MANAWATU

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 274, 15 August 1919, Page 10

MANAWATU

At the. Supreme Court Mr. Justieo Hosking heard an appeal in a case in which Mr. Kenrick-, 5..U.. had convicted .Tames Mitchell, licensee of the Occidental ■Hole], of exposing liquor for sale after hours, fur which a line of .£lO was imposed, and the lice:;so. endorsed. After lengthy evidence had been heard, the Judge adjourned tho case in order to inspect Die premises, ami he will give judgment later. A decree nisi, with costs £1.0, against the correspondent, was granted in the ease Alfred Kneboll v.. Agnes leaver Beatrice Jviiebcfl and William Galvin, of Wangnnui, the petitioner to have, charge of the children. A decree nisi was also granted in the ease of Poland Moore Maunder v. Mabel Maunder and W. 14. Thorpe, Auckland, with costs, £2b, against the co-respondent the petitioner being granted custody of the child. In a case in which Ivy .May Thew sued for divorce from Edward Thew, on grounds of drunkenness and cruelty, a defence had been filed, but on hearing the evidence Mr. Eapley, solicitor for the defendant, withdrew from the case. Hvontually, after a good deal of evidence had been taken, the case was adjourned to "Wellington for further evidence. At tho civil sittings of the Supremo Court yesterday the case was mentioned of Samuel Kirkiinid (Mr.- 11. It. Cooper) v. Arcadia Picture Co.. Ltd. (Mr. 11.

Gilford .Moore), a claim for goods sup- > plied mid work done in connection with , a theatre, at Uatincvirke. Mr. Cooper , said that defendants liad now paid .fii7(i : for a spare engine and generator, and , .£OS 13s. Bd. that Had been deducted from ■ the, amount of the original contract. ; Plaintiff had been paid all money owing j on tho original contract, and was nuw ; claiming for work done that was not! in the original contract, including light-1 ing apparatus for tea rooms and oihecs | outside of tho theatre. 31 r. Justice Hos- • king asked if the contract was .e:inply j io put in the principal electrical line. ■ Mr. Cooper replied that such was tho,! case. Both counsel agreed that an elec- I trie engineer as arbitrator should bo ap- I pointed to inspect the, work in respect of j tho money still in dispute, and that It ! found by tho arbitrator that any work j required to bo done by'way of addition '; or alteration in order to obtain a corli- ; iicaie of the inspector of the New Zca- : land Fire Under.vrilers' Association, tho ; work to be done by plaintiff at his own { cost; the arbitrator to file bis award | with the Court within one iiufith, or | such further time, as is ailowcu by the j (Toui't or Ucgistrar. Jmnitdiately ontlio j filing of the nwar.l the plamtift may ! movo in chambers for leave to sign j and outer up judgment for such sum as the .fudge shall allow having regard I to the said award, and ior such costs ; as ho may fix. It was agreed that ho j arbitrator is to act according to tho ; best or his own personal skill and know-, ledge,- and not call the evidence of ex- j

P At tho'fJupiwiio Court yesterday William Moltnlt suwl Alfred ltox ior AJ-G, {iiimnups caiisoil by defendant failing to carry out a-n to purchase a farm According to the statement ot c-iaim on June 12, liUS, tlio piaintify entorcil into mi nsreemcnt with defendant lor tliii wilo of 11. freehold property nt ,C!I0 per aero, a tolnl value ot JlM.i, tonus and conditions contained in. 15,0 said n-nvii.enl: of purchase. Inb pkumilf had always been ready and williui? lo carry out ins portion ol the, aiju't'infiu. The defendant oil June H, "ill'] 1 ,), save notice in writing that. l>n renounced the said contract and absolutely refused, and still refused, to perform the same on his part. _ liy reason of these premises t.'io plaintiff claimed 1.1, at he hud suffered loss and damaKOA tor which lie claimed as follows: I'-®", as "c.ncral damages; .CiOfir>. beins the loss which the vendor sustained: legal expenses, it JO; slain]) duly, A%; a.nd travelling expenses and loss of time. .UO. The statement'of defence was that misrepresentation had been made by the nlainlili'V iijjent in that he said the properly would carry 70 cows, which was not in accordance with fact. It was also represented that the house was fitted with a hot and cold rater servicir and perfectly Hound, neither or which was the ease. _ The said leprese.iilatious were material, and had induced the. defendant to enter into tho said agreement. Voluminous evidence was taken, and at G o'clock the case was adjourned till to-morrow. A railway employee named Cronn mot with an accident yesterday. He was unloiulinj; a heavy grindstone at the (jooils shed when it fell on him, breaking one of his legs above the knee. Tto was taken to tho l'lilnicrston North Eos-

North Orchestral Society last evening was largely attended. The balance to credit was .£4l ss. (Id. All the officers wpro re-elected. The society is now rehearsing "Tho Country Girl," which will bo put on shortly. Tho district inspector reported to tl|o Hospital Hoard yesterday that during tho month of .Tuly tho following eases of infections diseases had been notilied ■throughout tho health district of Palmerston North: Scarlet fever, 3; diphtheria, 11; opthn.hnin. neonatorum, 1. FeUding: Diphtheria, 2. Levin: Diphtheria, 1. Otaki: Town district—Diphtheria, I; pneumonia, 4; pneumonic iniluenxa, 1 (a. girt 13 years old, death resulting). Horowhenua: Diphtheria, 1; pneumonia, 1. .Mauawatu: Diphtheria, 4. Juiiranga: Diphtheria, 3. l!ongoIca: Town district—Diphtheria., 1. Oroua.: Pneumonia, 1. The total of the eases dealt with was 85, being considerablv less than in tho previous month. I'hc word "junior" was omitted in tho reference made to the Golf Club's championship. Colonel Hume won the junior championship (only ojion to players whoso handicap is 18 or over). The club's championship proper has yet to be played.