LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 3, 14 December 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is anticipated that the new fl re station at Hastings wIl lie completed shortly after the New Year.

At the last meeting of the Hawke’s Bey County Council a request was made bv the Rivers Board to impound al! stock found trespassing on liver banks. Th'e council decided to do tlie work provided proper authority was I’orlli coming. To-day the county received the formal authority ami rangfis have been instructed accordingly.

In the Emjiire Theatre last night .Mr. Tom Burrows, the champion chib swinger of (he world, loinmcneed nil attempt to beat his own world's record of so hours’ continuous clul»-swinging. Mr. J. V. Brown, MJ’., started Ihe champion off at 10.::o p.m. in the presence of a Large crowd. The record which Burrows is attempting t<> break was put up by him at Tamworlh. Anstr'ilia. on September both last, in competition with Jack Beamish, of Australia, for the world's championship, when he defcaied Beamish by Hot) points to 700. the number of revolutions then agiced upon being 60 per minute, whereas in the present effort Burrows has. undertaken to do 100 eom■plch- revolutions of the chibs. A

strong committee arc in charge ot the arrangements. Burrows is confident of lienig able successfully to complete his I a:-!:. The committee appointed by the Napier Botoagh (.'ouncil met representatives of the Hawki \ Bay Cricke- and Hockey Associations in Nelson Park ye.-tet day afternoon for the purpose ot conferring a to tile i •?- iitmsi of the sports bodies that a shelter and dressing shed should be -■'■ei'led in) the ground. The council was representeil by Ur-. T. Bee. \\ . A. Smith. T. F. Taylor and M. Tr> — ton. ami tin- -ports associations by Mes-rs. E. I’. Smyrk. T. M. Bear ami R. G. Anderson. Mr. A. Liddy. tepresi-ntative of the Hon. M . Pitt, vva” in atteiidam e. by request, to give advice. After vonsuitation the committee dueled to ie<-ommend tli.' cotimil to elect a small pavilion containing two iinssiiig looms, tlio building t<> '< par ot i c< henie for a larger edifice when funds will per:::!i and I he iirme ity arises. The e-:imat‘-d co-t of the building at present to be iccommeiided is £l<X>. !

Mr. and Mrs. Gould, Auckland, arc on -i visit to~Nai>ier. The late Mr. Nisbet had not when his death took place, severed his connection with the A.M.P, Society, as announced.

To-night at the King’s Theatre arraiigcntcnts have been made to screen the (lection results ns they come to han:!.

To-morrow is the last day tn wiiicit the income and property tax can be paid to avoid the ten per cent, penalty.

The quarterly general meeting of tb.e Napier Chamber of Commerce was held in the A. and P. Society's room this afternoon.

The boilermakers’ dispute was heard in Napier this afternoon by the Conciliation Council. Mr. P. Halley presiding.

The traction engine belonging to Messrs. Holt and Son crashed into the street lamp outside Annan's Ilotel, Port Ahuriri, yesterday afternoon.

Following the course adopted in other parts of the Dominion, the Napier railway workshops were closed from 12 noon to-day on account of the second ballots.

I’he Ninth Regimental Band will give an open-air concert from the Bern! Rotunda on the Marine Parade on Friday evening. Amongst the items will be the grand concert selection “Un Ballo hi Maschero.”

The opening of the W.C.T.I . s new institute in Carlyle street, Napier. took place this afternoon. The cetemony was performed by His Lordship the Bishop of Waiapu. A eonci'rt and social will be held tins cuing.

Ti'o funeral of the late Mrs. Dorati took place at Hastings this afternoon. The remains were taken to the Catholic Church, where a short sort ice was hel dby the Very Rev. Father Keogh, who also conducted the service at the graveside.

While motoring from Waipawa last night Mr. J. C. Williams and his two sons met with a serious accident. Tiie car went over what is known as Clark’s cutting, and fell about 41) feet. The car was badly smashed in the tail, but luckily the occupants escaped v. ith a few bruises. The boys were returning home for the college holidays.

On Sunday next an ordination service will be held at Gisborne, either in the College Chapel or in the Holy Trinity English Church, by His Lordship the Bishop of Waiapu, when seme of the students from the To Ran Thee logical College will be admitted to Deacon's: Orders and one to priest ordi ys. The newly-ordained deacons ;t’ t‘ ixpected to arrive at Napier by Ab.ndav’s boat on their way to Roto-

The Baths Committee of the Napier Borough Council met last night to receive deputations front the local btanch of the Royal Life-saving Society and the Hawke’s Bay Centre of the New Zealand Swimming Association with regard to the charges; made for admission to the mtmicipa! baths . After hearing the dcptiiai ions the committee decided tn reccmmend tlic council as follows: —4l) That 30 free concession tickets be issued to the Life-saving Society fur instruction purposes, the secretary of the society to lie responsible for the admission of non-metnbers v hivh the classes tire on ; and (2) that the tales for annual tickets to members M swimming clubs be 17 6 for mm; and 10. 6 for ladies, that the cliaige for gates be 20 per cent.- of gmss takings with a minimum fee of £2 2-. ami that school children in ehatge of their teachers be admitted free. A sub-committec wlas appointed to revise the time-tables fixing the hours for various classes cf swimmers.