LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 429, 7 August 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tib' mail via Suez which left Hawke’s Bay on Ihe 21ih -lime, ar rived at London on tlie Ith inG.

Two largely-signed petitions wore presented to the House of Representatives on Wednesday by Mr. L. M. Isi'A. asking that hotel bars should Io- closed a ti p.m. during tin- war.

At Friday's meeting of the H. P«. A. ami P. Society, a recommendation that owners with horses taking print in the parade at the shows be not allowed to use any tickets or ribbons but those won in ihe particular show, was adopted. Whitebait Las made an early appearance in Southland streams, the first, catch »i' the season reaching In-vercars-ill on Tuesday (says the Southland "News”). According to Native tradition this portends an early spring. “Aon have- callml for Whatman.” said Mr. A. P. Whatman at the Declaration Day demonstration at Masterton. when there were loud cries of “Where’s Whatman.'” “Well, here he is, and with every bean lie’s gm for our cause.” (Loud cheers.)

Tlie Department of Agriculture have forwarded to the Hawke’s Bay A. timl P. Society SI lock specimens of (he Ne-.x Zealand wool, forwarded t<> Hie I’anam.-i, Pacific Exposition. At yesti rday ’: meeting of the society it was decided to ha\<- the specimens placed in a show case. By an .advert isemtml appearing in this issue the committee of the ’.Hawke’s Bay Rifle Association convey their thanks to all who helped to make the recent rifl£'mab-h n success. But for the assistance of the puitlic these matches would not bo possible and a very important unit in defence would lie lost. It is very evident that there are some undesirable elia.i-aetcrs in Hastings. Complaints have, been heard of petty thefts nt social gatherings. At Thursday night s. social held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, two overcoats, .-(■ parr <>f boots and st, hat were stolen. It is to lie regretted thai the thieves are nm caught and an example made of them, 'file :tp-poiniini-nt of u vigilance committee at sei ials to keep an eye on the cloak rooms is suggested.

Taking advantage of the opportunity offered to send, free of charge, papers to wounded soldiers, the scholars of the Hastings District High School have this week collected about So weekly papers, oxer -4<u» daily papers and a box full of magazines and oilier reading matter. There are being- forwarded by rail to the defence stores at Wellington ,-iml will then bo sent on l»y the transports carrying Ihe Sixt .a Ueinforccmeul s. A quantity of books and magazines i< also being sent tc Trent liam.

The Hastings liramli of the National Reser*c paraded last iiigln at tin 1 Drill Hall with a record muster <.f over 120. The recently appointed non-coms, were privately instructed by Air. D. Gowan. Ser-geant-Major Hawthorne and SeniorSergeant Biu-nard took charge ot some 17> recruits, while the main body was exercised by Lieutenant L. F. Pegler. The secretary. Prix ate B. Bi-atliwaite. had a busy lime enrolling new members,, which promises well for the future of the branch.

At tlie annual general meeting ot the Hawke’s Bay Sheep Owners’ Industrial Union of Employers. Air. (I. R. Beamish was elected ](resident l’(.t- the ensuing yc:ii-. A hearty vote of th.'itiks was acco.-ded the reiiiing president. Air. Pattullo. who, in re- - ponding, touched up'.u the importance of sheepfarmers supporting Hit- union, and pointed out that it f-iey had to attend meetings of the .Arbitration C ourt they would be put to very considerable personal expense and trouble at present saved them l;\ the union.

A large meeting of the citizens ot ■‘inclock North xvas held last evening for the purpose oi making arrangements for holding a farewell social in honour of the Havelock boys who leave for the front on the 17th inst. A strong committee was formed, with Aliss E. Chambers as secretary. The committee of the Havelock hall kindly offered that place free for the purpose. The social will be held on Thursday evening and the ladies will provide the refreshments, a charge of I - lining made for gentlemen. At the fifth monthly popular entertainment much interest was displayed in the hand-painted pro’grammes. which were certainly an original feature of the entertainment. Those sketched by Air. R. 11. l-’ilzhorbert were especially (-lever, being all of army or navy subjects, every (letail of ship, projective or gun drawn to scale. Others xwre contributed by Mrs. Fitzherbei t. Airs. Wilmot. Mis’. Maekersey ami the pupils of Brondshury School. Fiu-titer programmes are being got ready for August. 20th. Mr. and Mrs. 11. G. Avery will give a turn of ragtime melodies. I

A unique opportunity for the men

of small or moderate means to secure building sections in tlm choicest part of Hastings will be afforded on Wednesday, ISth instant, at the Princess Theatre, Hastings, at 3 p.m., when Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Ltd., will submit, on behalf of the owner, about II building site; situate on the corner of Tomoana road and Y r ork street and right overlooking Cornwall Park. Tliis opportunity will never occur again and the public will he well advised to seize the chance- to secure a home site, where the children can enjoy theimselves in Cornwall Park. Mr. Allan .McLean, of the Tourist Motor Co,, Lid.. Hastings, left Napier last evening en. route to Auckland, where in* will join the Makitra- for Vancouver. Air. McLean will proceed to the Panama Exhibition, and from, there to Detroit and South Bend, Indiana, where the great- Studebaker factories are situated. Air. AlcLean will also visit the Hendee .Manufacturing Co. in Springfield. Alass.. where the popu lar Indian limtcc eyries are made. It is Air. AlcLean/s intention to purchase ti number of motor lorries, and he is very desirous of seeing the respective makes at work before making a choice, as the Tonilst Company an* not- people, <<‘ take risks in this respect, and every purchase, whether a motor lorry or pleasure ear, will he tested night out before being decided upon. Mr. MvLimii will Im nb.-ent for tihotil five m.otd'is.

