LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 199, 6 August 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Napier Hospital returns for the last week are as followsln at last date, males 76, females 32; ad mitted during week, males 16, females 5; discharged, males 16, females 11 ; died, females 1 ; in wards on Saturday last, males 76, females 25.

At a sitting of the Dunedin Railway Officers’ Institute yesterday a motion was carried to the effect that the Ministerial power of veto in appeal cases should be abolished. Another resolution was:—“That the council is strongly of opinion that the D 3 classification should not be abolished.

The coal shortage in Wellington is the worst for many years. Tho run on the State supplies during the past fortnight has been phenomenal. One thousand retail orders were filed last week, and the management notifies that no more orders will be received for ten days. Some Westport and Newcastle coal has come to hand, hut not nearly enough. At the Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday reserved judgment was given in the case in which "William Scott and Henry Martindale were charged with publishing a document containing a notification as to betting on horse races at Trentham. The Magistrate said the onus of proof was on the prosecution. The information was dismissed. The danger of the tablet apparatus on stations was emphasised yesterday, says a Dannevirke Press message. Adjutant Greene .of the Salvation Army, was returning from Masterton by the express train anti was sitting in a second class cat nag? next to the engine with his head projecting a few inches through the window. When passing the tablet mechanism at Pahiatua as the train was entering the station, the projesting arm which picks up the tablet struck him in the face under the right eye, inflicting a severe wound, which necessitated several stitches being put in on arrival at Woodville. It was luck.v that he did not have his eye gouged out.

The Health authorities at Napier have been advised of a case of scarlatina at Hastings. : The rainfall at Hastings during the 24 hours ending at 9 o’clock this morning was .93 inches. < i At the Napier Magistrate s Couiv i this morning. Sergeant Uunirmng , stated that a woman had been arrested in Napier last evening for drunk-, , enness, but that she was unable to appear, being ill from the effects of i drink. The case was adjourned for a i week. i Harry Lickford. Meanee, who was charged at the Napier Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning for recklessly discharging a revolver at Meanee, was examined by Drs. T. C. Moore and Henley, and as a result of their medical report as to his ’ mental condition was committed to the Porirua mental asylum. i The Union Steamship Company was established 37 years ago last Tuesday. The company has now a fleet of 69 vessels, while there ar..* two more—the Niagara (13,50 u tons), and the Wahine (3750 tons) —building. The total tonnage of the fleet including these two vessels, is 197,270 tons. Seventeen of the boats are fitted with wireless telegraphy. The Rev. G- C. Qrubb, M.A.. commenced a series of special mission services in Napier yesterday. During the afternoon Mr. G. E. Jackson who is associated with Mr. Grubb in evangelistic work, conducted a Biblereading class and a young people's services, while in the evening, the, latter conducted a special service • in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church where an impressive sermon was delivered on the armour of the Chris-

tian. The Mayor presided at a sitting of the Hastings Court this morning. James Maddison, charged with durnkenness. was convicted and fined 40 - with 2.- costs, or ir default seven day:’ imprisonment, and William Elliott, alias Jonson, for similar transgression, was visited with a like penalty. Another Bacchanalian, who made his debut in court circles, was ordered to forego 22*- or serve 48 hours as the price of his honour. A deputation representing all the Maori tribes in New Zealand waited on the Prime Minister yesterday afternoon at Wellington and extended towards him their hearty congratulations upon his recent victory. The Hon. W. F. Massey expressed his appreciation of the fact that the Maoris had come in person to extend their congratulations. He assured the deputation that justice would be done to the-Maoris. The headmaster of the Hastings District High School (Mr. L. F. Pegler) offered two prizezs for the best composition written by pupils of the sth Standard, the subject mattef being the recent visit to various industries in Napier. These have been awarded to Dawn Rainbow, who was first among the girls, and Reginald West, who carries off the bbys’ prize. Next on the list were Vera Tickner and Zetta Fowler in the girls’ division and Tom Chadwick and Norman Wallis of the boys’ section. Yesterday, in Wellington, the Chief Justice gave judgment on the interlocutory motions in connection with the cases under the Commercial Trusts Act in which the Colonial Sugar Refining Company and three leading Wellington wholesale merchants are charged. Sir Robert Stout ordered the production of all documents discovered in an affidavit made by H. A .Gold on behalf of the Merchants’ Association of New Zealand Incorporated but not produced for inspection. Mr. Treadwell mentioned that an appeal was probable.

