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Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 April 1911, Page 3

Patronage of the lake launches has been of a satisfactory nature this summer and autumn. The new launch placed on the lake by Mr Nevin has given complete satisfaction to evervone.

I' , red. Chambers and Gco. Widdows were charged at the Levin S. M. Court, to-day, before Mr IT. .]. Richards and. Mr P. Bartholomew, J.P.'s, with causing a breach of the peace on April 15th, in Ward street, Weraroa. Constable Bagric stated that on the night-in question the two men wovo quarrelling in Ward street. They fought, and Widdows got his nose and lace cut. The two persons were friends, and immediately rnado the matter up. and were sorry that it had taken place. John Hopa stated that about D.1.5 p.m. on the date in question he saw the two defendants .struggling with one another. AYiddows was hitting at Chambers and Chambers then rushed at_ Widdows and knocked him down. Witness asked Chambers to stop it, and alleged that the latter said. "You have g:.t a. big head, and I will punch it." Hopa replied, "Yes, I may have a big hea - ! : it's not so easy to punHi, though!" F. Farley stated that be saw the two defendants "skylarking." Pressed foi further .evidence, he said that he got his hat knocked off. Bot.b Chambers and Widdows denied the charges, and said that the whole affair was ".skylarking." The bench said that "skylarking" would have to be put down. Chambers, who had appeared on. a previous occasion at the court, was fined £1 and 9s costs, and Widdows was convicted and discharged. A further charge of assault by Chambers on a man named Owen was dismissed, the bench saying that it was a case of one man's word against another's.

A valuable- block of land near Manakau, 1334 acres in extent, produces now for the persons who hold it a-s life tenants, a nett income of £118 per year. The income from rents is £487 and the taxes amount to £368 Ms 4kl. The estate is known a.s the Papaitonga estate, and it is held in (rust for the beneficiaries undor the will of the late Sir Walter Biiller, and, because heir income from the- block is so small in comparison with its value, they, or some of them, petition the Supreme Court for permission to sell the land.. The petition was heard by his Honour the Chief Justice on Saturday morning. Mr Martin Chapman', K.C., witih him Mr H. Buddie, appeared!in support of the petition, and Mr G. H. Foil represented the other beneficiaries, not signatories fo tho petition, and also Judge, Mair, one of the trustees. His Honour granted tho petition, saying tha so far as ho could see tho sale would be good for the. tenants for life, and not prsjudioinl to the interests of tho beneficaries, some of whom aro infant children. The probable price obtainable, for tho land, is variously estimated at up to £60 per acre.—N.Z. Times.