Local and General.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 280, 6 November 1924, Page 4

Local and General.

Patrons of to-morrow' evening's performance of “Elijah” are specially requested to be seated by 7.50 p.m. so as to enable the oratorio to commence punctually at eight. The Bishop of Waiapu held a confirmation service at St. Luke’s Church, tiaeviock North last evening. There was a very large congregation present. The Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst acted as the Bishop’s chaplain, and the vicar, tlie Rev. Canon Mac Lean, presented 36 candidates tor confirmation. An instance of the gratitude of the Maori for benefits received is reported from the King Country. A Maori who died recently, stated in his .will that in consideration for the great kindness shown him in the ixmg Country Methodist Mission Hospital he desired his whole interest in a certain large block of land to go to the support of such institutions of the Methodist Church. Speaking at Hamilton in regard to the Dairy industry Ainendinenv Act, Mr. \V. Uooutellow, managing director of the New Zealand Dairy company, said the thanks of the dairy inuustry was due to the Hon. W. Nosworthy lor the persistent manner in which he defended the bill, it was doubtful whether any previous Minister for Agriculture had ever done so much for the industry in such a short period of time, it was also worthy of note that the Minister, despite many difficulties, was making a determined effort to assist the primary producers. The snooker, tournament in connection with the recent Havelock Baths fund was terminated on Tuesday evening, when the semi-finals and finals were played off. The results are as follows :—Semi finals : J. Carmichael (77) 40, J. McKenzie (scr.) 57, J. Leedon (18) 49, C« Parks (scr.) 59. Final: J. McKenzie 30 (54), C. Parks (scr.) 41. The winner was presented with an aluminium teapot with ebony handle, and the runner-up with a razor. At the Auckland Police Court Mina Mary Lang. aged . 22. who i s believed to be identical with a young woman who gained some notoriety in Christchurch by absconding while on probation and allegedly misappropriating over £lOO of her employer’s money, appeared on a charge of having obtained valued- at £lO Ils 4d from John Court, Limited, drapers, by representing that she had an account at a bank in Invercargill. Accused was remanded for a week, bail being refused. A meeting of the Young Peoples’ Christian Temperance Union was held iu the Hastings Methodjst Hall, on Tuesday last. It -was decided to hold the annual meeting of the branch on November 18, and the winding-up social on the 25th November. After the business of the meeting, the evening took the form of an art evening, conducted by Miss Winder. A very in foresting and instructive evening was brought to a close with hymn and prayer. 4 LT -"2 In connection with tho Government’s decision to declare Napier a dairy grading port and to appoint a dairy grader to take charge a Government officer recently inspected Messrs J. J. Niven and Co’s cool stores at Port Ahunri. and subsequently tho stores were approved as being a suitable place for tho grading of dairy produce. The question of storage being settled, everyth, ing is in readiness for the accommodation of butter and cheese from tho producers. Tho early appointment of the grader is expected and w/hen this eventuates tho produce fit Hawke ’s Bay Will be shipped through its own port.

Some fine strawberries were sold in th© Napier Auction Mart to-day at lOd to Is 2d per half pound punnet. A somewhat sharp earthquake shock occurred at 7.51 p.m. yesterday. It was accompanied by a fairly loud rumbling. This morning th© pilot at Wairoa reported: Wind, light Houtherly; sea, smooth; bar, good. The Cook County Council look a poll yesterday on a i>roposal to borrow £153,000 for the reconstruction of roads. The result was an overwthoiming majority for the proposal, the figures being 1016 to 181. ]t is anticipated that tho recent Auckland A. and P. Show will result in a loss of approximately £lOOO, and members are anxious that something should be done to make the fixture more attractive to the general public. The Supplementary Estimates passed by the House of Representatives last night include a vote of £lOOO towards the exinense of bringing th© All Blacks home by way of Canada. An item of £BO appears for investigation of the Spahlinger treatment. « Ill T> re i l)orting the sal ° of the lat ® Mr Robert Evans’s “Homewood” estate, Otano, which was passed in, it was incorrectly stated that Messrs Hoadley, Son and Stewart Ltd. were the auctioneers. Th© sale was conhy th© New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. The Executive of tho Retailers’ Association met in Mr Mossman’s oSlces this morning, and it was unanimously decided that a full statutory holiday be ►observed on Monday the 17th day of November in lieu of th© Wellington Anniversary holiday, and that uay be observed as an universal Picnic Day m which it is hoped that all the trades will join. Th© various retail trades will b© getting tq work making their own arrangements.