LOCAL & GENERAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 258, 14 October 1932, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Hastings Borough Council decided last evening to make a grant of £lO to the Hastings Carnival Committee.

The annual meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Little Theatre Society will be held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 8 o’clock this evening. The Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd. will move into its new premises at the corner of Queen and Russell streets on Monday, October 17.

A special general meeting of the Hastings Permanent Building and Investment Society will be held on Tuesday, November 22, at 8 p.m.

The Twyford School will hold its annual fancy dress ball this evening in Mr Sparksman’s packing shed. Children will! have the floor until 10 o’clock, then adults.

There is a considerable increase in the output of the majority of the dairy companies operating in the Manawatu. The output of one company has increased by 20 per cent, compared with the corresponding period of last year.

“There are eleven dwelling houses in the course of erection to the value of £7395, which shows a marked improvement in the building activities in this line,” stated the borough building inspector (Mr T. McDowell) in the course of his monthly report to the Hastings Borough Council last evening.

A poll of ratepayers of the Hawke’s Bay county will be taken on November 2 on the question “that henceforth the system of rating on the basis of unimproved value thereof will be adopted In the County of Hawke’s Bay.” ’The list of polling places and hours of polling appear in this issue.

A final reminder is given of the missionary “shop” to be held at Havelock North to-morrow, under tho auspices of the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union. Besides an attractive display of plain and fancy sewing, there will be plants, cakes, sweets, produce and jumble.

Tho borough building inspector (Mr T. McDowell) reported to the Hastings council last evening that samples of concrete of the various buildings are taken daily during concreting operations, and these will be forwarded to the Public Works Department. Napier, for testing purposes.

Practically every week the “Gazette” contains additions to the scores of names and addresses which are banned by the New Zealand Post Office. The latest address to be prohibited in connection with the Irish lotteries is that of Mrs MeDonagh, Bridge street, Boyle, Ireland. A warning that correspondence would not be forwarded from New Zealand to this address was published in the “Gazette” last evening.

The Hastings Unemployed Association wjll hold their usual weekly oldtime dance th® evening in the Trades Halt

All members of the Tomoana aud Whakatu Freezing Workers’ Union must attend a meeting on Sunday, at 2 p.m., in the Hastings Trades Hall.

A conviction that there is a great market awaiting New Zealand produce in the Far East i 3 expressed by Mr J. R. McKenzie, who has just returned from a visit to China and Japan.

Mr E. Page, S.M., to-day imposed a flue of £5 when he convicted Smith’s Potato Crisps (N.Z.) Ltd. of a breach of the Trading Coupons Act. —Press Association.

County ratepayers interested in the proposed irrigation scheme at Te Mata are invited to a meeting in the Havelock North Town Hall on Monday', October 17, at 7.30 p.m.

The Mahora School Committee’s usual “500” tournament and dance will be held in the sehool-room this (Friday) evening. There will be good music, supper- and prizes.

Mr K. Theo. Starkey, with a troupe of 30-odd juvenile artists, will produce a varied conceit programme m the Village Hall, Havelock North, on Friday, November 4. The programme will include singing, dancing, elocution, cultural items, etc. in fancy dress.

The following golf team will represent Hastings against Waipawa at Hastings during the week-end: J. F. Jones, R. Plummer, J. Cowan, A. McDonald, J. Johnston, T. Johnston, C. Brook, C. Vidal, G. Evans, F. Cole, G. Murfitt, N. Craig.

At the Kaikohe Magistrate’ 3 Court yesterday, Leonard William McLelland, licensee of the Ohaeawai Hotel, was fined £lO for selling liquor after hours, and fined £5 and had his license endorsed for selling liquor to young men to take to a dance at a Maori pa.— Press Association.

Notiee to move at the next meeting of the Hastings Borough Council that the resolution prohibiting play on the tennis courts at Cornwall Park on Sundays be rescinded and that play be allowed every day of the week, was tabled by Cr. C. H. Slater at the meeting of the council last evening.

The Trades Hall euchre tournament and old-time dance was well attended on Wednesday night last, lhe lucky number waltz was very popular. Mr A. Butcher was M.C., and Mrs Hearne’s orchestra supplied the music The card winners were: Ladies, Mrs White 1, Miss McCormick 2; gentlemen, Mr G Pryce 1. Mr Watson 2. The Monte Carlo waltz was won byMr Storr and Miss Hemmingson, with Mr Spier and Miss Langley second.

The whole of the stock classes at the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s Spring Show have filled so well that the anticipations of a stock show even better than the general high average of Hawke’s Bay stock shows seems likely to be realised. In the horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry and dog classes there will be many champions competing, and a general high level of excellence right through the show. The ladies’ needlework and school sections have drawn very large entries, ,and will be particularly strong sections, in fact, every section of the show has filled well, and taken all round visitors will have an opportunity of seeing a display of stock such as is seldom brought together on any showground. The competitions, side shows, trade displays, and numerous other at tractions all combine to make the show not only tin agricultural show, but an interesting exhibition, and a day for thorough enjoyment.