DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2014, 23 March 1914, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PRSyiSTCIA-l» • QBNWB&. ■' (From Our Special Correspondents) NAPIER. The result of tjie Hospital Saturday collections .is wot ardlaufc, bat t'be, amount is said to exceed tbat cf last year by atout £20, Hastings stood out, but a public roop.iutg will"be lieM tlte-ro to-day to discuss tko position. It is stated that' t-lic Hos]yitai Board objected to, any pertiou of tlic «oll;cetio.n gaitig to the Hastings Cottage Hospital Fund, and hence the Mayor of Sastings pq-stponcd fto collection pending the decision of tho citizens. "The Napier Harbour Boartl has accepted, the tender .of Mcsstfs. Atidwson, of Dunedin; for a supply of steel, A Hnwkc's Bay Nu-r-scrynieil's Coimotl has been formed, of which Mr. *T. Horton is president, Mr. L. T, Bissoii vice-prostdent, n»d Mr. J. IP. Common seeroiary and treasurer. The Hawfec's Bay'Comaierciftl Travellers' Associatimi held its animal picnic at Maractara on Saturday. Messrs. Richardson and Co. plated "launches at the disposal ©f th« association to convey tho' picnickers across the inner hai'botir. QonsideraMy over lofj persons attended, and a very eiiioyablc time was spent in tho well'sheltercd valley at Maßictata. Messrs. Ha-otley Bros, taro donated £2 2s.' te the funds of the,- local Fire Brigade , in recognition"of their services at a recent fire on their prop/efty. At Murtinbarnugli on Tiraisday a rainj given to the gift stack sale ill aid of the Wnirarapft a-tid- East Coast P. aitd A. Society, realised £10 7s.' 6d. Itpassed through six purchases. At a Carterton sale- on .Friday a pig. donated by Mr- A. llayuer, for the salno object, realised 30s. WASTE RTO.N. Much interest is being, manifested in respect to tho political addfess ivhicli is . to bo delivered ta.ro on Wednesday c-v-e.u----i«K bv the Hon.. F, U. B, Fislftr. On Satuj-day a conrmitteo w.fts set Up. by tho Maatovtoii . Chamber of 'Coffl-' IHOt-cb-' to-ohiflin- particulars regarding the, _ harnessing-of tho Rttamahunga and Wain.gawa -It-ivCF-s for clerftrifeal power . purposes-. Tito Gcacval Manager «'f Baihvays hasiaformed the Masiwteii 'OlvaTate -of 'Co-njmorce that it is incouvcnioiit to run ■the ordinary tat-in, 'fietviee on tho days fjf T-rcnthaa race nicetj-ngs:. The Ohan-Vber has decided to ■ask Mr, Htley to rtin tho ordinary tritiii on ~t*ee days an hour earlier than usual, and to niako it an excursion train. The demand for fat stoeli and s'tbrcs is very keen in this district at present. Tbgre is jt-kindancQ of grass tlirougii-out the district. Mf. ¥. N. Richards, oiic of tb.o senior n-lomhcrs of the staff of tho Sitas-tcrtufu Post Gfjic.e, \vas pr-csetitccl by his colleagues last week with a marble clock, on the eve of his- rßarriago. PAriiATUA. A fire occulted jn an outhiiilding at the bad: of Mrs, D. OreivsV residence abotii 2 a.in, <mi Saturday iuorniltg. The- brigade were quickly on the Scene, "and only one end of tho. -shed wais gutted. The damage, vfhieli was estjmuted at about £30, was coy'ejed by insiwauce-. Messrs.. A. M''Fa.rla»e, V. D. Donglagj G4. Moore, J. B. \Yesttakfi, J. B. Tai.t, aitd P. IvaWson wore sWbrn. in as Justices of the Peace hy Mr., ti. G, R-e-id'., S.M,, at Pahiatua. last week. The annual treat in coiuiection. with St. Want's Presbyterian Sunday School was told last week in the Snndpi'y School 't'oo-m. The pffaes won during *hc year -ended I)ecen>her 31 were ptesentod : during the evening by the Rev. ji. Bawdo'n Harris. A special book prize., weseJitcd by Missi Tai'tj, was *tm by Miss Evelyn.

A successful social gathering and dauee, amaiiged in aid of tim jfeiigat-ai" aoka. Football Club's fumfe, tvijs lipid ut Maiigai.ai'i'iolva- on Friday oveiiiiig. Sir. ■ Jainos Balligaiv stock inspector of Wootlvillc, wot -with a-ii. accident at Ko.isiiii fast week svlwnv shooting a Siseased beast. As he pulled tin? trig'' tier itio eartridgQ exploded, and Urn paiYsfcr canio wit' through the broach hi to bis faeo and eyes.