LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 131, 18 May 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

All hockey and football fixtures set down for to-day were cancelled owing to the rain.

The Education Board has received a grant from Government for additions to the Waipiro Bay’ School.

The Labour Department, Napier, reports having placed 38 men on the Napier-Gisborne railway’ for the past month.

At the Napier Magistrate’s Court this morning before Mr. C. B. Hoadley, J.P., two first offending inebriates, who did not appear, were fined 10/- each and costs 2/-, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment.

A warm rain commenced to fall shortly before midnight last night and the country w’ill benefit considerably by having the pastures freshened before real winter sets in.

The midwinter holidays under the Hawke’s Bay Education Board commence on Friday 24th and the schools re-open on June 4th. The cadet camp will be held at Hastings during the holiday.

At the inquest on Owen Arthur Cadwallader, at Carterton to-day, a verdict was returned that deceased met his death through shock and burns sustained in a motor car accident. This was in accordance with medical evidence.

A collision between two tradesmen’s vehkles in Reri taunga street. Hastings, this morning, gave rise to an exchange of compliments which nrovided imidi amusement for those who happened to be in the vicinity.

The following further donations hr-re been received by the secretary cf the Hawke's Bay A. and P. Society towards the funds for the pur chare of the new show grounds: - He-ers. J- Mr.cfrulane (Ben Lomond, Maraekakaho) £lO. F. A. Jackson, A. McMillan, J. Graham (Mangntahi). S. S. Oliver. W. A. D. Sutherland (Hastings), J. Das'Vi (Maraekakaho) £l/1/- each.

Messrs. R. Brathwaite and Son, land agents, Hastings, report that, among oilier properties, they have disposed of that very valuable block of land known as Williams and Kettle’s saleyards, opposite the “Tribune” buildings, at the corner of Queen street and Karamu road. This property has a large frontage to two important streets, and is eminently suited for business premises.

Mr. E. R, B. Daniel, land agent, Hastings, reports having sold a section of land in Caroline road, Hastings, containing an acre and, a quarter, to the Cement Pipe Co., Ltd., at a very satisfactory figure.

‘•Mention of rich colour in apples.” says Mr. F. M. Nelson, of Whakamarumaru, reminds me of a conversation I once had with a good judge of fruit (Mr. H. E. Wright) who said that at some shows where he had judged he was puzzled to know what variety the apples belonged to owing to the richness of colour and on making enquiries he had found that they were grown on soil a good many removes from the land about Hastings.

At St. Andrew’s Hall, Hastings, last evening, there was a good attendance at the concert given by the scholars of the Stortford Mission Hall. A varied programme was submitted. the items being well renderad. and reflecting credit on Miss Lascelles, who had charge of the programme. Mr. Lascelles presided, and stated that as the result of the entertainment one hundred and fifty children would be able to take advantage of the outings provided by the Fresh Air Fund.

A well-attended meeting of comTieicial men decided to establish an Eltham Chamber of Commerce for the promotion and protection of commercial interests in the town and district. The officers appointed are : President, Mr. E. Parrott; vice-pre-sidents, Mr. H. Rochfort; secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. Weir: council: Councillor G. H. Buckeridge, Councillor L. Hill. Mr. H. G. Carman, Mr. I. McVeagh, Mr. G. Ross, Mr. D. Syme, and Councillor E. C. Goldstone.

At the Hastings Police Court this morning, before Mr. Daniel O’Reilly, T.P., a first offending inebriate who had been locked up last night, and promised to quit the town, was convicted and discharged. A female first offender who had been bailed out in the sum of £l, was fined 18,and 2/- costs. On hearing the penalty the erring one became very indigr nant and vented her feelings towards the police with such vehemence that she had to eventually be shown the door of the Courthouse.

Seven years’ imprisonment with hard labour, was the sentence passed upon Mrs. Wilson in the Supreme Corn: at Cnristchurch on Wednesday for performing an illegal operatluu. Prior to her appearance in th.. .lock tc receive sentence the accused has simulated insanity. In conversation with her counsel she said that this was the mouth of July ; that she had been in gaol for some niuntbs, and that she had received the King’s pardon. The opinion of the gaol surgeon, however, was that the woman was simulating madness for her o\.n purposes.

The following is an extract from a working man’s letter from Wai hi to a friend at the Bluff: —‘‘A lot of the best men have left Wailii. Socialism has ruined the place. The Socialists have been trying to run the place and domineer everybody in it, and they have been let go top far without being checked. But the people are beginning to wake up, and 1 think ,he Socialists will have to go under. It would be a nice state of affairs ii we were to be ruled by Atheists, Anarchists, Communists, Agnostics, and all the villainy that hell is heir to. It’s time the people did wake up.”

At a meeting on Tuesday night of the Otago Co-operative. Fat and Tallow Company of New Zealand, whose premises at Burnside, it will be rc'iicmbered, were rebuilt after having been deseroyed by fire some three years ago, it was decided to go into voluntary liquidation with the jllimate object of enlarging the scope of the business. Steps are at once to be taken to form a new company, with a capital of £lO,OOO, as against the present capital of £l5OO, the new company to be named “The Otago Co-operative Tallow and By-products Co.”

