NAPIER NEWS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5247, 16 April 1908, Page 3

NAPIER NEWS.

[Own Correspondent.] Naiuku, Yesterday

A detachment of the Hurilmua UouDtad Hillos arrived overland from If tiros this morning on their way to be Baiter manoeuvres. A strong East /Oast contingent will reach bora by the li. Toros to-morrow afternoon, aud iter will entrain with tho local troops or tha scene of operatione. The indiationi point to this district having a rery creditable representation at the amp, officers and men alike entering nth rest into the aoheme. Mr J. 0. Gilbert), who, with Mra Qilurd, leaves next week on a six months’ rip to tho Old Country, was last ovenog entertained hy tho members of the Uspier Fire brigade ut a smoko concert, it which the Mayor (Mr J. Vigor Brown) ru present. During the course of the wrung Mr Gilbert! wae presented with i gold-mounted cigar holdor in a silver tut, and speeches highly laudatory of lbs guest of the evening wore delivered >y rainy of those in attendance. It is worthy of note that Mr Gilberd has nan connected with tho Napier Volunssr Fire Brigade since tho time of its organisation in 1870, when, because of a sther serious liro in Hastings-atreet, isar tha site of tho Albion Hotel, public fssimg was aroused and within u few wtski enough money was raised to obtain a small manual aud send an order Homs for a steam fire engine. The Taradals Hide Club has entered or the />«»/»/ Mail Cup competition to * bred on Empire Day. So far eleven hew Zealand entries have been received. An inquest wus hold this morning by Mr Brabant, deputy coroner, touching hie death of a child named Neils Potor*°p > w ho mat his death by fulling into a tab of washing wutur at its parents’ rMiduiioe. Tho evidence showed that tbs fatality was purely accidental, aud a >u accordance therewith was returned. A shipment of now purifiers orderod by the Napier (las Company are on w *rd tho ill-fated Stur of Japan, ashore 00 Ik® coast of Africa. The company •ere in hopes of having them installed * their Napier and Hustings works in for the coining winter’s needs, but will now have to worry through tu D6W , k'l ~ne,,t can ho sent out. The Carnival Committee will hold e,r Postponed athletic and cycling Tu' 0U Satim,u y« a, “l on Monday the * l, <Jrtn’s fete will bo hold, with a poster display of fireworks in tho evenGtvhh fine weather a rather unJJrtain quantity in matters Carnival—should ha a large attendance on