LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 82, 19 March 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Mails for Australian States. via Melbourne per Waitemata, now close at Hastings at 2.45 p.m. to-morrow.

The Australian cricketers arrived in Napier by car yesterday. After spending the night at the Masonic Hotel, they left by car this morning for Gisborne, where they play a twoday match against Poverty Bay.

The excellent programme to bo sub mit ted at the St. Patrick’s concert m Hastings to-night is bound to attract n large audience from all pvi.*r the district, who rarely have the opportunity of hearing the beautiful melodies of Erin. The artists—dancers, singers, instrumentalists and elocutionists—all possess distinct merit and a very pleasant entertainment may be looked forward to.

A slight shock of earthquake was experienced in Havelock North at I..K> this afternoon.

A tennis team representative of Wanganui, holders of the Christie Cup, travelled to Masterton on Saturday and defeated Wairarapa in a challenge match by 15 matches to 9.

The Taranaki Hospital Board has received intimation that it will receive a gift pf £6OOO for the establishment of a children’s ward at their hospital, from a New Plymouth lady, but the date of the gift and the name of the donor have not yet been announced.

Drapery stores at Kilroy ana Sutherland's, Dunedin were entered on Saturday night and goods valued at £l5O stolen. Entry was effected through a rear window. The goods were removed in six suitcases also stolen from the premises.—(Press Association.)

In the Police Court at Palmerston North this morning Harold Coley, a cheemaker, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on charges of unlawfully converting to his own use motor ears. Leonard Geo. Colev alias Collins, a labourer was senftnced to three months’ imprisonment on similar charges.—(Press Association.)

Having stolen numerous articles ranging from pots of jam and tins of biscuits to a bicycle and a rifle, three boys, two aged 14 and one nine years, belonging to Christchurch, were captured in a camp at Waikuku beach on Thursday evening. Their escapade lasted four days, during which time they committed four burglaries Once they ran down a hen on the road and roasted it.—(Press Association.r

Mr. H. D. Mace, of Hastings, well known as a breeder of canaries has been very successful with his exhibits at the Christchurch Show. He secured the .championship the Pearce Shield, the Canary Club Cup and several specials, besides six firsts and font seconds and thirds. Harvest festival services were celebrated at the Hastings Baptist Church yesterday. The Bev. T Keith Ewen preached appropriately to large congregations. Special anthems were rendered by the choir under the baton of Mr. J. Bewley, the sole purls being capably taken by Mosdam<»s Evelyn Barlev. J. W. Bcrridge. and Mr. L. Compton. The harvest gifts were nicely arranged by a committee of ladies. The sale of same will take place this evening

Mr. A. Leipst well-sinker, having finished the work of cleaning out the original artesian wells which provide the present Hastings municipal water supply, is now engaged in sinking the new series of wells to serve the proposed new reservoir to be established behind, and as an auxiliary to, the reservoir on the Havelock Hills. Mr Leipst has commenced the sinking of the first well at the corner of Hastings and Eastbourne streets, where his pipes were down KI feet this morning. He expects to find water at about 150 feet.

Mr. H. S Alpe. the veteran longdistance walker, arrived at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, at 8-35 o’clock on Saturday evening, after having walked the 102 miles from Palmerston North, which he left at 2.35 a.m., and hopino bv his feat to assist the fund so that New Zealand might he adenuately represented at the Olvmpia Games at Amsterdam. Mr. Alpe intends to undertake a walk from Napier to Wellington, walking one day and collecting in towns eu route the next, in aid of the Moncrieff-Hood fund.

The Court of Appeal—the Chief Justice (Sir C P. Skerrett) Mr Justice Sun Mr. Justice Macgregor. and Mr Justice Adams.—allowed the appeal of the Public Trustee versus Lowe King. The respondent lodged nroof of debt against the estate of George Ghee. Chinese merchant, for £539 money alleged to be owing to him on a partnership for carrying on the illegal game of fantan. The claim Was supported by the, deceased'*’ books which showed this sum was owing to King The Public Trustee, finding the estate insuffiaient to moot the liabilities, rejected the proof hut lost the case in the lower court. The lower court finding has now been reversed. Mr. Myers. K.C., and Mr Johnstone appeared for the appellant and Mr. Donnelly and Mr. Long for the respondent.—(Pres* Association 1

The members of the Hastings High School League are showing that they nre a wide-awake and by no means a merely ornamental body, by the energetic manner in which they are •preparing for the High School garden fete, to be held on. the schoolgrounds next Wednesday week. The fete will open at 2 p.m and will continue until 10 p.m., during; which a varied programme consisting of drills displays of dancing and competitions inter, spersed with music, win be submitted for the entertainment of the public, [n the course of the afternoon and evening the ladies in charge of tho several stalls will be bnsv in the sale of all kinds of commodities. Tile feto is being conducted in aid of the school funds and those attending the gathering' and spending their money,.in exchange for splendid values, will not only derive amusement and profit hv their presence but will have the satisfaction of feeling that the.v are helping in a great- cause