LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 180, 15 July 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A street collection in aid of the fund of the Remucra Children’s Home was taken up on Saturday in Auckland and resulted in £304 being obtained. The following is the list of Ctisioms duties collected in Napier during the past week: —Customs duties. £lB3B 7 ■ ; beer duty. £62 7 9 ; other duties, £l2'lB'3 ; total £1913'13-. The Napier Hospital Ball, which it was intended to hold in Messrs. Thompson, Payne’s new skating rink will be held in the Drill Hall instead on Friday evening next. Tickets are for sale at the “Tribune ’ office, Hastings.

At the Hastings Police Court this morning before Air. AV. Heslop, J.P.. a first offending inebriate who did not appear, was convicted and fined 20 -. the amount of his bail. Another of the same class, who honoured the Bench by his presence, escaped with a penalty of 16- or in default 24 hours’ imprisonment.

By the extraordinary and unexplained disappearance of a "w,” Councillor Thompson, in making his maiden speech at the council table, appeared to refer to the Borough of Stratford as a “hole.” Obviously this could not have been, considering the alpine heights on which the town is built, to say nothing of its progress and prosperity, says thc “Stratfoid Post.” “And what is the cost of thre *- tooth wethers asked tlie Chairman of the Cost of Living Commission (Mr. Trcgear) of Air. C. K. Wil-son.-ALP., in Wellington yesterday. “Ha! ha! Excuse me. but yon make me laugh,” said Mr. Wilson. “Wethers’ teeth come in pairs, you know ; they rise form two-tootlis to four-tooth. You don’t get threetooth wethers.” The chairman laughed as heartily as anyone at his error.

The North and South Island football loams were taken in brakes to Hastings via Taradale and Pakowhai yesterday morning. After dinner at the Gram! Hotel a visit was paid to the Government Experimental Farm ar Havelock North, when the party were shown round by the actingmanager. Mr. Tom West. The party then proceeded to the Te Mata vineyards. where thev were entertained by Mr, J. O. Craike, and shown through the wine cellars. The visitors returned to Napier about 6 p.m.. after a most enjoyable outing.

The secretary of the District Plutikr’t Nurse Society advertises tl:ai Dr. Truby King will deliver an address to Women on Monday. July 22. at 2.30 p.m.. in St. Matthew’s .Schoolroom. Hastings. All women are invited to attend. Dr. Trubi King i“ the parent of the Plv.nkct Nurse Society, and by his v. o>’k he has saved more lives than any other man in New Zealand. He believes in placing a fence at. the top of a precipice instead of a hospital at the bottom. His self-imposed mi'-sion is to preach rational methods in the care of children and tell mothers how to protect their own health. His love for the work be lias undertaken has enabled him to devote himself wholeheartedly to its studv. and he is now recognised as one of the world's best authorities on everything pertaining to the health of women and children. If tho women of Hastings are wise, as we know they are. they will attend his address next Monday in such strong force that St. Matthew’s Schoolroom will bo found too small to contain them. There will )>«• no charge for admission.

The usual monthly meeting of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce will be held to-morrow afternoon. Copies of tho Havelock North Town Board District Electors’ Roll are now open for inspection at the Post Office and Hampton’s and Harris’ stores. Havelock North. We desire to tender our best thanks to Air. Beagley, of Carlyle street, for the use of his telephone to transmit results of the football match played in Napier on Saturday. Asa result of his courtesy the “Tribune’s” special edition, with a complete report of the match was in the hands of the public within a few minutes of the close of the game. A dense fog in Pegasus Bay delayed the ferry steamer Alnori foi about an hour on Saturday morning. The vessel left Wellington at 8 p.m. on Friday and she arrived in port at 8 o’clock on Saturday morning. The fog was the first bad one which has been experienced this winter, and it commenced to clear in the iuter harbour shortly after the arrival of the Maori.

