PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 597, 27 August 1909, Page 6

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY

v '; ' (fij; •Toiisra'Dh:— ; ' , l i August -fch<p;' |>u jirepieV \Cauj;£'.'i OliV.eill'-Was : .aiarged with. obttiiniHg : 'i;s.:lss. 6di '.by mcttiis' ofva: valueless cheque'," :issued ; ' > uii' Jla'y;A. UharltSs :y[iceiis'ee' 'of; *tlio Eongbtirn Jiqtely statea' Jn;- evideucQ/'that actions'* with\ accused' on 4;\ ■~'.' Accused witjiesk ' f<?r ifj^and-witness; diii so, giyinp £5' 18s. change,- after '.6d.: had- been; deducted for dnnks.; ; The;'cheque ;\yast presented v-.to:': the but >• it'.-wassdisbmioufod..-' '.'A: iiidnth* (vitnetfs' met' ;aecu'sed v '. :: outaida ,: MK:';€oopw> offibe,- ! and l i accused ; statedss}V. he' pay 'the'money andwitnesS took' it.. * . Ac'cuSed Pxpla iijeil that''.Messrs. i;'ullt;rton, Sciitli aM account, but,,did not do-, 50..: .' Accused, ! -in* evidence, 1: deppked that,' tiinej.'he.had' been-liviiig\at|-Taibai^r'and I ' : : he fan- a "baiilr account *'at?lfiSt/p!aic^' 'years'. -Vs-He; -lfcft-rto.-'gif- ,to .'the _ exhibition .in 1906, ;iihd : ,. fijid ■ not?; returned • smce.V; v Hof did not get; a. statement .. of' his - account when ho'.left'an<j.thoughtthat.he :had -sdme-money left, in the 'bank.'i. tWbi.le -proceedings '-wire taken-,- lje left • for -Australia., to ' attend a riding contest, and', .while in Australia, he received word from 'Mossrs..Full§rtoij, -Smith and Milfes ,-Uiat , the ■ Amount 'sued- for : had been paid, but be did not answer .the letter. At'Lengbnrn he.njet .a Mr. M'ifahon, . who, as',the resUlt , of'.- a wet'tight' at. ' bis show, was.'.sliprt .of-' money, and ' it ,was- : from_ tho dishdnoureiJ: clieque; Mat' {'he'.; 'lent. £5 to H? f Mahani, fully ,believiug\.tibiit the . cheque would be'/.met, at. laihape. • After ,a': very short retirement,a; ' verdict': of !n'ot , guilty was returned.'jl ;quitoagree':with the vet' diet", in. this 'case,'-\but : -no-.-dQubt you';.virilj be' more -careful future, with your banking account," :said'. his Honour -,toO'Neill. ','You aro.discharged." .. '■ ' A'pleasant Junction :tflok -placo;last: night when', tlie," Palmerston,/Master-Plumbers! Assqeiation ■ met , rand ■ 'presonted ono; 'of' -their members, Mr. Andrew - Jack,' senior, - who will bo .maxried'.to':-Miss'* DeSf,' of ,Wollinpfon,' tomorrqwj- with "a hnihdsome 'diqiioiir Mr. A. made' the .presentation.., ; : The'• cottnbil'-of the ; Now .Zealand' Jersey BrMdefs'; r Asspbiiitiori : .m,et~\y<istcrday afternoon, ',tliero r .being' present,:' - Messrs'. .J. A'.\M'Crea,'(president,. ui the obair),. S. .11. Lancaster, A. Buchanan,. and, W,,H. Booth (Wairarapa).;,' Messrs.' J. H.' Street -'(Taraiiaki),, ,J:, W. ; , Deem'. (Wanganui), and ;■ W. Saywell (Midhurst), ;wore 'elected members of the association. The''council- resolved- to make arrangemonts' for ]&oven-day tests of cows,-' and- also;; for -extended' tests, (as may be; required - by • -.ajiplicai^ts),; illwhich';' the animals; will bo tested ; threo.'times ju "scvon, 4iiys 'lit,' periods 'of ,after' calving, -sixteen - weeks,'.,and ' - weeks tiiß.reiulU ottlie thriw WaUrta bo'ttVaraitcd; I