- ■< liitely I'irinm, however, that there are several million acres of native Find in Auckland Province alone, il:<- great bulk of which ba?, only been "dealt’’ with cn paper and in bureaiu ratie pigeon-holes. There ■■ ■. ui.tigh waste land in Auckland Pro- •. nve to make it absolutely unrre.'try. were ii compel.■ Tilly administered. for any land-seekers to i.< disappnimed. and to have to have their own i-Guntrv L r anoHier. Aueklrtnd "IL raid.”' In 1907 a number of Australians i.lu; were stranded in South Africa when evil i hires fell on that country following the war, were as-isted to ’■(•turn to their States through the agency of the Commonwealth authorities. Their pa.- sages were paid on the undci stalling that they would do their best to repay the debt. The Dit •ertor cf the Labour Bureau in iris last monthly report t i the Government gives a shining example of thrift and perseverance exhibited by r.ne of these who were repatriated. This man. he said, had just finished pre ing Iris indebtedness to the department. He obtained work shortly after his arrival. Ire bad kept Iris wife ami four children, and had acquired a three-roomed ccttage and two acres of land, besides repaying to the Government close on £22. ’This.” said the director, ’’is a great and woith) contrast to most of those who reel ived similar assistance. - ’

Except for the closing of the courthouse the anniversary of the province pased by unnoticed at Hastings to-dav.

A meeting of the Hastings Yorkshire Society will be held in AnJiciiy's ion rooms. Hastings, this t vvni-tg at 8 o’clock.

Special services were held in the Hastings Cathodic Church this morning in honour of the Feast of All Saints.

The vital statistics at Hastings for the month of October were as follows Births 19. marriages 13, deaths 6. The figures for October, 1910, were: 22, 11. and 7 respectively. A complete change of programme wil be made at King’s Theatre. Hastings to-night,' when a fine range of comic, topical and scenic films wil be screened.

Building permits to the value of £2485 were issued by the Hastings Borough Council during the month of October, as compared with £.3900 during the corresponding montii last vear.

The contractors. Messrs. Hill Bros., ate making satisfactory progress with the new fire station at Hastings, and it is anticipated that the building will be completed well within the contract time.

That the Princess Theatre, Hastings, will he crowded to-night to see ‘•Our Navy” goes without saying, 'mere particularly as owing to advance booking's the season is limited to one night only. AA'herevet the pii-inre has been shown patriotic enthusiasm has been aroused to the highest pitch and the various Navy Leagues art- urging the public to set- it.