PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 588, 17 August 1909, Page 10

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

V (FUOu oon arncii!, connesronraeiTß.) Vv -„; ; -"■•'■.'■■ Z'r'- ~'.*) .'"■.'. -■'.■'.' '' • ' ■ V : - TAIJMAEUNUL a ;; : ■ ■ . The long-felt want of suitable accominocla"tion for the holding of the monthly sittings ■' ; of the Magistrate's Court; at Taumarunui was again very'much in evidence on August 10 and 11. The'masistTate and members ,of <the legal profession, as'well as fitnesses, - iiook -their places, after,which occurred a scono that could well bo termed a disreput- ■'■-. able sight of squalor. An auction sale had ■ been carried on during the.previous day; and the remaining goods Hacl been gathered together, placed in cases, ' and'piled up at ono '.■:'• end of the building.•: Posters s were on every i ■' wall, advertising'the same'; and papers, saw-; dust, and other rubbish was, on-the floor i : in! abundance: Tho 'forms,'.tables, ;and.every article meant. ; for : ! furniture . was, if not broken". or niriinied, covered with candle- , grease. Sparrows flew.merrily through the building, and the lack "of. a fife, as well as. . " r . the chilling wind which swept through tho whole building, made tho place almost intolerable; The amount of business done in, this par- ~ tioular town , '.nbw justly - merits a" decent ' building, and it is .hoped the Department :■ will very important matter immediate attention. , .'';.. ''"■ ' ■■'"■''.''. '' ' /; Aheavy list: was .'again set down for hearing .before Mr. Laughrian. Edward Gardiner, • charged with having allowed his billiardroom to beUsed'as a , common gaming-house, . was fined £3.- R; Driscbll, William Stewarc, G.- Jones,' Hen,ry Gratton,'and William Pon- ■".'; dock, for being found playing an illogalguiiie of chance,' to wit, njarblo looj.on ,tho' pre- ■ ■:.. mises : of. E. : Gardiner,''were each' fined 10s. arid.7s. costs. TEmorald Davis, for removing ,:'- : the hat of another, person on a railway train,' was fined Ss.-'.and costs. Alosanilcr Campbell was next called upon to give rea- , : son-why■ he' 'should \not contribute towards ..'.'■ : the .support:-'of';;his;.child:.■■jAfter,.evidence;, ' ■■' defendant waa ordered to contribute 10s.- per ' ... week. ■ A man'named .'Piircell) who did v not ■ appear, was 'called upon to answer the chargo of having;assaulted W. Woods, of Wnitaiigi, a boardinghoust-keeper. Evidence ';' was..' to ;- the'effect that'accuEed'hatl'Eonb'to'tho house' "■'■" of' : Woods, and told his hardships ..to Mrs. .'■ Wob'Js, ; whd but'of-sympatby.had'.'giveii/him ' fofld. Alter,Wps^i '■'■: ho~ had made;'hiniself'objectioViableiJoiid finally left after .severely 'assaulting Woods. A ,! sentence of.two 'months'- , ■ imprisonment was ■• . • imposed..'.' ■> •;":' .' . ;„!;■,-'. >■. . ■■; - - ■A disagreement .about ■.r!:portionr of tbo banks of the Wanganiii! Biver beiiig. a right- ... of-way■ was'tho'cause of T. '. Waldegrave ap- • • pearing .to -answer the charge of. having,.assaulted H: liynri with a stock-whip. Defend-' .ant conducted his own case, 'and J'thc procecdings were Watched with" interest/by members :.- of the leWal profession. Defendnnt maintained that, ho-had certain rights to have a. fence across itho ground in question/which 'had been-cutidown. At.tbe time of tho alleged assault,' informant had placed men to .form a.road: 1 .:; The evidence was to tho effect that £reajb. provo'catioh had been caused, and 'the case-was dismissed. '. • . ', ■ . . . -.'. ; ', •. ; 'A- case of'considerable interest was com- '. raonced on! Wednesday, last, and is still proceeding'! viz.)' Winger arid Jtopcr, sawmillers. v. Mrs. Smith. •■':; .'■•'.'■■'- ... . ; :'' ■-.'.»: - ' ■■-.... N -: :•;. ■' '!■' ■'.'■•' .;^\' ; C.? ; ,lrvin.. : '. : :,'V' ; ; : ■.'. Mr. James' M'Leayey, president of tho /Horowhenua Hack Racing Club.,, has intimated 'his iilteiition of,, presenting a gold- . . mounted .iyhip!to the.'winner , of■ tho Horowhenua CupVJat th'e : ;annual race'meeting in September: ''-.'