LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 159, 19 June 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Inspectors Bird and Strachan are at present paying their annual visit of inspection to the Hastings High School.

Owing to Mr. Spackman being unable to attend, there will be no practice of the Hastings Choral Society this evening. Clive is doing its share in connection with supplying men to uphold rhe cause of King and Empire, no less than 65 of its young men having already enlisted. The Government has purchased 226| acres of land, part of the Waikapiro block, at present held by Messrs. Holden Bros., their intention being to offer it for the use of returned soldiers at the expiry of the presentlease. A farewell social and dance will be tendered departing soldiers at Clive to-morrow evening. The arrangements are in the capable hands of a strong ladies’ committe, with Mrs. Helm and Mrs. Brady at its head, and the function promises to be a great success. The returns at the Napier Hospital for the week ended to-day are as follow : —ln at last date, 108 males, 56 females ; admitted during week, 27 males, 17 females; discharged, 17 males, 11 females; died, 1 male, 2 females; remaining in institution, 117 males, 60 females. Plans have now been prepared for the subdivison of Hammond’s estate at Taradale. Eighty sections will be offered and plans and particulars can be obtained from the auctioneesrs, Dalgety and Co., Ltd. The sale will be held at Taradale Town Hall on Wednesday, sth July, at 2.30 p.m. *

One of the oldest businesses of Auckland city changed hands on Friday, when the bookselling and stationery establishment of Messrs. Upton and Co., of Queen street, was taken over by the equally well known southern house of publishers and booksellers, Messrs. Whitcombe and Tombs.

War economy- is being properly practised in many quarters. One of the best methods adopted in the direction of keeping down expenditure on dress was that of. a N apier young lady who suceeded in making a veiy cheap change in her wardrobe by- dyeing some of her silk blouses a delicate salmon pink. The process of dyeing the articles was indeed cheap, the sole ingredients used being the red cover of an old telephone directory and some warm water,

“One good turn deserves another,” is an old but true saying. Give to the Motor Accessory Company, Ltd., Emerson street, Napiei, your good patronage, and they will give you good tyres and good accessories of every description for your car at a much lower figure than others can. Write or ring ’phone 193 for quotations.*

Have your children’s eyes examined properly. Don’t depend upon what they tell you they see, or think they see. Let us satisfy you by our scientific exact report. H. M. Bennett, Consulting Optician, Union Bank Chambers, Hastings, on Tuesdays.*

Hastings subscribers: For complaint! re late or irregular delivery °* y° u ’ “ Tribune,” ring 39 up to 5.30 p.m. nr H 73 after that time

No Rubbing Laundry Help ” is sufficient for seven weekly washings; cor, tains nothing injurious, yet washes all clothes clean without rubbing. £lO guarantee. Hastings grocers.*

The beautiful afternoon yesterday enticed a large number of people to visit Queen’s Square, Hastings, when the Town Band, under the leadership of Mr. F. Hopkison, rendered a delightful programme of music. The march '‘Hawke’s Bay,” composed and arranged by Mr. Hopkinson, was a capital item and was much appreciated. The band also played the funeral dirge “Garland of Flowers.” in memory of Lord Kitchener and the men who lost their lives in the North Sea battle.

In the House on Friday night, Mr. T. M. Wilford (Hutt) supporting Mr. H. Poland’s suggestion that the Government should make accident insurance a State monopoly, said that since the war broke out, State control of insurance and other matters had been recognised as an ordinary step in evolution. What they might do was indicated by the action of Mr. Lowry, of Hawke’s Bay, who. finding a returned soldier who had Jost, botli legs, sent him Home to England and had up-to-date limbs fitted. (Hear, hear.)

In reply to the deputation of business men at Wellington on Saturday supporting six o’clock closing of hotel bars, Mr. Massey said that if anything was done in that direction it "would be in the War Regulations Bill. He himself preferred direct action to a referendum. Every member of Parliament should have the courage to vote as his conscience dictated. Mr. Massey went on to say that he could not commit the Government. Evidence on the. matter was being taken by a special committee, which would report on it- to the House.

There was a good house at the Princess Theatre, Hastings, on Saturday night to witness the first screening of the Vitagraph star feature “Hearts Ablaze.” The story is a very pretty one. and is admirably screened, and there is a strong caste of leading screen artists. The added features are “The Election Bet,” comedy;. “Mount Fuji,” a pretty scenic ; “Minnie, the Mean Manicurist,” comedy, and the latest Topical Budget, an altogether exceptionally good programme. A special film, “Anzac Day in London,” will be screened this evening.

