LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 179, 13 July 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Te Ua is to be requested to arrange for a Maori haka during the forthcoming Industries Week in Napier. An exchange states that there is an unprecedented demand for dairying cows in the Waikato district at the present time. The Secretary of Marine has dispatched a telegram to the Collector of Customs, Napier, advising that the light on the Tutahine Point is not to be relied upon at present. There will be a special meeting at the Salvation Army Hall, Hastings, to morrow night at 7 p.m. when a service of song will be rendered entitled “The Breaking of the Day.” Rev. Canon Mayne at the citizens meeting in Napier last night, stated he would endeavour to arrange an organ recital or a sacred concept for a date during the Carnival Week in August.

Messrs. Ballinger Bros.. Ltd., grocers, of Heretaunga street, Hastings, have gone into voluntary liquidation, and have appointed Mr. G. Stephens, accountant, of Hastings, the liquidator. The superintendent of the Old People’s Home acknowledges with thanks the receipt of a quantity of clothing from Mr. Tennant. Rawhiti. and also books, magazines and illustrated papers from the Hawke’s Bay Club.

Mr. W. M. Thomson, secretary of the Norsewood Co-operative DairyCompany, Ltd., recently returned from a visit to the Taranaki district. He reports that a number of the leading dairy companies in that territory- intend putting in cheese plants for the coming season. The Eltham and Mangotiki factories were 'given as instances.

Mrs. Elizabeth Bayliss, wife of Mi-. Thomas Bayliss, of Gascoigne road, Hastings, had the misfortune to break one of her legs yesterday through slipping on the doorstep of her residence whilst attending her household duties. Mrs. Bayliss received medical attendance and this morning was reported to be as well as could be expected. Mr. R. T. Bailey at the citizens’ meeting held last evening in Napier in connection with Industries Week said the Rugby authorities had arranged for two representative matches on the week in question between Hawke’s Bay and Wellington and also with Poverty Bay. A school tournament would probably also be arranged. The Y.M.C.A. is fast giving proof that it is a live institution. As evidence of this one has but to mention the activities of the gymnasium. On Monday last about 20 District High School boys came down under the control of their tuitor. Air. Atkinson, and on Thursday about 30 of the. sixth standard boys with Mr. Cullen in charge. A ladies’ gymnasium class has also been formed, 17 ladies being in attendance for the first time on Wednesday last. The ’Meeting for Men” commences to-morrow at 3.-15. At the conclusion of the meeting a •Strangers’ Tea” will be provided. The third of the series of ‘Free and Easy” concerts will be held this evening. The invitation to attend these concerts is extended to the general public.

’ There has been a clean sheet ai I the Napier Police C ourt for the pasl I nine days, the only ease coming be * fore the bench relating to a remanc for- alleged breaking and entering committed outside the district. ! The Hastings Town Band assem ' bled at the Heretaunga street rail ■ way last evening and marched to tht ; Drill Hall playing spirited airs er i route. The band also renderd s (programme of selections opposite ‘hi j Drill Hall. ’ A Cinderella social and dance is tc (be held in St Patrick’s Schoolroom. • Heretaunga street, Hastings, or I Wednesday evening next, and judg : ing by the pronounced success which j attended the previous social, patrons i can look forward to an enjoyable evening. The follotving donations have been received by the Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society during the past week towards the fund for the new show ground :—Messrs E. M. Nelson £5 5H. H. J. Mackenzie £‘s, C. W. Carswell £2, anti “A friend” £l. The fund now stands at £2936. “The Chemist and Druggist of Australasia,” the official organ of the Australasian* Chemists’ Association, in its Jul.v number refers to the Hawke’s Bay Association as being “composed of live men who so far lead the rest of the chemists of NeuZealand. ” Mr. T. L. Burden and Mr. James Adamson, both of Hastings, have received from the Marine Department, certificates of service as masters of ships propelled by mechanical power other than steam of not more than six tons register, plyihg between Portland Island and Cape Kidnappers.

A special meeting of the Palmerston North Borough Council was held last night in connection• with tramways for Palmerston. On the motion of the Mayor, Mr. Black’s scheme was adopted. Councillor Stubbs dissenting. Steps will be taken by the Mayor to obtain the necessary information to enable the council to take the preliminary steps.

