HASTINGS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3704, 30 May 1883, Page 3

HASTINGS.

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] May 29th, 1883,

Tho balmy breezes having dried the road to the Post Office sufficiently, there is no excuse for silent Hastings continuing to be silent, especially as the place is no longer an ordinary rising township but has become famous, not for ginger ale (base surmise) nor for a Avoolleu factory, but that Avithin one hundred miles of Hastings resides the daughter of a worthy functionary (deceased) of one of the south midland counties of England. By the bye, is it httvf ul for a real live county shorrifi' of England to five in Sandhurst (Australia) Avasting his legal kuoAvledge on gold digging ? No doubt he had a private cable for transacting county business, but this is digressing.

Buildings still continue to spring up in all directions, and amongst others the long-talked-of Athon.eum.

The attendance at the railway station was not so large as might have been expected to Avitness the arrival of Lady and Miss Jorvois to-day. Mr Tanner's carriage was in readiness to convey the visitors to Itiverslea.

I have reason to believe there will be keen competition for the Ladies' Bracelet, as our young racing "gentlemen " generally are dying for mounts. I hope their gallant figures will meet Avith due admiration. Stolen apples are the'sweetest; so are hares acquired in the same maimer. This is a proverb only to bo understood by the initiated Avho disappear mysteriously on Sundays. . The good citizens are "dead nuts" on turning Hastings into a borough ; in fact, Dame Rumour has- already chosen aud anointed tho future Mayor,- and as he already occupies scats at various governingbodies tho new dignity Avill sit lightly on his manly bearing. I understand great things transpire in our ToAvn Hall, the door of Avhich is almost constantly guarded by a member of the canine tribe of remarkably prepossessing appearance. Timo Avoi-ks wonder.., so avc Avill live quietly until this dark mystery is explained to the expectant multitude. Hard lines Avhen a father's name is not allowed to figure in connection Avith his wife's eldest son's wedding. _ I

I hurry to post this, as-the Heavens give notico of . another Aveok's moist charity; "growing weather " I believe the farmers call it, but the shopkeepers call it bankrupt weather.