Local and General.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IX, Issue 173, 8 July 1919, Page 4

Local and General.

The Hawke’s Bay men who returned by the Ruahine will arrive by mail train to-night.

The Auckland "Star’s” Hamilton correspondent reports that Mrs Hall of Ngaruawahia, gave birth to four boys last night. All are well. At the Napier Police Court thia morning, before Mr. R. W. Dyer, S.M., one offender for drunkenness was convicted and discharged.

Members of the police force have been granted seven days’ special I leave on account of the signing of the armistice and of peace, and five I days on account of the recent eprI demic. | The New Zealand Shipping Comj pany has been advised bj r cable that | the troopship Briton, en route from I London, left Colon on July 2nd for 1 Wellington. The vessel is expected i to arrive here on July 21st or 22nd.

The Technical College old stuents’ invitation dance, to be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, July Bth., promises to be a great success, and a good evening’s enjoyment is guaranteed.

The public are reminded of the euchre party and dance, being organised by the Hastings Loya. Orange Lodge, which will come off in the Oddfellows’ Hall, next Friday evening.

It was the Union Company’s intention to dispatch the Paloona from Wellington for Sydney, but as they were unable to procure a full crew the proposal was abandoned. The crew were paid off at Wellington on Saturday. The heavy payments on account of our produce have brought a large amount of money into circulation, says the "N.Z. Trade Review,” the supply of funds available is ample for all purposes, and the money market appears likely to continue ampty supplied with funds for some time to come.

The New Zealand and African Company, agents for the liner Waimate, advise that the vessel, which left New r York on June 21st, is coming to Auckland, Wellington, Lyt.Hflton, and Dunedin. The Waimate is expected at Auckland about August 2nd, and at Wellington about August 9th. An open invitation is extended to all interested to attend the fortnightly meeting of the Has.tings Branch of the N.Z. Labour Party, which will take the form of a progressive euchre party. It will be held in the Orange Lodge Hall, Lyndon road, on Thursday, at 7.30 p.m. > In the Supreme Court in Wellington yesterday probate of the will of the late Hamilton Gilmer was granted the Public Trustee. Probate was sworn at a value of under £500,000. There were two public bequests, one of £lOO a year for ten years to St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Wellington, and £lOO to the Children’s Ward, Wellington Hospital. Last evening, at the Hastings Municipal Assembly Hall, Rev. A. F. Bennett, in the course of his lecture on the Maori race, spoke earnestly for the' perpetuation of the art And design of Maori c- - - _;■ and, in this regard, he appealed to architects to perpetuate these Maori creations by using them in friezes, and such architectural ornamentation.

Sitting in civil jurisdiction at the Napier Court this morning, Air. R. W. Dyer, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff .in the undefended case W. A. Couper v. J. Gibson £1 15/9, costs 5-. In a judgment summons W. Mihaere was ordered to pay H. Arnott the sum of £l7 11.7 and 15.6 costs, in default 21 days’ imprisonment, warrant not to issue if amount paid in monthly instalments of 5/- each.

The fact that American farmers were guaranteed by the Government 9/2 per bushel for their wheat, meant the payment of £600,000.000 by the State. In New Zealand the Government guarantee was on a graduated scale. On July 1 the price of wheat was raised to 67A per bushel. Next month it goes to 6'B, in September to 6/8i and for October, the maximum. 6 '9.

The serious overcrowding which exists in the schols of the city and environs of Auckland is preventing many children from getting the full benefit of the instruction which should be available under the educational system of the Dominion. In order to overcome this difficulty the Auckland Education Board has now in hand a programme of school construction and extensions which, with new sites, will involve an expenditure of over £lOO,OOO.

It is not often that a Havelock audience has the unique opportunity that is afforded it this evening. The lecture to be given in the Presbyterian Church, Havelock, to-night, at 7.30 o’clock, should attract everyone who has been taking an interest in the great nations of the world. The Rt. Rev. W. Gray Dixon, who was for some years professor of the English language in Tokio University. will give his famous lecture on “Japan and the Japanese.” Mr. H. W. Young, a lecturer for the Theosophical Society, of New Zealand is on a- short visit to Hastings. and will give a public lecture at the Hastings lodge rooms (Brigg’s Building, Karamu road) this evening at 8 o’clock. The lecturer’s subject is "Theosophy, the Kev to Life,” and will be a review of some of the truths of the Divine wisdom and the solution they offer for the great problems of life. Particulars of this meeting may be seen in our advertising columns.

