NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 722, 22 January 1910, Page 10

NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

■ ;,VISCT:,OF v NEW:SotjTH : WALES ;: ';:;:•;;■:;/: v^peemies: , '),. '■' ■ ;, ;y-t v : - ;(By; : Tel«graph. : -Special Oorreepbhdent.) ; ; '. v : ';.;;.'■. : ;-;Wanganui, January f 2l;'V ,:.A case ;of interest- to farmers' was .recently, heard in : the'.Patea S.M.' Court; in which- John ;.and'. Lucy Eceye" sued' Jolin. 'Dwyer /.for,, £Uo -damages. : - Plaintius';afnrmed;i'that the: plaintiff .'Lucy Eeeve -was thrown from, her horse on': the' public road near.Pateai pn ; July 31, 1909,' , that'; the, acoident; was .'due.'.to ;-the; fact that .her '. horse's, foot had .'becbme :; entangled ill. some'fencing, wire on the road, which wire"-■•had;been.--thrown-there-'by the , defendant, and ..in consequence ,she puffored;,, seripus > : injury. ~ Defendant claim'&d; .had not' thro'Wn: the wire bn,'ille!.r^Sd,"';'but;MrJ K&riiiki-.S.M.i'-was Satisned'.'Pn.the evidence' beforei':him; that' "dofehdint:',''didi. throw'Vthe" : -wire road \ in; question' in , ; July. , ; liis'tv'a'nd-; at - 'other•. times,-bpth : ' boforb; : and: after '■■ the■' accident!•,'His .Worship..gave, judgment' for; plaintiffs—medical expenses VjCls 155., general:.damages.',£6o, ! aud costs 'totalling-i£l2:;i7s...-Leave was 'given 'defendant 'to.: appeal on 'security- bring, Ifoundv. for . the. Itayment of -the ammint- of the judgmentj' l«getter with' , costsvof' appeal; ,';.,. ;,;•■;; '■' : A • statement presented; at the :| meeting'. ,6l : j;delegates , ; of■ the- Alanphester -Unity 'of .O4dfSllows ) -,now' : ; sitting'"^.''-.Ohakurie, ■'shbws'that-the order- in. , this ; district now. ■numbers; 1057, ■ with 'funds• amounting •to ■••■•'•.■•' ■':,■: ■■■■:V'

-■Mr.i-.Wade,- ■■ Premier'.; of New;:Soiitii/Wales,'accompanied,;,by »Mrs.> Wade,- ar'r'iy'ed j ; f rom- Taumaninui,-i via Wanganui , ; River, this- , morning, , and :■ was; welcomed by the 1 Carson), Mr.'. .T:;.- B. .'.Williams ■ (president' of the Chamber-of Commerce)," and- : the Town 'Olerk' (Mr. :G; vllnroh);, iMr; -Wade;.-has doneidofably-: benefited -in -health- b'y.;,his' trip, but. has .been ;very;.iinfortunate/in 'meeting'Avith;bad 'weather.-..Apart-from/ this,'*;however/ ho' is: very./ pleased /with rVrhtit"- hS. hasj.'seen. / BefDrei.catehing -tho : smail't'forWellington,' 'ifr.bWado ■ w.ns taken ! f6ff~a' , -,?dl'iS?<J.',a'nd "shown , /the,;/ prinoipal 'plac'cis ? #-'interest ih : .the.\town'jJ r ; •>i.-f;.;- '■■;<'■&': largo-Ijiumber,::of.lvisiting /athletes,-; ■dydlistS-'andrHighlanders.! are in-:.town-for. ■■tp-raorrow's ;; 'vCaledonian. sports, ."which, •wiltv-be'tho- principal- Anniversary/Day attraction . hero,'and which'promises .to. c'clipse'.'all' previous l efforts, of .-the society. The .New"Zealand League>'of AVheelmori 1 ,to-day- .telegraphed -to. th'o 'society'asking: •it ■ to. •'■ give; full publicity.' to -the :■ fact- that. its gathering, is'registered'by the league. -.; left , yesterday,, for'Sydney'ienronte to tliefeder- , ated' Malay States, w'here -/he. intends', practising .his' profession as' a-' surveyor./-.