LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 88, 12 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The seventh annual meeting of the Taranaki Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Association is announced to be held in the Town Hall, Eltham, on Tuesday, April 30th, at 2 p.m. Tenders are to-day invited by the Resident Engineer, Mr. C. J. McKenaie, for the Whangamomona Railway Station buildings. This will be pleasing news to the settlers.

A judgment debtor said'this morning, in the Magistrate's Court, that he had a farm of 227 acres at Inglewood, on which he had thirly-one cows. His last cheque for the month was £22, and his biggest cheque this season £3O.

: "Your Worship will appreciate that he has paid up. £2O off his. cons this season," said Mr J. E. L. Stanford; at the Magistrate's-Court this morning. Mr W. G. K. Kenriok, S.M., evidently did;: appreciate :this. : ''lf he didn't pay the amount," he said, "probably. the>cows would ;hay<? to ig'o; under a' bill of sale, and then no would get nothing." ',"ls it mortgaged?" asked Mr W. G. Kenrick, S.M., of-'V judgment debtor, with regard to his stock. "Well, just the usual mortgage, you know," replied tlie dehtor in 'a very affable manner. The'Magistrate said lie had no 'mortagages himself,- and requested the judgment debtor to be a little more explicit. '..:."The'State provides you with a per sion ; your landlord with; free : ' rent': Lucky mfin!"' ' The above' w'as"'!TOmark'ed by a solicitor this morning at the Magistrate's Court, to a judgment debtor." The' Magistrate, .however, did not consider he was 'liicky'," and refused an order. "I cannot make an order against an-old age pensioner, you know," he added.

The Stratford A. and P. _ Association has arranged for a visit to the Moumahaka State Farm -on • Monday next, and anyone desiring' to join the excursion would do well to communicate with. Mr. Edward Jackson. An effort is being made to get the mail train to stop at Midhirst for the convenience of many farmers desiring to join at that station, but a definite an-, swor will not be received until to-mor-row. The Department's decis'on on the point will be made known in the "Stratford Pest" to-morrow night.

There is at least one satisfaction in being sued by a solicitor-i-you have no solicitor's fees added to the costs. This morning at the Magistrate's Court, a solicitor, appearing for plaintiff in a civil case, where his partner was suing a man, asked for his fee, but Mr W. G. Konrick, S.M., refused this. In all Irs experience, the Magistrate said, he had never seen solicitor's fees allowed where a solicitor is suing on his own bill. If, however, a solicitor employed another lawyer, other than a member of his firm, it was a different question, and the fees would be allowed. In its "Pars about People" page, the Auckland "Observer" has the" following:—"Harry Ell, who lias quite lost the rather unaggressive look ho used to wear in the old days, used to he a policeman, and : s now PostmasterGeneral. The old armed constables were great c.ipturers, and the poitfolio is Harry's largest arrest. Although physically of a peaceable nature, Mr Ell is a wordy .lighter, and despite the fact that he inclin-s to a strictly virtuous and Sabbatarian life, be believes that young New Zealanders should learn how to keep their mothers and sisters out of the hands of the enemy. It 'is chrmed that the new Minister worked with h's corns in the subjection of Pa'rihaka. He is one of the few New Zoalanders who understand the vital necessity of keeping lots of native bush intact, and it is hoped that he w'll find time when he is not acting looking after the nation's letters to preach the necessity of trees. To fill the job vacated by the Postmaster-General, Harry mustj bustle."

At the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr W. G. K. Kenrick, S.M., judgment was given by default in the following undefended cases: E. Bell (Mr : Wright) v. A. Barlow, claim £1 2s and 5s costs; 11. H. Bright (Mr Fookes) v. Wm. Reid, claim £3 3s and 10s costs; P. W. Menzies (Mr Stanford) v. A. G. Macbeth, claim £2 12s 6d and 10s costs;, Kemp and SnwJc (Mr Anderson) v. W. Brown, claim £3 Ms 3d and 10s costs; B. McMaster (Mr Stanford) v. S. Mcdcalf, claim £25 Is and £3 2r| costs; P. W. Wake (Mr Wright) v. A. E. Kemp, claim £23 lis Sd and £lj !)s costs; Wilson. Brake and Co. (Mr Malone) v. E. Hill, claim £5 Is 5<J and £1 lis (3d costs; same v. D. O. Sliute. claim .€1(1 5s 7d and £] 18? 6d costs; M. C. Aagaard (Mr Mabne)| v. E. Hill, claim £1 OS and 15s cost;-;; Stratford Printing and Publishing Co.'' (Mr Malone) v. Albert E. Kemp,! claim £9 8s 3d and £1 9s Gel costs; D.0.A., in estate of A. E, Bun.-,;:! (Mr Thomson) v. E. A. Smith, claim ]Ss 3d and ~s costr; C. R.oo"ey (Mr Wright) v. W. Brown, claim £0 Sn ar.rli £1 17s costs. !

