HASTINGS NOTES,

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 605, 7 September 1909, Page 6

HASTINGS NOTES,

PETONE SCHOOLBOYS ON TOUR. J ' By Telekrapb.—OorrmsadMu Hastings,' September 6. The Ketone District High School boys, under charge of Messrs.' Eynsltey, and Finlay, arrived hero on Saturday night, and arc billeted with the'. Hastings schoolboys. This morning the boys' visited' tlio Frimley Canning Factory, and wero welcomed by, >Mr. Basil Jones, manager, and shown over the establishment: ' A 'football match with the Hastings' boys was played to-day, and resulted in a win'for Hastings by nine .points to six. Colquliduu scored-a try, and ticked a .penalty .goal for/ Potone, wliilo H. Men-' teith and Girton.scored .for Hastings, and! ;the latter, also' kicked a penalty goal. Aoon-' cert ,in connection with< the trip was held to-night in St. Matthew's Hallj~ and there was: a largo attendance: To-morrow (weather permitting) a shooting mat<>h willtako placo, and prominent-volunteer officials have promised assistance.' A return football match' takes, placo on. Wednesday,' and at night a ! social'is' to bo'held in St. Matthew's Hall. Thursday is to be dovoted. to sight-seeing in Napier, and tho boys leave.for homo on Friday morning. Heavy rain set in on Saturday, and con-' tmued air day Sunday, while showers were frequent to-day. Portions' of flat-lying land in the district aro under water," but no damage has. been reported. > At Mr. Jaeger's tailoring establishment on-Saturday . Miss Pemberton was presented by Mr. Jaeger, on behalf of the staff, «jth a handsome ■ silVer-mounted oak salad .bowl and biscuit, barrel, the-occasion being her approaching marriage. /. i . Mr. George Henderson (Wellington) won the priße in the guessing,competition at the recent industrial exhibition. The tender of.. Stanley Bros., contractors, of Hastings, has been accepted for the erection of, the new women's ward at tlio Waipawa Hospital,''and they hope to start work this.week. . . .. " ' montM y meeting, of.'the local branch of -the ■ Farmers' Union was' held . on. Saturday/Mr.- A. Wcllwood being in tho s chair. Correspondence. was received from" Mr. F G-reville (editor of the ."Now Zealand Dairymail ) intlmatingV his willingness, to to .the union's request to deliver a lecture on dairying. It. was . decided that ibe.: address take place at the .nest, quarterly meeting, i Mr. J A. Fraser (provincial secretary) forwarded a printed report commenting oh tlio Supreme Court case, 'New Zealand Farmers' Distributing Company 1 versus. the' King. I Members generally agreed that an. injustice , had been done, and it waa decided to supi 0 resolution passed *at the/Bomuiion ! Conference to the effect thnt the conference ! protests against the injustice,, and 1 urges that representations. be mode to Parliament regarding compensation, and also 'with "a view to secure an amendment of tlio CrownAct so as to place State trading on-, torpriscs on an, equal footing with private traders. - ■