LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 166, 28 June 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The mail via Suez which left. HawkUs Bay on 15th May armed at London on the 22nd instant. Air. G. Masters is to be the speaker af the men’s meeting Y.M.C.A. to-morrow at 4 p.m. ’■Heroes”' is the subject of his address. Air. R. W. Carr, masseur of the ’■San,” Alarine parade, is leaving Napier on a visit to Wellington ami Sydney. Air. AV. F. R-udge, who has had extensive experience in eleciromassage work in Alclbourne and Adelaide, will remain in charge of the geniiemen's department oi the institute.

A first aid class in connection witli thi» men’s division of St. John Ambiilar.ee Brigade, Napier, vro'l commence on Thursday evening next nt » o'clock in the railway library station. Intending members are invited to communicate with the secretary, Mr. 11. J. liarman.

On Monday next Dalgety ami Co.. Ltd., will offer by public auction in Hoadlc.v and Sou’s rooms. Browning street. Napier, the freehold property ami dwelling house known as “Devonshire House.” This valuable property is charmingly situated off the sea front at the corner of Byron street and the Marine Parade. The sale afford', an exceptional opportunity for making a promising investment.

“There are many indigent, people really unable to pay for their at - tention in the hospital, but there is unfortunately also a large number who are deliberately’ neglecting to pay fees which they can well ailord to pay. These latter are sheltering behind the present Act, ami that is why wo wish for an amendment.'’ So spoke one of the deputation ot local bodies’ representatives to Dr. Valentine (Chief of the Health Department) at Wellington on Thursday.

The Hastings Borough Council met again last evening to consider the applications for the positions oi Town Clerk and Borough Engineer. The meeting lasted till some time after midnight, and although the result was not available for the press, it is understood that tlie names have been reduced to two for each post, and these applicants are to be interviewed. Tim council has had a strenuous week, two meetings ot five hours each, having been spent on the applications, and one of six hours over the estimates for the current year.

The following is a copy of the tilogram sent by the Napier branch of the Navy League to Captain Halsey of H.M.S. New Zealand on the eve of his departure from New Zealand :—’Napier branch of Naw League tenders you hearty congratulations on your splendid ship's successful visit to our shores and their host wishes for a safe return to Home waters and a long and useful service to the Empire.” This morning the local secretary (Mr. J. Crerar) received the following reply from Captain Halsey’: —"All cu board heartily thank Napier branch of Navy League for kind messagemuch appreciated by officers and men."

A meeting of the Y.M.C.A. ladies committee was held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms yestcrdy. Mrs. Hurley presided over n good attendance. The committee has been recentiv strengthened by the addition of a I number of new members. The folI lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year :—President. Miss h. Williams tre-elect-eel); vice-presi-dents, Mesdamos H. A. I'.. Hurley and Holdsworth : hon. secretary. Miss R. Lasedh“-. Imn. assistant secret ar*.' and treasurer, Mrs. Lewis P. Miller. It resolved in future Ui meet on the second Thursday m the inotidi. Arrangement wt re made to hold a birthday party in SepUmibcr m lic'iiu’jr oi the president of lie Y.M.t .A.. Mr. J. Hok'svmrth. L was resolved <<• organise n etuw a>.u apron fair in >■ ovrnihn' v. uh , J-' object ot establishing a turiii.-tmm j fund for the non '.imiuaiu. !' '-a., ni-o determined to organ, c iiv-m :• i lv drawing room meetings. I The N.Z. Express Co. now h»ve three motor lorries, and umiertmio I ‘iirthig To anr Luriuttuo f h; evals to a- f ' pan of tho country I 1-.-V ’ I ' r '■■ ■■' "■ ' . v - > ... - ■ j{. er* 1 ; '-'a - -" - a*

A meeting of the householders nt I’etane v ill lit? held on Monday < veiling for the purpose of eleclmg u new svliooi committee.

