NAPIER NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1921, 2 December 1913, Page 9

NAPIER NOTES.

(By Telegraph.—Spccial Correspondent.) » Seventeen sheep, consigned' to Mr. G. Donnelly, liavu arrived at Hastings. Tin) consignment consists of 12 ewes ami 5 rams, personally selected by Mr. Donnelly when he was iii 'England. Amongst them are oiic of the champion Southdown rams at the Koyal Agricultural Show, and two Southdown ewe.; from tho King's Hock at Saiidringham. During November, 31. births, (i marriages, and 11 deaths were recorded :n Hastings. Mr. Yon Badclszeu, accountant of the National Hank of New Zealand at Napier, will take over tho management ''i' the Hastings branch of tho bank, which is to ho opened in about ten days' time. A Napier paper reports that Mr. 11. jr. Campbell, M.P., would not'.'bb a c:uididato for tho Hawks's Bay seat at tho next general election. Mr.- Catnpboll stales there was no foundation for the statement, and that he will contest the seat against all comers. The Chinese residents of Napier havo contributed. £29 Os. Gd. to tho ICo Tong Hospital, in Canton. . To-morrow, a poll of ratepayers will be taken on the proposml to borfjtf £1000 for completing the tramways and electric light schemes, public Conveniences, etc. Keceipts from the Napier tramways for the week ended Saturday last amounted to £IG7 lis. Tho average per day was £'211 9s. 7d. One pet.ii.ioii in bankruptcy (filed by a resident of Waipubmm) was recorded in Napier last month. Tiii rteen building permits,' authorising the erection of buildings' to tho value oi' £-3(155, were issued by the Napier Borough Council during ■■■•NovcmJievr.® Gilchrist and ICidcl., Palmerston North, have a dairy farm of J3t acm freehold in (heir hands for salo or excluwißC. Messrs. Abraham and Williams will bold their'levin sale on Friday, Jiecoiiiher 5. Entries received to date will be found advertised elsewhere.