TOWN EDITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13349, 6 April 1914, Page 6

TOWN EDITION

' The Fire. Brigade meets at 7.30 to-night. &■ A syndicate of Hastings businessmen have purchased the Clive (S range homestead, which they purpose converting into a private, hotel. To-day's weather forecast states: — The indications are for variable and strong breezes ; westerly moderate to strong, and veering by west to south for a short time. The weather will probably prove cold and showery. The barometer has a vising tendency temporarily, but falling after about 24 to 36 hours. Tides good ; sea moderate. For failing to. attend parade on January 28, Georgp Wootton, a territorial, -was at the Police Court this morning fined 10s and costs £1 3s 6d, the Magistrate remarking that ho made the fine a light one, as defendant did not appear to be one of the delimits. Defendant mentioned that he was working m the country, and intended to apply for six months' leave. Wednesday evening will see the inauguration of the new formation under which the local territorials will m future parade. Both D and F Companies have been merged into one company, which ' will comprise four platoons, m charge ;of a subaltern. Lieutenant 11. Mitchell takes command of the new company, and with him are Lieutenants A. Gardiner and R. Gambrill. On Saturday evening Messrs Adair Bros.' spacious showrooms were thronged with ladies, who were "evidently attracted by an announcement of a special evening-wear display. The effect as one filtered the showrooms was very pleasing indeed, depicting a ballroom scene, and tho color scheme carried out and displayed under gas light produced a brilliant effect. All the models shown represented the very latest productions m evening wear, carefully selected by the firm's English and Continental buyers. Tliat the firm have eclipsed any of their previous records m evening wear importations was amply -demonstrated by the gorgeous array of evening frocks, opera coats, evening coats, scarves, wraps, blouses, underskirts, shawls, flowers, and evening- ornaments. The firm are* to be coi?,TTatulated upon such a delightful display of evening-wear goods. A first offender for drunkenness, who was arrested m a railway carriage just before the train left Gisborne on Saturday afternoon, was at the Police Court tins morning liped the amount of his bail, £2. A wpman, >vho had not been before the Court for several years, was also convicted and lined the amount of her bail, £1. '■ Soreii Bredosen, a sailor on ona of the sailing ships which left port yesterday, created some disturbance o;i the Kaiti Esplanade on Saturday night. Constable Butterworth proceeded to investigate, and found the man wanting to fight all and sundry, and j when arrested he resisted, and had to be handcuffed. Ho was allowed out on bail yestreday. and at the Police Court this morning he Mas convicted on a charge of being disorderly while drunk, and was fined the amount of his bail, £1. and on a charge of resisting the police, accused was fined the amount of the second bail, £2.