There was a. large audience at the Napier Municipal Theatre la.st night when Mr. George Hughes M.8.E., late supervising secretary of the Y.AI.C.A. overseas, delivered an interesting illustrated lecture showing the Y.M.C.A. at work, chiefly' among New Zealand soldiers. The lecturer was introduced by Air. P. S. AlcLean. A four-thousand feet motion film was also shown. The lecture and pictures will Be shown in the Assembly Hall, Hastings on Thursday next. The admission is free.

The Hon. G. W. Bussell (Minister for Internal Affairs) advises that Air. IV. H. Hodson, of 40, Pirie street, Wellington, has donated to the National Art Collection a valuable oil painting by; Cavaliere Giovanni Paolo Pannini (1691-1761), entitled “The Temple of Dian.,, Rome.” The painting, which is a very fine one, is, states t-he Alin:st°r in an excellent state of preservation, and is of a classical ana architectural subject. Works of Pannini are to be found in most large collections in England, and several decorate the palaces of Rome. Two of the finest are in the gallery of the Royal Palace at Monte Cavallo. Pannini died in 1761. He was a somber of the Academy of San Luca, at Rome. anu of Paris. Many of Ins pictures have been engraved by’ the most eminent, mcravefs. The’Minister has written to Mr. Hodson thanking him. on behalf of the Government, for this valuable addition to the collection.

At to-day’s meeting of the Napieß Harbour Board it was decided to expend £5O on the Peace celebrations.. Miss Luckie has presented four volumes of Cook’s voyages, published in 1784, to the Hastings Municipal Museum.

The Maori Native Land. Court opened in Hastings this rilorning, before Judge Jones. The business was not of general interest.

The Hastings boys, who landed from the Tahiti, arrived by the mail train last evening, when they were met and conveyed to their homes in motor cars lent to the Mayor for that purpose.

A special general meeting of the H.B. Rifle Association will be held in the old library, Hastings, tomorrow afternoon, at 3.30. AlajorGeneral Sir Andrew Russell will be present.

Last night’s Wellington mail tuain must have taken the bit in her teeth, somewhere along the line, because she bolted and arrived in Hastings quite ten minutes before her time, instead of two and a-half hours late?, as has been her custom since the Railway service curtailment.

Early on Friday morning last, a two-seater motor car ran into a ditch and turned completely over, the occupants being flung clear and escaping without injury. It is said that the driver tried to avoid a mob of horses on the road, when-the car skidded and the accident occurred.

At the Courthouse, Hastings, yesterday afternoon a man named Charles Dewstpwe, appeared before Mr. J. E. Hall, J.P., charged with failing to provide maintenance for his illegitimate child. Accused, against, whom th.e warrant has been out for ten years, was remanded., to appear before the Magistrate’s Court to-morrow, bail being allowed, accused in £25 and a security of £25. The following letter, which is of interest to soldiers, has been received by the Mayor of Christchurch from Sir James Allen: “When in Christohurch on May 6th, you put a question to me with regard to rendering financial assistance to married, returned, undischarged soldiers who are living in Christchurch and attending hospital there as outpatients. Inquiries have been made into the matter, and I find that toe Financial Assistance Board has jurisdiction to entertain applications from such soldiers, and it is quite open to them to apply if they consider they are suffering undue financial hardship by reason of military service as compared with their financial position prior to military service. Every case will, of course, be treated on its merits, but where a previous application has not been made it would appear, desirable to point out that in many cases tho financial position of the soldier and his dependents will not warrant a grant on the grounds of undue hardship caused by military service.” The following notices of motion, by Miss F. Roberts, Mr. P. M. Jackson and Mr. W. W. Rowntree, re spectively, were set down for discussion at the meeting of the New Zealand Educational Institute at Wellington to-day : “That whereas in accordance with the provisions of No. 45 of the Staffs and Salaries Regulations an infant mistress has been appointed in schools of Grade VC and upwards, this branch recognises the importance of the duties of the infant mistress, and respectfully recommends that the position should carry the grade of salary co-equal with that of the first assistant in the school”; "that every teacher receive, besides his fixed salary, an increase equal to the in- . crease in the cost of living. This increase to take effect from 1914”; “that the opinion of this branch : s that the present grading scheme is most unsatisfactory and ought to be abolished; and that the following scheme should be adopted, viz.: (1) That there be three graded lists—(a) head teachers ; (b) male assistants ; (c) female assistants. (2) That the marks be: Efficiency 160, service 25, literarv attainments 15, A certificate 15, R 14, C 13, D 9, total 200.”