HASTINGS NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 6 September 1909, Page 11

HASTINGS NOTES.

■: .'(nj TolosraDii.—Special Corresoondoiit) Hastings, Scptombor 4. At tho'Magistrate's Court yesterday, before- Mr, S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., W. L. England, and L." A. England, sued Stanley and Jamos O'Neill, pork butchers, for £150 for alleged nuisanco caused by smells' from defendant's shop. Evidcnco for plaintiffs was ■given'by-L.-'AV. Fowler, and Dr. Do Lisle, late District Health Officer. The last wit1105s stated inter alia that he was asked to como and inspect Miss England's rooms, and found, smoko -"present. ■Hβ found bad meat was'. being burnt'. . He wrote to tho council .to prosecute' O'Neill, and as tho council dojclined, hewroto tp'the Chief Health Officer, [for permission to prosecute. He obtained ppormission, .buf dclay'"ensuedj !, 'Hnu''Kis 'tf'ftnesses were not prepared' to stand by. him, so ho could not prosecuto. In cross-examina-tion he. stated that O'Neill said ho always "wanted to-oboy tho law, and.-the-place- wa3 clean. O'Neill novor obstructed- witness,'but rather assisted". him. Possibly: it was jtbo fault .of the gear. Ho had-.tscen- similar plant in other parts of the-dominion, and O'Neills' compared favourably with tho avorago plant. -._ J. F. Matthews, Inspector .of Nuisances, said there was_ a smell upstairs;. It seemed to como -ffonT-tho -back of tho.premises of the OiNcills. ; . : O'Neill' took , steps to remedy tho nuisanco-in , 'November or December . In cross-examination' witness said -tho_plant was-used, for ,-cookirig : small goods.;. Ho , had seen places liko O'Neills' in , the .main, streets of Ohristchurch, and/they were not ..objected to., '■,Tho. defendant •.admitted the smell, and asked witness to make an examination.' He was" still of , opinion that tho. smell ;originated from p'Noills'.'"The promises ..were unsuited, for business.; Evidence was also given by K. Kooroj, and tho caso w,as-adjourned at this stage till Friday host; ; ' -!.: .■■ . •

■St.. -MaUh'cTtr's -industrial exhibition closed last; iiight. - There, was aVcro'wded aUcndanqo both afternoon and evening, over a thousand persons being present at iiight. Oaa- hundred and twenty pounds;.were taken from all sources yesterday, making the total takings'for three, days £260. 'Tho poster competition was again tho "star", attraction, while the dramatic performances were also Crowded. During the evening the Mayoress (Mrs. Miller) presented Mrs. Scott with a handsome silver jewel casket, and carved oak tray, as a souvenir, and, in' appreciation of her great kindness, and untiring patience. The vicar (tho Hev. J... Hobbs) returned ■thanks"to'all the performers who had made tho exhibition such-" a success. Tho. result of -the: poster competition was declared today, and th'q prizes wero awarded to M; Johnson, first, for tho : most- beautiful costume; W.: Keith, builder, first, for Ihe most original; T.> Ritchie, plumber, second, for thp most original. Great praiso- is duo to the secretary (Mr. J. T. :: Fraser) for his iintiring efforts. Itisestimated'.tho exhibition will result in a not profit of £150.•■Tho Rugby Union. challengo"shield match, , between Waipawa- and Hastings, 'played today, '■• resulted : 'as follows: —Hastings, 13 points;,TVaipawa, 12 points. .. . Murphy,...the.Hastings light-weight boxer, leaves here oa Monday to meet Turner- at Christohuroh next.Friday. . During training operations Murpby unfortunately jarred his left hand a little, but hopes to bo all right by Friday. • ■, ' ■ . . ' Tho Wellington Boxing Association have asked the local association to name a good middle-weight to. meet L. Murphy, at Wellington, about September, 30. It 'is probable that the- winner of. that class at the championship 'tournament to bo held ■ next week will be sent. ' ■.;