Mr. W. Hislop, secretary of the Hawke s Bay Rugby Union, upon whom all the arrangements in connection with the inter-island matci. ■ devolved, is to be congratulated upon the success attending his j arduous task The thanks of the } public are due to Mr. Hislop anti I also to Air. R. T. Bailey for theii i labours in bringing the arrangement* I to such a successful conclusion. i Some quick work was done by tht ■ reporting and mechanical staff of I the “Hawke’s Bay Tribune” or. I Saturday night in publishing a dc- ■ scription of the Inter-Island footi ball match. The game ended at | about ten minutes to five and by l five o’clock tlie “Tribune’s” special I edition containing a column repot ! : of the play from start to finish wai I for sale in the streets at Hastings, j The special, which was dispatched | by motor was being sold in Napici as the people were wending then way homewards from the footbal ground. Members of the St. John AinbuI lance Association were on duly at the Recreation Ground on Saturday. ' and Black and Docll, of the South j ern team, who sustained a broken ! collarbone and slight concussion re ! sportively, received first-aid at then j hand);. Two of the players who par I ticipatcd in the junior rep. ganif 1 also received attention for minor in j juries. Public and players alike art I much indebted to those gentlemen ! for the prompt and effective manner i in which first aid was rendered ano ab o for their gratuitous sen ices A meeting of tlie committee of the Hawke's Bay Ploughing Match Associ’itio’’ was held at the Carlton Club Hotel. Hastings, on Saturday night. Mr. T. S. Percival presiding. Leiters were received from the centre enclosing amendments l< rule . am! also list of official judges. ■ It was decided to ask that Mr. Stew- ( art Millar’s name be also included a i judge. It was definitely dccideei t< 1 hold the match in Air J. Sweeney’; ) paddock at Alahora on the 24th o! • ! August. The programme was dis cussed but not definitely arranged :It will embody two double furrov i matches and a single furrow match. | A special general meeting will be I held next Saturday night when al I futher arrangements will be made. I In the Foresters’ Hall, Napier, last ! evening. Aliss Horne gave an inter esting les tine. . The subject—? the- sophie.il one--was on “Spirits ii Prist,;i and the Breaking of tht Bonds." The lecturer dwelt upor the life which obtained after deatl ■ and said that all circumstances o; l<-tt< r.-. whether of this life or of tht invisible world wore the direct out ■ < ome cf mir own actions. All met i bi bug children of God received as c ‘heritage and fs the right of sonship the omnipotence of our Creator. A: i the realisation cf our consequent ' inherent power became patent to us. | then were all able to free theniselvei I from thraldom. Several question (were asked at the close of the ad I dress.

; The Hastings Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Society's twelfth annua show was brought to a conclusion or Saturday. Thc society were favour 1 ed with a welcome change in the wea Ghor conditions, from those prevailI ing on the opening day, and the at | tendance, both in tho afternoon anti i evening was highly satisfactory. Thc | show was the most successful ye* i bold locally, and the secretary, Air. ' B. U. McCormick, and his assistants. Messrs. IL Smith and R. M. Egan. 1 arc to he complimented on theii I methods of organisation, which left 1 nothing to be desired. The Ar! . Union was drawn on Saturday evenling, the winner of the first prize, a I solid gold nugget value £2O, being I Master A. AlcLean. Exchange Hotel, i Havelock North.

The Napier Operatic Society has . decided upon the following cast foi tho pre dilution of thc “Greek Slave.” Mai:, (daughter of Helio • dorus). Miss Ethel P?.v; Antonia (t. i relative of Caesar), Aliss Basil Jones ' Molanopus (housemaid to Hel odorus). Miss AL Higgins; Ncpic (slate). Miss G. Austin: Lucinia. Flat ia. Tullid ami Cornelia (patricians), Misses Nora Reidy, V. Hig gin:. G. Robertson, Mrs. Duncan: X;. sa (Greek slat e). Mrs. X. Bent ley ; Iri.i (a Greek slat e, confidential maid of Antonia). Mrs. Jowell: Dio’iied <a Greek slave). Mr. A. Johnson : Heliodortis (Persian soothsayer). Mr. A. Renouf ; Archias (a Greek <?re). Air. G. Tmlehope ’ Manlius. Tollins. Curitts and Sillim (patricians). Alessrs. R. Anderson. E. Crowley. G. Remington, G. AL Silver : Marcus Pomponius (Prefeci < f Rome). Mr. Arthur H. M ilde. Messrs. Hunter, Schultze and Gibson .of Xnnier. have been instructed by the Xapier Harbour Board to offer all thc unsold sections in area* of fr< m 11 perches to 2 acres, and ; are prepared to supply full informa- ’ tion as to terms and locality to genuine purchasers. ’ i “Tho Rhrri ? ,ian.-’ Rhodesians!’ I Rhodesians’.’l” price 3 6, hy [Page, author of “The Edge o’ Beyond. "’ • pr.s tii M>le only nt Hull’s, the House oi [Good Fii tion. Hasting-. •