A special feature will be introduced in to-night’s programme at the King’s Theatre, Hastings, being no less than a film showing the celebration of Anzac Day in London, being the anniversary of the landing of the Australians and New Zealanders in Gallipoli. Two thousand veterans of Anzac marched through the heart of London hi the morning to a service at Westminster Abbey. It was the largest detachment of Australasia soldiers ever seen in London. The gorgeous drama “The Goose Girl” will also be screened again, together with other fine pictures. A crowded house is assured.

A very large congregation assembled at "the jubilee service at Port Presbyterian Church yesterday morning, several former members being in attendance. Rev. T. Tait, preaching from the text, “Hitherto has the Lord helped us,” made fitting reference to the maaner in which workers and means had been provided to carry on the work throughout the last half century. In the evening there was also a large congregation when the sermon was again preached by Rev. T. Tait. The liberality of the collections showed that the appeal for a special jubilee offering had met vcith a generous response. A jubilee social gathering will be held on Wednesday.

Sitting in ohambers at the Napier Supreme Court this morning the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) gave judgment in the case of G. IV. Tiffen v. H. E. Tiffen, an action which claimed that accounts should be filed in the estate of £40,000 under the will of the late F. J. Tiffen, a Hawke’s Bay sheepfarmer. In giving judgment, His Honour stated he considered that accounts should have been filed as prescribed by Supreme Court rules, and said that in his opinion the remedy was by summons and not by accounts. He. thereby overruled the decision of the Supreme Court at Auckland, which contended that the remedy was by action, and stated that he had consulted some of his brother judges in the matter and their opinion coincided with his own. No order was made as to costs.

In the course of the committee stage on the Land for Soldiers Bill in the House on Friday, Mr. T. M. Wilford (Hutt) asked the Prime Minister if he had seen, the soldier who had come from Napier to represent to him the position of himself and other soldiers who had been successful in the Otaua land ballot, but had no capital to work the land with. What was the Government prepared to do to help those men ? Mr. Massey said that he had had two interviews with the soldier in question. and the Government would do what it could to help. The Government proposed, in the first place, to build a cottage for each of the soldiers ; and they would take care that there was' no harshness so far as the soldiers were concerned and that they were not put to any undue inconvenience.

The effect of the shortage of paper in the Old Country is apparent, an exchange states, in the size of some of the London newspapers arriving by late mails. News is condensed to its utmost. The “Times” of 21st April was down to ten pages, and the “Daily Telegraph,” another of the penny journals, was similarly curtailed. The case of the halfpenny papers, which, of course, have to deal with huge circulations, is even more striking, for the “Daily News” was brought down to six pages and even to four pages for one issue, and the “Daily Chronicle” to six. According to private advices advertisement rates have been advancing persistently, and an indication of the tendency is given in the domestic notice column of the “Times.” which was charging 7/6 for four lines, and is now charging 10'6 for three lines, and half a crown for every additional line.

The N.Z. Express Co. pack, store oi remove furniture. They ship goods, live stock, etc., to any part of the Dominion or abroad. Their long experience enables them to handle shipments quickly, and by the cheapest and safest routes. Napier office: Byron (traat. Hasting* office: A retina read *

H. J. Webber, F.S.M.C., F. 1.0. London, Ophthalmic Optician, at Web hen’s Pharmacy. Hasting*. Tuesday*

TO SPOT CASH BUYERS

This week; at the Sydney Cash, Hastings, 300 pairs boys’ strong school knickers, fit boys from 5 to 10 years, at the astounding cheap price of 2/6 pair; 5C dark 3-garment tweed suits, 7/6, 8/6, 9/6 pair. To Parents: Come to the Sydney Cash and get your share while they last. Prices may go up any day. For 1/6 dozen you can buy splendid machine sewing cotton —just half the price of Clark’s —a big saving. Anything you want in drapery or clothing you can buy it cheaper at the Sydney Cash, Hastings.*

Metal repairs to be Okawa-Willow-ford road will be commenced in a few days. The Frisco mail per r.m.s. Moana arrived in Hawke’s Ba.v by the mid* day train to-day.

Three more cases of diphtheria from tbe Hastings district have been reported to the Hospital Board.

The annual meeting of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce will be held at Climie’s Rooms, Queen street, to-night at 8 o’clock. The s.s. Victoria due at Auckland to-day brings an Australian mail only. The Hawke’s’ Bay portion will arrive by the express to-morrow night.

The fine programme screened ab the Empire Theatre, Napier, on Saturday night, attracted a huge audience and met with genuine appreciation. “Tillie’s Punctured Romance” kept the audience merry.

