Local and General.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 239, 21 September 1922, Page 6

Local and General.

The Revd. D. C. Bates, Dominion Meteorologist, telegraphs as follows for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:— The indications are for northerly moderate to strong winds prevailing. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather, and a cold night. Barometer little movement but falling again soon. The Haumoana Beach Improvement Society has asked the County Council to enforce speed by-laws between the Tuki Tuki bridge and the beach and to give the society’s custodian power to lay informations.

Tiki general public is reminded of the dance in aid of the Waipatu funds to be held at the Whakatu Hall tonight. Patrons are assured of a pleasant evening. Should there lie sufficient inducement a ’bus will leave the Albert Stables at 7.45 p.m. The work of repainting and cleaning up the Hastings railway station is to be put in hand at once, and although the renovation will hardly be com- . pleted before the A. and P. Society’s Spring Show, the buildings, which are anything but sightly, will, at least, present a more cheerful appearance for the Christmas holidays. The attention of intending exhibitors in the horse section of the Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society’s Spring Show is drawn to the advertisement in this issue, notifying that horses and ponies may be measured at the measuring stand in the centre of the showground on Wednesday next between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The H.B. Automobile Association has written to the H.P. Education Board pointing out the danger of school children playing on various roads, and the way children often purposely run in front of passing cars, and asking the board to issue instructions to the various teachers asking them to impress on the children the danger of such practices. The Labour Party’s social and dance in aid of head office funds, came off at the Hastings Assembly Hall last night, when there ww a fairly good attendance, considering the counter attractions. A very happy time was spent dancing to thv music of the Hinemoa Orchestra, under the direction of Messrs R. Jones and \V. Sorenson. A most enjoyable supper was provided by the ladies’ committee, and during the interval for refection Miss and Messrs Walden and Jones played extra waltzes. Mrs S. Jones, the secretary, was most energetic in the work of organisation and she is to be congratulated on the distinct social success that waited on her efforts. Mr. Allan Wilkie, the Shakespearean actor, was accorded a civic reception in Christchurch last Friday on the occasion of the opening of his season there. Complimentary remarks were made by the Deputy-Mayor (Cr. J. A. Flesher) who presided. Dr. Chilton, Rector of Canterbury College, and Professor J. Shelley, the eminent eduqatiomst. Mr. Wilkie, in reply, thanked the speakers. He said that his company had been a venture at first, but now he believed that it was on a sound footing. The first performance in Christchurcn would be the 537th consecutive performance ot Shakespeare the company had given since its inception. This was not on Ivan Australasian record, but he believ ed a record for the. whole w oriel. £)uch strong protests have been made against the entire closing of the old Westshore bridge that the H. B. County Council has decided to call a meeting of those interested for >:t Week, probably on Friday. Those being asked to attend are the Napier Borough Council, the Napier Harliour Board, Westshore residents. Napier Gas Co., North British Freezing Company and any of the public who wish. In an interview, which we published yesterday, Mr. A. E. Jull, chairman of the Napier Harbour Board, stated that he suggested to the Harbour Board that the engineer and the county engineer should inspect the bridge with a view to ascertaining what expenditure would be necessary to enable the bridge to be maintained for pedestrian traffic until the Harbour requires its removal. It was hoped the bridge would lie available for pedestrian traffic for some considerable time. He thought that the intention of the County Council in declaring the bridge closed to traffic was to secure itself against claims for damages in the event of accidents occurring to users of the bridge.