LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 79, 29 March 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The committee of the Swimming Chib Avill meet on evening. For riding a bicycle on the footpatl ia Fenton Street* F. Smith was, at (be Magistrate’s Court this morning, lined 10s and costs 7s. Mr. J. ClirJ'jtiansen, caretaker of the Stratford Mountain House, the other day caught a kiwi, which he will keep for exhibition. The effect of the addition, to the Stratford Mountain House has manifested itself very early, all accommodation at the House for the Eastei holidays having now been booked. \ Entries are coming in well for the A. aryl P. Association’s gymkhana, which is to .be held on Easter Monday. Intending competitors are reminded that entries _ close at 5 o’clock to-morrow evening. Last night the Boy Scouts held their usual weekly meeting under direction of ,the Rev. Butler. On Mon;cliayi afternoon -a meeting pf .distrcit cotnmanchors will be held ih Stratford, at: ;which|jMr F.. G., (Kimbell,, the district, commissioner, will be presept. Attention is called to the Wanganui River service Easter holiday excursions in this issue. Steamers will run no and down between ‘Wanganui and Pipir’ki daily from the 4lh April unt 1 the 9thy and return fares are fixed at the low price of 20s. Special excursion, trips will also be run from Pipiriki to the beautiful reaches beyond. A very large number of tickets have been 'sold 'in connection with Mi ■'Joseph MeCluggage’s social and pre soul at ion, to 5e l held iri the Totvi : Hall, Stratford, oil Easter Monday evening. 1 This promises td be a ven pleasant and enjoyable function; The Hon. the Premier, Mr Thomas Mac kGuide, lias been invited to bo presmt ,and it is understood will do sc if his numerous engagements permit At the Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr W. C. K. Kenrick, S‘.M., William Lovett proceeded against John Bennett, on a juclg* merit summons for tho recovery oi £7 7s 6d, due for board. Mr Fookes appeared for the plaintiff, mid the defendant was ordered to pay the amount by instalments of lUs pe> week, in * default, 14 days’ in the New Plymouth prison. Mr Fookes on behalf of J. Masters 'and Son, obtained an order for the payment o! £5 6s Id, for goods supplied, against G. F, Smith, the amount to be paio on or before the Ist May, in default; 14 days’ in New Plymouth prison. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning, William O’Brien and Adam McKeown, both old offenders, were charged, before Mr W. G. K.Kenrick, S.M., with having, on tho second day of March last, caused a disturbance on the Stratford-1 eWcra xailway, for which they were each fined £3, in default, 14 days in New Plymouth prison. They were also charged with travelling on the said railway without having paid tho proper fare, and were fined 5s and ordered to pay the fare. On Sergt. McNeely being asked about the payment of these fines, ho stated that tho defendants would pay, they had been fined many times and had always paid up. One of the defendants had been convicted at least one hundred times, and had paid about £2OO in lines. Judgment by 7 default was given at the Magistrate’s Court this morning, in the following cases: .-Kemp and Sawle (Mr Anderson) v. J. J. Flower, £2 7s, and costs' £l. S. 11. James and Co. (Wake and Wright) v. J. H. Leonard, £2O 10s Bcl, and costs £2 16s; A. Spence (Mr Thomson) v. S. T. Evatt £1 ss, and-costs ss; John Leyelon v E. Hill £2, and costs IGs; D.O.A. (Mr Thomson) v. J. Chrmi.nn,sen £1 4s, and costs 13s; Ham.ab and Co. (W. G. Malone) v. J. Christiansen 19s lid, and costs 13s; Bellringer Bros (Mr Fookes) v. L. Rowson 16s, and costs 5s ; Bellringer Bros. (Mr Fookes) v. C. McPhee £2 13s, arid costs 16s; C‘. A. King (Mr Stanford) v. J. Flower 15s, and costs 10s.