The services to-morrow at the Salvation Army will be held at the mmil hours 11 a.m. and 3 and “ p.m. Your welcome will take place at these meetings.

The tender of Air. .John Griffin Ims been accept ed for-addit ions and alterations to the New Zealand Loan and Alereantile Company’s warehouse at Port Ainiriri. Tlie Gisborne Supreme Court, refused the discharge of bankruptcy to John Drummond, sawmiller at Matawai, the Judge remarking that it was a bad bankniptcv.--Pre-.-Association.

The Native Land Court nt < laborne has finished cutting up i ioNative township at Nuhakn in'<> 250 sections, assigning owners for each section. The Natives are very jubilant as the sections unbound to find their way into the market, and'it is expected an extensive township 'till he established m the centre of a rich district. —Press Association.

The wiliness of some of the New Zealand aborigines is shown by a story heard by the Levin paper. About twenty years ago, a small piece of land just on the outskirts of Levin was sold by the natives to a man living in Rangitikei. Being a speculator he did not do anything with the land, and he afterwards sold it to another person, whose land it adjoined. Then an old native laid claim to the section. He was allowed to use it to keep him quiet. After he died the land lay umnilDed for a while, but then a Levin native, who bad held no propriot ary rights in the land at any time, leased it to a pakeha, and collected the white man’s rent-money every due date — or earlier—-for years. During the time he had leased the land the lessee had often tried to purchase the section, but the wily native, while full of willimmess to sell, had boon baulked l»v the vdiiie mans insist cnee on the deeds being pn>diicetl. To-day the pakeha is sciz< d of the full tacts of the case -and ho is "waiting” for the Alaori to call for the next six months' rent.

Peculiar mcnlents ot the I'ideral elwtimis are as common as can t><‘ m tlie A'.’Strahan press. In the Boiirkc conlesl early in the day somebody applied at the Albion polliim- hnorii in Brunswick, am! claimed a vote m the mime oi llobeit Heinmcus. He voted. Later another man came and claimed the vote, ar: I was very indignant when lie was refused permission to vote with respect to the same mime on the roll. Later the second man secured tlie inn rvcniimi of Mr- frank Ansley, tlie successful Labour eanilidate for the seat, who made represent al urns to the j" -id mg officer vvh’cli convinced I. lie oOicl.il that the lust claimant was the real Robert Semmens, so the vote was allowed. Notvvithst indhig the importance < f this tram a* lion, ami the protest made in the polling booth, the ma< bmmy set up by the elcctoral law i so weak ami meffieient liiat neither <>l the two Semnien’s votes can he traced. Neither leillm paper can be identified. as the ballot papers are not now numbered m Australia.

“I could hear the pointing "f_ a finger as I passed," said Sir Rufus Isaacs. This is as good a« the heiu in the fairy tale, who. though he could not sec the Uy on the dr ia nt .steeple, could hear imn tramping about (says ■'Ariel' 'in the ''Dimedin Evening Star”). Sir liufus. of course, indicates thus grapiiieally the extreme sensitiveness of his conscience —when be knew that he was found out- The spectacle of two Ministers of the Crown i-tmel ing on the, pillorv making humble speeches, and asking to be allowed to continue, in office, is very pitiable. Better resign 10 times over, one would think who is not infected with the lust of office. They play to the gallery with the confidence of men who have fooled the people before' “He spoke with a great deal of emotion, and made heo.uent dramatic gestures. . ■ His look was- eloquently expressive of anguish. . • His closing appeal to the whole House was delivered witli great eloquence, was finely phrased, and highly charged with emotion.’’ It is a curious thing in human character, that everything is forgiven to him who makes a telling speech. How can he be wrong when he speaks so well 1 “The Libe:,As rose in a body and cheered them again and again.” They had s-’i!-ed close to the vvmll, ami had had a narrow escape : they had almost wrecked their party; thoiy had been at the penitent stool, a spectacle to men and angels—and they cheered them again and again I