HBH 1890 July 2 Local Wednesday Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Captain n PREECE R.M Thomas TAGGART fined 5s and costs for drunkenness John ELMES, similarly charged, fined 10s and costs The first named defendant was also sentenced to one month's hard labor for indecency A football match will be played at Hastings today between the PAKI PAKI and the WAIPATU natives. Great interest is taken in the match as the WAIPATU team includes 10 of the County players, while PAKI PAKI will have the assistance of JAMES, the TE AUTE crack. The anniversary of the HASTINGS WESLEYAN Church was celebrated last evening. There was first a tea meeting in the hall adjoining the church at Hastings. The attendance being very large and filled to capacity.more. An adjournment was afterwards made to the church, where a public meeting was held, Mr LAWS presiding. Rev C E BEECROFT read toe report for the past year. Solos were then sung by Mrs PRIME, the Misses MARTIN and KESSEL, and Messrs PRIME, J and H MARTIN, ROBINSON, and EDWARDS. The Revs: Messrs Mc NICOLL, COWIE,, and BEECROFT gave interesting though brief addresses. Hastings readers reminded polling day for the Hastings Borough Council election and urge those who wish to vote for Mr Joseph H WILLIAMS to attend and record their votes. It is almost superfluous to advert to his qualifications for the office of councilor, they being so well known, but I may point out that he is an old resident here, a clear-headed practical man of business, and popular with all classes. If, therefore, he be elected, we may reasonably hope that he will not be either a dummy or the mere mouthpiece of any clique, but will hold a board and far-sighted policy, recognizing the fact that the interests of the town and of the borough are identical. I may therefore add that Mr HUGHES is a popular townsman, who has a great many friends, and has, I understand, been canvassing diligently, so that Mr WILLIAMS will need every vote that he can get. The Napier School Committee meeting last evening: - Present: - Messrs J G GILBERD-CHAIR M HEBDEN, T M MURPHY, H NAPHTALI, J GRIFFIN, S SPENCE, and T SIDEY A disputed account from Mr J HUGHES for the erection of swings was considered. The committee thought the charges excessive and referred the question to Mr R HOLT. Miss MONTEITH reported the average attendance at the side school to be 135, and Mr A B THOMSON reported the average for the main school to be 768.