Local and General

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 63, 2 March 1921, Page 4

Local and General

The Wellington carpenters’ depute has been referred to the Arbitral .on Court and a Dominion confer.jnce arranged. I A young man named George William Bulford, employed at Tarak »he, was run over by a train during shunting at Port Nelson yesterdays He vas conveyed to hospital in a serious condition. The reopening of the evening classes at the Napier Technical School ‘ took place last evening, when the number of pupils who attended was considerably more than those enrolled at this time last year. The members attending the medical conference in Napier, and their vives and lady friends left Napier just netoro noon to-day on a visit to Waimarama. About 20 motor cars were used to convey the party to their destination. The Heretaunga Swimming a id Life Saving Club announce that a grand championship carnival (N.Z. A.S.A. rules) will be held in the Maddiso-i Baths, Hastings, on Friday, March 4, at 8 p.m. It is not the farmer who is profiteering,’’ remarked an Eltham farmer the other day. “For his pigs lie is now only able to obtain 4|d. per lb., and buyers will not look at three-year-old bullocks if the farmer, asks any more than £8 10/- for them.” A final reminder is given that all entries for H.B. Autumn Show close today. For the convenience of exhibitors, Mr J. R. Lanauze’s office, Queen street. Hastings, and the society's office, Tennyson street, Napier, wdl be open between 7 and 9 p.m. tins evening for receiving late entries. The conference of the New Zealand Branch of the Medical Association was continued yesterday, wh»?n Sir Andrew Russell addressed the gathering on the subject of the Community Club, to stimulate interest among cadets and advance their well-being. Papers were also read on matters of professional interest. The Postal authorities notify as follows :—The Dominion championship rifle meeting opens on Thursday next, the 3rd instant. Telegrams are to be addressed to Trentham M.C. The hours of attendance (during the meeting only) will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7' p.m. to 10 p.m. On Saturday the office will close at 9 p.m. Sunday attendance will be 10 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Sir Harry Lauder is telling a good story. A friend of his purchased a horse of the dray species, which he took from Aberdeen to Glasgow’. While going down Sauchiehall street the animal stopped and refused to budge A crowd soon gathered, and there happened to be a veterinary surgeon in it, who promptly went to the assist, ance of the horse’s owner. He commenced to examine the beast’s foot, and found that it w'as firmly set down on a threepenny piece! A distressing fatalitv occurred in Wellington yesterday, the victim being James Wilson, cartage contractor, 66 years, of age, of Berhampore. Deceased was driving a loaded dray when the horse took fright and bolted. Wilson was thrown to the ground. One wheel of the dray passed over him, inflicting very severe injuries. He was removed to the hospital, but died about two hours later. Deceased was a well-known and successful contractor, and was a brother of Joseph Wilson, who was killed in practically the same manner at the corporation quarry at Lyall Bay a few weeas ago. A Dunedin message reports that a woman, apparently between 35 and 40 years of age, collapsed in Dowling street last night. She was carried into the “Otago Daily Times” office, where it was found she had expired. So far the body has not been identified. She was above medium height, and had dark hair. Documents, steamer and tramway concession tickets found in her possession suggest that she was Miss Smith, residing in Wellington, and was returning fiom Otautau, Southland. She was travelling with a Mr. Smith, presumably her father or brother. She was apparently in ill-health, her steamer ticket from Lyttelton to Wellington have been extended for this reason. At the Magistrate’s Court in Wellington yesterday reserved judgment was delivered in the case heard last week in which the Inspector of Awards proceeded against the Harbour Board in connection with an alleged breach of the award concerning the payment of award wages to seven men. In regard to five of the men, it was pointed out that they were only casual men, employed connecting up the cluster electric lights over the ships’ holds, requiring no practical knowledge of electricity. The case in so far as these men were concerned was dismissed. Concerning the other two men, permanent employees of the beard, the magistrate considered that from the nature of the work they had been employed on a breach of the ani was committed. He imposed £ penalty on the board of £2»

The trouble at the Kaiapoi Freezing Works has been settled. The ren start killing on Thursday.—(Press Association.) Owing to a mishap to one of the boilers at the Hastings gasworks the gas supply was reduced to half pressure to-aay. It is hoped that normal pressure will be resumed to-morrow. The Dunedin wool sale, on account of the waterside dispute, was defeired, and not until the Dunedin sales are disposed of can other sales te field, for the sequence has to be observed. The Wellington sales are not now likely to b«» held until ten days after those of Dunedin. It is expected that the aggregate catalogue will be between 15,000 and 16,000 bales It is reported that, in a quarry at Vaucouleurs (Meuse). a skeleton, which has been found lying at full length in a cave, has been identified, after researches made in the municipal archives, as that of an unknown British officer killed in the Napoleonic campaign of 1814. The skeleton of a Russian officer was found in the same place forty years ago. “Extra!” shouted little Jack Lyons, the newsboy, night after night at his regular corner of Third avenue and One Hundred and Twentieth street, New York. That was thirty years ago. Last January he was sworn in as secretary of state of New York, one of the highest offices a state can offer her citizens. “Jack,” will always have a warm spot in his heart for newsboys What is claimed to be the largest bullock in the world may now be seen on Mr. W. Baker’s farm at Te Horo, says the “Otaki Mail.” It is owned by Mr. J. Johnstori, who will shortly take it to the Old Country, where it will be exhibited. Already quite a number of local residents have viewed the animal. The Waingawa Freezing Works, near Masterton, are closing down at the end of the week, and over 30 men will be thrown out of employment. The works have been slaughtering for less than two months, and a large numtity of fat stock will be carried over. The managing director gives the shortage of coal as the reason for closing down. Advice ha*s been received by the Iron and Steel Company, Dunedin, owners of the barque Antiope, which was gutted bv fire at Lerenceo Marquez recently, that the following apprentices are on board the steamer Viken. due at Hobart on March 21st.: Aitken, Eyre, Lyon, Lilly, Nancarrow, Derrick, Megonn, also two seamen. The company have made arrangements for them to leave Hobart on the first available steamer for New Zealand.— (Press Association.) The inquest was continued in Wellington yesterday concerning the Luman remains found at Camp Bay which, it was supposed, might be one of the victims of the Omaka scluonar, recent ly lost at the Heals. All efforts of identification failed, including that of Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson (New Plymouth), who. it was thought, might be the mother of the victim. The coroner’s verdict Was found drowned, there being no evidence to identity of the deceased. The death occurred at Napier of. Monday of Mr. W. Hurst-Davies, who was for a time relieving stock inspector at Waipukurau. Deceased, who was .63 years of age, was well known in the Manawatu, Wairarapa and Wellington districts. He made a number of warm friends during his stay in Waipukurau. Mrs. Hurst-Davies will have the sympathy of many friends in the bereavement she has suffered. The deceased was an old South African and Indian veteran.