King Country Chronicle Wednesday, June l1th, 1913.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 575, 11 June 1913, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Wednesday, June llth, 1913.

To-morrow (Thursday) evening at 8 o'clock, in St. Lukes' Church Hall, Mr Ferris, of Hamilton, will give a free lecture on the Melaneaian Mission, illustrated with lantern views, curios, etc. The position of the street lights at Te Kuiti was the sub.iec! of comment on Monday evening by Cr J. Jones, and it was decided that the committee be instructed to inspect the location of the various lights and make alterations where necessary. Attention is directed to the advertisement of a new saddler, Mr D. Ellison, who has taken over Mr J. Erikson's old business, and has le»Bed Mr Harry Hetets' shop in Rora street. He asks for a share of patronage. The usual monthy social held by the Municipal Band will take place on Wednesday evening, June 18th. The social evenings conducted by the band committtee avi most enjoyable functions and are looked forward to by dancers. In connection with the electrical installation for the borough, the Mayor, speaking at the council meeting on Monday evening, said it was highly gratifying to learn that with the number of applications airqady to hand the engineer could predict the full utilisation of the installation in a very short time. The matter of charging for the use of the Council Chamber 3 for the public bodies for meetings was discussed at Monday evening's meeting of the Borough Council. It waß pointed out that the cost of the light at least should be paid for, and the matter was referred to the Electric Light Committee.

The Mayor in referring to the reports of the committees of the Borough Counicl said that during the paßt month the members of the variouß committees had done a groat amount of work, He wished to publicly state hia appreciation of the efforts of the committees, the members ol which had paid paticular attention to obtaining a thorough grasp of the position of the council. In dismissing 11 case at the Magistrate's Court yesterday of keeping liquor Tor sale, Mr E. Rawson, S.M., stated the police were quite right in bringing the charges against, individuals whom they considered were getting too much liquor in a prohibited area. If the prosecutiuns fail in each instance, concluded His Worship, "the police are to be commended lor attempting to put down too much drunkenness" In commenting on the binns for the stone crushing plant at the Borough Council meeting on Monday evening, Cr Walsh said he undertsood the binns were to be elected at the new crusher on the same lines as had been the case at the old quarry. lie strongly advo- A cated an alteration in the method of discharging from the binns. Eventually the matter was referred back to the Works Committee for consideration. A liatve in a judgment summons, giving evidence on bis own behalf at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, stated that he worked on his wife's farm of 300 acres. He was asked . whether his wife gave him any "hoot" for his labour. "Not very much," replied the witness. "I'd avdise you to work for someone else," said the magistrate. With reference to deputations to the Borough Council, the Mayor on Monday evening pointed out the necessity of the council having notice for at least two days from people wishing to bring matters before the council by way of deputation. In many cases details of the question brought fcrward were necessary, and inspections had frequently to be made. By having notice furnished these matters could beat tended to, and replies given to the deputations without having to defer to a subsequent mooting. Judgment summons cases in Court are not often productive of humour, but the examination of a Maori debtor at Te Kuiti yesterday had a somewhat unusual, though highly satisfactory ♦termination. The debtor appeared in , the witneßS box in answer to his name, and being able to speak a little English no interpreter was called. After a lengthy examination had been conducted by the plaintlf's solicitor and by tie Bench, there did not appear to be much chance of getting any satisfaction from the debtor. During a pause in the proceedings the debtor got an opportunity of making a remark on his own account;, and intimated he had come to pay a portion of the debt. The claim was .£2O, and as the amount tendered amounted to £l7, the examination ended abruptly. A quiet wedding took place on Wednesday, at the Presbyterian Church, Khandallah, the Rev. R. Ingils, M.A. officiating, when Mr H. P. Semmens,, of the staff of the Union 'Bank, Auckland, was married to Miss May Hodgson, only daughter of Mr .1. C. Hodgson, of Khandallah. The church waß prettily decorated by the girl friends of the bride. Miss Manstield acted as bridesmaid, and Mr S. B. Hodgson was best man. Both bride and bridegroom were former residents of Gippsland, Victoria. The happy couple left amid shower? of confetti by the express for the North. In referring to the report of a committee which was tabled at the Borough Council meeting on Monday evening, Cr Graham said the matters contained in the report were the property of the man on the street some time ago, and he took the opportunity of raising a protest against information leaking out before it came before the council. The Mayor 3aid he was sure the councillors were not to blame. Me had entire confidence in the honour and discretion of the councillors.