The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association has cancelled Hus year’s Dominion championship meeting owing to the war. The next Hastings sale of oddments in wool, skins and hides is advertised by’ J. A. Aliller to take place on the ISth instm. At the Waipawa County Council meeting held yesterday tenders were received for forming 56 chains on the Onga-Waipukurau road. Acceptance of any tender was deferred.

The following have hep, elected to the committee of the Napifer Working Aten’s Club : —Messrs. Vp; W. Rae. ,1. \V. Hill, L .C. Knock, vV. IL Smith and A. Frederickson.

The Telegraph Department advises that plain language cable messages, written in ihe Italian language, may’ be accepted for transmission to Italy, Libya, F.rxthrea, and Italian Somaliland. ,

The Napier Bowling Club held a euchre tournament last evening After some keen competition the first prize in ihe ladies’ section was won ny Airs. Sage, Mr. A. E, Weightson being successful in the men’s.

On AVednesday evening next, at Hie Drill Hall, Hastings, a basket social will he held in aid of the Red (,'ross funds. A final meeting of ladies in connection therewith: will he In-Id in (he Old Library on, Monday afternoon at a.1'.0.

In keeping with other churches throughout the Dominion, intercessory services will bo held at. the Baptist Church, Hastings, to-morrow .-d II a.in. and 7 p.m. Special hymns will bo sung at the evening service, which is to be conducted by Air. E. .1. Kiev ellen King. The Valuation Department having decided to go on with the work in connection with the revision of valuations in the Dominion, Mr. Geo. Wright, of Dannevirke, has been instmeted io proceed with the revision of unimproved values in Hastings, and is now engaged on that work. Next Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock. McGlashan’s Ltd. will sell, on ihe premises. Kenendy road, Napier, the whole of ihe contracting plant in the estate of .1. Beagley. There is almost everything in the contracting line for sale. Full details appear in the advertisement.

An intercessory service will be conducted at the Hastings Methodist Clmrch to-morrow morning by the Rev. Al . A. Rugby Prat t . The evening service xvill lie conducted by Ah-. W. H. Herd. At AJangatereterc to-morrow evening the Rev. M. A. Rugby Pratt will preach in iho public school. During July 263 estates were certified for payment of death duties, the largest being that of S. B. Lawrence, of Invercargill, at ,L‘16,001. The following is the list for Poverty Bay: Robert Hyslop ATcMillan, El 1.37-1. Hawke’s Bay : Jessie Falconer Houston :t28.345. Reginald Barnard Humphries .£1586. The New Zealand Romney Shoop Breeders’ Association has received official notification that the association has been awarded a medal of honour for a collective exhibit of Romney wool sent to the Panama Exhibition. San Francisco. The exhibit was collected from a number of Romney breeders in different parts of the Dominion and forwarded in a handsome case made of New Zealand, native woods.

At a special meeting of the Napier Borough Council last night, it xvas decided to authorise the raising of a special loin of £ 1025 i-o meet H v levies made !.:y the Hawke’s Bay Hospital and Charitable Aid Bo.ty.i over the united borough f ,r hosp/tal capital works; and to provide that the by-laws :r xv opera!ixc over the (del Napier Borough slmit -e extended and made operaFve over the whole tif the united borough The annual meeting of the Napier Branch of the Hawke’s Bay Highland Society was held in the Princess Hail last evening. Chieftain Duncan Gillies presiding. The report and balance-sheet- the latter showed a credit balance of £7lO 2/1 — were read and adopted. All the retiring officers were re-elected. It xvas decided to donate £25 to a fund for tobacco for Scottish regiments and £25 for a relief fund, which fund will be decided on at the next meeting of the committee.

The Department of Agriculture, Industries and Commerce, Wellington. writes to the secretary of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce, stating that a circular letter had been received from Mr. E. Luvis Petzold, of Bombay, which reads as follow :—These are times when new markets may lie opened up by progressive manufacturers and shippers, and knowing the keenness of New Zealand as a manufacturing country. 1 am sure that if property introduced and widely circulated in India your products should command an extensive sale here."

’ A meeting of the Hastings Orphans C hib was held last night for the purpose of making suit-able stIrangements for the entertainment of Lie Hastings men who leave for Tn-ntham on the lith inst. It was decided to fittingly farewell the men at the Savoy tea rooms on Friday I evening next . An excellent musical programme is in course of preparation, and several of the leading Orphans will deliver patriotic addresses. In consequence of this gathering the Orphans will forgo their usual fortnightly evening on the Monday following. At last night's meeting of tho Napier Borough Council the following recommendation was adopted: “That the Criterion Hotel Company be informed that the council has no legal power to grant an extension of the lease of the Criterion Hotel property, but that the council approved of tlie plans of the proposed alt erat ions and additions to the buildings as submitted, subject, however, to ratification by the Napier Licensing Committee, tho valuation and payment of such alterations and additions to be dealt with in the man no v proscribed by the lease."

The Regimental Band held, its annual meeting this week. The balance-sheet, showing a credit of Tso. was adopted. lloi'eroni-e was made by Lieutenant-Colonel Hislop to the good work done by the band in connection with the farewells to soldiers ,eto. The following officers were elected :—Bandmaster, Mr. Hone; deputy-bandmaster, Mr. J. H. .May ; hon. see., Mr. J. H. Alay : hon. treasurer. Air. E. A. Al gar ; committee, Messrs. H. Scorgie. R. Bowman, D, Green, S. Ransom, and G. Wilson ; custodians, Messrs. Reidy and Anderson. An honorarium of ;£2 2, - was voted to the hon. secretary, Mr. .1. H. May, for valuable services rendered by him during last year.