“To live undisturbed by passing circumstances, says Ralph Waldo Trine, you must first find your own centre. You must then be firm in your own centre, and so rule the world from within. He who does not himself condition circumstances, allows the process to be reversed, and becomes a conditioned circumstance. Find your centre and live in. it. burrender it to no person, to nothing. In the degree-that you do this will you find yourself growing stronger and stronger in it. And how can one find his centre?” This question the Re' H. B. Hughes will answer to-morrow evening at the Baptist Church.

Regarding the reporting of interlocutory proceedings, Justice Cooper said during the hearing of a case at Wellington yesterday “I might say, now that reporters are present, that it is a very dangerous thing for newspapers to publish affidavits in interlocutory proceedings which arc. chamber matters proceedings.” Judge Cooper also said : “Reporters should not search the files and make the affidavits public before matters really came before the court. It was very dangerous for the Press to publish these matters and they did so at their own risk and might be liable for contempt of court or libel. Some years ago a paper had been successfully proceeded against in this connection.”

We have received some excellent apples from Mr. F. M. Nelson, of Whakamarumaru, as tangible proof of what can be done in the way of apple growing on second and thirdclass country. The apples, which include the Sturmer. Rokewood, Scarlet Queen and Dougherty varieties are splendid samples, quite clear and of exceptional high colour. Mr. Nelson attributes the. rich colouring to the fact that the fruit was grown j on indifferent soil, which, he holds, | is more favourable to apple growing j than better and heavier country, i Without doubt they are the fine;-- • anples we have ever seen either :m \ England or New Zealand. The fruit: will be on exhibition at the Hastings ; office cf the “Tribune” and orchard- i ists are invited to call and see for - themselves the product of the Whi’.- j kamarumaru orchard. <

The inspection of the whole of the schools in Hawke’s Bay is now completed.

Customs duties received at Napier during the past week amount to £2967/2//-; beer £lO/18/-, other receipts £lB/8 6 ; total £2996'8/6..

A case of diphtheria is ieported from Tomoana. The patient has been removeci to the Napier hospital.

A resident of Napier repoits that he saw a wild pigeon resting in the trees on Priestly road this niommg It is a rare thing for these birds to come into a town.

Mr. E. Tregear was yesteidav elected to the vacancy on the Wellington City Council, caused bv the election of Mr. D. McLaren to the Mayoralty. The voting was as follows :—E. Tregear, Labour candidate, 4487 ; W. J. Thompson 3694 , A. H. Fullford, 259.

“If people inspected the back country here there would be no need for orchardists to go to the Moutere hills at Nelson to find good fruit growing land,” said a fruit expert this morning on seeing the splendid sample of Whakamarumaru apples on view at the “Tribune” office.

There was an assemblage of about 50Q people yesterday at Moteo Pa to assist in the ceremony of the erection of a tombstone to Mrs. Aporo te Huki. Natives were present from Taupo, Nuhaka, and Wairoa, and Europeans also attended in large numbers. A dinner was given by the Natives, which was partaken of by all present. The Rev. A. Williams officiated at the ceremony.

Messrs Thos. Horton and Sons, nurserymen, or Hastings, have received a large order running into £lOOO, which has been paid in advance, for a supply of fruit trees for the Argentine. This order is believed to have been the result of the firm’s championship exhibit of fruit at the Melbourne Horticultural Show.

A motor accident was narrowly avoided at the corner of Herschell and Browning streets, Napier .this morning. A motor car was coming smartly down from the Parade and went to turn towards Duncan and Lowe’s garage in Browning street when a waggon carrying long tire ladders came along Byron street. The driver handied his machine skilfully, otherwise an accident was certain.

A shocking condition of affairs at a Maori settlement is .reported at Gisborne. The Press Association report is published on page 2. Interesting commercial news is to bo found oh the same page. On page C will be found Havelock and Waipawa news, a budget of correspondence, telegram from Auckland reporting the prevalence of the habit, ol drinking methylated spirits in that city, and review of a booklet on compulsory domestic service.

A meeting for the purpose of forming a boxing club was held in the Carlton Club Hotel, Hastings, last evening. There ivas a fair attend ance. Mr. Haines, who convened the meeting, stated the object of the club would be to teach the science o! boxing, physical culture, gjmnasticr and various health-giving exereise:to the. young men of the town. Nu merous promises of support had beer recci’, cd, and with the assistance of a large membership a very successful pastime club should result. Afte; some discussion it was decided tc adjourn the meeting till the 31st May and to canvass for members in th* meantime.

As so many enquiries are being privately made for the sections ir Heretaunga street to be disposed o' by Public Auction by Messrs. M ell wood and Wellwood on the 22nd inst. ii the King’s Theatre, Hastings, d seems almost superfluous to again remind our readers of the sale. Every day brings closer the chance? of securing advantageous sites in the immediate proximity of the centre of the town. And when to this we add. in the immediate future, a motor ’bus service and at the present moment have water, drainage anti gas with the easiest terms, it is justifiable to say that for many years such an opportunity may not occur again. The terms are within the grasp cf al? sections of the community for nothing could be more reasonable than 10 per cent, on sale, 10 per cent, in six months. 10 per cent, in 12 months and balance in four years at 5 pei cent. Those who desire to have a home with all the advantages and pleasures of the town, nine, the seclusion cf the suburbs should make e point of being in attendance at the King’s Theatre on Wednesday, 22nd. at 230 p.m. Plans are circulated with this issue.