HASTINGS NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 548, 1 July 1909, Page 9

HASTINGS NOTES.

(By Te!eeraph.—Bpeolal Oorrespondont.i , , r _ ni .. x _ Hastings, Juno 30. Miv E. Clifton, Chief Inspector of Stock Md_. Director of Expenment Farms, arrived m-Hastings last night, and: visited Aratdhi Experiment Station to-day. w'. At,a_meeting of .tho.committee'of tile Hastings Poultry Socioty," hold last- night, it was reported arrangements wero well in i ha™, for ibo : coming show, entries for which' close on Saturday, July 3. ■'v. , - i .■ Tbo .jiow band rotunda at Queen's Park wari. opened',this afternoon -in tho presence of a large crowd. Mr. Miller (Mayor), in the oourso of :a speech j said be was doubtful 3f th.oro was a better rotunda .in'.tho DominJon. i: The: rotunda • cost about £200. - Thanks' ■were principally due, to Messrs.. Haywood, . Styles, Cunold, -and Georgej .'who were tho . principal movers in the matter ;:also to tho ~ late; Mr. James Collins. > Councillor Styles | also addressed t-he meeting,, and the band played selections during the afternoon; Tho ; rotunda, - which is a handsome one, was de- ■ signed by -Messrs, Rash .and - Jane's.' ••' ■ In the senior; hockoy! match,:' Oriental v. ■ Drapers, - for the Wednesday banner, the for- ■ mer won by threo goals to nil.