Durng the three years 1308-10 the number of aliens who took out naturalisation papers in the Auckland province was 483. 1). Corkill was charged this morn- , ing before Mr W. G. K. Kcnrick, S.M., with riding a bicycle on the footpath. He was fined 5s and costs,At a wedding that took place recently at Colombo, Ceylon, the bridegroom dressed up as the bride, and the latter as the former, and the ceremony was gone through without the two reople concerned being identified. Their friends arc now questioning the validity of such a marriage. Mr. Walter J. Newton, Chief Engineer to the Electrical Supply Company, last night received word that, on 7th Marc)] last he was elected an Associate Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (British), and,, a, diploma will follow in due course. Mr. Newton is to be congratulated on admission to such an important institution, which every year is becoming more strict in its requirements before admitting new members. The fact that the shooting season I opens on May Ist is probably wellknown. Licenses to shoot cock pheasants and Califorhian l quail in the Stratford Acclimatisation Society's district, may be procured at Stratford, Toko, Ngaere, Alidhirst, Wbangamombua, and Strathmore. It might also ' bo stated that a reward of £5 will be paid to any person giving information leading to the conviction of any un- ( licensed person found shooting, and also that all licenses must be produced on demand of the ranger; Lloyds newspaper recently published a photograph and long article commenting on the fact that living at' Liverpool were twin sisters,' aged 84V " This was claimed to be a record. Both were bedridden. Medical men assert " that 80 years is an unusually long life ' for' twins. Rangitikei (says the Advocate) can go one even better than Liverpool. Mrs. Jas. Tinning (Marton) and Mrs. Captain Johnston (Re- \ wa) are twins, aged 82. Both are I halo and hearty. Judgment summons cases were dealt with as follows at the Magistrate's Court this morning: McMillan and Fredric (Mr Fookcs) v. G. Thomas, claim £lB 18s 9d, order made for payment forthwith, in default two weeks in New Plymouth prison, warrant sus- ' pended till May 12th next; P. W. Menzies (Mr Stanford) v. E. Croot, 1 claim £2 6d; no appearance' of debtor, 1 order made for payment forthwith, in default seven clays' imprisonment; ) F. Rhodes (Mr Stanford )v. Frank - Cowell, claim £3 13s Bd, no appear- ' ance of debtor, order made for pay- - ment, forthwith, in default, three weeks' imprisonment. An exciting arrest of an alleged : . fowl stealer was effected on the night • of January 27th in Woodseats, a subs 'urb,of Sheffield, mainly through the ) instrumentality of a dog. About inid--3 night a policeman, accompanied by his dog, visited the lonely fowlruh of Ed- |. ward Lighten, of Tyzack Road, where ' ; about 150 prize fowls'arc kept../ "He i v found a burly man in possession Of ..-.,• [ five dead fowls. The officer 'seized the-... '. man's muffler, and a struggleiensued . ~;: p The, man got out a sharp knife, with i']/. which he slashed'through "his muffler [ ■> J. and bolted... The! dog; promptly gave y chase, and■ caught! and held him, de- to spitediis.'struggles'. f-f 'I 1 ■'..•{', ii,-r>'-are' made, in'sew- : l,t , i-ers, at times. The, Auckland'.Drainage'_," Board received a complaint'_ that a i blockage had occurred at the junction r of the Newmarket Borough sewer and 1 the [Drainage Board's No. 3 sewer. Mr 1 W. E. Bush, the 'Board's-'' engineer, ; '.' i reported that a piece of wood had been ! found stuck 1 in the pipe at the overflow chamber, along with a lady's dress ; His further statement that such '; things were .out Of place 1 'in 'a Server 1 \ I • ai-oused the mirth of the meetiitgTand ~!!" ' l the Works Committee' were' charged ''. • with the duty of clearing ; ' ,i: i ficulty. '* . ' ' •" : " * •' '; " .•" '""'' A rather remarkable washout oc-,,,,.

curred on the OtunuiNorth Kpad.du'r- ;, ing the rains early last,month, says ...ji the Taumarunui Press, r A creek flows through Mr. Shepherd's, property and. ':;,., under the road by a tunnel., A.' slip sent some trees into the. creek and 7 these got jammed in the mouth of the tunnel, effectually . blpckihg ' it and ' ■ '.) damming up the water of the creek. The pressure increased till, in the depth of the night, the whole roadway burst asunder with a deafening rear, the flood sweeping through the gap down to the Otunui Stream. The gat) made is very large, and the traveller has now to go round through Mr'. Shepherd's farm to pass it. i There were two first offending drunkards included in the list of cases the Court this morning. One was a roan from the railway works at Wha- '-' ngamomona. ' The Sergeant said accused had been "boozing" around for weeks, and it was lucky for him that he was not in for a more serious of- * fence. He had taken hold of a highly respectable married woman's arm, but she had refused to appear in Court against him. The Magistrate talked to accused seriously, and endeavoured

to point out to him the advantage of saving his money, so that in later, years he would not have to appear in the Court petitioning for an old-age pension. Both men were fined ss, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, .and' ordered to pay costs. • ' '; Mr. Prior Gilbert (a newspaper vendor), whose name is a household word in the Wairarapa and Forty Mile Bush, delivered himself of the following in responding to the toast of "The Press" at a smoke concert in Masterton .the other night:—"lt is ' essential for the equipment of a good newspaper office .'that the editor should be a far-seeing individual; that the reporting staff should be diplomatic and alert; that the foreman should be a man of great integrity and wisdom; and that the compositors should be a conglomeration of rectitude, energy, patience and thrift; but the most responsible individual, who is the backbone of the whole concern, is the 'runner,' as he is the link between the office and the subscriber —(prolonged cheers) —and combines all the above characteristics in one."

John Robert Haggle, charged with being found drunk and with a breach of a prohibition order, pleaded guilty before Mr W. G. K. Kenrick, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court this morning. Sergeant McNeely stated that accused was a first offender for drunkenness, but had been -convicted previously of a breach of his order in January. The Magistrate told accused plainly that he could not defy the Court in this manner, and threatened at the same time to increase the punishment. He asked the sergeant trom where the drink had been obtained, but the sergeant replied: "He's dumb on that question, your Worship. When he was arrested he had a small bottle on him. but he took it out and threw it on the ground, smashing it to smithereens, thinking he supposed ho was destroying the evidence." Accused was fined £3, in default two weeks' imprisonment and allowed till May Ist to pay. •■ ■; For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cuiv, Never Fails, 's Cd, 2s od. x