Local and General.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 85, 20 March 1922, Page 6

Local and General.

Rev. D; C; Bates, Dominion Meteorologist, issues illfl following weather forecast for 24 hdurS frdrii 9 it .-in. this day:—The indications are idf westerly strong winds to gale and backing by west to south. The weather will probably prove squally and changeable, olbiiding ov6i- raifi latcf, Barometer has a falling tendency, but rising after about twenty hours.

The Mahora district has been visited by burglars lately, and one household at least, was entered and some £8 stolen.

Mr and Mrs Solomon, of Melbourne, arrived in Napier from Taiipo on Saturday and proceeded southward this morning.

A railway official has been in Hastings making an estimate Regarding the cost of restoring the partially destroyed buildings in Station-street. There are many complaints in Hastings district regarding the theft of horse covers, which are removed from the animals’ backs whilst they are feeding in the paddocks at night. It is understood that the Hastings police are now in possession of information, which will clear up the mystery of almost all the nine fires, which have occurred in rapid succession late-

nt is possible in some parts of New Zealand to find gold only eight or nine inches below the ground,” declares an authority on the subject. Golf-begin-ners are starting the new season with renewed enthusiasm.

The Remuera has arrived at Auckland from Southampton with immigrants. It was an uneventful passage except for rough weather since Wednesday last. A baby was born yesterday.—(Press Association.)

A fine evening and a delightful programme by the Regimental Band attracted a large crowd to the Napier Marine Parade last evening. The band played to an appreciative audience at the hospital in the afternoon.

Two hundred and sixty immigrants arrived at Wellington by the Corinthic from Southampton to-day. A fireman, Charles Watts, jumped overboard during the voyage. The Corinthio also brought 5 officers and 82 men for the H.M.S. Veronica. —(Press Association.)

The Church of England’s Sunday Schools of Ta-radale, Greenmeadows at Meeanee on Saturday. There were and Meeanee, held a combined picnic about 150 present, including a number of parents. This picnic was to have been held about a month ago, but on account of wet weather, had to be postponed. The children spent a very enjoyable day playing games land bathing. The grounds were very suitable for a day’s outing, and the thanks of the children and parents are due to Mr Rymer and Mrs Scullin who lent the paddocks.

At a Sunday School session in Hastings yesterday afternoon a feminine atom of mortality, toppling over into her fifth spring, was being instructed Horn the Book of Daniel on the story of how Shadrach, Meshach and Abed Nego were saved from the fiery furnace by God. The little lady was very deeply impressed, but her local experience with regard to a recent outbreak led her to submit the deity to a mild criticism. ‘‘lt is a pity,” she said—with an easy tolerance for whatever the Almighty might have to say in defence —“it is a pity, if God could save those persons so easily, that he did not save the poor little canaries that were burnt in the fire the other night.” Sunday School teachers have to be prepared for such desperate situations and no doubt the child’s mind was set completely at rest on the matter.

A correspondent writes that a very successful sports meeting was arranged bv the Te Hauke Mutual Improvement Society. It was held in Mr Takarei lhaia’s beautiful grounds at Wandemere, on March 9th. in addition to the excellent sports programme, a special musical programme was given by the R.G.S. which was very much appreciated. With re" gard to the weather, our correspondent says: “It was one of those uncertain sort of mornings with a heavy fog hanging threateningly over Poukawa Lake, but as the day grew older Nature in all her splendour began to speak a language of loveliness, and a light sea breeze heralded in a really beautiful day. Visitors came from as far away as Porangahau and Tangoio.” During the day a programme of sports and games was gone through and in the evening a social and dance was held in the large meeting-house, kindiv lent by Mr Hori Tupaea, where over a hundred couples tripped merrily on a lovely floor to the enchanting music of the R.G.S. Orchestra, who, in the course of their programme, played as an extra, a beautiful waltz lullaby, of their own composition, entitled “Beautiful Ebelle.” Congratulations to this little band of young Maori musicians, “Ka Paai Kia Karahal”