Late yesterday afternoon one of the patients at the mental hospital on Motuihi Island, a rigorous young i man, eluded his keepers and got away with a punt and paddles. AH i night he battled against the tide, his small craft twice swamping, and in the early hours of this morning he literally blew in to St. Heller’s Bay. Meantime news of- his escape had preceded him over the telephone wires, and the police were notified and he was detained. He submitted quietly and was escorted to the Avondale Mental Hospital. "With the object of raising funds to paint the various buildings at the Hastings Bowling Green, the Ladies’ Croquet Club is arranging for a card party and dance in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Wednesday, August 21st. Euchre and “500” will be carried on in the back hall and dancing in the front hall from 8.30. Prizes have already been donated by leading bowlers, and a large measure of sup-1 port is being accorded by the whole club. Admission will be by ticket only, obtainable from members of : the committee. i

At the fortnightly meeting of the St. Andrew’s Literary and Debating Society at Hastings last evening, a debate took place on the land question, the leasehold tenure being advocated by Messrs. R. Ewart Barley and J. B. E. Hird, whilst Messrs. W. T. Chaplin and E. T. James maintained that the solution of the problem was wrapped up in the freehold question. A keen and interesting discussion was attentively listened to by a fair audience, who, on a vote being taken, decided in favour of the leasehold. The Rev. Peter Ramsay occupied the chair. A council meeting of the Hawke's Bay Art Society was held in Mr. W. A. Rowring’s studio. Napier, yesterday afternoon. Mr. W. A. Bowring presided, when final arrangements were decided upon for the management of the forthcoming art exhibition. Mr. Youngson offered to provide icfreshments and hand over to the Society all profit' after paying expense- The offer was accepted and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Youngson for his generous offer. After considerable discussion it was resolved not to accept any work for exhibition from persons in Hawke s Bay who were rot members, wirh the exception of students. Four new members were elected . The secretary reported that the society now had a membership of 60. ]

The mail via Suez which left Na» per for London on Jiint 27th, arrved on the 3rd instant. At Palmerston North yesterday the following fines were inflicted for non-attendance at Territorial drills: —W. Andrew, E. B. Erehhom. M. Smith. W. P. Lees. W. F. J. Boswell, and W. Person 3<’ - and 7 - costs. ■William C. Healey iu - and 7 - costs, T. W. Hill 5 - and 7 - costs, R. Ross 4® - and 7 - costs. The requirements of motorists in Napier and district are to be catered for by the establishment or another up-to-date motor garage. Messrs. Lerew and Heale have purchased , from Mr. J. V. Brown a fine site in Hastings street, adjoining the pres- ; ent Empire stables, and the erection of new concrete premises will be com menced almost immediately. It is •expected that the firm will be ready for business bv the end of Septem- ‘ ber. Mr. Eustace Lane has given notice to move at the next meeting of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce, that this chamber invites every chamber throughout New Zealand to endeavour to promote trade by ' strongly representing to the®k>iernment the impossibility of SfWe con- . st ruction of all the railways reqoued for the development of New Zealand at the present time; and furthermore to urge the Government to introduce a policy of branch railway construction by means of private en- < terprise assisted and authorised by local bodies interested.

The Dunedin Expansion League waited on the Hon. T. Mackenzie yesterday afternoon. The object of the meeting was to suggest to the < High Commissioner that he should do ail in his power to forward the interests of Otago in a legitimate . way and not to the disadvantage of 'other places. Mr. Mackenzie reviewi eel the capabilities of the whole province at considerable length and j said if he could aid the league in aay ! way he would certainly do so. He had had cinematograph views taken of the dairying industry, cattle ; n pastures, etc., for the purpose of lectures in different parts of England and Scotland. At'the inquiry yesterday into' the death of the tram conductor Ambrose McKay, who was killeti by a fall from a combination car step in Wellington last Friday week, the Tramway Union produced witnesses ■ who swore that 90 per cent, of the conductors in the Wellington Corporation’s service had been more ‘ or less seriously injured by fa|Hhg • or being swept from the footboard? ; The union asked thaf the Davey j clause, which provides for a central ■ aisle through a car so that conduc- ; tors can collect the fares from the j inside, be rigidly observed. The | coroner. Dr. McArthur, S.M., reserved his decision, and will inqpecft the cars during the week. The mission services which have been conducted in Wesley Cfaareh, Hastings, during the past tetf by Mr. X H. wfll bo brought to a dose evening, when the evangelist will conduct a soag service illustrating the life and work of Phillip Phillips. Mr? Phillips may be called the origibafor of that-method of modern evangelism which has proved to be one Of it* most popular and effective viz., the association of the singer with the preacher—a combination that found its most notable exempli, fication in the work of Moody and Sankey, and which is being illustrated in more recent times in the missions of Messrs. Chapman and Alexander. Mr. Stephens will give a sketch of Phillip Phillips’ life, and sing some ten or a dozen songs iluktrative of his character and work. There will be a silver coin coHri&ion at the door to defray the expenses of the mission.