LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 188, 22 July 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Yesterday Dr. Ada Smith inspected the pupils at the Port Ahuriri school.

The takings at the Red Cross Shop, Market street, Hastings, up to noon to-day, was £53. Mr. Allen Smith, of Paraguay, S.A., will take the evening service tomorrow’, at the Gospel Hall, Hastings.

Mr. Carey's lecture for to-morrow in the Seventh Day Adventists Church, Nelson street, Hastings, will be “The Other Side of Death.”

The Napier Boys’ High School Rugby team leaves on Thursday next for Palmerston North to play a school there.

The Waipawa County Council has expressed a desire to again confer with the Hawke’s Bay County Council regarding the maintenance of the Napier-Taupo road. In reply to a telegram sent by his Worship the Mayor (Mr. W. Hart) to the Hon. Dr. McNab, re Declaration Day, the Minister has replied that no decision has yet been cotne to, but. promises to advise the Mayor later.

To-morrow’s services at the Baptist Church will be conducted by Pastor N. E. Edridge, the tonic in the morning being “Strengthened With Might” and in the evening “The Universal Magnet.” The Sunday School will re-open on Sunday week, July 30th.

A start has been made with the construction of the new; balcony for the Hawke’s Bay Soldiers’ Club in Station street, Hastings. The building will have a fine appearance when completed. The plans were drawn by Mr. A. C. Fawcett, borough inspector. A meeting of the Public Works Committee of the Napier Borough Council will be held on Monday to receive a deputation from the General Labourers’ Union, and ,to consider the engineer’s specifications, etc., in connection with the Napier South drainage scheme and other matters, including improvements at the Municipal Baths.

“The Remaking of the Christian” will be the subject of the Rev. M. A. Rugby Pratt’s sermon at the Hastings Methodist Church to-mor-row morning. In the evening, Mr. Pratt’s topic will be “A God in Ruins,” and the choir will render a selection. The service at Mangatcretere wrill be conducted by Mr. J. E. King, of Auckland. Among our educational advertisements in this issue will be found an advertisement relating to the Girton Boarding and Day School for girls. The school is being run on very modern lines and full particulars and prospectuses are obtainable from the principal, Miss A. F. Darby, Hastings.

Farewell greetings will be conducted at the Salvation Army to-morrow to Bandsman and Mrs. Palmer who after many years service here, are removing to Auckland. Also bandsman R. Chappell, who is going into training for the front and Adjutant Janet Lamberton who is returning to Australia for army service. We are sure that the many friends W’ill wish them bon voyage and every success in their new spheres of labour.

The Women’s Rational Reserve shop, Shakespeare road, Napier, will be open on Tuesday for the sale of flowers only. A lovely collection of violets, spring bulbs, etc., have been promised, ana these will be on view in the window. Silver medals will be donated for the following:—The best six button-holes, six best violet sprays, best arranged vase, best twelve blooms of spring flowers. Entries must be in not later than Monday, 5 p.m. Contributions of flowers will be received at the shop Monday or Tuesday. The shop will be open again on Saturday week for the sale of cakes, sweets, flowers, produce, etc. Contributions will be gratefully received. A social and dance was held at Bridge pah last night in aid of the church enlargement fund. There was a large number present and the hall was prettily decorated for the occasion. Excellent music was supplied by Mr. Walter Smith, conductor of the M.A.C.. band. The M.A.C. chon- rendered a number of rag-time items, which were greatly appreciated. In the waltzing competition Mr. Ihaia Tipena and Mrs. Wi Hanara and Mr. Paora and Miss Harrace tied for first plaee. The prizes were pretty feather kits. The judges were Mr. C. Lean, of Havelock North, and Mr. W. M. Raman, of Bridge Pah. The function was a most successful one in every respect, both Maori and pakeha enjoying themselves thoroughly. At the Courthouse, Hastings, this morning. Professor Joseph Isherwood, “trance medium,” appeared before Mr. S. E. McCarthy, S.M., on remand, charged with obtaining the sum of £7 7/- from one Wavena Reweti by false pretences. Detective Butler asked for a further remand. Mr. B. J. Dolan, who appeared for accused, objected to repeated remands in indictable cases. The police should be prepared with their evidence. In this case, he said, the accused had an established reputation and the prosecution should be prepared in a reasonable amount of time. If accused had not had two staunch friends, he would have had to remain in gaol. He should not be arrested until the police were reasonably prepared to go on with the case. Accused was remanded to appear at Napier on the 29th inst., when he would be further remanded to appear at Hastings, on. the 9th August. Extended bail was allowed.

The Hawke’s Bay Education Board have notified their intention of reopening the various schools, which were closed down owing to the diphtheria epidemic, as follows :— Napier Main, Monday morning; Napier West, Tuesday morning; Hastings District High School, Wednesday inorningffi Meanee, Tuesday afternoon; Hastings West, Thursday morning; Hastings North, Thursday afternoon; Havelock North, Friday morning. Dr. Patterson will be present at the opening of each of the schools named, ana the children who are not then present .will not be admitted to school subsequently unless they can produce a medical certificate of cleanliness from disease. It is satisfactory to note that the epidemic shows signs of abating, although there are still a few cases being reported. A cold 1 snap in the weather would help as much, as anything to stamp out the disease.

