HASTINGS NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 576, 3 August 1909, Page 7

HASTINGS NOTES.

\' '/','■■ ■y-iiVrdid -Oar 'Special' Correspondent.) ■■■ -,-.- 1 -:-•■; -±'-r-i* '- : --';' 'August ! • At, the -monthly of the Hawke's Bay, Fruitgrowers'.■•Associatipn,\;h"el4 on .6atJ urday (Mr. W. ; K;, Smith •in,;th€uohair)vjat ; wusvdeoided. to recommend: the Hawke!s Bay : ; A.V and -. P;,- Association ,to. : reconstruct,, .their '■ schedules for- apples.and., pears', so ;that. ; the classes-should .ipronder/fbr-- .one: ;'for- each variety :'of :fruit, instead of.for; collectionsj . as ; at:present.-- 0 -Tne'following■ varieties;were ■ Orange . Peppin, . Eibston Pippin/ American • Gojden.Russet, /Jonathan,.,and any/'otber variety.;..' Applo's;' 'btte': du'Canada",. : Munro's; Favourite, '.Stur'mer,:'and "'•■ any other variety. Apples, champion classes,, one for -dessert, and one for cookers, six varieties," 12 of each. Poars --Beurre Winter Ne,ils, and any'.'other variety. .The association decided to-offer prizes of £2 2s. and \ £1 Is. for each. of ...tbo,charnpipn apple : classes. i: -'-Mci--T.. Hariou-offeredrtwo gold medalSf-ono for.vthef.first' competition, in eaclj class.,.„., The president (iMr. W. H. Smith). .a.nd;thd,' vice-'presiderit (Mr. F. -Cook),.offered guinea.'.:'an'd?.'lialf-a-guinea ■ respectively fSr .the";.,first :,and ; second,' prize-winners ,' in ,des#rt £ ~a-ncl'- conking apples' packed in;cases. Vllefjrs.. N;., Kettle, and It. D. D;"M'Lean left'"by.!tKe mail train for- Wellington to-day; . ;'to... represent the;Hawke's Bay. A. -and' P. ;'ASsbpiatioh. at the,conference of.-societies.to /bo'hdcl, thjia... week. ..;,'-/ .'-': ■;■'■:.-' ;.' ;/;A' very":heavy downpouTrof rain was expert- . .'enced''her,iß;last : night, and .early ...this:-morn- ■ ■irig, r .but noidamago so far kas been reported. livhas been .dull, showery,, and stormy,':-. - t4 Strong .-wind,all day to-day. ;,.: ....'At-ihe,--Native-Land Court ..on Saturday ..a,:case-.affecting'.tho will of the .late Ani .Egpara; was, hoitrd:. Judgment was reserved. 'A'iCasb of succession, also camo on for do- . cision. : • Iri.-.this.- ft was set:-out -that.-Ralph Holdon Wellr/ood was adopted ,by tho late Airini To Hoi, -and; succeeded to her pro-, perty. The question was .whether he, in common .with, a younger-. brothor, could succeed .to the property of his,mother,,the late Mrs. N. R. Wellwood. The ,Court.,held',*ha.t.iio could succeed to his natural"mo'thbr's property in spite" bf-the" ; '»doptibh. ■; Weaidings ; go*to the wall, so give7yoar"chil- : dren a chanoo in tbo battle: of 'life.';: Give thorn PHOSPHOL EMULSION. It makes thorn arurdy and strong. If a easy to take. a 1