•.■,. " -, • ' :'- A. very'-large number; of-entries-have;, been •'. received. fpr'Ajthe boxing-tournament: to /bo heM in Levjn-m September. '.'•"■•. z. ,, ■Mi-. Frfwler,'.;'organisinE secretary of- the New ZealandiFa-rmers'.,Union; visited' Levin on Saturda'j and addressed the members of. the local, branch. -Hoi spoke strongly in favour, of 'the;-three "?'s"—Freehold, iiFreetradej;and; Freedom of contract. the ' resolutions'ipassed meeting was one •.'■■ in. favour of/pushing forward .the..claims' of the new railway from Levin to Gfeatford. i' Twelve.new/members were; elected. ,', In a sonior-:'-football match at v Levin on Saturday, 'Eevin-AVanderers beat Hui Mai (Manakau).b-y.l9points-to nil.-, In the-jqnior -. ' competition, ;Kia ,Toa.!(Otaki_);;beatl- .Levin , -. Wanderers v by." 8; points' to I -nil; -, arid.. KeVeru and Waikanae..played f a• drawn"game of 3 points each. ':.;..■-■ .'. ■ . . ■ Mr. Byron Brown, of!Otaki, is to open tho fancy fair, in aid of the.Levin .Volunteer Fireßrigado on WednWday; : August- 18. • ■'■•■ V--V- .:":- :; .QTAKL'-':.':'-- '■■}"■ ■■ ■A little "scene" 'waa enacted ,at the local court-room yesterday.'morning. An application had -been lodged -by Alice- Barrow against Charles Barrow, with a view to having a pro- , hibition order granted, but plaintiff failed to appear, in consequence. of which Mr.-Stave-ley, (defendant's solicitor) referred to the matter as a slur on his client, and one that had put him to the-expense of several witnesses and a solicitor.* "In fact,"'said Mr. Stavoley, " the whole thing is "a '■' farce!" "Don'.t talk rot," said Mr. Brosra'from the Bench. "I.am not an the habit, of talking rot to the^Bench', , -!,said■'■Mr.'Staveley. "That is not'the wordTshou'ld'have used," was i the ■ reply, "but I won't withdraw it.""'"Well,-I'll withdraw from the case, and not appear be- : fore you," rtated.the solicitor, andwith this he gathered up his papers arid left. FJSATHERSTQN. : - The local golf cliibi.joirfnbyed .' to tho:Hutt to. play a mateh with the latter team on Saturday. .The Hutt .team ■proved victors by'sk games to two. / :.'.''' ,'.■•;'-. .- Iri x a football match' between Morrison's' : Bush and, llototawaij.'.'pjayed ~'at llptetawai lost: Saturday, tbo' I 'latte , y,V,team'"prored , '.'victorious after a:ve'ry}.ihteres'tihg , : , pqritest. .!Af-. ter the game, was .'ov.er, ;■,the. visitors :-were entertained' to ; -tea' by.the^Rototawai"team/ .- .Tho monthly/.meeting.of tho'-I'eatherstpri County Council:was held in :'Martinborough on Friday last, there, being • present: Councillors A. D. M-Leod (chairman), J.' Martin (treasurer),' A. 'Matthews, F." E.'Perry, W.. ■ Hume,;A. M.-Wilkinson, Q. Donald, : J. MTieod, and T.-Bontoii. The Public Works Department wrotoi regarding ' White' Rock Road, stating;'that;tho.-mattbr.:-of.^a,'ppro?ich- I ing Mr. : Barton,t». , g6l : him''-'to-forego his intention of closing'tbo old road-in six monthsj. time was,entirely,aVmatter- for tho council! It .was decided that.tlibchairman and Councillor J. M'Leod form a , deputation to wait on the.Minister and put the case before him. A ■ telegram was received from the Hon. R. M'Kenzie to the effect that, when tho estimates were made up, the council's application for a grant for tho Rimutaka -Road ■maintenance would be kept in vievr. Leave ■ of absence yas granted to the county clerk for.-two : weeks. A deputation from tho Martinborough Town, Board.waited on tho council regarding the'^adjustment''of accounts. They pointed out that, when , the Town Board was soparatwl from No. 9.Riding, the latter was in credit to the extent of. £135. The Town Board" had.to some, of the .most .important roads in tho riding, : and . asked fora portion of the credit. . After fulh> discussing tfte matter, it was decided that the Town Board bo granted a sum of General repairs wer« authorised to be carried out' in the ■ county during the current month.