The N.Z. Express Co. pack, store o* remove furniture. They ship goods live stock, etc. to any part of th* Dominion or abroad. Their long ex —"ience enables them to handle ship uients quickly, and by the cheapeat and safest routes. Napier office: Byroa •treet. Baiting* office: Avenue road.*

A case of diphtheria was reported this morning from Bay View road, Napier.

The committee of the Napier Soldiers’ Club have received gifts of apples from Mr. Maddison and illustrated papers from Mrs. Kettle. Mr. P. McCarthy of Havelock North was the winner of the judging, competition at the recent ploughing match.

Sapper Vaughan (Hastings), Private Nolan (Napier) and Trooper Douglas (Gisborne), who returned to the Dominion by the Rotorua, will arrive this evening by the mail train.

A few days ago a case of typhoid was reported at the Hukarere School and a day later the patient died. The victim arrived from Wanganui about three days before being taken ill. The school was immediately guaranteed.

The Wanganui Borough Council has accepted the tender of Messrs Turnbull and Jones for the delivery of a gas engine power plant similar to the one that was recommended to but rejected by the Napier Borough Council.

The following additional contributions have been received by the Hawke’s Bay War Relief Fund:--“Sympathiei” £lOO, Committee of the local branch of the Y.M.C.A. £373 8/4, proceeds of Mr. George’s lecture, £27 2/3; total amounting to £5Ol 2/3. Since the County Council drew attention to the willingness of' the Forestry Department to supply trees at a cheap rate, numerous settlers have written asking for particulars as to how they are procurable. It looks as though settlers were at last going to take advantage of the Forestry Department’s oner, and if so, considerable benefit will accrue to all concerned.

Weather permitting the Hastings Band will play the following pro* gramme in Cornwall Park to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, commencing at 2.45 o’clock:—March, “Imperial Echoes” : comet solo, “Lost Chord (Sullivan), soloist, Mr. H. McKennie; patriotic fantasia, “To Arms” (E. Garth); waltz “Enchantress” (J. A. Greenwood); fantasia, “The Old Kentucky Home” (/. A. Greenwood); march, ,f Colonel Bogey” (J. Alford) ; “God Save the King.” Our Parliamentary reporter says that owing to the war blockade of German, dairy companies in New Zealand have experienced difficulty in securing supplies of rennet for the manufacture of cheese. To obviate this, the recent Dairy Conference proposed an amalgamation for tho production oif rennet within the Dominion. The Government has decided to give Legislative sanction, to this proposal in the Statutes Amendment Bill so that within a few years the Dominion will be entirely. aelf- 1 supporting in this respect. An old North American Indian, named Johnson, who recently disappeared from the Old People’s Home, was yesterday found wandering about near Waiotahi. During the past twelve months Johnson has several times strayed away. .'This morning he appeared at the Napier Court before Mr. A. L. Beattie J.P., who remanded him till Monday. Johnson is appearing to answer the usual charge of vagrancy. Two first offenders, apparently both new . arrivals, were convicted and discharged.

The public send-off social and dance to the Nineteenth Reinforce- ■ ments will be held in the Drill Hall next Monday night, July 24th, when it is hoped there will be the banal large crowd to give the departing men a good farewell. Addressee will be given by His Worship the Mayor (Mr. W. Hart), Hon. Dr. McNab and Major Ringland, and the badges and parcels of comforts will be presented Dancing will Chen be indulged in. Mr. L. F. Pegler being in charge of the floor. Admission will be gents 2/6, ladies 1/- and a plate of cakes.

It will be remembered that at the last public meeting called to devise some scheme for augmenting our Hawke’s Bay Wounded Soldiers’ Fund it was decided to hold a monster art union width valuable prizes given or subscribed to by a generous public. Among the offers made in the room was that of a small body of'well known men who gave their • services to “run” a shop for a day and guarantee as the result a sum of £250 to be devoted to either purchasing a valuable prize for the art union or handing that amount over to its funds. The committee, with this goal before them have been for some weeks unostentatiously but assiduously working to accomplish and bring to a successful consummation their pledge. “The Day,” their day, will be on Saturday, July 29th, and through the courtesy of Messrs. Biug, Harris and Co., the shop will open in that firm's commodious sample rooms in the ferro-concrete buildings in Heretaunga street. The response by the donors has been generous, and it is safe to say that at 9 a.m. on July 29th there will be the finest display of meat, poultry vegetables, fruit and other delicacies that has ever pulsated the appetite of an epicure. With the qbject of this movement, the comfdrt and betterment of our wounded soldiers and dependents, before the public, there can be no doubt that everyone will he doing their little bit at the Men’s Union Jack Day on the 29th. There are occasions when “the penny is mightier than the sword”; this is one of them.