LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 162, 28 June 1930, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Tlfe annual general meeting of the H.B. A. and F. Society will be held on Monday. June 39, at 11 a.m.

The Karamu-Kahuranaki Lodge will hold a “1500” tourney and old-tmie dance in the Hastings Bandroom on Luesday next, July 1.

A basketball danoe, organised by the Diamond R and Beatall teams, will be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Monday next.

The usual weekly euchre party and dance, run by the Heretaunga Cale donian Sports Club, will be held tonight in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Hastings.

Hoaui Heta Hakiwai, charged in Hastings to-day with wilfully setting fire to two stacks of straw, valued at £25. the property of William John Potter, of Ngatarawa, was remanded to appear at Hastings on July 7. Bail was allowed in £lOO, and a personal surety of £lOO.

At the quarterly meeting of the South Island Motor Union held last evening it was resoived that the South Island Motor Union could not but be alive to the resolutions passed by the Farmers’ Union at Wellington in favour of an increase in the KI tax to enable the de-rating of

The first of a series of old-time dances under the auspices of the Hastings Lodge No. 6385 was held in the Bandroom last evening, when a thoroughly enjoyable time was spent by a large crowd. The music was supplied by Mrs. W. Spiers, and the extras by Miss McKeegan and Mrs. McMahon. Bros. F. Berry and N. Stephens were M.’sC.

The sixth annual Hibernian Ball will be held in the Assembly Hall. Hastings, on Wednesday next, July 2. with special lighting effects, and Walden’s Orchestra. A free ’bus will leave Clive Square, Napier, at 7.30, and a Nash car will run from Clive at 7.45, also a special 'bus from Napier via Taradale, returning after die dance.

It is suggested that a new National Park should be established in the vicinity of Franz Josef Glacier in the South Island, reference to the subject being made at the conference of the New Zeamnd Forestry League last night. Mr. James Deans, of Christchurch, president of tne league, said he was sure all members of the league would be only too willing to give every assistance to the attainment of such a worthy object.

“A blanch of forestry that has not been in a flourishing state during the year is the sawmilling industry and here we have an instance of how high wages, high transport costs and handling charges are slowly but sureiy destroying what should be a most prosperous and healthy means of livelihood for many people.” These remarks were made by the president, Zealand Forestry League conference Mr. Deans, at the opening of the New at Wellington last night.

Invitation holders are reminded of the Battery Bah to be held in the Foresters’ Hall, Napier, on Wednesday next, July 2, at 8.15 p.m. Musicwill be supplied by Miss B. Cooper’s Paramount Orchestra. A very strong ladies’ and gentlemen’s committee has arrangements well in hand to make this year’s ball an even greater success than last year. Decorations will be carried out in Egyptian style, and this alone should be well worth going to see A reduction in subscription has been granted to all ranks in uniform.

A very pleasant bridge evening organised by Mrs. Frank McLeod and Mrs. Gordon Roach, was held yesterday in the Pasadena Tea-rooms for the purpose of assisting the funds of the Hastings Kindergarten Association There were over 60 people present, and ten tables were provided. A dainty supper was much appreciated, and all present spent a thoroughly enjoyable evening. The result was considered by the association to have been most gratifying. Prize winners were:—Mrs. Giorgi and Mrs. France.

Upon a glance in our advertising columns to-day it will be seen that the Napier Harbour Board is offering for lease at auction on July 28 in MeGlashan’s rooms, Tennyson street, Napier, a very tine lot of sections—many of which have houses thereon —and it will greatly surprise if a really successful result is not obtained by the board, which is setting itself out to meet the demands of those in search of cheap and desirable sections and houses. It will be noticed that there are sections in different parts of the flats of Napier and also one choice section on the Hospital Hill, other sections and boues being situated at Westshore and Port Ahuriri

The “shop” organised by members of the Hastings Women’s Community Club in aid of the Mayor’s Unemployment Relief Fund, will be held next Saturday, July Sth. The following ladies have volunteered to act on the various stalls:—Cakes, Mesdames Clarkson. Gilbertson, Melville, Bell, and Miss Ford; produce, Mesdames J. Harris, lan Simson, Saunders, and Miss Irene Chambers; Howers, Mes dames T. H Lowry, Geo. Glenny. G F. Roach and Waterworth; sweets, Mesdames Puflett, Rochfort, and Miss Fitzroy; books and jumble. Mesdames Pickering. Geo. Davies, and members. Contributions for any of these stalls may be left at the Community Club at any time. The location of the “shop” will be advertised in our Wednesday’s issue.