There was a big crowd at the ex-j press train this morning. The foot--bailers were cordially “fareweiled” j by their friends and local officials, f The departure of a wedding party j also added to the animation of the; scene. The carriages were crowded! with passengers. i There is at present being exhibit-; ed in the establishment of Messi s. j E Parker and Co.. Hastings street.! Napier, a large number of valuable rrophies and prizes to be presented ’ -o the winners at the forthcoming! diow of the Hawke’s Bay Kennel j L’lub. During the hearing of the dispute between the Hairdressers’ and Tobacconists' Industrial Union of Workers and the employers, a Union tssessor suggested that universal! six o’clock closing would be a good ; idea. The Commissioner. Air. J. R. Triggs. expressed his approval of the ' idea. The employers’ assessors also approved .saying that if such a scheme were brought forward they would give it their support, and that ' the scheme, if brought before Parlia- ; nient in the form of a Bill, would i probably meet with no opposition, j A reminder is given of the inter-1 dub debate which is to take place m ' it. Andrew ’s Hall, Hastings, to-i norrow evening between the Metho-; list and Si. Andrew’s Debating blubs. Tlie subject for discussion} ‘Should Alilitary Training be Com-j julsory.” is one of particular inter■st to New Zealanders at the present! juncture when the naw scheme of de-; tree is on its trial, and the debate I ihould be of an instructive value to hose who attend. The general lublie are cordially invited to oe: present. , A herald of greater developments in the use of electricity has arrived 1 n Christchurch in the form of an •lectrict motor car. It is not the j irst of its kind in that city, but it ‘ s the first mock raised specimen. In j ;hc place of an engine it has two; itoragc batteries, one in front .and j .me at the back. It is charged by .imply switching on the current. Be- j :ween four and five hours are rc-1 (uired to charge the batteries, and! vhen they arc fully required the cur-i ent is automatically cut off, so that] io atention in that respect is repiired. The car will run for one j mndred miles with one charge Elec- ! ricity is used for lighting and other imposes, wherever it is possible. ! Rain ceased on Saturday in the' greater part of Canterbury. The: Sood at Flaxton this morning was' he biggest experienced for many* years. All tho country is a perfect sea, and it will be some days before /he floods get off hundreds of acres of arable land. The Eyre and Oust rivers whose waters are the cause of the flood have covered some j hundred of acres more than the last i December floods or the previous July! floods; in fact they equalled the I Jcluge of the Jubilee year flood onj July 6th. 1887. and stood a fair coin-, parison with the Easter inundation >f 1874 as w ell as of September. 1890, m which later occasion the railway traffic at Flaxton was suspended practically for a fortinght. j The system of profit-sharing on the j part of the employees has been initiated by Air. T? Kincaid, in his j jiocerj' business, at Dunedin. Air.; Kincaid has turned h’s business into i i limited liability company, and has! idmitted into partnership a certain! lumber of his employees who have seen in his service a long time, and j Save proved their worth by the ?nergy. attention and general capac- j ty they have displayed. Mr. Kincaid; will be the managing director.; Other employees will be admitted into the concern from tune to time - is they qualify by attention to their work. The object of the scheme is to! rive those admitted to the business ■nore interest in their work. ; ind of course the better the business the 1 letter the dividend for hem. Last Friday, in order to celebrate the occasion, the whole of the Jaff entertained Air. Kincaid at Broadway*;, the greatest enthusiasm tnd convivality being displayed