LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 5 September 1927, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Hastings firebell went at 11 o’clock last night, but the outbreak turned out to Jie ip a rubbish heap, near Miss Gascoyne's residence, in Nelson street, winch was extinguished by buckets of water.

At the recent Wellington dog show Mr W. Stockham ,of Hastings, was very successful with his pomeraman, “San Toy,” which took first prize in the limit class, first in the open, first colonial bred and special for the ohst over-weight Pomeranian m the show.

“There i>-a, section in every community which is ready to block any progress, but we must go ahead and ignore them. Once a poll is taken they will have to come lu,” said Mr E. T. Rees at the meeting held in Taradale on Saturday night to consider the proposal for the formation (.» a borough and the merging of

The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the departure of the Kiniutaka from Wellington has been postponed until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 7th inst.

The Hastings Citizens’ Band gave an open-air concert in Victoria Square yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a fairly large audience, who quite enjoyed the programme The contribution to the band funds amounted to £4 8/-

“There are some 'hard cases’ in Greenmeadows into whom you could upt knock brains with an axe,” said Mr. Anderson on Saturday night at Taradale, when discussing the proposed merging of Greenmeadows with Taradale. “You haven’t got them all; we have some of them, in fact every district has their share,” replied Mr. C. H. Williams. The Rugby team representing the Hastings railway staff, who were the boldest of the Railway Shield, met a challenging team of the Government bus drivers during the week-end and made short work of their opponents, whom they defeated by 15 points to 3. For the victors, Bobby Burns scored a try, Tiny O’Connor crossed over three times and Lauri completed the total with another try. Thus the station staff still possess the shield, which they will defend against an attack from the Napier railway staff at next week end.

A nightwatchman at Karangahape road, Auckland, discovered a man attempting to break into W. G. Offers’ boot store on Friday night. Thi burglar broke away after a scuffle and escaped, leaving' a jemmy behind. The jemmy was later found to fit the marks on the safe of the Auckland Steam Laundry premises in Belgum street, which a burglar had entered the previous evening with trifling reward, the safe resisting his efforts.— Press Assn.