Local and General.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 233, 14 September 1922, Page 5

Local and General.

The Revd. D. O. Bates. Dominion Meteorologist, telegraph, as follows for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—Tho indications are for winds, south-eastor-ly moderate to strong prevailing. Th® weather will probably prove cold and showery, but should improve soon. There will probably b© a hard fro®t to-night. Expect very high barometric pressure. Mr. L. F. Pegler, headmaster of the Hastings Central School, left on a visit to Dannevirke this morning. He will take up his duties of Inspector of Schools next Monday. Mr. George Hartshorn left Hastings this morning, for Sydney, on a visit, accompanied by his wife. They will sail from Wellington to-morrow. Members of the Hastings Orphans Club are reminded that the next korero will take place to-morrow night, at the National Service Club rooms. The South Auckland League football team left Napier this morning on their return ho.ne. Mr. T. J. Confoy. governing director of the Southern Cross Assurance Co., Ltd., left Auckland by the Makura on September Bth, after a very successful inaugural mission. Mrs. Don, Dominion president of th® W.C.T.ik, who is to address a publie meeting, ift the Assembly Hall tonight, arrived in Hastings by the midday train to-day. The Hastings Hockey Sub-Associa. tion announce a dance in aid of the touring team fund (Norden Cup) to come off at the Oddfellows’ Hall next Monday evening at 8 o’clock. The Wellington Choral Union intend paying New Plymouth, Stratford and Hawera a visit this year, similar to the visit they paid to Hastings last December, when they produced “Th® Messiah,” in conjunction with th® Hastings Choral Society, supplemented by Napier singers. \ Paul Hannah left Hastings this morning for Wellington, where he wfll meet Dempeky in a boxing contest on the 19th inat. Our Parliamentary reporter telegraphs that the petition of T. H. B. Styles, of Hastings, for a certain readjustment of succession dpty Jg. respect of an estate of a dex. £□ person has been referred by the Public Petitions Committee to the Government for favourable consideration. At the Auckland Police Court to-day the charge against Leonard William Presscott. of abduction of a girl alleged to be under the age of 16 years, was dismissed the girl’s birth certificate showing she was 19 yeart of age —(Press Association). The annual report and balance-sheet of the Hastings Lawn Tennis Club, Inc., was approved by the <-ommittee last evening and will be printed and circulated among of th© clul within the next few days. Notion of the annual general meeting, which wfll be held in the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club rooms on Friday. 22nd inst., at 8 0.m.. appears in our advertising columns to-day. Matters are well in train for the new season and the courts have received a great deal of additional attention in view of the New Zealand championships being held her® next December. A reminder is given of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Show to be held at Hastings on October 18th and 19th. School entries close on Wednesday next. September 20th. AI! remaining entries close on Wednesday, October 4th ; hut intending exhibitors are requested to make their entries as early as a°s«lbl®. The secretary will be hi attendance at Mr. F. C. Wilkinson’s office. Queen street. Hastings, on Wednesdays and Fridays to receive entries and subscriptions. Schedules and entry forms can bo obtained free from Mr. F. C. Wilkinson, Hastings, or A. M. Retemeyer, secretary, P.O. box 145, Tennyson street, Napier. The entries for the Hastings Hot- ’ ticultural Society’s annual bulb tbow closed last night, with very satiuactory results, a total of 386 having been received. In the senior amateur oshi- , bitors’ section, the entries received ar® very good. In 23 classes there are 8d entries. representing 531 blooms. ] Junior amateur exhibitors—ln tills section also* the entries are good, in the 12 classes there being 68 entries, ‘ representing .392 distinct blooms. Novice amateur exhibitors—ln this ste-1 tion of 10 classes, a total of 82 entri®s were received, which represents 358 blooms. Miscellaneous—sl entries. Ladies’ decorative class—33 entries? Children’s Class—The entries are vary good, a total of 72 having been received. Following fourteen candidates hav® been nominated for four vacancies on the Heretaunga Co-op. Dairy Company’s board of directors.—Messrs. Allan Anderson. Mangateretere; Francis Wm. Anderson. Twyford; Hector George Apperlev and James Barry, . Hastings • William Robert w ßoyd, Hauinoana : William Baird Campbell, Irpngate; Frederick Walter Cook, Hast- . mgs; Laurence Taylor Cooper , Henry Honeybun, and Gerard Martin-Smith, Havehx’k North ; Charles Rosser, Paki Paki : Samuel George Skews. Mahora; Alexander Struthers. Hastings: Am- : brose Wellwood, Havelock Nortn. Ths > ballot will take place at the annual meeting, to l>e held on September 23rd. The Wellington Choral Union, wh®n they invited the members of the Hastings Choral Society to visit the capital for the purpose of joining forces with them in th© production of “The Creation,” did not expect to make a profit out of the presentation of the oratoria. The expense involved in th® railway fares alone of the Hastings guests of the union, ran into a considerable sum and the executive of th® Wellington body were quite gladly prepared to meet a loss on the joint effort. The visit of the provincial choir, however .had an inspiring influence on the Wellington musical population, as marking an epoch in the history of music in the metropolis. The popular imagination was evidently fired and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed, with the satisfactory result that, instead of finding a debit balance, the union had the pleasure of recording a credit of £2O. A very enjoyable smoke concert took place at the Napier Fire Brigade station last evening on the occasion of the presentation of the McGrath Snooker Shield, won by the Working Men’s Club in a tournament with the Napier, Port and Railway Fire Brigaxles, and also tho card shield competed for by th© three brigades, which was won by Railway No. 1. Mr. J. Harris presided over the gathering, which included a number of representatives of the local branch of the Y.M.C.A. There was a lengthy toast list, including “The King,” “Donor of McGrath Shield.” “The Players,”' “Visitors,” “Ladiew,” “Winners of the Shields.” “Kindred Sports,* k and the “Press.” Songs were rendered in an attractive style by Messrs. Gray, Withers. Powell. Swales, Thompson, and Nockles, al.’ being greatly enjoyed, whilst the selections of th© Y.M.C.A. orchestra were also very good.