LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1917, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

At the Magistrate’s Court this morn-! ing a witness in giving evidence said a man could he swaggering along, although he was not drunk. In this caso the defendant had a natural swagger. Tlie death took place* on Tuesday ot Mrs. Gow wife of Rov. Mr. Gow who died after undergoing an operationDeceased 1 was a sister to the Right. Hon. W. F. Massey. In a case where a local resident was charged at the. Magistrate’s Court this morning, with drunkenness, the defendant in his evidence said that ho considered the constable had him set. On the day in question there was no talk of summonsing until lie told the man in blue that he should ho at tho front. It was mentioned at the meeting of th<> Westland I,iconsing Committee that six hotels in the Westland District had failed to fako out their licenses. There wore two at Nelson Creek, one at Brunner, on« at Kaniori, one at Kumarn and one at Ross. A serious accident happened at Moodstock yesterday morning whereby a little, girl, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Muir was badly burned through her flannelette night-dress catching fire. Her injuries necessitated her removal to 'Westland-Hospital in the ambulance. On enquiry this nftornoon wc were pleased to learn that the little one was getting on fairly well. Excuses are cheap in Hokitika- Tliif was evidenced at the Magistrate’s Couri thjs morning, when a well-known resi dent charged with being on licensed pro mises after hours and subsequent! fined £l, stated that on the Sunday ii question he went to a certain Hofei, t see his niece who was ill and more es peeially to get a bit of string for hi trousers. He alleged that if the polic went much further it wouldn’t bo saf to walk in the open street.