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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2709, 2 March 1916, Page 4

"Would the people of Vogeltown bo specially rated if a loan were raised for the construction of the new road between Cleveland Street, Brooklyn, and Mills Road, Vogeltown?" was the query put by Mr. C. W. Preston to Councillor Frost at last night's meeting of the ratepayers of Vogeltoivn. Tlio latter gentleman replied tlmt tlioy might be if they asked the council for a special loan, but he thought that the people would benefit if such a loan were raised as he doubted if tliere was sufficient money from revenue for th® completion of tlie work. Ho thought it would be better to bo included in the general loan 'for urgent works in tho city, and they would then share in the general burden'of tlio city. The meeting expressed themselves. as being in favour of a loan for special work. "Sick of his job," was the trouble that ailed Percival Manderson, who was charged at the Lower Hutt Court yesterday that, being all indentured apprentice, ho did absent himself, without leave, from his work at the Pctone Railway Workshops for 34 days. He pleaded guilty, saying that he had "got sick of the job." The acting-workshops manager stated that < defendant's services were worth Is. '2Jd. per hour to the Department, although lie received only 18s. por week. A fine of £14 17s. was asked for, that being the value of tho time and work lost to tho Department through accused's absence. The Bench, however took a lenient view of tlio case, and imposed a fine of £4 10s., in default 14 days' imprisonment. Katherinc and Margaret found themselves seated next to each other at a dinner party, and immediately bccaine confidential. "Molly told me that you told her that secret I told you not to tell her," whispered Margaret. "Oh, isn't she a mean thing!" gasped Ivatherine. "'Why, I told her not to tell you!" "Well," returned Margaret, "I told her I wouldn't tell you she told me—so don't tell her I did."