On Friday night nejrt in the Municipal Theatre, the Hastings Orphans’ Club will make a worthy effort to assist the Mayor’s unemployment fund For the occasion a first-class concert programme has been arranged, and as this club has built up such a great reputation in past years by its entertainment efforts, no stone will be left unturned to uphold this reputation. The first part of the programme is to take tho form of a usual korero. in which the club's best talent will bo presented, and tho second part will bo concluded by an exceptionally humorous sketch of a topical nature, which has been specially written for the occasion by certain members of the club. Patrons can rest assured that in attending this concert they will not only spend an enjoyable evening but will also be helping a worthy cause.

The letter portion of the inward San Francisco mail, ex R.M.B, Makura, is due at Hastings by mail train on Monday evening.

It was decided by the Management (Committee of the H.B. Rugby Union fast night that the junior representative fixture between Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay be played aV Napier on July 19. Members of the Eureka Lodge No. 65, U.A.0.D., aie requested to note that the meeting and social evening to be held bn Tuesday next will take place in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Market street, and not the Methodist Hall, as previously stated.

At the Stortford Lodge saleyards on Wednesday next, July 2, Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Ltd., will offer, on account of Messrs. Vautier and Hewitt, Big Hill Station, Kereru, 75 m.s. weaners (Hereford-P.A. cross) to be drafted.

In to-day’s issue will be found the Railway Department’s advertisement providing holiday excursion fares to Wellington in connection with the Wellington Winter Show. The reduced lares are obtainable from within a wide area.

In the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr. W. E. Barnard (Napier) gave notice to ask the Minister of Labour whether he is taking steps to increase the staff of the Labour Department. Mr. Barnard stated that the work of registering and placing unemployed had thrown a heavy burden on officers of the Labour Department, and in one case at least the officer in-charge of a local labour bureau was acting as secretary to the unemployment committee.— Special Parliamentary Correspondent.

Under the will of the late Father Janies Lynch, parish priest at Wreys Bush, Southland, who died while on a viEit to Dublin this month, the following bequests are made: £3OOO to Bishop Calvin, for China Missions; £2OOO to Bishop Hackett, of Waterford, for a Monsignor Burke Bursary for clerical students; £lOOO to the Abbot of Melleray£looo each to the Mercy Convent and Presentation Convent, Dungarvin; and £lOOO to the Home of Compassion, Wellington. The residue is divided among seven near relatives.—Press Assn.

A deputation,"representing the Wellington City and Huburban Highways Board waited on the Minister of Railways yesterday with reference to the question of the construction of ramps at railway crossings. In replying to the deputation, the Minister stated that at the present time the Government was cutting out all expenditure on new works and in the circumstances it was not possible for him to make any promises that the work of erecting the ramps asked for would be proceeded with. The promise made by Sir Joseph Ward that the Government would be w’illing to bear twothirds of the cost if the local bodies would bear one-third would, however, be honoured.

A petition for a compassionate allowance was presented to the House of Representatives yesterday by Mr. W. E. Barnard (Napier) on behalf of Evaline C. Hicks, widow of Philip Lundown Hicks, formerly bacteriologist at Napier. It was stated that on November 30, 1928, the deceased accidentally broke a tube of culture germs and at the same time cut a finger. He died twelve days later from streptococcal septiceamia. The Government Insurance Department would not pay out on the accident policy of £lOOO, and petitioner contended that death had been due to the accident.—Special Parliamentary reporter. Attention is drawn to an advertisement appearing in another portion of this issue intimating that the Public Trustee as Fiscal Agent oi tne •Burn Intermediate Credit Board is prepared to accept money for investment on liberal terms. The pi ogres whic h the in i hue me Hate Credit system has made in the comparatively short period during which it has been in operation has been most marked and will be well known to the majority ot our readers It is an essential feature of the system that the bulk of funds required hv the Board for the cor duet of its operations are raised from investors throughout the I) m. nion. Investors will be supplied on application at any branch of the Public Trust Office with full information of the terms on which moneys will be accepted for investment. It may he mentioned that special terms have been fixed by the Board which will suit investors of al] classes whether large or small and varying periods have hcen fixed to suit the needs of special classes of investors.