The net proceeds of the Napier City Band concert given at the Napier Municipal Theatre last evening in aid of the Navy Relief Fund was £l3. About twelve hundred people were present at the concert. In the Auckland Supreme Court to-dav. Charles Lawson was charged with "the theft of £192, the property of a Dalmatian, who left the money on the counter when making purchases from the accused. He was sentenced to a year’s hard labour and two years' reformative treatment.—■ Press Association.

Considerable comment was yesterday caused in Napier by the appearance of flags on several of the leading business premises. People anxiously asked “What is the Victory?” but subsequent inquiries show that on Saturday night a number of spirited youths, in their endeavour to cause a little excitement, dismantled the National Reserve stall in Hannah’s building, and hoisted the flags on the various buildings.

Tbe Queensland Government has just completed the purchase of the whole of the output of the various meat works of the State for the season. It, is expected that the number of cattle to be dealt with will be 300,000. The bulk of this will be exported to Europe to the Allied troops, though not any will go to England as it has been represented to the State Government that the Imperial authorities otherwise has sufficiently arranged for the Home purposes.

The Mayor of Hastings (Mr. W. Hart) has received word from the secretary of the County Borough of Hastings Education Committee, England, stating that the flag from Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, had been won for the cun-ent quarter by St. Leonard’s Church of England School, such department having obtained the highest percentage of average attendance. viz., 92.1. The writer adds that the flag is still much appreciated and is an incentive to regular attendance.

An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon, before Mr. S. E. McCarthy. Coroner, on the body of Edward James Jones, drover, who was found dead on Saturday morning at his late residence, Stortford Lodge, Hastings. The evidence adduced at the inquest went to show that deceased had been previously treated in the South Island for heart trouble, and Dr. Boxer, who made a post mortem examination, said death was due to fatty degeneration of the heart. A verdict was brought in accordingly. The “Sydney Morning Herald,” in an article on the “Cost of Spirits,” relates that recently a New Zealand buyer put an open order on the Sydney market for all the whisky that could be secured. The assignment was placed in the hands of a number of brokers, who, after visitting all the wholesale houses, could only secure the equivalent of twenty hogsheads; at 19/6 per gallon, for a whisky that twelve months ago waa being" sold wholesale at 6/6. The “Herald’.’ prophesies an immediate drought in the spirit market. In opening the nev T Nurses’ Home at Dunedin yesterday, the Hon. G. W. Russell said that he hoped to evolve a scheme with the assistance of the Faculty of Medicine ,the Hospital Boards, the Health Department and Mental Hospitals Department, by which young doctors trained at the Medical School should take positions at hospitals and public institutions where they could gain experience to enable them later to go into private practice or become permanent members of the staff of Government institutions and hospitals.

A proposed scheme for insurance aganist the loss of motor cars came before the general committee of the Auckland Automobile Association last night. The scheme suggests, that when 100 members shall have signed the agreement and each had paid a sum of £5 the insurance branch shall be deemed to be- formed. For the year ending May 31st, 1917, risks against loss by fire and theft only will be accepted, at a premium of £2 per centum per annum, and thereafter the risks to be accepted shall be decided by resolution. A subcommittee was set up to elaborate the scheme and submit the completed proposals to the general meeting of the association.

The following officers were elected at the first annual meeting of the Napier Revue Follies:—President, Mr. J. Vigor Brown, M.P. ; vicepresidents, Mesdames Russell, Edgar, Hawkins, Bedford, Newton, Didsbury, and Messrs. J. H. Coleman, R. D. D. McLean, P. H. Harris, Newton, F. Moeller, Morling, ana Didsbury ; hon. secretary, Mr. Gardiner ; hon. treasure, Mr. Wood; musical director, Mr. Caerlyon Bennett ; pianist, Mr. Mitchell; stage manager, Mr. R. A. Keenan 5 committee, Messrs. Creagh, McFarlane, Heath and Spackman; Mesdames Bennett, Pasley’, and Misses Sandtmann and Miss McVay ; hon. auditor Mr. Lipiseombe.

A circular has been forwarded to all educational institutions in NewZealand by’ the League of Empire, London, in connection with a proposal to hold in July next a summer meeting of teachers belonging to tflie Home Country’, and of such oversea teachers and relations who may be in Great Britain and Ireland at that time. The idea is that the meeting should immediately follow the Imperial Education Conference, which it had been originally intended to hold in Canada, but which, owing to the war, will -now take place in London. The subject of the meeting will be “Historic and Civic London.” The circular asks each education board and each board of governors of secondary schools in the Dominion to furnish the strength of its teaching staff, etc.

The “ Gilruth ” Calf Food is now prepared in two qualities—-No. 1 (blue brand) for feeding with skim milk, and No. 2 (red brand) for feeding with either casein or cheese whey. Obtainable William* & Kettle, Ltd., Hastinga*