The report of the public meeting held last night in Napier to consider the proposal for an “Industries Week” will be found on page two. Correspondence and general commercial news appears on the same page .and particulars of yesterday’s sale of Napier Harbour Board leases, and the concluding section of the list of awards at the Hastings Poultry Show on page three.

At a meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Chemists’ Association held in Warren’s tea rooms, Hastings ,on Thursday evening, the president (Mr. J. R. Gillespie) presiding over an attendance of fourteen members, it was decided that from August Ist next, the members of the association should close their business premises from 5 to 6 o’clock (for tea hour) every evening with the exception of Saturday.

j A warrant has been issued for the ; apprehension of George Sutich, ar • Austrian, and lately a gumbroke: : in Auckland, on a charge that he. be ing an undischarged bankrupt, left the Dominion within twelve month f of his adjudicating .taking with hiir £2O and upwards of his property, which ought by- law to have beer divided amongst his creditors. Suticl has already been arrested at Mel bourne.

An application was forwarded from Gisborne respecting the for mation of a river board. Enquiries made by a Poverty Bay “Herald” representative elicited that the application had been hung up by the Minister of Internal Affairs ,in com mon with other similar requests, in view of the passing of the proposed Local Government Bill. Until Parliament’s decision on the local go vernment reform is given the crea tion of further local bodies of that nature will not be proceeded with. Mr. J. S. Barton, F.1.A.N.Z., ol Wellington, delivered an address in St. Matthew’s schoolroom, Hastings, last evening under the auspices oi the Napier and Hastings Accountant Students’ Societies. Mr. J. A Fraser presided, and about fifty people were present. The speaker dealt with tramway accounts, em bracing questions of revenue and capital expenditure, and the advantage of tabulation and comparativi and per centage statements. Mr. Burton handled his subject in a masterly and interesting manner, and his address was brimful of mattei helpful to accountants and those en gaged in book-keeping At the conclusion of his remarks, Mr. Bart or was accorded a hearty vote ol thanks.

Should a young man leave his cows to attend a military c«mp? A young Rongotea farmer, who was milking on shares, and whose mate had left him at the time of the Foxton camp, considered the call of the cow more pressing than that of the camp .so h? stayed and attended to his herd. He was still “on his own” when the camp at Palmerston was held, and he neglected to attend that camp also. The. result was that he was obliged to explain his conduct before Mr. A. D. Thomson. S.M., at Feilding. When the Palmerston camp was being held, he , -a’d. he was milking twenty-five cows, and could not leave them. He had '-nice dried th? cows off, and he expiessed his willingness now to attend R' many camps of instruction as came .along. He was fined 2o - and costs. No better proof of the solid development of Hastings can be obtained than the double-paged panoramic views which appear in this week’s “Canterbury Times.” The gaps, which until a year or two ago were conspicuous almost in the heart of the town, are now filled up. and ns far as the eye can reach across the plain the town can be seen to have extended. Clapham's, who have already disposed of several hundreds of this issue, have still a good supply on hand to meet the unusual demand. Every copy sent to a friend is a good advertisement for Hastings.*

Anniversary services In connection with the Wesley Church Young Women’s Bible Class will be conducted at Hastings to-morrow. The preachers will be Rev. W. Walker, of Greenmeadows, in the morning, and Rev. T. J .Wallis in the evening. The Appeal Court at Wellington yesterday heard the case of Rex v. Weston. The question raised was the existence or extent of corroboration of the evidence of the two main witnesses for the Crown. Th? prisoner was convicted of performing an illegal operation on one of the said witnesses at the request of the other main witness. The court unanimously affirmed the conviction. The court then adjourned till Monday. * The first inter-club debate of the season between the Hastings Methodist and St. Andrew’s Debating Societies will take place in St. Andrew's Hall on Tuesday evening next. The Methodist Club will uphold the contention that militarytraining should be compulsory, whilst St Andrew’s team will endeavour to explode that theory and will advocate the negative, side. Mr. T. Clarkson has consented to act as judge, and the subject being an interesting one, a large attendance i.= anticipated.