NEWS AND NOTES

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1922, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES

A. musician who was Lest man at an Auckland wedding twelve months ago (states an Auckland exchange) sued the bridegroom a few days ago lor the hire of Ins orchestra, for the occasion, and obtained judgment tor £l2 Ds a"' l costs. There are at present ’2!) diphtheria i>;iti'.*nts in ilio Auckland lluspilsil. states the "Herald.” These cases represent tiie usual seasonal incidence of this infection, and no porlii.u of the district is particularly alfected. “Did you ever swear at the horse--' asked counsel of a witness in the Music,ton Magistrate’s Court. “Men have been known to talk even to bullocks, interposed His Worship. “Do you -sag" gest that as a reason why defendant should not pay his account f" Iho cross-examination. states the Ago was not pursued further in this dtveet ion. \ poeidiaritv of the Maori nature was seen in the Masterton •Magistrate s Court during the hearing of a- claim liv a European for a considerable sum of .money from t.woi na-tivc women sum ti-“ "Age." Th<> ease was not finished at the luncheon tint banlly bad the Magistrate left the bench when the defendants were bestowing most affectionate embraces oil tlm plaint lit .who, it appears, is a partitular friend of theirs.

A southern lawyer in a letter to a Wanganui fiend, stttc.s l-avs t.a Wanganui “Herald") tluu profc'Momd men. as well as oilier members oi tin* community will scon have to prepare to accept less remuneration for their services. He lias already mad" a -tart in this direction, and has brought back bis fees to pre-war level for all clients who pav up promptly, the remainder. of course, paving according to scale.

While there is no difference of opinion as to tho smartness and edh iciicy of the Wanganui Fire brigade, state, the “Herald.” there arc a few Mti-c us who have sometimes questioned '•'bethel- tiiis efficiency is worth its cost. A return laid before the annual meeting, of the Eire Board fund.hod a fairly conclusive answer. The ret urn slowed though there "as a total ol _C7 UWT in siii'aiteo on buildings in whii h fin- or- , cured during the past year the act- j uni loss was only (Mohr. From this the : public can safely be le!t to judge lor j themselves whether (lie brigade's exist- ' cure is justified or not.

That there is still a s. unity <T houses in Auckland was shown by the fact .states the “Star”) that a number of applications for possession ei tenements were set down for hearing

on Wednesday at the Magistrate's Court. In most instances the an- 1 nouneement was made that the |>iemiscs had boon vacated. Now that undue hardship cannot he used as an excuse tenants mostly manage lit find somewhere else to cover their leads at night. That house property is not a gilt-edged investment is shown by the number of eases in which the renl is in arrears. One woman admitted she owed Cl 9 Ids, that she could not pay it as her .husband was out of work, I and she had seven children to main- I tain. The skipper of one of ihe liners which recently load'll produce .at Wanganui took the opportunity before ; his departure to compliment an offi- ! cial of the Watersiders’ Ptiion on the j way tliev had worked to dispatch the

boat, ami sinltd that ii was the best] clearance he had had in New Zen-j land, hlai-'s Hie ••Herald.” J!o aka! stal'd t a: on !hi •• ie.rn I loan? he ■ wellbl see 'a" .1, I n !he mnl ?er t» ll.an |>l aiv , S;: !; a lie hi; :l as !( sji 'eia! ecnip'iir.i'iU > : the men of Wanganui. and eel! ir., dentally he a word in Invi.'n cl Ii: ' !>iji*t a- a desirable plat e for line! s to call at.