MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 864, 9 July 1910, Page 17

MASTERTON NOTES.

(From Our Special Correspondents

Masterton, July 8

. John. M'Lauclilin was charged at the {Magistrate's Court this morning with ]a breach of the Police Offences Act in driving a traction engine in the- borough without having two men in attendance. flChis being the first case of tho kind, iieard in.tho district, his Worship ini.posod a fino of 55., and 7s. costs.

Another case of an alleged infringement of the Licensing Act came before Mr. C. C. Graham, S.M:, in the Magistrate's Court this morning, wliep William Redmond, licensee of the Club Hotel in Carterton, was charged with ■having sont a case of liquor into the No-License area without having given notice to the Clerk of Court, as required ■by the Act. Mr. Lavery appeared for tho defendant, who pleaded not / guilty. r The evidence of the polico showed that a man named Shine had procured a case of whisky in Carterton, and . brought it to Masterton The Court had hot been notified of the salo until some.' days afterwards. For the defence, 'it was admitted that a technical offence had been committed. There was no'attempt, however, to hide the mistake,"which was a simple one. The defendant had never been previously and he was only a recent arrival in tho district. His Worship stated that the defendant had been warned by the police, and could not set up the defence of want of knowledge. If returns were not sent in for eight or ten days after a'salo of liquor, the Act became a dead letter. A fine of 40s'., and 9s. costs, would be'imposed.

The caso which was recently argued in the Supreme Court, in which William Lamb, a local vigneron, was charged ivdth_a breach of the Licensing Act, in offering locally-grown vino/for sale iu a No-Licenso district, came before Mr.. C. C. Graham, S.M., in the' Magistrate's Court this morning. . Mr. Graham stated that at the original hearing he had taken the view held by Mr. Lamb that the sale of locally-grown wine was not prohibited under the Act, and had dismissed the case. The Court of Appeal had,-'however, reversed this - decision, and ordered that a conviction bo entered. His Worship remarked thai .there , had been no attempt to'evade or .break the law. The defendant-was only anxious for tho settlement of a point which was of great interest to vignerons, and upon which there was a difference of opinion. Under the circumstances'; a penalty of Is., and 7s. costs, would be imposed. .Sergeant Miller said he had been instructed to ask for the costs of the hearing, in the Supreme Court, which were fixed at £8. His Worship said that these costs had been assessed by the Chief Justice, and must be allowed.

William Miller, a driver, in the employ of Mr. W. Howard Booth, was charged. in tho Magistrate's!. Court this morning with a breach of the by-laws of the Masterton County Council in driving a vehicle with tyres of loss than the regulation width. A fine of 205., and 175.; costs, with £1 Is. counsel's fee, was imposed.

In the hockey match played herd ,Ve&terday, ; Excelsior beat Kriox by one goal'to nil; Excelsior B defeated St. Matthew's B by six goals to. one ; the game between Ramblers arid Kia Toa resulted in'a draw, each side scoring a goal ; Hinemoa defeated Huia by two goals to nil ; and Kiwi beat Masterton High School by two goals to. nil.

The military ball, held in the ton Drill Hall and Town Hall last evening attracted visitors from all parts of the district. About 120 couples, occupied;,tjie',floor. . ~Excellent, music\ .iv.as,' subfelied by Mr. It. Boye's orehesifcraj' and the catering was in the able hands of Mr. W. Wilkes.

Mr. E. Dixon, who has one of tho largest musical warehouses on tho coast/ makes a speciality of his displays of pianos, organs, phonographs, and phonographic records. The firm has at present a very attractive show of pianos, all of tho well-known William Sanies make. Mr. Dixon is a direct importer of these British-made instruments, which, although not overboomed in tho way of advertising, aro considered to bo quite as good, if not bettor, than any others on tho marker, and besides arc cheaper. Mr. Dixon stocks all Edison phonographs, and has about 4000 two and-four-minute, records alwavs on hand. Mr. Dixon also runs the.'well-known Wertheim sewing machine, which is regarded as being ono of the best machines'in the world.

■Mr. W. B. Johnstone, bicycle agent; Hawera, is agent for the RudgoWhitworth and Anglo-Special and other machines. Ho also builds the popular pattern of B.S.A. machines, stocks ladies' bicycles, and pays special attention to repairin" work. A largo, amount of the work turned out by Messrs. Purser- is from the. wellknown powellised wood, which is just now coming into very popular favour. One of the features of the business is the allow window display, aaid Messrs. Purser intend this to be especially interesting during show week."

Mr. W. W. M'Cartli.v/ saddler and harness-maker, Hawera, invites inspection of his stocji by farmers during show week.

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