LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 7, 19 December 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The express train was crowded with passengers holiday bent this morning. A' the Hastings Magistrate's Uoip-t this morning before Mr. J. E. Hall, J.P.. a. first offending inebriate was fined I (i - and 2- costs. The rain which fell in Hawke’s Bay yesterday has done much good to pastures and crops, but the farmers could do with a much heavier downfall. Vi'o have rtcr-ived fr-.-m Messrs Manson and Company, the well <nr -,vn firm of sawmillers. a very ■st-i'id pi.t-kei lett- r case and tiK-uicr-tm’nm. It forms an c.m, vdingly tie (•eplable Christmas gii\. Sir pkoc-pf rs who would like their -hop fronts decorated with grerner.y are requested to leave tln ir names •vith Mr. J. D. Di.no'.an. Las: Christmas the <.-!d custom was revived with very pleasing effects and many shopkeepers are anxious that t - hould not die nut. Tile Havelock North I )is.l rii-t School breaks up to-morrow for th- 1 Christmas h< bda;. -.. Th.- amiutu pi-ize di:.tributmn will be held at 1 lit si-boo! at 9.3 ii when the Revs Vi'a’i. Butterfield and McKay and Mr. Firimas T timer will present the pri ms. Mr. H. M. Campbell, tit-tte’-.ly ( 'i.-' tt ii M.P.. for Hawke'■ lias also kindly consented to be present and will take part in the proceedings. An Owaka farmer, speaking to an "Otago Daily Times" reporter last week said :—"lt is the best grass season we Lave had for many years prist. Owing to the continued dry seasons some of the dairy farmers were thinking e,f giving up dairying, and resorting to sheep, as cow teeii is greatly hindered in its growth :n di-tricts winch have- lieen cleareu of bimh and r.am •= not plentiful. But :-r> far tliis y.-ir the weather Las suited the dairy farmers admirably, though many townspeople may complain of its unreasonableness.

Tire prize list of the, Port Ahuriri School will be published to-mori-ow.

This afternoon the prizes won by the pupils attending the Infant Department of tlie Hastings District School were disributed by Air. H. M. Campbell, M.P. elect for Hawked Bay. A full list of the prize winners will appear in to-niorniw s issue.

The final of the ISti yards swimming race for' lire McGregor Trophy rare which was supposed to have been swum in the Napier- Municipal Baths last ('veiling was postponed until 5.-to on Thursday.

An inquest concerning the death of Mi-. M. V. Nisbet, who died in the hospital some time ago, was held in the Napier Courthouse before the District Coroner. Air-. S. E. Me-Car-thv this afternoon.

Four pupils attending the infant school at Hastings received special mention in the prize giving this afternoon. they having attended for the whole year without having missed a day . Their names are Constance Chadwick. Jack Harris, Mildred Unwin and Wilfred Sorenson.

Sir William Russell's numerous friends are reminded of the meeting to be hold in St. Matthew’s Schoolroom. Hastings, to-nioirovv afternoon at 3 o’clock. The meeting will be stric-kly non-political and many ol Sir William’s friends who oppose I him politically have expressed the-;-intention of being present.

Judgment for plaintiffs was given in the following undefended_ civil cases at the Napier Magistrate’s Court this morning: Henry Bodley v. Simon Tutu. £ll7 7- costs 4> - : Hawkins ami Rome v. M. J- Orr. £« -! '9, costs 23 6 ; Sainsby, Logan and Williams v. T. Elliott. £l3 3 5. costs 15. - ; Norman Mitchell v. E. Baggst.roni, £1 2 6. costs .> - -. Barry Bros., Ltd., v. E. Turpin, £2 63. costs 18'-: Reardon and Wright v. Bob Hika, £27 13 6. costs 31 - : BarryBros. v. P. Bailey. £2 9 L costs 5 - : Mrs. Cobb v. G. Donaldson, 15 6. costs 5-; Halßnstcin Bros. v. F• Howard, £1 95. costs 61 - : J. Doonev v. Tu Harina, £4 15 8. costs 17 6: j. Dooncy v. C. Williams, £5l 1. costs 26'6; E. Macdonald v. Walker, £1 7'-. costs 86. Judgment summonses dealt with were as follows:—A. McCormick v. A. Knox, to pay £5 4 -. in default two weeks’ imprisonment; H.B. Education Beard v. A. Leith, to pay £14.10 6. in default two months : W. Halpin v. Ireland, to pay £6 5 -, in default three weeks’ imprisonment ; James Koorcy v. Oterie Wirihama. to pay £517/-, in default three weeks’ imprisonment.