LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 140, 28 May 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Nominations for the election of officers in connection with the Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society close with the secretary on Friday, June 8.

The sum of £53,250'is the levy payable by the Auckland City Council "to the Auckland Hospital Board for the year ending March 31, 1929.

Queenswood School will reopen for boarders on Tuesday, May 29, and for day scholars the following day. Miss Rixon will lie at home to parents on Thursday afternoon.

Particulars as to the nomination of candidates for the officers of president,, vice-president and members of the council of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce are advertised.

The position of traffic, officer is evidently popular with a large number of people, judged by the fact that 191 applications have been received by the Auckland City Council for four vacancies.

The annual meeting of the Hastings Y.M.C.A. will be held in their rooms to-morrow evening, commencing at 8 o’clock. The business includes the presentation of the annual report and balance-sheet, election of officers and general business.

An unsuccessful attempt to blowopen with explosives the safe in the premises of R. and W. Hellaby,, Limited, butchers, at Takapuna, was made by burglars early on Saturday morning.

A representative meeting of the Farmers’ Union Ploughing Match Committee was held in Hastings on Saturday evening, Mr. Gilbert McKay occupying the chair. It was decided again to hold the ploughing match, dog trials and jumping events at a date to be arranged.

The Waipukurau Chamber of Commerce meets to-night (Monday) in Wood’s Tea Rooms, -when an address on Preferential Trade (local, Dominion, and Empire) will be delivered by Mr. A. C. Holms, who hah been a student of matters political for many years.

The Heretaunga Dairy Company has paid to its suppliers for this season up to the end of Aj>ril«the total sum of £136,460; and the directors anticipate that they will be able to pay a bonus of 2d. per lb. on afi butter-fat received for the i*ar to 30th. June next, which will snow an average pay-out of 1/6 per lb.

A heavy, but warm, rain set in on Sunday, continuing all night, and throughout to-day in a lesser degree At 9 o'clock this morning the rainfall for the previous 48 hours registered 1.12 inches. The Hastings Citizens’ Band, owing to the weather conditions. were obliged to postpone their concert to have been held in Cornwall Park yesterday.

The Havelock North Public School re-opened this morning Inspector Milne and Nurse Hodges, the school nurse, attended and swabbed the throats of al] children in standards 2,3, and 4, as a precautionary measure against the further spread of diphtheria infection. No further cases <>f diphtheria have been reported for some days, and it is felt that the epidemic is now definitely over.

The forty-third anniversarv of the consecration of the Anglican Church at Meeanee was celebrated vesterdav. when the vicar (Re v . F. L. Frosty conducted a largely-attended The choir from All Saints’ Church, Taradale, sang the anthems “0 How Amiable,” and “God is a Spirit.” In an eloquent sermon, the Rev. Frost traced the work of. the church in the district since its inception, and expressed hi.s pleasure at seeing so many of the foundation members present.

A benefit euchre party and dance will be held in the Hastings Oddfellows’ Hall on Wednesday evening next in aid of a genuine case of sickness and distress. The committee are sparing no effort on their part to give a real good night’s entertainment, with modern and old-time dancing. Excellent prizes will be given for the Monte Carlo and waltzing competitions, also for tho euchre. Walden’s Band will be in attendance and a sumptuous supper provided. All that is now desired is the generous support of the publie.

As the result of eating honyecomb, the cells of which had not closed, a family of four, named Taylor, and also some natives residing at Omaramutu, several miles from Opotiki, were poisoned (states the Aukland “Star’s” Opotiki correspondent). Mr. Taylor and his two children suffered from severe convulsions, necessitating medical attention until all danger was over Mrs Taylor, who did not eat as much honef as the others, escaped more. lightly. The Maoris who were poisoned also were fortunate, in that their sickness was not very serious.

The suggestion that in the near future small local bodies will be compelled to amalgamate in order to bring about increased efficiency at reduced cost was discussed at both the meeting of the Thames and Ohinemuri County Councils. At the Thames meeting, tho chairman dealt with previous attempts to legislate on the question, and predicted that in the near future Thames, Ohinemuri and Coromandel County Councils would welcome amalgamation. The clerk was instructed to prepare information on the subject for discussion at the rural counties conference.

At the Hastings Courthouse this morning, Richard Sullivan, aged 25, appeared before Messrs A A. George and F. C. Wilkinson. J’sP., charged with (1) drunkenness, and (21 wilfully breaking a pane of giass, valued [lf, 30/- in the establishment of Mr. Alexander D. Ross, Heretaunga street, Hastings. The accused pleaded guilty. Sergeant Doggett said that at 2 p.m on Saturday the accused was walking along Heretaunga street, and while passing Mr. Ross's shop a couple of lads standing there passed some rewcarks, whereupon the accused struck out at them and, missing them broke the window. He had previous convictions, against him, practically all due to drink. He (Sergeant Doggett) understood the accused had work to go to. The accused was convicted and discharged on the first count, and nn the second was convicted and fine* £2. in default seven days’ imprisonment; and Im was ordered to pay the aufouui, of the damage,